Underplayed Gems

Deadline (1984)

Deadline cover

Platforms: DOS, Mac, C64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Windows
Genres: Adventure, Action
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 16 player ratings
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

a cerebral and methodical text adventure that immerses you in detective work through careful reading and repeated trial-and-error puzzle solving.

detectivemysterypuzzle-heavyretrotext-basedchallengingatmosphericdeliberate

Trailer

Screenshots

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