Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
Developer: Cyberlore Studios
Publisher: Strategic Simulations
Genres: Action, Role-Playing
Released: 1994
Platform: Linux, Mac, MS-DOS, Windows
Language: English, German
Screen Size: 320×200
Description: A genie has been freed from his master's control by mysterious forces which are liberating genies for the Nameless Masters. As the story begins, the player character (the son of sultan Zubin Al-Hazrad of Zaratan) is a young corsair who has just completed his training. The corsair is betrothed to a caliph's daughter. The caliph and his daughter are involved in a hurricane-induced shipwreck, which sweeps the girl overboard. The corsair and his family are blamed for the shipwreck; he must find his bride-to-be and restore his family's honor. The character can interact with his family (including his parents and sister), working to save them from execution; they must also explore the mystery of who has been unleashing genies on the land, and investigate the Genie's Curse.