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Soviet Prisoner

You are Lieutenant Klaus von Steinfeld of the 6th German Army. During the Stalingrad Offensive, you have been captured by the red army and deported to a secret prison in Western Siberia. You must try to escape…

31 December 1997

Soviet Prisoner is a shooter developed by Johan Peter Lems, released 31 December 1997 on DOS.

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What Soviet Prisoner is

Soviet Prisoner is a shooter game developed by Johan Peter Lems and released in 1997. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Lieutenant Klaus von Steinfeld of the 6th German Army. During the Stalingrad Offensive, you have been captured by the red army and deported to a secret prison in Western Siberia. You must try to escape from this heavily guarded prison or get over it to give to the enemy, thereby risking the death penalty.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Soviet Prisoner 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 Soviet Prisoner come out?
Soviet Prisoner was released on 31 December 1997 for DOS.

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