Gorky 17
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Gorky 17 is an adventure developed by Metropolis Software, released 30 November 1999 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Gorky 17 is
Gorky 17 is an adventure game developed by Metropolis Software and released in 1999. It was published by e.p.i.c. Interactive. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gorky 17 is a turn-based tactics tactical role-playing video game developed by Polish studio Metropolis Software and published by Monolith Productions for Microsoft Windows in 1999. The game was later ported to Linux by Hyperion Entertainment and published by Linux Game Publishing in 2006. The AmigaOS 4 version was released in 2015.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Gorky 17 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 1.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card with 64 MB RAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Gorky 17 launched on 30 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gorky 17 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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