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Little Computer People

Little Computer People is a social simulation game representing a fully furnished house on a computer. This "House on a Disk" is based on the theory that every computer has an "occupant" (i.e. Little Computer…

60 15 October 1985

Little Computer People is a simulator developed by Activision, released 15 October 1985 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari ST/STE.

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What Little Computer People is

Little Computer People is a simulator game developed by Activision and released in 1985. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Little Computer People is a social simulation game representing a fully furnished house on a computer. This "House on a Disk" is based on the theory that every computer has an "occupant" (i.e. Little Computer People - LCP), which can be made visible by providing accommodation. Every computer should have a different LCP, who is usually accompanied by a dog as a pet.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Little Computer People holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 1985 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Little Computer People launched on 15 October 1985, within three weeks of Winter Games, Gauntlet, Starquake and Paradroid. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Winter Games, Gauntlet, Starquake, Paradroid.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Little Computer People — frequently asked questions

When did Little Computer People come out?
Little Computer People was released on 15 October 1985 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

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