Drelbs

Drelbs combines action, puzzle-solving, and strategy in a hostile grid-based world. Loosely inspired by dot-and-line square-forming games, it casts the player as the only Drelb who escaped imprisonment by the evil Trolloboars.

Randomly arranged lines shift when contacted. Completing a square locks it in place and transforms it into a monster, a woman worth bonus points on contact, or a barrier. Squares can also change into stairways that lead to bonus rooms, while Gorgolytes and Trolloboar tanks pursue the player.

Game Information

• Release: December 31, 1982
• Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Commodore 64, and Commodore C64/128/MAX
• Developer: Synapse Software Corporation
• Publisher: Synapse Software