Underplayed Gems

Dragonriders of Pern (1987)

Dragonriders of Pern cover
Platforms
DOS, C64, Atari 8-bit
Where to get it
My Abandonware

How it feels

playing feels like managing a colony from a terminal, weighing threats and alliances with deliberate, turn-based decisions.

old-schoolstrategictext-basedslow-paceddiplomaticresourceful

Screenshots

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