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The Dagger of Amon Ra

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4.4

34 Reviews

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The Dagger of Amon Ra
Description
An Ancient Mystery... A Roaring '20s Murder... Laura Bow, intrepid heroine of The Colonel's Bequest, is back! This time she's trapped in a huge, imposing museum in the dead of night, surrounded by socialites, miscreants, thieves...and a cold, relentless murderer. What is the ancient secret of The...
Genre:
Adventure - Point-and-click - Detective-mystery
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4.4/5

( 34 Reviews )

4.4

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1992, Sierra, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (co...
Time to beat
4 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
10 h Completionist
7 h All Styles

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Description

An Ancient Mystery...
A Roaring '20s Murder...

Laura Bow, intrepid heroine of The Colonel's Bequest, is back! This time she's trapped in a huge, imposing museum in the dead of night, surrounded by socialites, miscreants, thieves...and a cold, relentless murderer.

What is the ancient secret of The Dagger of Amon Ra, and who is willing to kill for it? What's the motive for murder? Greed? Religious outrage? Patriotism? Rivalry? Laura Bow, cub reporter for a major New York newspaper, better find out fast!

Are you ready to meet the challenge? Can you discover the truth about the priceless Dagger of Amon Ra before the killer discovers... you?
  • Hand-painted, digitized backgrounds inspired by the art of the era.
  • Realistic video-captured and artistically enhanced animation.
  • Deep puzzles with multiple solutions.
  • An intricate and multi-layered storyline; several different endings possible.
  • An original stereo soundtrack evocative of the 1920s.
  • An intuitive no-typing, point-and-click interface.

© 1992 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark and The Dagger of Amon Ra is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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This game is powered by ScummVM

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
4 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
10 h Completionist
7 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Point-and-click - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Classic, Point&Click, Investigation, Detective-mystery, show 1 more... Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1992-01-01T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Sierra / Activision
Size:
271 MB
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Languages
English
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User reviews

Posted on: November 16, 2024

AndyMo42

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Games: 57 Reviews: 1

One of the best from this era

One of Sierra's coolest titles from around this time. Love the setting.

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Posted on: January 20, 2025

JillSandwich21

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Games: 101 Reviews: 4

Amazing

Very immersive and funny lol

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Posted on: February 11, 2025

professorx1

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Games: 18 Reviews: 1

The Dagger of Amon Ra

Classic mystery in the style of Agatha Christie

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Posted on: November 7, 2025

Iohannis42

Games: 472 Reviews: 53

Superior Sequel Mystery

A solid adventure game with some great writing. It is somewhat more forgiving than it's prequel, but you can still finish the game without truly figuring out the entirety of the mystery. Be prepared for a more challenging experience than other Sierra adventure games.

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Posted on: July 29, 2025

tempfooliz

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

Great game

LAst part of game is the most difficult

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