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A [[Point and Click]] [[Adventure Game]] created by Cyberdreams (the same people that brought you the [[Mind Screw]] known as ''[[I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream]]'') and released in 1992, ''[[Darkseed]]'' is a game that is inspired by the artwork of [[HR Giger]]. The main plot is that of a man named Mike Dawson, [[Self
The game also received a much more elaborate sequel three years later, where Mike Dawson moves back to his hometown to clear up a mystery surrounding the murder of a girl he once dated. In the absence of the real-life Mike Dawson, this project was helmed by Raymond Benson, who wrote the script and later went on to write [[James Bond]] novels, as well as novelizations of ''[[Splinter Cell]]'' and ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''.
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* [[Alien Invasion]]
* {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie]]}}: Occurs in {{spoiler|Darkseed 2}}.
* [[Anti
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: {{spoiler|By the end of the second game half the cast is dead including the protagonist.}}
* [[Author Avatar]]: Mike has the same looks and name as the lead designer/producer.
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* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Scrolling over the screen looking for the one pixel you must click on to pick up objects gets irritating, and don't even get us started on the friggin' time limits...
* [[No Export for You]]: The Sega Saturn and Playstation ports of the games were only released in Japan. The first game still has English voices so it's slightly playable if you're a veteran, but the sequel is dubbed in Japanese making it much more difficult.
* [[Non
* [[No Sympathy]]: In the sequel, according to Mike's mother, severe mental trauma is something therapy can fix easily, and being a prime suspect for murder is something all grownups have to deal with.
* [[Only Idiots May Pass]]: In the sequel, the locked closet in Mike's bedroom {{spoiler|contains another portal to the Dark World. And isn't locked at all. [[Lies to Children|Years ago, his mother tricked him into thinking it was]]. Still, you can never open it until the deception is revealed}}.
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