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Palace of Sand

One of the best World Builder text-based adventures, Palace of Sand sees the player chasing after their pal who's scarpered off to the east to check out the Sultan's daughter.

31 December 1996

Palace of Sand is an adventure developed by Louise Hope, released 31 December 1996 on Mac.

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What Palace of Sand is

Palace of Sand is an adventure game developed by Louise Hope and released in 1996. It is available on Mac only. It runs on World Builder.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One of the best World Builder text-based adventures, Palace of Sand sees the player chasing after their pal who's scarpered off to the east to check out the Sultan's daughter.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Palace of Sand launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Palace of Sand come out?
Palace of Sand was released on 31 December 1996 for Mac.

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