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Virgil's Purgatory

Virgil's Purgatory is a port of the 2016 PC metroidvania platformer with the same name for the ZX Spectrum about a man called Virgil who was decapitated, and now he must wander through his own purgatory in…

15 October 2021

Virgil's Purgatory is a platform developed by Amaweks, released 15 October 2021 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Virgil's Purgatory is

Virgil's Purgatory is a platform game developed by Amaweks and released in 2021. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Virgil's Purgatory is a port of the 2016 PC metroidvania platformer with the same name for the ZX Spectrum about a man called Virgil who was decapitated, and now he must wander through his own purgatory in search of his true head and perhaps eternal rest. Take your chances with this little metroidvania game.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Virgil's Purgatory launched on 15 October 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Far Cry 6.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Far Cry 6.

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When did Virgil's Purgatory come out?
Virgil's Purgatory was released on 15 October 2021 for ZX Spectrum.

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