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Transarctica

The story is based on a post-apocalyptic science fiction saga La Compagnie des Glaces (The Ice Company) written by Georges-Jean Arnaud and the comic strip Le Transperceneige (The Snowpiercer) by Jacques Lob…

31 December 1993

Transarctica is an adventure developed by Silmarils, released 31 December 1993 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Transarctica is

Transarctica is an adventure game developed by Silmarils and released in 1993. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story is based on a post-apocalyptic science fiction saga La Compagnie des Glaces (The Ice Company) written by Georges-Jean Arnaud and the comic strip Le Transperceneige (The Snowpiercer) by Jacques Lob. In the 21st century, mankind is being ravaged by the greenhouse effect. A last-ditch effort to counteract it is designed and executed. It works far too well. Centuries if not millennia later, the planet is entirely covered in a thick, opaque cloud layer. Giant wolf packs roam the frozen wastes, and the mammoth has re-emerged from the elephant stock. Mankind ekes out a living in a few handfuls of settlements, connected by a network of massive armored trains. The network in turn is in the…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Transarctica launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did Transarctica come out?
Transarctica was released on 31 December 1993 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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