Infidel is an adventure developed by Infocom, released 31 December 1983 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari 8-bit. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Infidel is
Infidel is an adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1983. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, TRS-80 and TRS-80 Color Computer.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You like to think of yourself as a bold and adventurous soldier of fortune, daring to brave the perils of the Egyptian Desert in search of a great lost pyramid. In fact, you're a small-time explorer, and you've just been marooned by your crew. Thoughts of getting lost, starving to death, or dying of thirst cross your mind, but you are sustained by the faint hope that you can somehow find the pyramid in this smouldering heat. You're all alone. Perhaps the sun has affected your thinking. Do you really expect to find a lost pyramid in this vast, endless desert, much less survive? Even if you do find it, can you get inside? Hardest of all, are you capable of matching wits with the ancient…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs.
What it launched against
Infidel launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
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