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Biosys (1999)

by JumpStart Solutions, Take-Two Interactive

Genres:Adventure, Simulator

Themes:Survival, Mystery

Game modes:Single player

Story:An early survival/puzzle adventure game set within highly detailed, simulated environments.

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January 30, 2025

I bought this game not long after it originally released in the UK. I still have the CD-ROM, manual and original box (back when PC games came in big card boxes!), because I loved it so much as a kid. It's a surprisingly deep survival sim, first person point and click puzzler with sci-fi horror elements. That's quite a lot of genres! You wake up alone in a biodome facility, with amnesia and no way out. Some mysterious disaster has caused some serious problems that you now have to fix in order to survive, maintaining delicate ecosystems such as a tropical jungle, or an arid savannah. You also have to maintain your health, avoid natural hazards and dangerous behaviours which can lead to some funny deaths (like eating 17 cans of corned beef, absolutely destroying your heart). Oh and you might also not be quite as alone as you thought you were...

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February 13, 2025

I remember playing this game with my dad. Back then I was too young to understand English, so I played the game with my father. He wasn't used to play these kind of games, so we never finished the story, but now that I'm older I would love to get back to this game, and experience it again. And maybe even teach my dad how to properly play it. :)

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