Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1987) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

Police Quest: In Pursuit of The Death Angel is an adventure game in which gameplay is centered on interacting with the environment to resolve a series of scenarios. These largely revolve around typical police…

1 December 1987

What Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line and released in 1987. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, DOS and Mac. It runs on AGI.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Police Quest: In Pursuit of The Death Angel is an adventure game in which gameplay is centered on interacting with the environment to resolve a series of scenarios. These largely revolve around typical police work, such as securing crime scenes and recovering stolen vehicles, while following proper duty procedures. The original release of the game required the player to type in the desired actions, such as opening doors, pressing buttons, or firing one's gun, while the remake allows the player to use the mouse to select actions from a menu and objects in the environment.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Police Quest series

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is the first of 20 entries we hold in the Police Quest series. The next entry was Police Quest II: The Vengeance in 1988.

See all 20 Police Quest games in release order →