A relic of the 90’s, Spycraft: The Great Game is an FMV point-and-click adventure game in which you play as a CIA recruit drawn into international intrigue in the shadow of the Cold War. Activision spent millions of dollars on development Spycraftwhich gained critical acclaim upon its release in 1996 but is now largely forgotten. However, if you want to experience this game for yourself, it is technically playable today and available in both versions GOG AND Couple for only $5.99. A tiny price to pay to experience a piece of history.
While the gameplay consists largely of paperwork puzzles and code analysis, the narrative is told through a series of cutscenes featuring 40 main actors, including former CIA director William Colby and former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin, who collaborated on game development.
Like any good ghost story, this one Spycraft the story gets stranger the deeper you dig. We actually spent about three and a half years interviewing the creators and actors behind this crazy title, as well as historians, museum curators and FMV aficionado Justin McElroy. If you want to see what we discovered, be sure to watch our documentary, which is available in its entirety for free on the website Youtube.
