The 7th Guest
| The 7th Guest | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Trilobyte |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Clarke-Willson David Luehmann David Bishop |
| Designer(s) | Rob Landeros Graeme Devine |
| Programmer(s) | Graeme Devine |
| Artist(s) | Robert Stein III Rob Landeros |
| Writer(s) | Matthew Costello |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Platform(s) | DOS, CD-i, Mac OS, Windows, iOS, Android (operating system), OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Interactive movie, puzzle adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The 7th Guest is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in April 1993. It is one of the first computer video games to initially be released only on CD-ROM. The 7th Guest is a horror story told from the unfolding perspective of the player, as an amnesiac. The game received press attention for making live action video clips a core part of its gameplay, for its unprecedented amount of pre-rendered 3D graphics, and for its adult content.
The game was critically and commercially successful, selling over two million copies. Alongside Myst, it is widely regarded as a killer app that accelerated the sales of CD-ROM drives. Bill Gates called The 7th Guest "the new standard in interactive entertainment". The game has since been ported in various formats on different systems.