About Deadline
Deadline is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1982. Written by Marc Blank, it was one of the first murder mystery interactive fi
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Storyline
A wealthy industrialist, Mr. Marshall Robner, locked himself in the upstairs library of his New England colonial estate one night and committed suicide by taking a lethal overdose of anti-depressants. Or did he? You are the Chief of Detectives. You’ve been asked by Robner’s attorney to make a thorough investigation of the case, simply to “quash the suspicions which are inevitable” when a moneyed man dies a sudden and unnatural death. The Medical Examiner found nothing unusual, and interviews with family members and family associates are consistent with the idea that Robner committed suicide. Everything fits neatly—maybe too neatly. You smell foul play, and you have 12 hours to crack the case. If you arrest someone, you’d better have the three traditional ingredients to an ironclad case
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About Deadline
Deadline is a game developed by Infocom and published by Commodore Electronics Ltd.. Released in 1982, Deadline falls under the Puzzle and Adventure genres. It holds an overall rating of 79/100 based on 12 ratings.
The game is available on Atari8bit, C64, Atari-ST, Mac, DOS.. Game modes include Single player.
The game explores themes of Thriller, Mystery and is played from a Text perspective.. Players who enjoy Deadline might also like the 8 similar games listed above.