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Galapagos: Mendel's Escape

Welcome to the world of Galapagos, a unique and challenging adventure game from Anark. You must guide the synthetic life form Meldel through five different worlds to escape the evil science that created it…

1 October 1997

Galapagos: Mendel's Escape is a platform developed by Anark, released 1 October 1997 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Galapagos: Mendel's Escape is

Galapagos: Mendel's Escape is a platform game developed by Anark and released in 1997. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to the world of Galapagos, a unique and challenging adventure game from Anark. You must guide the synthetic life form Meldel through five different worlds to escape the evil science that created it. This escape requires patience, analytical thought, and quick hand-eye coordination.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Galapagos: Mendel's Escape launched on 1 October 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.

Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Galapagos: Mendel's Escape come out?
Galapagos: Mendel's Escape was released on 1 October 1997 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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