Babel
In this game, you play as an amnesiac inside Babel, an abandoned Arctic facility devoted to biological research. You soon discover that you have the unusual ability to witness scenes from the past by touching…
Babel is an adventure, released 1 October 1997 on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Babel is
Babel was released in 1997. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this game, you play as an amnesiac inside Babel, an abandoned Arctic facility devoted to biological research. You soon discover that you have the unusual ability to witness scenes from the past by touching various glowing items. But can you discover who you are, what happened to the station, and then how to escape from Babel? A piece of interactive fiction written by Ian Finley.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery and science fiction.
What it launched against
Babel launched on 1 October 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.
Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.
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