Retro Games
Retro Games
From an ingenious 1987 isometric mystery to modern adventures: discover how the world of The Name of the Rose inspired generations of game creators.
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Explore the original, later editions and creative descendants. Choose a category to filter the archive.
La Abadía del Crimen
Created by Paco Menéndez and Juan Delcán, this Spanish classic follows Brother Guillermo and Adso through a monastery governed by schedules and strict rules.
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Players explore an isometric abbey, respect the monks’ daily routine and investigate a sequence of deaths over seven days. This imaginative adaptation became an influential Spanish computer game.
2016 · REMAKELa Abadía del Crimen Extensum
A remake that revisits the seven-day investigation with updated presentation and expanded material, preserving the spirit of the classic.
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Extensum returns to the abbey’s routines and mysteries and adds material inspired by the book and film. This title is separate from the original 1987 release.
The Abbey of Crime
A modern reissue of the influential Spanish game with convenience features such as saving, rewinding and developer notes.
What’s new?
The reissue introduces tools that make the original experience easier to revisit while celebrating its history and technical ambition.
2008 · POINT & CLICKMurder in the Abbey / The Abbey
A separate, story-driven detective adventure with Leonardo of Toledo and his assistant Bruno, developed with a distinctive illustrated look.
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The game combines conversations, puzzles and exploration in a monastery shadowed by mysterious crimes. Its characters and plot are not the same as Eco’s novel.
FREE · BROWSER ADVENTUREExplore Our Abbey
Step inside our independent browser adventure. Discover rooms, corridors and hidden passages, then continue your visit with the interactive abbey guide.
What can you explore?
Play directly in your browser, explore multiple rooms and learn your way around a mysterious medieval environment. This is an unofficial independent project.
From Eight Bits to the Browser
La Abadía del Crimen brings a demanding isometric monastery investigation to home computers.
Murder in the Abbey creates a distinct adventure in a similar medieval setting.
Extensum revisits the classic for a new audience.
Explore our own unofficial abbey adventure right here on NameOfTheRose.nl.
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