Necronomicon / Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness (2001) PC | RePack by R.G. Mechanics

"Necronomicon: The Rise of Darkness" is an adventure game in the genre of "horror", based on the book "Necronomicon" by the writer H. F. Lovecraft. Despite the fact that the scenario of the game deviates somewhat from the original source, all the events in it are served in the same style.

The storyline

The plot begins in the summer of 1927, when one night a childhood friend, Edgar Wycherly, comes to William Stanton and brings an object in the form of a black prism, which he asks to carefully store and not give to anyone – even himself.

Subsequently, William learns from a local doctor that Edgar has been seized by madness. Assuming that this is somehow connected with a mysterious artifact, the main character is trying to figure out what the mysterious thing is. From that moment on, his life changes dramatically: in the process of investigation, he encounters numerous mystical events.

It turns out that Edgar was hiding from a friend a terrible secret related to the occult experiments of his ancestor, the alchemist–shipowner Gregory Herschel, who died 150 years ago under strange circumstances. But the most terrible thing is that the awakened dark forces are now threatening all of humanity. The task of our hero is to suspend this process. To do this, he must find and decipher the magic formula from the Necronomicon – an ancient occult collection.

Gameplay

The game character will travel to the following locations:

• in the dilapidated catacombs;
• by empty buildings;
• in an underground alchemical laboratory.

By visiting various places, you will:

• communicate with people, getting important information from them;
• perform the necessary actions;
• to face manifestations of dark forces.

All actions are performed with the mouse. When you hover the cursor over an object, it changes its image. In general, the o