Paganitzu
Apogee Entertainment · 2014 · Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Classic, Retro
PC
Positive90% · 31 📉 Recent reviews down 76%
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About Paganitzu
This is a genuine adventure - not just a series of levels to conquer. You can follow different routes to achieve the winning goal. In fact, you can finish Paganitzu and still have missed many of the game's intriguing situations or animated sequences, which carry you through the entire pyramid to a dramatic conclusion.
Part one - Romancing the Rose: Al discovers that the ancient Aztec pyramid, known as "Paganitzu", holds many dark secrets. Al inadvertently releases a spirit of immense power, who's desire is to ravage the world.
Part two - The Silver Dagger: finds Al exploring deeper into the Aztec ruin, in search of clues to help halt the powerful force he's released. Al enters a world of fiery devastation, filled with all new graphics and perils. This game has two huge animated sequences that are worth the price of admission themselves!
And finally, part three - Jewel of the Yucatan: Al discovers the horrifying truth--the pyramid of Paganitzu is actually a living entity, which he could not see as a living person! Can Al still save the world? Will he escape with his life! The chilling end awaits.
Save Your Game: Save and restore up to five games.
Controller Support: Partial Xbox 360 Controller support.
Harrison Hoard: Secret treasures to find and hidden rooms to discover.
Part one - Romancing the Rose: Al discovers that the ancient Aztec pyramid, known as "Paganitzu", holds many dark secrets. Al inadvertently releases a spirit of immense power, who's desire is to ravage the world.
Part two - The Silver Dagger: finds Al exploring deeper into the Aztec ruin, in search of clues to help halt the powerful force he's released. Al enters a world of fiery devastation, filled with all new graphics and perils. This game has two huge animated sequences that are worth the price of admission themselves!
And finally, part three - Jewel of the Yucatan: Al discovers the horrifying truth--the pyramid of Paganitzu is actually a living entity, which he could not see as a living person! Can Al still save the world? Will he escape with his life! The chilling end awaits.
Features
Save Your Game: Save and restore up to five games.
Controller Support: Partial Xbox 360 Controller support.
Harrison Hoard: Secret treasures to find and hidden rooms to discover.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Nostalgia value only game. Was also giving me resolution issues at launch.3 found this helpful
Paganitzu, developed and published by Apogee Entertainment, stands as one of the more distinctive puzzle adventures to emerge from the early 1990s shareware era. Released in 1991, it encapsulates everything that defined Apogee’s catalog at the time—colorful, challenging, slightly humorous, and proudly idiosyncratic. Created by Keith Schuler, the game invites players into the shoes of Alabama “Al” Smith, an explorer whose adventures take him deep into the mysterious ruins of an ancient pyramid. Though its name and premise might suggest a traditional action-adventure, Paganitzu is very much a puzzle game at heart, combining methodical problem-solving with hazards that demand careful planning and quick thinking. Its blend of tile-based logic, retro visuals, and lighthearted storytelling has helped it endure as a fascinating relic of an era when PC gaming was still finding its rhythm between arcade reflexes and cerebral design. The game is divided into three episodes—“Romancing the Rose,” “The Silver Dagger,” and “Jewel of the Yucatán”—each expanding both the difficulty and the scale of its puzzles. These episodes were released in typical Apogee fashion, with the first episode distrib…2 found this helpful
Predecessor of Spelunky. It is a really fun old school puzzle game that is still worth trying out today.1 found this helpful
https://youtu.be/c79ZDa5mGd8 Honestly, this game would have been a real winner over thirty years ago when it was released, but now it's destroying ear drums and surpassed by many more modern games, possibly inspired by it.
A certified hood classic. Guaranteed.
Not great but good. Puzzles are rather casual. All in all I enjoyed it (after turning the sound off).
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