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Transarctica

SilmarilsAmiga
Release Date
December 31, 1993
Genres
Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Game Type
Main game
Platforms
Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS
Developers
Silmarils
Publishers
Silmarils
Players
1
Game Modes
Single-player
Alternate Titles
Arctic Baron
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Overview

The story is based on a post-apocalyptic science fiction saga La Compagnie des Glaces (The Ice Company) written by Georges-Jean Arnaud and the comic strip Le Transperceneige (The Snowpiercer) by Jacques Lob. In the 21st century, mankind is being ravaged by the greenhouse effect. A last-ditch effort to counteract it is designed and executed. It works far too well. Centuries if not millennia later, the planet is entirely covered in a thick, opaque cloud layer. Giant wolf packs roam the frozen wastes, and the mammoth has re-emerged from the elephant stock. Mankind ekes out a living in a few handfuls of settlements, connected by a network of massive armored trains. The network in turn is in the hands of the gargantuan Viking Union, which is merciless towards threats to its power. A few radicals, though, are willing to attempt a change, and managing to hijack a train of the Union, the Transarctica, they set out in search of the "sun".

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Releases and Editions

  • Amiga | 1993-12-31
  • Atari ST/STE | 1993-12-31
  • DOS | 1993-12-31

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