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Pharaoh's Ascent

Pharaoh's Ascent is a 2D action / puzzle game in an Egyptian tomb setting. It is a platform game where you must shoot, climb, and push blocks and keys while avoiding mummies and other monsters to get to the…

31 December 1997

Pharaoh's Ascent is a platform developed by Ambertech, released 31 December 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Pharaoh's Ascent is

Pharaoh's Ascent is a platform game developed by Ambertech and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pharaoh's Ascent is a 2D action / puzzle game in an Egyptian tomb setting. It is a platform game where you must shoot, climb, and push blocks and keys while avoiding mummies and other monsters to get to the escape door of each room. There are 96 rooms to go through in order to escape the pyramid.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Pharaoh's Ascent launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

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When did Pharaoh's Ascent come out?
Pharaoh's Ascent was released on 31 December 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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