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The Vampire Diaries

Based on several L. J. Smith books of the 1990s, The Vampire Diaries is a suspenseful mystery adventure about a town infested with vampires and one teen's efforts to find them. Featuring real actors and…

1 November 1996

The Vampire Diaries is an adventure developed by Her Interactive, released 1 November 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Vampire Diaries is

The Vampire Diaries is an adventure game developed by Her Interactive and released in 1996. It was published by American Laser Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You play Elena Gilbert, a popular Robert E. Lee High School teen, who lives with her Aunt Judith and younger sister, Margaret, in Fells Church, Virginia. After the introduction, the game begins during a party at the Romanoff Gallery, which they are attending. Suddenly someone screams, and Margaret is found lying on the floor ... a wispy figure floating away from her comatose body. Determined to find who (or what) attacked her sister, Elena investigates on her own. She soon discovers that the entire town of Fells Church is in fear for their lives! There are Vampires here .. and everyone is suspect.
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How it plays

Its themes are drama, fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Vampire Diaries launched on 1 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

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When did The Vampire Diaries come out?
The Vampire Diaries was released on 1 November 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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