
Release
1988
Player score
Awaiting reviews
Platform families
Not announced
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Exile is a single-player action-adventure video game originally published for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro in 1988 by Superior Software and later ported to the Commodore 64, Amiga, CD32 and Atari ST, all published by Audiogenic. Exile's game physics engine qualifies it to be the first game to have a complete Newtonian motion model. At the time of its release it was considered to push the boundaries of what was possible on home computers, particularly on the 8-bit platforms. It remains probably the most complex game available for the BBC Micro. The game was designed and programmed by Peter Irvin (author of Starship Command, a space shoot-em-up with an innovative control system) and Jeremy Smith (author of Thrust, a game based on cave exploration with a simpler physics model).
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Side view
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Themes
Action · Science fiction · Open world
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

BBC Microcomputer System

Amiga CD32
Gen 5

Commodore C64/128/MAX

Atari ST/STE
Amiga