Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Deadline

Title	Deadline
First release	1982
Developer	Infocom
Publishers	Commodore Business Machines (UK), Commodore International, Infocom, Mastertronic
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS
Genres	adventure video game, interactive fiction
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	Atari 8-bit: 1982-01-01 DOS: 1982-01-01 Amiga: 1982-03-11 Commodore 64: 1982-03-11 Amstrad CPC: 1986-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q1180916

Investigate the suspicious death of Marshall Robner by searching for a suspect, motive, and opportunity within a strict 12-hour time limit. As the Chief of Detectives, you examine the library where the industrialist was found to determine if his lethal overdose was a suicide or a calculated murder.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1180916) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/deadline) · last updated 2026-10-16 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (30350) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (77275) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (55650) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (52776,70326) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (30351) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Commodore Business Machines (UK) · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Commodore Business Machines (UK) · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Commodore Business Machines (UK) · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Commodore Business Machines (UK) · internal use only.

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Videos

Amiga Longplay: Deadline!

hipoonios · Amiga version · longplay · 30:47auto-matched
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