Game

Arena of Octos

1981 · TRS-80 Color Computer · Apple II · TRS-80 · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)

About this game

Arena of Octos is a single-player, turn-based combat video game for the Apple II and TRS-80 computer families. It was created by Steve Kropinak and Al Johnson in 1981 and published by SoftSide magazine. The player assumes the role of a human space pilot, captured by an aggressive race of green-skinned aliens known as Octons after straying into their space. To win freedom, the human must become a gladiator and engage in physical combat with numerous Octon warriors.