Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse: Summary and Rating

That horse is false advertising. Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse United States Cyberlore Studios (developer), Strategic Simulations, Inc. (publisher) Released 1994 for DOS Date Started: 23 June 2026Date Ended: 24 July 2026Total Hours: 24Difficulty: Easy-Moderate (2.5/5) on default, but user adjustable Final Rating: (to come later) Ranking at time of posting: (to come later) Summary: Al-Qadim is an action RPG with minimal RPG elements drawn from the short-lived Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of the same name. The PC is a young corsair (one of the character "kits" in this setting), engaged to his caliph's daughter, looking at a bright future. But his family is disgraced (and his bride kidnapped) when the family genie goes amok. To restore his family's honor and save his betrothed, he must discover the shadowy cabal that is freeing genies from their oaths. This single-character game has fairly minimal RPG elements and plays more like an action/adventure than an RPG. Character attributes…