

Wander around. Puzzles will be posed. Eventually you win. A work of interactive fiction by Andrew Plotkin, recreating one he originally made in 1989.
PuzzleAdventureinteractive fictiontext adventureWeb browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Plot-driven, cool, warm and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Andrew Plotkin
- Released
- April 29, 2005
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Text
- Engine
- Inform
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