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Nightbreed: The Action Game

This is the first of a planned trilogy of games based on Clive Barker's movie Nightbreed (the second game was Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie, and the third game was never released). This is a side-scrolling…

31 December 1990

Nightbreed: The Action Game is an adventure developed by Impact Software Development, Ltd., released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Nightbreed: The Action Game is

Nightbreed: The Action Game is an adventure game developed by Impact Software Development, Ltd. and released in 1990. It was published by Ocean Software. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is the first of a planned trilogy of games based on Clive Barker's movie Nightbreed (the second game was Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie, and the third game was never released). This is a side-scrolling action game where Boone must fight his way through Midian, fighting the Sons of the Free and the Berserkers. There are five legs to Boone's quest as listed in the manual
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror.

Where it sits in the Nightbreed series

Nightbreed: The Action Game is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Nightbreed series. The next entry was Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie in 1990.

See all 2 Nightbreed games in release order →

What it launched against

Nightbreed: The Action Game launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, The Amazing Spider-Man.

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When did Nightbreed: The Action Game come out?
Nightbreed: The Action Game was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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