The Sands of Egypt
The Sands of Egypt is an adventure game. The story takes place in 1893, following a British explorer and archaeologist who is lost in the desert. Text commands are entered in the lower half of the screen…
The Sands of Egypt is an adventure developed by Datasoft, Inc., released 31 December 1982 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80 Color Computer. The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.
What The Sands of Egypt is
The Sands of Egypt is an adventure game developed by Datasoft, Inc. and released in 1982. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80 Color Computer.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Sands of Egypt is an adventure game. The story takes place in 1893, following a British explorer and archaeologist who is lost in the desert. Text commands are entered in the lower half of the screen, while a sometimes animated image of the current location is displayed in the upper half.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 7 hrs.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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