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Millennium: Return to Earth

DOS - 1989
Also available on: Amiga - Atari ST

Paragon took some time off from converting paper & pencil RPG to do a good PC conversion of Ian Bird's classic space strategy game for Atari ST and Amiga computers. The game plays as good as it looks, despite below-average AI and mid-game tedium when you just wait for things to happen :)

Still, technologies you can research are creative, as well as the many ship designs you can make. Recommended for Master of Orion veterans who wants a different, light break from their campaign ;)

Too bad the superior (but more difficult) sequel Deuteros was never converted to PC.

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

Martin 09 Apr. 2026

Remake

https://archive.org/details/millennium_201512

0
Mr. Use an Emulator 19 Apr. 2021

@POLDARK52

You can download programs like D-Fend or DOSbox which can emulate the DOS version.
http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/
https://www.dosbox.com/

4
Poldark52 18 Jun. 2020

plays well online, but none of the downloads from this page work on my Win10 laptop. Pity, but ok as long as i can keep playing online--ie no time limit.

0
garet 06 Dec. 2019

i played this so much when i first got it and later on win 98
I think about it every now and then.

0
AnotherWorld 15 Oct. 2019

Just curious if I were to make a remake of this do I need any licences or anything else, I used to love this game years ago and think I could make a good version

1
Sam 11 Jan. 2019

There IS a remake! It's called "Millennium Remake". It's pretty good, have a look for it.

3
y4 30 Nov. 2017

Used to love this game as a kid. It was highly advertised and hyped back then.

However, when you figure everything, it feels really repetitive and linear. The most underdeveloped part of the game is the defense of your bases. There's such a very simple, obvious strategy that you never really feel threatened by AI attacks at all; they barely do any damage to your bases with this strategy.

Nevertheless, I re-downloaded this game for nostalgia's sake.

1
Marcian 20 May. 2017

love this Game!!!

0
ungooglable 28 Jan. 2014

There is a remake

0
paul 08 Jan. 2014

Grest game

1
help 27 Nov. 2013

I don't know how to download it

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Soulless 23 Nov. 2013

The best game ever, The AMIGA-Version is better.
Deutros - sequal - has not been released for PC i think. SAD...

They both really need a REMAKE!
Anyone knows a capable programer for sacrifice?

0

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
321 KB
Floppy Disk Image

v2.01

Spain Spanish
322 KB
Pre Installed

v2.01

Spain Spanish
663 KB
Amiga version
Game file
United Kingdom English
2 MB
Atari ST version
Game file
United Kingdom English
1 MB

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