The Orion Conspiracy is the title of a graphic adventure computer game that was released in 1995. The game was published by Domark

Domark

Domark Software was a video games software house based in the United Kingdom. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan...

 and developed by Divide By Zero

Divide By Zero

Divide By Zero was a British video game developer. It was disestablished sometime in 1996.Divide By Zero is a BBS originally started in 1996 in Columbia SC by Keven and Eric Coots...

. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board gave the game a "Teen" rating, while the ELSPA gave it a "18+" rating for its profanity, violence and reference to homosexuality

Homosexuality

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. The game was released on DOS

DOS

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 and later the Windows

Microsoft Windows

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operating system.

Storyline

In the year 2160, the universe is run by corrupt corporations and governments that will do anything in order to get what they want. On a space station, Devlin McCormack has just buried his son, only to receive news that he was murdered. Now, Mr. McCormack must face murderous leaders, and space aliens in order to bring his son's killer to justice. Along the way you interact with various people, solve puzzles and learn that your son was in fact having a romantic relationship with another man.

Notable content

The game featured some taboo content for a computer game. Along with large amounts of profanity, the game features what may be the first openly gay characters in a computer game. The hero learns that his murdered son was gay when he speaks with his son's boyfriend.

External links

• JustAdventure review
• MobyGames Entry
• Oldgames.sk Entry