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Cythera

Cythera is an RPG that could be described as the Ultima of the Macintosh, as it focuses on immersion and interactivity, just like the DOS classic Ultima VII. It features single-character world exploration, a…

31 December 1999

Cythera is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1999 on Mac.

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What Cythera is

Cythera was released in 1999. It was published by Ambrosia Software. It is available on Mac only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cythera is an RPG that could be described as the Ultima of the Macintosh, as it focuses on immersion and interactivity, just like the DOS classic Ultima VII. It features single-character world exploration, a high degree of interactivity with objects in the environment, a hunger system, and keyword-based dialogues.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cythera launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

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When did Cythera come out?
Cythera was released on 31 December 1999 for Mac.

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