Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! (1996) is a point-and-click, adventure video game developed by Perfect Entertainment, available on PC, DOS, Saturn, PS1. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 88/100 on IGDB.

What is Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! about?

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! is the second point-and-click adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's series of fantasy novels set on the mythical Discworld. The game was developed and produced in 1996 by Perfect Entertainment for the PC, and ported in 1997 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was published by Psygnosis for the PC and PlayStation, and by Sega for the Saturn (only in Europe).

In Discworld II the player controls Rincewind the "wizzard" (voiced by Eric Idle, as in the previous game) who has been burdened with the task of coercing Death out of his impromptu retirement and back into his regular duties. The plot borrows from a number of Discworld books, most notably Reaper Man, Moving Pictures and Lords and Ladies.

It all begins in a quiet Ankh-Morpork street, where Rincewind and The Librarian inexplicably fail to die from a nearby cart-bomb explosion. The odd event is n

Key details

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! was released in 1996 and supports single player. Platforms: PC, DOS, Saturn, PS1. Developer: Perfect Entertainment.

Should you play Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!?

With a 88/100 aggregate score, Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.