It Came from the Desert
It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game that derives its inspiration from the many cult-horror B-Movies of the 50's and 60's, the 1954 film Them in particular. The player plays the part of Dr. Greg…
It Came from the Desert is an adventure developed by Cinemaware, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, DOS and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What It Came from the Desert is
It Came from the Desert is an adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, DOS and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game that derives its inspiration from the many cult-horror B-Movies of the 50's and 60's, the 1954 film Them in particular. The player plays the part of Dr. Greg Bradley, a geologist and the newest resident in town. Eager to satisfy his scientific mind, Bradley sets out to examine the crash-site of a mysterious meteor, but what he finds is not at all what he had been looking for. The game takes place all over Lizard Breath, and there are several different types of action / interaction. The adventure part of the game is very linear, guiding the player in a fairly set sequence of action sections. These include first-person bug shooting…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
It Came from the Desert launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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