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The Edifice

Something new in your everyday hunter-gatherer routine: where did this strange edifice come from? Dare you enter and explore the secrets of this... thing, or do you try to face your enemies? Like you have a…

31 December 1997

The Edifice is an adventure developed by Lucian Smith, released 31 December 1997 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What The Edifice is

The Edifice is an adventure game developed by Lucian Smith and released in 1997. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Something new in your everyday hunter-gatherer routine: where did this strange edifice come from? Dare you enter and explore the secrets of this... thing, or do you try to face your enemies? Like you have a choice.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Edifice 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 The Edifice come out?
The Edifice was released on 31 December 1997 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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