Amerzone

Also known as Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Amerzone (also known as '''''Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy''', ) is a first-person fantasy graphic adventure game developed and published by Microïds and designed by Benoît Sokal, who based it on his 1986 Inspector Canardo comic strip L'Amerzone. Amerzone'' was originally released for Microsoft Windows, the classic Mac OS and PlayStation in 1999, and re-released for iOS and Android in 2014 by Anuman Interactive, whom had bought out Microïds in 2009. A remake was released on 24 April 2025.

Game data

Released: 1999-10-18
User rating: 2.83 / 5
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Classic Macintosh

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90Critic score · 1 ratings

69User score · 17 ratings

Amerzone is a first person adventure, similar to Myst, using 360º vision, movement and point & click interface. It's the first adventure game from the author of Syberia and Syberia 2, Benoît Sokal, presenting very rich scenarios and more than 50 puzzles to solve and 200 locations to visit.

Released: 1999
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Engine: Phoenix VR
Developer: Virtual Studio
Publisher: Microïds, Anuman Interactive

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Key facts

Video game.title: Amerzone
Video game.image: Amerzone cover.jpg
Video game.caption: European Windows cover art
Video game.developer: MicroïdsAnuman Interactive (iOS, OS X)
Video game.publisher: Microïds
Video game.director: Benoît Sokal
Video game.producer: Olivier FontenayJean-François Coremans
Video game.designer: Benoît SokalEmmanuel DexetEric Brouillat
Video game.programmer: Emmanuel DexetSébastien Guillaume
Video game.artist: Benoît Sokal
Video game.writer: Benoît Sokal
Video game.composer: Knockin' Boots ProductionsInon Zur (Remake version)
Video game.series: Syberia
Video game.engine: Phoenix VR
Video game.platforms: Windows, Classic Mac OS, PlayStation, iOS, OS X, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Video game.released: WindowsClassic Mac OSPlayStationiOSOS XRemakePlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows
Video game.genre: Adventure
Video game.modes: Single-player

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.microids.com/game-amerzone
Image: Amerzone 12 - Gameplay.gif

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Commons category: Amerzone
publication date: 1999-10-18
units sold: 1000000

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Synopsis
Setting
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Plot
1932–1934: The Valembois expedition
1998: The journalist
Gameplay
Development
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Later development
Release
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Awards
Legacy
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Like the comic, the game tells the story of a French explorer, Alexandre Valembois, who goes on an expedition to the mysterious South American country of Amerzone. There, he discovers many fantastical animals including a species of magical White Birds, who require human intervention for their survival. These become threatened when a friend of Valembois turns Amerzone into a brutal dictatorship, and Valembois endeavors to rescue the endangered species. The game adds a journalist as the player character, who continues Valembois's quest as the man nears death.