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Souls of Darkon

Megron, the planet where science and magic meet, has fallen. The Great Council of Megron has vanished. Their lust for power released Darkon, and the evil one has now acquired all the council's knowledge. Only…

31 December 1985

Souls of Darkon is an adventure, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Souls of Darkon is

Souls of Darkon was released in 1985. It was published by Bug-Byte Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Megron, the planet where science and magic meet, has fallen. The Great Council of Megron has vanished. Their lust for power released Darkon, and the evil one has now acquired all the council's knowledge. Only you together with the robot Komputa, can save the day. Souls Of Darkon Is a single player text adventure with graphics, based on ZX Spectrum and released also for Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Souls of Darkon 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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When did Souls of Darkon come out?
Souls of Darkon was released on 31 December 1985 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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