Das Stundenglas

Das Stundenglas
Das Stundenglas Amiga box art
DeveloperWeltenschmiede
PublisherSoftware 2000
ProgrammerAndreas Niedermeier
WriterHarald Evers
PlatformsAmiga, Atari ST, DOS
Release1990
GenresFantasy, Text adventure
ModeSingle-player

Das Stundenglas (English: The Hourglass) is a German text adventure game published in 1990 by Software 2000 and developed by Weltenschmiede, and released for Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. Das Stundenglas is part of a text adventure trilogy; it is succeeded by Die Kathedrale (1991) and Hexuma (1992). The trilogy lacks an overarching plot, and in each entry the setting, role of the protagonist, and goal differ between each game. Games in the trilogy do not require knowledge of the other entries and may be played as standalone games.