Primordia

December 5, 2012 Wormwood Studios Wadjet Eye Games
Point-and-click Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Indie
Linux PC iOS Mac Switch
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Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
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Release Date December 5, 2012
Developer Wormwood Studios
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Science fiction
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