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role-playing video game
Prophecy of the Shadow
By Strategic Simulations, released 1 Jan 1992
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
What it is
Prophecy of the Shadow is a single-character fantasy role-playing game built around a foretold threat from the Shadow Lord. The Magic Council sends the player on a quest through wilderness, hamlets, castles, catacombs, and dungeons. Its world includes magic, puzzles, and real-time combat, and the Steam description also points to a treacherous death and a setting where magic is illegal. Players learn spells and converse with characters through an icon-based interface. The game offers three viewpoints: an exploration and combat view, a closer view for conversations, and an eagle’s-eye perspective accessed through magic. Its presentation includes more than fifty digitized art and animation sequences. Strategic Simulations developed the game, and SNEG publishes it. The Steam release is single-player on Windows, with Steam Cloud and Family Sharing listed.
What players like, and what they don't
- Three viewpoints cover exploration, conversation, and magic.
- More than fifty digitized art and animation sequences.
- Icon-based commands and graphical inventory.
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing are included.
- Single-character role-playing game.
- Steam platform listing is Windows only.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a classic, single-character fantasy RPG with real-time combat, spell learning, puzzles, and point-and-click conversation.
Prophecy of the Shadow centers on a fantasy quest with combat, magic, puzzles, and multiple perspectives. Its icon-based interface and single-character focus define the experience.
