Game

Blade Runner

1997 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Point-and-click · Adventure

84IGDB player score
82 ratings

Previously Take

Quietly sitting at an 84 average. The algorithm never did this one any favors. More story than an adventure game — science fiction, mystery first, and the adventure game parts serve the narrative. Solo only, and better for it — this is a one-player experience through and through. A 1997 original that still holds up — they don't make them like this anymore, literally.

About this game

Blade Runner is an adventure game with an emphasis on detective work rather than on puzzles. There are very few "real" puzzles in the game, and the gameplay mainly consists of questioning suspects, gathering evidence, etc. There are also some action sequences, and throughout the game the protagonist has the ability to use his gun. The player's decisions can (and will) influence the outcome of the story, bringing the game to one of the six possible endings.

Based in the same time period as the 1982 movie of the same name, the story revolves around Ray McCoy's search for replicants.