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Psycho

Psycho is a graphic adventure game with a key-based verb interface. A set of jewels has been stolen. At the time of the theft, a curator was with the jewels, so he got stolen, too. And who's the suspect?…

31 December 1988

Psycho is an adventure developed by Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc., released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Psycho is

Psycho is an adventure game developed by Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc. and released in 1988. It was published by Box Office, Inc.. It is available on Amiga, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Psycho is a graphic adventure game with a key-based verb interface. A set of jewels has been stolen. At the time of the theft, a curator was with the jewels, so he got stolen, too. And who's the suspect? Norman Bates, of course. The next night, a daring detective drives out to the sinister Bates Motel. His plan: a) find the jewels, b) free the curator and c) take a nice hot shower, should time suffice. Psycho is entirely controlled with the keyboard: direction keys for moving your character around, shortcut keys for performing actions. You need to stand close to an interesting object in order to examine it. Adversaries will appear at random throughout the house, putting you to sleep by…
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How it plays

Its themes are horror and mystery.

What it launched against

Psycho launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Psycho — frequently asked questions

When did Psycho come out?
Psycho was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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