Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Curtis Craig is a quiet young man. He has a steady job working for the WynTech Industries corporation. He has a lovely girlfriend, Jocilyn. He's been out of the mental hospital for exactly one year. All Curtis…

30 November 1996

Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle Drama Horror Science fiction

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is an adventure developed by Sierra Entertainment, released 30 November 1996 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is an adventure game developed by Sierra Entertainment and released in 1996. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Sierra's Creative Interpreter.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Curtis Craig is a quiet young man. He has a steady job working for the WynTech Industries corporation. He has a lovely girlfriend, Jocilyn. He's been out of the mental hospital for exactly one year. All Curtis wants is to live a normal, happy life, but something seems to have other plans... Strange events, inexplicable and terrifying, begin to happen all around him. Curtis begins to doubt his own sanity, and the very fabric of reality. Then... the murders begin...

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.0 GHz, 256 MB RAM and DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh launched on 30 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh gameplay screenshot

Characters

All 18

Blob

Bob

Curtis

Detective Powell

Dr. Marek

Dr. Rikki Harburg

Quick answers

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh — frequently asked questions

When did Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh come out?

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh was released on 30 November 1996 for DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh?

At minimum, Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh needs 1.0 GHz, 256 MB RAM, DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card graphics, 2300 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh?

The PC version needs about 2.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2300 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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