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Gateway to Apshai
Turmoil shakes the land and the only salvation lies in the magic of the Temple of Apshai. Unfortunately, the location of this temple has been lost to time. In addition, many heroes sent to find it have been killed. A legend says that only the blood of the greatest hero of Apshai will be able to recover the lost Temple of Apshai. Unfortunately, this 'greatest hero' has also perished. But not all hope is lost, for the sage Merlis has found the hero's son, whose blood can still fulfill the prophecy. With great haste, Merlis takes the young man to the dungeon pits and leaves him to his fate. The young man's destiny is to find a safe passage through the 8 levels, each of which contains passages to 99 different areas,
Gateway to Apshai is a top-down action RPG. As a descendant of a hero, the player starts with basic stats in 4 areas, Strength, Agility, Luck and Health. and basic equipment, a dagger and leather armor. Then it is time to choose a number between 1 and 99 to generate the dungeon. Once started, the player must explore the dungeon, hidden until it is explored and revealed. The player can move in four directions and has standard abilities, each assigned to a different control. There are several different actions available to the player. These include: fighting with the weapon equipped, a LOCATE spell to discover traps in the room, a SEARCH spell to discover hidden doors within the room that would otherwise appear to be normal walls. Players can also use many of the items and scrolls that can be collected in the dungeon. The treasure that can be collected includes weaponry (swords, bows and arrows), healing slaves, precious items and magic scrolls. Most of the items are only good for a single use.
The Gateway to Apshai is guarded by an assortment of creatures including snakes, swamp rats, bats and many more. These enemies are only visible when they are in the same room as the player and are otherwise hidden. After 6 minutes and 30 seconds have elapsed, the player is teleported to the next dungeon; many versions of the game also offer the option to leave the dungeon manually at any time. The dungeons become progressively more difficult, with faster and fiercer enemies.
