Underplayed Gems

Death Cruise (1983)

Death Cruise cover
Platforms
Dragon 32/64
Where to get it
My Abandonware

How it feels

You navigate a cruise ship through text commands and puzzles, feeling the slow, clunky pull of early 80s adventure gaming.

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About

Released in 1983 for the Dragon 32/64, Death Cruise is an adventure game set on board a cruise ship. The title presents players with puzzles and narrative elements typical of early microcomputer adventures from that era.

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