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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

The Isle of the Avatar was discovered during the Fourth Age (as related in Quest of the Avatar), at the climax of the Avatar’s quest. The Stranger from Another World, who came to Britannia in answer to Lord…

11 March 1992

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Looking Glass Studios, released 11 March 1992 on DOS, FM Towns, PC-9800 Series and Windows Mobile.

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What Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1992. It was published by Electronic Arts Victor. It is available on DOS, FM Towns, PC-9800 Series and Windows Mobile.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Setting Ultima Underworld is set in Britannia, the fantasy world of the Ultima series. Specifically, the game takes place inside a large, underground dungeon called the Great Stygian Abyss. The dungeon's entrance lies on the Isle of the Avatar, an island ruled by Baron Almric. The Abyss first appeared in Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, in which it contains the player's final goal, the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom. Ultima Underworld is set after the events of Ultima VI: The False Prophet; in the time between the two games, a man named Cabirus attempted to create a utopian colony inside the Abyss. The eight settlements of the Ultima series each embody one of eight virtues, and Cabirus wished to…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ultima series

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is the 25th of 45 entries we hold in the Ultima series. The next entry was Ultima VII: The Black Gate in 1992.

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When did Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss come out?
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss was released on 11 March 1992 for DOS, FM Towns, PC-9800 Series and Windows Mobile.

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