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The Riddle of the Maze

The Riddle of the Maze is a digital adaptation of the 1985 puzzle book "Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle" by Christopher Manson. The player begins outside a building. The building is a labyrinth…

31 December 1994

The Riddle of the Maze is a puzzle developed by Fathom Pictures, released 31 December 1994 on Mac and Philips CD-i.

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What The Riddle of the Maze is

The Riddle of the Maze is a puzzle game developed by Fathom Pictures and released in 1994. It was published by Interplay. It is available on Mac and Philips CD-i.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Riddle of the Maze is a digital adaptation of the 1985 puzzle book "Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle" by Christopher Manson. The player begins outside a building. The building is a labyrinth that comprises of various rooms. Each room is connected with different rooms through various doors. The goal is to complete the maze with the shortest path and solve the Riddle.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Riddle of the Maze launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

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When did The Riddle of the Maze come out?
The Riddle of the Maze was released on 31 December 1994 for Mac and Philips CD-i.

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