7 Days a Skeptic
Mankind has moved on from mother Earth, and after the invention of warp technology, is fast mapping the universe one light year at a time. Due to a shortage of materials, the Earth Federation instigates a new…
7 Days a Skeptic is an adventure developed by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, released 22 July 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What 7 Days a Skeptic is
7 Days a Skeptic is an adventure game developed by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw and released in 2004. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Adventure Game Studio.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mankind has moved on from mother Earth, and after the invention of warp technology, is fast mapping the universe one light year at a time. Due to a shortage of materials, the Earth Federation instigates a new program to upgrade old and retired vessels. The Mephistopheles, a small ageing scouting craft, is the first ship to undergo the process. Crewed by a new compliment of 6 crewmen, she is assigned to map out the Caracus galaxy. Just a few days into the assignment, the crew of the Mephistopheles discover an unknown artefact floating unprotected in deep space: an ancient metal locker. Ignoring advice from the Federation to leave it for a research vessel, the captain brings it aboard and…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
7 Days a Skeptic launched on 22 July 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5 and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.
Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.
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