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Ultima I

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First release
1986
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Open world, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II

A 1986 assembly-language remake of the original 1981 Ultima, featuring improved graphics and minor content additions. Players explore the open world of Sosaria in a top-down view, descend into first-person dungeons, complete quests for the realm's lords, and engage in space combat, all in pursuit of the immortal wizard Mondain and his Gem of Immortality.

Also known as Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, Ultima I: The Beginning, Ultima, Ultima 1

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A thousand years ago, the wizard Mondain forged a gem that rendered him immortal and beyond defeat. Under his protection, monsters overran the realm of Sosaria while its lords fell to infighting. Lord British calls upon a hero from another world, known only as The Stranger, to locate a time machine, journey to the age before the gem existed, and slay Mondain before his power can take root.Read more

A thousand years ago, the wizard Mondain forged a gem that rendered him immortal and beyond defeat. Under his protection, monsters overran the realm of Sosaria while its lords fell to infighting. Lord British calls upon a hero from another world, known only as The Stranger, to locate a time machine, journey to the age before the gem existed, and slay Mondain before his power can take root.

Release dates
Apple II
1986
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Apr 1987
DOS
Oct 1987
All 5 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 30, 2011
Mac
Aug 30, 2011
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Bird view / Isometric
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IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026