Deadline

Released1982

Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Atari ST/STE
Mac
DOS
Amiga
Apple II
TRS-80
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW

About

Deadline is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1982. Written by Marc Blank, it was one of the first murder mystery interactive fiction games. Like most Infocom titles, Deadline was created using ZIL, which allowed the easy porting of the game to popular computer platforms of the time such as the Apple II and the Commodore 64. It is Infocom's third game. The player's character in Deadline is an unnamed police detective, summoned to a sprawling Connecticut estate to investigate the apparent suicide of wealthy industrialist Marshall Robner. At first, it seems a very straightforward case: the body was discovered in the library, which had been locked from the inside, and the cause of death was an overdose of his prescribed antidepressants. But something just doesn't feel right. Could someone have killed Robner for his money? Did he make an enemy through his business dealings? Or was there some other motive? With the able assistance of level-headed Sgt. Duffy, the player has twelve hours to solve the case before it is closed forever.

Developer: Infocom
Publisher: Commodore Electronics Ltd., Infocom
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Themes: Thriller, Mystery
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Text
Time to beat: 8 h normally
IGDB rating: 79 / 100 (13 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Amiga	1986
Amstrad CPC	1986
Amstrad PCW	1986
Apple II	1982
Atari 8-bit	1982
Atari ST/STE	1985
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1982 · Europe1983 · North America
DOS	1982
Mac	1984
TRS-80	1983