Status StrictSnow Oct 13, 2023
Got a fancy new gaming computer all set up and the first thing I do is play a 43 year old game that isn't good, but is historically significant. I'll make my way to Cyberpunk 2.0 eventually!
Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979)
2.00 from 25 ratings
262 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 122 backlogged · 13 wish listed
Details
- Developers
- Richard Garriott
- Publishers
- California Pacific Computer
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Franchises
- Ultima
- Series
- Ultima
Release dates
- Q2 1979 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple II
Also available on
- Akalabeth: World of Doom (1998) · DOS, LIN, MAC, PC, iOS
Related
Bundled in
- The Ultima Collection (Mar 1998) · PC
Remakes
- Akalabeth: World of Doom (Oct 2024) · INTV
Rating distribution
5 stars
1
4 stars
1
3 stars
4
2 stars
10
1 star
9
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review StrictSnow 2/5 · Oct 13, 2023
A piece of history
It is, without a doubt, not great. Feature slim, there's very little to offer a modern audience other than its historical significance. It's not fun, it's hard, and it's far from engaging. As a game, I do not recommend. As a piece of gaming history? It's pretty cool. It's the prelude to one of the most influential RPG series ever, …
It is, without a doubt, not great. Feature slim, there's very little to offer a modern audience other than its historical significance. It's not fun, it's hard, and it's far from engaging. As a game, I do not recommend. As a piece of gaming history? It's pretty cool. It's the prelude to one of the most influential RPG series ever, Ultima, which I still have yet to play.
Verdict: don't.
Review ed.corcoran 1/5 · May 31, 2021
I realize that this game is two years older than me, but even as someone who played games from around this era, this one is really tough to play for a modern audience. Completely inscrutable and brutally hard.