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Dunkle Schatten

Dunkle Schatten ("Dark Shadows") is a point-and-click adventure. It was distributed for free by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior as a "countermeasure" against violence and anti-semitism. Karsten and…

31 December 1994

Dunkle Schatten is an adventure developed by Freelance Development, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.

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What Dunkle Schatten is

Dunkle Schatten is an adventure game developed by Freelance Development and released in 1994. It was published by Art Department Werbeagentur. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dunkle Schatten ("Dark Shadows") is a point-and-click adventure. It was distributed for free by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior as a "countermeasure" against violence and anti-semitism. Karsten and his friends are helping to build a youth centre in their free time. But soon the peace in the town is disturbed by racially-motivated crimes. What started as graffiti on the school wall ends in an arson attack on a local shop from a turkish immigrant. Even the opening of the youth centre is at risk. Karsten and his friends try to find the ones who are responsible for the crimes.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Dunkle Schatten launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.

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When did Dunkle Schatten come out?
Dunkle Schatten was released on 31 December 1994 for DOS.

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