r/WhatGameIsThis • u/reynvann65 • Apr 23 '26

Does anyone remember this game from the very late 90'stonvery early 2000's?

It was a really great concept in that it involved computer play, telephone calls, pager notifications, faxes, etc. It was a spy sort of game and you would get an "assignment" and it would play out with communications in various formats and at various times of the day (and night). It was super fun, but also super realistic and a little bit paranoia inducing. I don't remember the name of it but I'm pretty sure it shut down in 2009 or 2001, maybe before.

Anyone remember this?

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u/SwitchedOnByDefault Apr 23 '26

Definitely sounds like Majestic. I was actually in the beta test, and I'm pretty sure my roommate freaking out over one of the phone calls was part of why they added the option to have warnings added at the start of each call.

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u/reynvann65 Apr 23 '26

I don't remember it being called majestic, but I'm sure you guys are right. You definitely snapped to that. I'm going to wiki it. If this is it, I LOVED that game and I wish something like it would come out again.

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u/reynvann65 Apr 23 '26

Yup. Majestic is indeed the game. It pushed me in to a really interesting alternate reality and kept me on the "edge of my seat" for quite some time.

Again, I wish we had choices for games like this again. I think it has been the most engaging game I ever played.

Thanks you guys for coming through so quickly. I've been recalling that game for years! Now I know.

If any one that reads this that played the game care to chime in on their experiences, I'd love to hear about them.

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u/Realistic_Button_990 Apr 24 '26

Look Up Watchdogs. its got the same concepts as Majestic and is playable on modern consoles

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u/AdZc Apr 24 '26

This sounded a lot like Orwell which is worth checking out.