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Necrobius

In development circa 1995, Necrobius was supposed to be a surreal humorous adventure through the brain of a scientist. The demo appeared in July 1995 issue of PC Gamer, but the game itself was subsequently…

31 December 1995

Necrobius is an adventure developed by Daniel Auld, released 31 December 1995 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Necrobius is

Necrobius is an adventure game developed by Daniel Auld and released in 1995. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In development circa 1995, Necrobius was supposed to be a surreal humorous adventure through the brain of a scientist. The demo appeared in July 1995 issue of PC Gamer, but the game itself was subsequently cancelled by the publisher MicroProse. It was ultimately released as freeware in 2014 by the developer Daniel Auld himself.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Necrobius launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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When did Necrobius come out?
Necrobius was released on 31 December 1995 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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