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Dante's Inferno

A top-down adventure game adaptation of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" in which the player must guide their character through hell and purgatory to reach paradise.

31 December 1986

Dante's Inferno is an adventure developed by Denton Designs, released 31 December 1986 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Dante's Inferno is

Dante's Inferno is an adventure game developed by Denton Designs and released in 1986. It was published by Beyond. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A top-down adventure game adaptation of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" in which the player must guide their character through hell and purgatory to reach paradise.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Dante's Inferno launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did Dante's Inferno come out?
Dante's Inferno was released on 31 December 1986 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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