Underplayed Gems

The Boyd File (1991)

The Boyd File cover

Platforms: ZX Spectrum
Genres: Adventure
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

You methodically type commands to solve a mystery in a slow, text-driven investigation.

detectivemysterytext-basedpuzzlingmethodicalretrointeractive fiction

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