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Symbiocom

The protagonist of this game is a maintenance engineer aboard I.S.T. Rident, a space-faring passenger liner in the delta quadrant. Suddenly, two war ships attack Rident. As the captain orders the passengers to…

31 December 1998

Symbiocom is an adventure developed by Istvan Pely Productions, released 31 December 1998 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Symbiocom is

Symbiocom is an adventure game developed by Istvan Pely Productions and released in 1998. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The protagonist of this game is a maintenance engineer aboard I.S.T. Rident, a space-faring passenger liner in the delta quadrant. Suddenly, two war ships attack Rident. As the captain orders the passengers to escape on life boats, the hero is knocked unconscious. Some time later, he finds himself in a deserted spacecraft, and must find a way to escape from there, find out who was responsible for the attack on Rident, and what has happened to its passengers.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Symbiocom launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

Official trailer

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When did Symbiocom come out?
Symbiocom was released on 31 December 1998 for DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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