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Legerdemain

A surreal fantasy RPG inspired by roguelike games and interactive fiction. Become a magician in the world of Phenomedom! Escape from prison! Learn rituals! Collect paragraphs! Converse with conjoined twins! Do…

2 July 2005

Legerdemain is an adventure, released 2 July 2005 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Legerdemain is

Legerdemain was released in 2005. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A surreal fantasy RPG inspired by roguelike games and interactive fiction. Become a magician in the world of Phenomedom! Escape from prison! Learn rituals! Collect paragraphs! Converse with conjoined twins! Do battle with wild and original enemies, including pookahs, imp-imps, and boogadah dream porridge. Altogether there are dozens of areas to explore, hundreds of original monsters to slay, and nearly two hundred citizens brimming with lies and idle gossip.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Legerdemain launched on 2 July 2005, within three weeks of Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari and Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

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When did Legerdemain come out?
Legerdemain was released on 2 July 2005 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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