Obsidian

Obsidian

Released1985
Arcade exploration game released on the Amstrad CPC computer family.

Details

DeveloperTony Warriner
PublisherArtic Computing Ltd.
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1985
StatusReleased
GenresArcade
ThemesScience fiction
PlatformsAMS Amstrad CPC
ModesSingle player

About This Game

When a radiation storm cripples the Obsidian space station and erases its navigation systems, the vessel begins an inexorable drift toward an event horizon. The crew has evacuated to a shielded craft, betting that the station's robust construction can survive the black hole's passage—but only if someone restores its engines and charting systems before it crosses the point of no return. As the sole crew member capable of the task, the player must navigate back aboard the Obsidian, where a dormant security apparatus has reactivated, sealing bulkheads and deploying automated defenses to block their path. Racing against the station's inevitable plunge into the void, they must restore power, restart the engines, and recalculate the flight trajectory, all while evading hostile security measures. With the Obsidian's engines firing and trajectory corrected, a desperate window opens to escape the station before it carries the player into the gravitational abyss.