Download Knight Orc - DOS, Mac OS game

Knight Orc (1987, DOS/Mac) flips the fantasy script: you’re not the hero, you’re the orc. Tired of being slaughtered by noble knights, you decide it’s payback time. This text adventure with occasional graphics oozes satire—think Monty Python meets Zork. The parser is old-school picky, but the humor and world-building more than make up for it. You’ll puzzle, plot, and laugh your way through a world where every “noble quest” looks a lot like casual cruelty. For fans of smart writing and twisted fairy tales, this one’s a hidden gem.

Knight Orc abandonware downloads

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To launch the game, run knighto/MENU.exe.

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Knight Orc review

Computer Gaming World (1988): "The puzzles are too uneven. Part one can be finished off in an afternoon, while some puzzles in part two will take that long even if you have the hint sheet! When random bad luck can spoil a well thought out solution, it's hard to be sure if you're on the right trail. On the other hand, this game has the best parser I've seen in a while. Special options (available on the more powerful computers) speed the game along. The "oops" command returns you to where you were before the last move (you can keep using this command and move backwards through the game!). RAM save makes life easier, but with the "oops" command, it's almost redundant. Overall, the game rates a strong recommendation. While it has negative points, it is certainly above average."

Retro gamer collector's corner:

The original box contained the following feelies:

a 52-page booklet with loading instructions
a game play guide
Peter McBride's novella "The Sign of the Orc"
a map by P.R. Human
disk

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Status: abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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