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Shadow Sorcerer

Shadow Sorcerer is a tie-in with the Dragonlance series of novels. The player controls a party of four adventurers that have just rescued 800 slaves and must shepherd them through the wilderness before the…

31 December 1991

Shadow Sorcerer is an adventure, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shadow Sorcerer is

Shadow Sorcerer was released in 1991. It was published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shadow Sorcerer is a tie-in with the Dragonlance series of novels. The player controls a party of four adventurers that have just rescued 800 slaves and must shepherd them through the wilderness before the evil Dragon army catches up with them. There are three levels to the game: -Strategic, where the player must move the refugees safely through the wilderness. - Tactical, where the party explores dungeons and other areas of interest, searching for information and treasure to assist the escape. - Political, where the players must deal with the refugee leaders and convince them to continue following the party. All three take place in real-time with the evil dragons constantly on the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Shadow Sorcerer is the 17th of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. The next entry was Eye of the Beholder in 1991.

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What it launched against

Shadow Sorcerer launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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When did Shadow Sorcerer come out?
Shadow Sorcerer was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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