Jack the Ripper cover art

Game dossier

Jack the Ripper

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1986 interactive fiction adventure based on the Jack the Ripper murders

The briefing

About this game

Jack the Ripper is an interactive fiction adventure based closely on the real events surrounding the 1888 murders attributed to England’s most notorious serial killer.

After accidentally killing someone, you become a suspect and must prove your innocence while avoiding arrest as the police search for a scapegoat. The game accepts full-sentence commands, including instructions qualified with adverbs such as slowly and quietly.

The adventure is divided into three parts and includes occasional digitised graphics representing the Ripper’s victims. It was developed by Intergalactic Development and published by CRL Group and GameTek.

Platforms

  • Amstrad CPC
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • MS-DOS
  • ZX Spectrum