Ricochet (1989 video game)

Ricochet
Developer(s)Neil Davidson
David Williams
Publisher(s)Superior Software
Superior Interactive
Platform(s)Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Windows
Release1989: BBC/Electron
2005: Windows
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Ricochet is an action-adventure game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron home computers, published by Superior Software in 1989. It was written by Neil Davidson and David Williams with some graphics work and level design by Nik Weston and Guy Burt.

The object of the game is to retrieve five hourglasses from diverse scenarios to restore the flow of time. It features elements of both platform and puzzle games. The puzzles are mostly logical (keys unlock doors, gold placates a burglar), though there are exceptions.