20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The game is based on an 1870 novel by Jules Verne.

On July 5th, 1867 the government decided to launch the famous ship the "Abraham Lincoln", which will leave on the trail of a sea monster. The great French professor Mr. Arronax will also take part in the expedition. The weeks passed without any sign of the monster's presence in the area, when, one day, 300 miles from the shores of Queen Charlotte's Island... three members of the expedition set out on board the Nautilus, a submarine navigated by Captain Nemo. The player takes Anorax's role to find out more.

Most of the game is spent on the Nautilus, which consists of three rooms: the living room, the control room and the library. There the player can manipulate objects and talk to people to receive hints what to do next and the state of the Nautilus. With the map, he influences the route. Sometimes the player leaves the submarine to explore other locations, and respectively solves puzzles to receive more hints or to solve action sequences, e.g., fighting against a shark.

The game is played in real-time, which means the key to success is being in the right location at the right time. This also results in various possibilities to render the game unwinnable, and causes waiting times. For the same reason, the player also needs to watch Nemo's mood. If he angers Nemo, e.g., by manipulating the ship instruments, he locks the player into his room and valuable time passes. The game is played completely in point & click and has no function to save progress.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Coktel Vision
Developed By Coktel Vision
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You can lose the game instantly by clicking the wrong spot on the first screen. I thought the Nautilus was sturdier than that! (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Land ho! (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Title screen (Amiga) from mobygames.com
The expedition begins (Amiga) from mobygames.com
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Land ho! (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Exploring the island (Amiga) from mobygames.com
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Article in newspaper describes the departure reason (French version) (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Looking for "sea monster" on the board of ship (French version) (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Nemo welcomes you on Nautilus (French version) (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Map of the world is correct enough (French version) (Atari ST) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1988

Genre(s):
Puzzle Adventure

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Steampunk

Gameplay:
Naval

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