Earthrise: A Guild Investigation

About

You play an astronaut sent to an remote asteroid base after all contact goes silent. The gameplay mixes text commands with simple EGA graphics to let you explore a dead mining colony and figure out what happened there. You need to track down clues and solve puzzles to stop the planet from getting hit by a rogue asteroid. It is a classic point-and-click style adventure that runs on DOS and relies on your ability to read between the lines of the game text. The tension builds as you realize the colony is empty but not abandoned in a normal way. Community ratings highlight how well the EGA visuals hold up compared to other titles from 1990. Players often praise the straightforward story that does not waste time with unnecessary cutscenes. The challenge comes from deciphering the logic of the automated systems rather than complex inventory management. It remains a solid example of early sci-fi gaming that focuses on atmosphere over fast action.

Storyline

A sci-fi adventure in which the player attempts to save Earth from a collision with a mechanically controlled asteroid. The game includes space travel and exploration of the deserted mining colony.