![Book of the Dead](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_small/uzbiyyyxllrddbya7atm.jpg)
Rating: 50%
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG) and Adventure
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival, Sandbox and Open world
Keywords: anime, interactive fiction, soldier, run and gun, female protagonist, hand-to-hand combat, action-adventure, side-scrolling, parallel worlds, overworld, psychic abilities, undead, portals, survival horror, day/night cycle, darkness, boss fight, world map, top-down perspective, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, upgradeable weapons, descendants of other characters, real-time combat, instant kill, scary children, rpg elements, sleeping, dimension travel, plot twist, alternate reality, fetch quests, day-based narrative, random encounter, battle screen, restoration, close quarters combat, persistent world, another world, psychics, dark past, secret past and isolation
Perspective: First person and Text
Publisher: CRL Group PLC;The Essential Myth
Book of the Dead
Summary:
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaneys Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.
Screenshots:
![Book of the Dead](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_thumb/pjnrhh8r9gr4neitbjgy.jpg)