Zaphie is an adventure developed by MiraSpace Entertainment, released 31 December 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Zaphie is
Zaphie is an adventure game developed by MiraSpace Entertainment and released in 1999. It was published by NewtonMedia Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A woman named Anne Cronin was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. Dr. Spencer R. Eliot, a good friend of her husband Roger, was unable to save the girl during a difficult operation. In an attempt to spare the parents' feelings, Spencer told them that there were no twins in the first place. The boy, Zaphie, survived and enjoyed a seemingly normal life. However, eight years later Spencer receives a call from Roger, who tells him that something is wrong with Zaphie. Spencer hurries to the Cronin's mansion, but finds it abandoned. He has to explore the strange house and find clues that would help him to get to the bottom of the mystery.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Zaphie launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.
Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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