Temple of Apshai

Temple Of Apshai

The Temple of Apshai is a role-playing video game from Epyx. The game was first released for the TRS-80 in 1979 under their original Automated Simulations company name, but was followed by an updated version on the Apple II and Atari home computers in 1980 under the new Epyx brand. In 1983, it was released for the Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, and IBM PC compatibles. Even later it was made available with improved graphics for the Amiga and Atari ST home computers. Temple of Apshai was the first title in what became the Dunjonquest series.

Temple of Apshai was an enormous success for its era, selling 20,000 copies by 1980 and remaining a best-seller for four years. It won numerous awards, and sold 40,000 copies by the end of 1982. It remained a benchmark among graphical adventure games for years.