COBOL’s RevengeThe original world
Explore eight levels built from the original maps and animated tile artwork. Discover villages, prison passages and magical routes.
A classic adventure · March 2000
A fallen commander.
A kingdom to save.
Return to the world of Ibum in COBOL’s Revenge, Stephen Makonin’s classic tile-based RPG.
You once helped Lord Bill gain power. Now his guards have imprisoned you. Escape, help the people of Ibum, and discover the magic that can end his reign.
People, clues & spells
Talk to the people of Ibum, recover lost belongings and follow a connected story through the final confrontation with Lord Bill.
Made for touch
Walk with directional controls, tap to interact, and keep track of your belongings and objectives in the inventory and journal.
A complete offline adventure
Original music and sound effects, automatic local saves, and no account, advertising or in-app purchases.
Coming to the App Store
Get COBOL’s Revenge
A free adventure for iPhone and iPad, coming to Canada and the United States. Requires iOS 17 or later.
Release pending. The link and QR code will open the download page once Apple approves the app and it is released.
Created by Stephen Makonin
Original game, story and artwork: Stephen Makonin, 1998–2000.
Original music: Joseph Fuoco, © 1996.
Windows-to-iOS conversion: OpenAI GPT-6 Astra, in collaboration with Stephen Makonin.
The iOS edition preserves the original artwork, dialogue and story while adapting the presentation and controls for iPhone and iPad.