Pilgrim (video game)

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Pilgrim
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Developer(s) CRL
Publisher(s) CRL
Designer(s) Rod Pike
Engine The Quill
Platform(s) Commodore 64
Release 1986
Genre(s) Text adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Pilgrim is a text adventure game by CRL that runs on the Commodore 64 computer.

Contents

Plot

After facing a massacre at the wrath of the Silvian army, the player character goes on quest around the land of Meridan to revive the Guardian in order to save the land from the Silvian's carnage.

Gameplay

Most of the text in the screen describe the current whereabouts and situation of the player. The player needs to type in a set of text commands to interact with the location and progress with the quest.

Reception

Reviews

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References

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