Dead Reefs (2007)

[corsair91]

Dead Reefs (2007)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Reefs

Dead Reefs is a game, developed by Canadian studio Streko-Graphics and published by The Adventure Company.

The investigative adventure that takes place on the island of Dead Reefs off the coast of England, infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants and a frightful curse.


It is said that for hundreds of years, pirates from the English island of Dead Reefs were looting the ships sailing by and slaughtering their crews. One of the wrecked ships was carrying an old relic, kept secret and locked by a centennial monk order. It is known to have been then stolen and retrieved by the ruler of the island, Baron DeSantra.

Shortly after, inhabitants of the island started dying in unnatural ways one by one. The first victim of this strange series of events was the Baron's wife, who was killed by her husband with his sword.

Ten decades after these alleged "facts", a new death is reminiscent of the legend and casts fear on the island of Dead Reefs. A detective from the mainland, Amadeo Finvinerro, is sent to investigate the death and find the killer.

You are this detective. And you will need more than natural skills to shed the light on this terrific case.


possibly abandonware now, couldn't find any indication of it available on either Steam or GOG.


https://web.archive.org/web/20070707115952/http://deadreefs.com/

http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/309/



https://www.mobygames.com/game/dead-reefs
https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dead-reefs/screenshots



Walkthroughs
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/932725-dead-reefs/faqs/49177
https://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcDd/deadreefs.htm



Dead Reefs Review
https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18058

Dead Reefs is not a pirate game. Do not be fooled. You won't see any muskets here. And you can go ahead and forget the rum-guzzling seadogs, the acerbic amputees, or the thrill of a cutlass fight across a tilting schooner. Sure, these sorts of things may be spoken of in the game, but you certainly aren't going to see any of the action. The pirate motif exists, but only as means of a backstory.

see website for full review

[corsair91]

Dead Reefs (Trailer 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KqYmHoimaQ

The island of Dead Reefs was infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants that would lure passing ships into the reefs, slaughtering their crews and looting their cargo as the ships would sink. One stormy evening, while on a fateful mission to a neighboring island, an ancient order of monks decided to set anchor on Dead Reefs to take refuge -- only to fall victim to the vile pirates led by the corrupt island ruler, Baron DeSantra. After murdering the ship's captain and searching his body, the Baron would discover an old relic far more evil than any of them could ever imagine!

Since that fateful night, a horrifying madness has been infecting the minds of the island residents, resulting in a murder every nine years. Believing that the massacre of the monks had cursed their island, the residents ended their pirating ways -- but the deaths continued! Days before the anticipated 11th death was to occur, a descendant of the wicked Baron DeSantra mysteriously died. You are the ingenious investigator Amadeo Finvinerro, and you have been sent by the King to discover the source of all the evil plaguing the island of Dead Reefs



Dead Reefs youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6SsA8jWNu4YxgEINbI14cg


Dead Reefs Game Walkthrough
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA1AD7C9557CD5AA8

[corsair91]

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dead_Reefs

has 2 fixes


https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1253-dead-reefs-suis-fix/
Simple hack to enable widescreen mode and windowed mode in Dead Reefs


https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/81-dead-reefs-compatibility-package/
A compatibility package, which should solve problems with game freezing on startup.