Robots of Dawn

Robots of Dawn is a video game in the adventure genre developed by Epyx, Inc. and published by Epyx, Inc. originally released in 1984. It is currently playable on Commodore 64, Apple II.

In this text adventure based on Isaac Asimov's science fiction crime novel The Robots of Dawn, the player takes the role of Earth detective Elijah Baley, who is sent to the space world of Aurora to investigate the murder of Dr. Han Falstofe, a prominent roboticist and builder of humaniform robots. Among the suspects are Falstofe's political and professional rival Dr. Kelden Amadiro, his surrogate daughter Gladia, his biological daughter Vasilia or the ladies' man Gremionis, who was rejected by Gladia. Even Baley's robot friend and partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, is not free from suspicion. In addition to the investigation, Baley must deal with his fear of open spaces on Aurora, a result of having spent his entire life in enclosed spaces on the overcrowded Earth. Also, most Aurorans won't exactly be willing to help Baley due to anti-Earth sentiment.

As is typical of adventure games in the detective genre, the puzzles rely less on manipulating objects and more on gathering evidence and interrogating suspects. In each game played, the murderer may be a different one: the location of objects and people's reaction to questions differ accordingly. To convict the murderer, Baley must determine motive, means and opportunity and present his evidence to the president of Aurora.

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