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Time Riders in American History is an educational spy and espionage game released in 1992 for the MS-DOS platform. It was developed and published by The Learning Company, Inc. The game is presented from a first-person perspective and centers on a narrative where a villain named Dr. Thanatopsis Dread is attempting to rewrite history by falsely claiming famous American achievements as his family's work. The player is recruited by a mysterious Benefactor to join a team of young agents operating from an underground laboratory.

Players control a member of a team based at Sea Cliff Manor, tasked with correcting historical inaccuracies. The primary objective involves investigating specific events in American history between 1492 and 1905. Progression is structured around gathering clues by moving between different rooms in the headquarters. Key gameplay systems include using a timeline machine to pinpoint the correct era of an event, consulting a geographical device to identify locations, and reviewing projected interviews conducted by a robotic cat in the past to learn about the people involved. This process of collecting temporal, geographical, and biographical information is central to solving each historical case.

The game incorporates various interactive elements to facilitate its educational goals. It includes in-game assistance features, animated cut-scenes that advance the story, and numerous hidden details for players to discover. The core loop involves traveling through the manor's rooms to analyze clues and ultimately identify the correct historical facts to counter the villain's claims, restoring the proper historical record.