Lurking Horror, The - Atari 8-bit

Publisher:Infocom  Info
Developer:Unknown  Info
Year:Unknown
Category:Adventure / Text
Game Manual:Download (CPC)
Download (DOS)
 Game Music:N/A

Also on: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Microsoft DOS

Video from another systemAmstrad CPC version shown because a Atari 8-bit video is unavailable.
Amstrad CPC version


Despite a terrible snowstorm, a young G.U.E. Tech student travels to the school's computer lab to work on his grad paper. However, something strange has happened. The file containing the student's document has been partially overwritten by the Department of Alchemy's files. At first the student's only goal is to retrieve his lost document, but soon he realizes that something far more sinister is occurring in the depths of the school building.

The Lurking Horror is Infocom's only horror-themed text adventure game. The game is set in the haunted school building, in the midst of a blizzard that rendered escape impossible. The player explores the environments and has to solve puzzles to overcome obstacles. There are hostile creatures in the game, most of which must be defeated or outsmarted by using specific items.


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