Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the…
Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond is an adventure developed by Cryo Interactive, released 23 October 2000 on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond is
Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond is an adventure game developed by Cryo Interactive and released in 2000. It was published by Wanadoo Edition. It is available on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Enter the world of Necronomicon- where quiet scholar William H. Stanton is suddenly thrust into the dark and enigmatic world of the occult. The year is 1927. Stanton is in the drawing room of his Providence, Rhode Island home when his childhood friend, Edgar, appears at his door. Edgar, seems distraught and delirious and gives Stanton a metallic pyramid, telling him not to give it to anyone- especially himself. Still reeling from Edgar’s appearance, Stanton is visited by a doctor who tells him that Edgar has lost his mind and must be institutionalized. William knows there is more to the story and decides to find Edgar, but on his way discovers a horrifying secret that threatens all of…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 2.6 hrs.
What it launched against
Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond launched on 23 October 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.
Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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