Rise in Crime: The Saga of a Scoundrel

Rise in Crime: The Saga of a Scoundrel is a text adventure with graphics for the Acorn Archimedes.

In the far future, the vast majority of people are content and there is virtually no crime. Anyone who slips through the early conditioning is usually caught during a misguided attempt at petty theft. The player is one of the abnormal few: unconditioned, discontented, and insubordinate. After a badly executed attempt at shoplifting, the player has been confined to their bedsit by Securi-droids pending an investigation and almost certain application of the psychic lance. The player has decided they have nothing to lose, as a life of crime is the only way to rid themselves of the shackles of this mind-imprisoned society.

The player must work themselves through variety of crimes, stealing progressively larger and more expensive items as they become a master criminal.