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Die Kathedrale

By bad luck, you have been locked in the fictional cathedral of St. Peter, an impressive architectural masterpiece that has a disturbing history of inquisition and dark secrets. Even worse, a set of ancient…

31 December 1991

Die Kathedrale is an adventure developed by Weltenschmiede, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga and DOS.

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What Die Kathedrale is

Die Kathedrale is an adventure game developed by Weltenschmiede and released in 1991. It was published by Software 2000. It is available on Amiga and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

By bad luck, you have been locked in the fictional cathedral of St. Peter, an impressive architectural masterpiece that has a disturbing history of inquisition and dark secrets. Even worse, a set of ancient documents tells you that you have but three days to find and disarm 15 devilish mechanisms that the medieval architect Victor Paz has hidden throughout the ancient building. The parchments give one vague clue to each mystery, but many others are concealed within the church. Why does the great organ have one lever more than it has records? Why did Victor Paz have a well drilled in the catacombs? Could the rumor of a hidden spiral staircase in one of the big columns be true? With an eye…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Die Kathedrale launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Die Kathedrale come out?
Die Kathedrale was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga and DOS.

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