The Pharaoh's Curse is a platform adventure game written by Steve Coleman and published by Synapse Software in 1983 for Atari 8-bit computers.

John Szczepaniak, writing for GamesTM magazine, called The Pharaoh's Curse an early example of what later became known as the Metroidvania genre.

The player can drop any distance without harm, and can climb back up on the ropes or elevator-like moving platforms that appear on most screens.

Lastly, there is a flying creature, the Winged Avenger, which picks the player on contact, carries him through the screens and drops him somewhere.

Antic gave the game a favorable review, saying "Pharaoh's Curse will appeal to all computerists and gamesters...