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Ravenskull

Ravenskull is a top-down action puzzle game where the player must collect treasure pieces from the Castle Ravenskull in order to defend their village. The game was originally conceived after the authors…

31 March 1986

Ravenskull is an adventure developed by Reflections Interactive, released 31 March 1986 on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ravenskull is

Ravenskull is an adventure game developed by Reflections Interactive and released in 1986. It was published by Superior Software Ltd.. It is available on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player is tasked with entering Baron Strieg's Castle Ravenskull in order to defend the village of Austberg and retrieve a stolen silver crucifix, which has been split into quarters and found on four different levels of the castle. The player may choose from one of four character types: an Adventurer, a Wizard, a Warrior or an Elf. The choice defines both the graphics for the character's player and the treasure pieces to be collected.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Ravenskull come out?
Ravenskull was released on 31 March 1986 for Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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