Obsidian

The plot of this Myst-influenced 5 CD adventure game involves issues such as nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. Fortunately, the bundled strategy guide explains the basics of these subjects. Gameplay is linear and largely based around puzzles.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Infogrames Europe SA
MediaKite Distribution Inc.
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Revision 2. This game was last revised on October 22, 2021 at 11:44am UTC. History

Year of Release:
1997

Platform(s):
Macintosh Windows

Genre(s):
Puzzle Adventure

Graphic Style:
3D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Sci-Fi

Other Tags:
Speech

More Info:
MobyGames IGDB

Available From:
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