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God of Thunder

God of Thunder is a 2D platform puzzle game created by Ron Davis and published by Software Creations in 1993. It was previously a shareware product but was released as freeware.

31 December 1993

God of Thunder is an adventure developed by Adept Software, released 31 December 1993 on DOS.

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What God of Thunder is

God of Thunder is an adventure game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It was published by Softkey. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game chronicles the quest of Thor, son of Odin and god of thunder as he tries to reclaim Midgard for his father. Midgard, the beloved land of Odin's, was stolen from him during his "Odinsleep" by Loki, the god of mischief, with the help of Jormangund the serpent and Nognir, the Prince of the Underworld. To help in his quest, Thor is given the mythical hammer Mjolnir by Odin.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

God of Thunder launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did God of Thunder come out?
God of Thunder was released on 31 December 1993 for DOS.

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