The Clue!

DOS - 1994

Alt names	Zloděj, Der Clou!
Year	1994
Platform	DOS
Released in	Germany, United Kingdom, United States (1994) Germany (1996)
Genre	Simulation
Theme	Crime, Licensed Title, Puzzle elements
Publisher	Kompart UK, Ltd., Max Design GmbH & Co., Tewi Verlag GmbH
Developer	neo Software Produktions GmbH
Perspectives	1st-Person, 3rd-Person
Dosbox support	Supported on 0.70

4.77 / 5 - 44 votes

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Description of The Clue!

The Clue! is an original mix of adventure and strategy.

You are Matt Stuvysant, a young criminal wannabe trying to strike it rich in London... through robbery. Adventure elements include talking to other people for clues on potential targets and recruiting accomplices and getaway car drivers, while strategy involves planning every detail of the burglary, including escape route and more.

Great game overall, but difficult due to the wealth of information and names you must keep track of. Still, if you like adventure games that successfully combine elements from other genres, or just unique games in general, The Clue! is a must-play that will keep you entertained for dozens of hours.

Two thumbs up, and an entry into our Hall of Belated Fame.

Review By HOTUD

The Clue! has an addon available: Der Clou!: Profidiskette, don't miss it!

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Comments and reviews

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lilrobot 2022-01-08 0 point Amiga CD32 version

Intro works great, good music and graphics, however when I get to the train station part, where the game begins, I cannot control the game at all - keyboard or mouse do not appear to be working, and all my other Amiga games work.... anyone has this issue?

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staycoolketo 2021-08-14 0 point DOS version

how do you save this game

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PC 2019-11-21 -5 points

Is there an English version?

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Burglar 2019-11-21 4 points

Game was open sourced almost 20 years ago, check https://sourceforge.net/projects/cosp/ . there is a remastered version coming

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dayv75 2017-12-08 4 points DOS version

excellent game, loved it on my amiga, think someone should make an android version id buy

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GoGaredicks 2016-11-23 1 point

Great game this, you plan and carry out burglaries of famous buildings through out London. You have a planning phase where you hire accomplices and purchase equipment and a getaway vehicle, then set it in motion and see if it all works out. I could never work out how to use clock cards properly though always seemed to trip the alarm no matter what.

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xeonium 2014-10-17 2 points DOS version

i remember the the very nice soundtrack.

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