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Sam Stoat: Safebreaker

In this fiendishly difficult 1985 platformer, take on the role of the malefactorous mustelid Sam Stoat as he attempts to steal precious diamonds. Collect a bomb and match, jump across some perilous platforms…

31 December 1985

Sam Stoat: Safebreaker is a platform developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 31 December 1985 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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What Sam Stoat: Safebreaker is

Sam Stoat: Safebreaker is a platform game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1985. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this fiendishly difficult 1985 platformer, take on the role of the malefactorous mustelid Sam Stoat as he attempts to steal precious diamonds. Collect a bomb and match, jump across some perilous platforms, and find and blow the safe to claim your prize!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sam Stoat: Safebreaker launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Sam Stoat: Safebreaker come out?
Sam Stoat: Safebreaker was released on 31 December 1985 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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