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Life-Term

Lifeterm puts you in the role of Jake Stalin, wrongly convicted of murder and exiled to the remote planet Souzel. There, he is meant to spend the rest of his life processing waste from nearby worlds into raw…

31 December 1987

Life-Term is an adventure, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Life-Term is

Life-Term was released in 1987. It was published by Alternative Software. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lifeterm puts you in the role of Jake Stalin, wrongly convicted of murder and exiled to the remote planet Souzel. There, he is meant to spend the rest of his life processing waste from nearby worlds into raw materials. Between bleak forced labor, false guilt and the hope of escape, a dark future scenario unfolds – with the question of whether Jake can still break free from his life sentence.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Life-Term launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Life-Term come out?
Life-Term was released on 31 December 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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