Death Gate (1994)
Death Gate is a 1994 puzzle video game made by Legend Entertainment.
Based on Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Death Gate Cycle novels, this 1994 adventure drops you into the role of Haplo, a Patryn sorcerer released from the Labyrinth to explore a sundered world. The cosmos has been shattered into four elemental realms, and Haplo travels between them as an agent of his lord, gathering intelligence on races who have no memory of the catastrophe that split their universe. Legend Entertainment's adaptation carries the novels' mix of intricate lore, dry wit, and puzzle-forward design, with fourth-wall jokes and puns woven into a genuinely layered fantasy story.
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What is Death Gate about?
Based on Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Death Gate Cycle novels, this 1994 adventure drops you into the role of Haplo, a Patryn sorcerer released from the Labyrinth to explore a sundered world. The cosmos has been shattered into four elemental realms, and Haplo travels between them as an agent of his lord, gathering intelligence on races who have no memory of the catastrophe that split their universe. Legend Entertainment's adaptation carries the novels' mix of intricate lore, dry wit, and puzzle-forward design, with fourth-wall jokes and puns woven into a genuinely layered fantasy story.
When was Death Gate released?
Death Gate was released on 31 December 1994.
Who made Death Gate?
Death Gate was made by Legend Entertainment.
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If the fractured-universe lore hooked you, the source novels by Weis and Hickman are the obvious next step. For something with the same irreverent puzzle-adventure spirit, The King's Quest Companion captures the era's fondness for literary fantasy games played with a knowing wink.