In this First person shooter, you're an armed forces specialist sent to investigate strange happenings at the ancient Egyptian city of Karnak. Soon you learn that alien invaders with a penchant for mummifying humans alive have taken over the place. You have to fight your way through increasingly difficult levels with an unbelievable cast in order to finish it.

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Alternate Titles

"Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu" -- Japanese title
"Ruins: Return of the Gods" -- Working title
"Exhumed" -- European title

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User Reviews

A genuinely dull game

Maw (849)

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The Press Says

Gamezilla	Aug 17, 2000	76 out of 100	76
Joystick (French)	Jul, 1997	72 out of 100	72
PC Games (Germany)	Jul, 1997	71 out of 100	71
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	May, 1997	70 out of 100	70
Shooterplanet	Jan 09, 2007	65 out of 100	65
PC Jeux	Jun, 1997	50 out of 100	50
Privat Computer PC	1997	48 out of 100	48
Computer Games Magazine	1997		40
PC Player (Germany)	Oct, 1997		40
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	May, 1997		30

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PC version cheat codes & command line options	4	MrFlibble (1336) Aug 29, 2012
PC vs. PlayStation/Saturn	2	ALAKA (28162) Jan 31, 2010
release date	2	joyvalley (130818) Jan 17, 2010

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Trivia

Powerslave was originally to be released under the 3D Realms label. Its working title during its stint at 3D Realms was "Ruins: Return of the Gods". Screenshots of those early days were included in Apogee's Mystic Towers slideshow (circa July 1994).

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This entry was contributed by Andrew Hartnett (2267), Satoshi Kunsai (1823) and joyvalley (130818)