First Encounter

Moby ID: 203558

Released

1987 on Apple II

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Softdisk Publishing

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Puzzle
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Description

First Encounter is a 1-player logic and puzzle game for the Apple II.

An astronaut has met an alien lifeform in deep space, and has been challenged to solve a number of logic puzzles. All communication and hints from the alien species are with an alien language that the player must learn and decipher. The player must enter and unlock a number of different rooms containing these puzzles, which can contain mazes, flipping puzzles, and other challenges. The game can be saved in progress.

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Credits (Apple II version)

John Besnard

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Game added May 28, 2023. Last modified May 29, 2023.