Book of the Dead cover
SeriesWar of the Dead

Book of the Dead

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First release
1987
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.

Also known as Shiryou Sensen

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Release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1987
ZX Spectrum
1987
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, First person
Keywords
anime, interactive fiction, soldier, run and gun, female protagonist
… All 42, hand-to-hand combat, action-adventure, side-scrolling, parallel worlds, overworld, psychic abilities, undead, portals, survival horror, day/night cycle, darkness, boss fight, world map, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, upgradeable weapons, descendants of other characters, real-time combat, instant kill, scary children, rpg elements, sleeping, dimension travel, plot twist, alternate reality, fetch quests, day-based narrative, random encounter, battle screen, restoration, close quarters combat, persistent world, another world, psychics, dark past, secret past, isolation
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