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| The Dark Heart of Uukrul | |
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| Developer(s) | Digital Studios Limited |
| Publisher(s) | Broderbund Moon Books Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Ian Boswell Martin Buis |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, MS-DOS |
| Release | Apple II
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Dark Heart of Uukrul is a turn-based fantasy role-playing video game written by Ian Boswell and Martin Buis of Digital Studios Limited and published by Broderbund in 1989 for the Apple II and in 1990 for IBM PC compatibles. It was re-published by Moon Books Publishing.
The first-person game comprises a classic party of four heroes (fighter, paladin, cleric, and mage) trying to defeat the evil magician Uukrul and re-conquer the city of Eriosthé, going through many puzzles and riddles. It has a classic top-view, turn-based combat system and a pseudo-3D first-person perspective for exploration. The party can also throw magic spells or pray to whimsical gods, and despite its primitive graphics, there are many enemy variations. However, it's noted that the strong points of the game include the puzzles, secrets, level design, and riddles around them, beyond the hack-and-slash and vast mazes.[1][2]
In 2020, The Dark Heart of Uukrul was made available on GOG.com.[3][4][5]
- ^ Santius (24 December 2011). "Dark Heart Of Uukrul Revisited". CPRG Revisited. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Crooked Bee. "Interview: Ian Boswell and Martin Buis". RPG Codex. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "GOG has revived The Dark Heart of Uukrul from 1989". GamingOnLinux. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "The Dark Heart of Uukrul re-released on GOG". dungeoncrawlers.org. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "The Dark Heart of Uukrul". GOG.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.