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Schiffbruch

Schiffbruch ("Shipwreck") is a freeware survival game where the player controls a desperate castaway trying to subsist on the resources of a small equatorial island after his ship sunk near the coast. The game…

31 December 2000

Schiffbruch is a simulator developed by dP-Software, released 31 December 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Schiffbruch is

Schiffbruch is a simulator game developed by dP-Software and released in 2000. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Schiffbruch ("Shipwreck") is a freeware survival game where the player controls a desperate castaway trying to subsist on the resources of a small equatorial island after his ship sunk near the coast. The game renders the randomly-generated isle terrain and its features with tiny isometric graphics, with areas gradually becoming visible as the main character explores the surroundings. The large right side interface shows a small map of the revealed terrain at the top, a menu with action commands below it and several meters at the bottom for daylight time, water, food, and health. The player has to guide the little man around the land, and give him orders to search around for food, useful…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Schiffbruch launched on 31 December 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Quake III: Team Arena.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2, Quake III: Team Arena.

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When did Schiffbruch come out?
Schiffbruch was released on 31 December 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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