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Infidel

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Infocom’s 1983 interactive fiction adventure of ambition, betrayal, and a lost pyramid

The briefing

About this game

Infidel is an interactive fiction adventure published and developed by Infocom, released in 1983. Written by Patricia Fogleman and Michael Berlyn, it was Infocom’s tenth game and the first entry in the Tales of Adventure line.

You play a self-styled adventurer and fortune hunter who resents being treated as an assistant by his boss, Craige. When Rose Ellington offers to sponsor an expedition to find the pyramid her archaeologist father never discovered, the protagonist sees an opportunity to pursue fame and fortune while cutting Craige out of the venture.

Platforms

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