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KGB

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Also known as
Conspiracy Conspiracy: KGB

This point-and-click adventure tasks you with exposing corruption and traitors in the USSR's final days, featuring a unique rewind mechanic.

KGB (also known as Conspiracy) was developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games for DOS in 1992; this is the original release platform and year.

About KGB

KGB is a point and click adventure that utilizes a pseudo first person perspective. Its interface and engine are directly derived from the earlier title Dune by the same developer, Cryo.

The narrative is set in August 1991, during the final days of the Soviet Union. The player assumes the role of KGB officer Maksim Rukov, who is transferred to the new Department P, a unit tasked with investigating corruption and espionage within the agency itself.

A notable feature allows players to rewind to the start of chapters to rectify errors, which can affect the game's pacing. An enhanced CD-ROM re-release added full motion video sequences featuring actor Donald Sutherland as Rukov's father, who provides guidance. This version was marketed under the title Conspiracy.

KGB Screenshots

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Title screen (original version)
Title screen (enhanced version)
Sutherland on the intro movie
Yeltsin in the intro movie
Chapter 1 - Moscow
The colonel commends you on your work
You start at your crampy little office with your crampy little comrade boss...
The KGB headquarters
Your uncle is cranky as usual
A militia officer guards the crime scene