Underplayed Gems

Les Portes du Temps (1989)

Les Portes du Temps cover
Platforms
DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Navigating text menus and solving puzzles with careful reading feels like a quiet, methodical journey through a forgotten digital library.

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About

Released in 1989, *Les Portes du Temps* was published on the DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST platforms. This title stands as one of the early entries in French interactive fiction history for these systems.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.