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The Mystery of the Nautilus

This adventure game was inspired by the Jules Verne novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". The story begins aboard the USS Shark, a research submarine, exploring the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The crew…

29 April 2002

The Mystery of the Nautilus is an adventure developed by Cryo Interactive, released 29 April 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Mystery of the Nautilus is

The Mystery of the Nautilus is an adventure game developed by Cryo Interactive and released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story begins aboard the USS Shark, a research submarine, exploring the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The crew discovers a huge metallic object and argues whether to further examine it. During the debate, a young scientist, taking it upon himself to go without orders, steals a mini-sub and docks at the mysterious wreck. You play the scientist aboard what he learns to be Captain Nemo's vessel the "Nautilus". There are many rooms to explore and numerous puzzles to be solved in this 1st person point-and-click adventure game.
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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

The Mystery of the Nautilus launched on 29 April 2002, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Spider-Man and Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Spider-Man, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix.

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When did The Mystery of the Nautilus come out?
The Mystery of the Nautilus was released on 29 April 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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