Ankh (video game)

For other uses, see Ankh (disambiguation).
Ankh
Developer(s)Deck13 Interactive (Windows)
VIS Games (DS)
Publisher(s)BHV Software (Windows)
Xider Games (DS)
Daedalic Entertainment (DS)
Designer(s)Timm Schwank
EngineOGRE
Platform(s)Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Nintendo DS
Release
November 4, 2005
  • Windows
    • GER: November 4, 2005
    • EU: February 3, 2006[1]
    • NA: August 31, 2006
    Linux
    • WW: December 17, 2006[2]
    OS X
    • GER: December 18, 2006
    • EU: May 2007
    Nintendo DS
    • EU: September 17, 2008
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Ankh is a graphic adventure game by German developer Deck13 and published by bhv Software in 2005. It has a 3D environment with cinematic camera movement and incorporates humor. Ankh is a remake of Ankh: The Tales of Mystery, a 1998 adventure game developed by Artex Software for the Acorn Archimedes.

Ankh spawned two sequels: Ankh: Heart of Osiris and Ankh: Battle of the Gods. In 2006, the original Ankh was ported to Linux[3] and OS X. A Special Edition of the game was released in the UK in February 2007.[4] A Nintendo DS port was released in 2008 under the title Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference VG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ankh". Linux game database. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. ^ Mielewczik, Michael. "Spielspass pur. Kommerzielle Linux-Spiele". PC Magazin LINUX. 2/2007: 80–83.
  4. ^ "Xider launches a Special Edition of "Ankh" in the UK". February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2017.