Alter Ego (1986 video game)

Alter Ego
Cover art for the male version; the female version's cover is almost identical, but its logo is stylized to contain a Venus symbol.
DeveloperActivision
PublisherActivision
DesignerPeter J. Favaro
PlatformsApple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Mac
Release
  • NA: 27 April 1986
  • EU: 22 December 1986
GenresSocial simulation, role-playing, interactive fiction
ModeSingle-player

Alter Ego is an interactive fiction role-playing video game developed and published by Activision in 1986. It was created by Peter J. Favaro for the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Apple II, and Macintosh. The game allows the user to make decisions for an imaginary person (being therefore the player's alter ego) and shows what possible consequences these decisions could have on that person. Alter Ego was released in both male and female versions, each using a different set of experiences.