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Prospector

Prospector is a roguelike game set in a science fiction universe. The general goal of the game is to amass a large amount of money and retire. In an unexplored sector of space, humanity seeks to establish a…

18 February 2009

Prospector is a strategy, released 18 February 2009 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Prospector is

Prospector was released in 2009. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Prospector is a roguelike game set in a science fiction universe. The general goal of the game is to amass a large amount of money and retire. In an unexplored sector of space, humanity seeks to establish a permanent presence. Megacorporations have set up starbases in the region, where they employ freelance prospectors to find exploitable resources and map unknown planets. The player commands a team of these prospectors. Their goal is to explore the unknown systems and bring back valuable minerals, alien artifacts, and biodata... without being killed by hostile lifeforms, space pirates, harsh planet conditions, interstellar gas clouds, running out of oxygen, and the many other dangers of…
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Prospector launched on 18 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.

Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.

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When did Prospector come out?
Prospector was released on 18 February 2009 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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