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

Rescue on Fractalus!

Title	Rescue on Fractalus!
First release	1984
Developer	Lucasfilm Games
Publisher	Epyx
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Genres	action game, science fiction video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Atari 7800: 1984-01-01 Commodore 64: 1984-03-01 Atari 5200: 1986-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q366171

Fly a Valkyrie space fighter through a first-person view to locate and rescue downed Ethercorps pilots across fractal-generated mountain terrain. Players must use a direction finder to pinpoint survivors amidst low visibility while destroying or dodging anti-aircraft guns mounted on the craggy alien landscape.

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Wikidata (Q366171) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

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

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Epyx · internal use only.

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Videos

Rescue On Fractalus! (Commodore 64) | A REALLY COOL GAME

SpiderMwa · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 26:15auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

C64 Longplay - Rescue On Fractalus

MontyMole1976 · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 14:57auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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