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Shamus

TitleShamus
First release1982
DeveloperSynapse Software Corporation
PublisherSynapse Software
PlatformsCommodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, Game Boy
Genreaction-adventure game
Players1 player
Co-opNo
Releases
DOS: 1983-01-01
Commodore 64: 1983-01-01
Commodore VIC-20: 1983-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ2276756

Navigating over 120 rooms from an isometric perspective, the player character Shamus must infiltrate a lair to hunt down the villainous Shadow. Players use shooting and sneaking mechanics to bypass an army of robotic minions, blending maze-based action with exploration as they attempt to survive constant bullet showers from enemy henchmen.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q2276756) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (vic20/shamus) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (c64/shamus) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (52911) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (45767) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (133222) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (8): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Synapse Software · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Synapse Software · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Synapse Software · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Shamus (C64 Longplay)
Myrryspeikko · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 32:35auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Shamus - (1984) - DOS, w/CGA - WIN!
vghchannel · DOS version · gameplay · 6:20auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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