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

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

Title	Ultima VI: The False Prophet
First release	1990
Developer	Origin Systems
Publisher	Origin Systems
Platforms	Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, NEC PC-98, SNES / Super Famicom, Sharp X68000
Genres	role-playing video game, turn-based strategy video game
Also known as	Ultima: The False Prophet · Ultima 6
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	Amiga: 1990-01-01 DOS: 1990-06-01 Commodore 64: 1991-07-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1992-04-03 (NTSC-J), 1993-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q2521841

Britannia becomes a war zone as players defend holy shrines from nocturnal gargoyle raids. Navigating an open world from an isometric perspective, you must search for hidden runes and utilize the magic of moonstones to uncover the secrets of the subterranean Underworld and stop a prophecy from destroying both lands.

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Wikidata (Q2521841) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

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REG-Vault (c64/ultima-vi-the-false-prophet) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Origin Systems · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Origin Systems · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Origin Systems · internal use only.

Image: SirJohn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Startbildschirm Ultima VI (deutsch).jpeg”)

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Videos

Ultima VI (DOS) - Nuvie Gameplay

Retro Pixel Lizard's Retro Game Dungeon · DOS version · longplay · 55:21auto-matched
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