The Tracer Sanction is a text-based science fiction adventure game released in 1984 by Activision, developed by Interplay Productions. In the game, you play as a "Tracer" — a special agent tasked with tracking down and eliminating rogue threats across the galaxy.
The game is presented entirely in text with limited graphics, using a parser-based interface where players type commands like “go north” or “look around” to interact with the world. It was released for platforms like Apple II, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.
The game is notable for being one of the early works of Interplay, a studio that would later go on to create games like Fallout and Baldur’s Gate.
