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The Valley

The Valley is a graphical roguelike RPG with a simple interface and semi-real-time combat system. The background story is all but non-existent, suffice to say that you're the hero and you want to explore the…

31 December 1982

The Valley is a role-playing (rpg) developed by ASP Software Ltd., released 31 December 1982 on Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What The Valley is

The Valley is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by ASP Software Ltd. and released in 1982. It is available on Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64 and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Valley is a graphical roguelike RPG with a simple interface and semi-real-time combat system. The background story is all but non-existent, suffice to say that you're the hero and you want to explore the name-providing Valley to slay monsters and find treasure.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Valley launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did The Valley come out?
The Valley was released on 31 December 1982 for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64 and ZX Spectrum.

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