You wake to stillness. The hammering, banging, and shouting that kept you awake half the night are gone. The air is cold, and something smells burnt. Your master's experiments must be finished, but with what result? A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Emily Short.
AdventureFantasyinteractive fictiontext adventureWeb browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Grave, earnest, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the game
- Platforms
- Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Emily Short
- Released
- December 31, 2000
- Perspective
- Text
- Engine
- Inform
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