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2theleft
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for Night House
Night House is the 4th game I've tried by bitterkarella. The others were Santa Carcossa Nights, All Visitors Welcome, and Poppet. Once again, everything worked without glitches, and I finished the game under my own steam. I often got stuck, expecially when advancing to the next chapter, but al ...
3 hours ago
Night House is the 4th game I've tried by bitterkarella. The others were Santa Carcossa Nights, All Visitors Welcome, and Poppet. Once again, everything worked without glitches, and I finished the game under my own steam. I often got stuck, expecially when advancing to the next chapter, but al ...
3 hours ago
Mariam.ana
posted a new game
Your Path Out
You're on your own with only a couple bucks in your pocket trying to get out of this small town and make it to the big city. You take a gig at a local club, you're a singer and have a true passion for...
10 hours ago
You're on your own with only a couple bucks in your pocket trying to get out of this small town and make it to the big city. You take a gig at a local club, you're a singer and have a true passion for...
10 hours ago
mamos
posted a new game
A Murder in Graycap
A Murder in Graycap is a classic detective mystery told through parser-driven interactive fiction in the spirit of early text adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Each playthrough changes. The identit...
12 hours ago
A Murder in Graycap is a classic detective mystery told through parser-driven interactive fiction in the spirit of early text adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Each playthrough changes. The identit...
12 hours ago
mamos
posted a new game
The Martian Directive
The Martian Directive is a slow-building science fiction interactive fiction experience inspired by classic parser-driven adventures like Zork, Starcross, and Planetfall. Players type natural language...
12 hours ago
The Martian Directive is a slow-building science fiction interactive fiction experience inspired by classic parser-driven adventures like Zork, Starcross, and Planetfall. Players type natural language...
12 hours ago
mamos
posted a new game
Briarrock Mesa
Briarrock Mesa is a tense, grounded interactive fiction experience in the tradition of classic parser adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Players type natural language commands to explore, investigat...
yesterday
Briarrock Mesa is a tense, grounded interactive fiction experience in the tradition of classic parser adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Players type natural language commands to explore, investigat...
yesterday
mamos
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Moon Base Juno: Breach Protocol
Moon Base Juno: Breach Protocol is a high-tension science fiction interactive fiction experience inspired by classic parser-driven adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Players type natural language co...
yesterday
Moon Base Juno: Breach Protocol is a high-tension science fiction interactive fiction experience inspired by classic parser-driven adventures like Zork and Planetfall. Players type natural language co...
yesterday
mamos
posted a new game
The City of Lost Secrets
The City of Lost Secrets is a jungle-shrouded archaeological mystery told in the style of classic parser-driven interactive fiction. Inspired by the golden age of text adventures like Zork and Planetf...
yesterday
The City of Lost Secrets is a jungle-shrouded archaeological mystery told in the style of classic parser-driven interactive fiction. Inspired by the golden age of text adventures like Zork and Planetf...
yesterday
mamos
posted a new game
Lost Beyond the Xanthor Gates
Lost Beyond the Xanthor Gates is a slow-burn science fiction interactive fiction experience built in the spirit of classic parser adventures like Zork, Starcross, and Planetfall. Players type natural ...
yesterday
Lost Beyond the Xanthor Gates is a slow-burn science fiction interactive fiction experience built in the spirit of classic parser adventures like Zork, Starcross, and Planetfall. Players type natural ...
yesterday
mamos
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The Shadows of Northreach Glen
The Shadows of Northreach Glen is a dark fantasy interactive fiction experience inspired by the classic parser-driven adventures of the 1980s. In the tradition of games like Zork and Planetfall, playe...
yesterday
The Shadows of Northreach Glen is a dark fantasy interactive fiction experience inspired by the classic parser-driven adventures of the 1980s. In the tradition of games like Zork and Planetfall, playe...
yesterday
fieldmarshallDezz
posted a new game
Decision Day
Decision Day is an interactive survival story where you play as Raquel, an ordinary person thrown into an extraordinary nightmare. When a sudden zombie outbreak tears through the city, every choice be...
yesterday
Decision Day is an interactive survival story where you play as Raquel, an ordinary person thrown into an extraordinary nightmare. When a sudden zombie outbreak tears through the city, every choice be...
yesterday
JmJones19
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An Agent's Duty
You are an agent for the World Information Capital of Spies: WICS. Have been since before you could even remember. Feeling obliged to WICS for raising you, you follow their orders blindly. Countless t...
yesterday
You are an agent for the World Information Capital of Spies: WICS. Have been since before you could even remember. Feeling obliged to WICS for raising you, you follow their orders blindly. Countless t...
yesterday
DavyB
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for Giantkiller Too
Glad you made it to the island @2theleft! Partitions Puzzle This is lifted from the original Giantkiller game. I don't want to give too much away at one time but I encourage you to look out for the exit each time you move. The solution changes (3 possibilities) but it is possible to complet ...
yesterday
Glad you made it to the island @2theleft! Partitions Puzzle This is lifted from the original Giantkiller game. I don't want to give too much away at one time but I encourage you to look out for the exit each time you move. The solution changes (3 possibilities) but it is possible to complet ...
yesterday
2theleft
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for Giantkiller Too
Thanks for that @DavyB. I have now revisited those two puzzles. The plank, long-handled thing and shore-to-causeway: The solution you have intimated is the one I always had in mind. I remember it from my childhood. I don't know why I couldn't perform it last week - I had seen the synt ...
2 days ago
Thanks for that @DavyB. I have now revisited those two puzzles. The plank, long-handled thing and shore-to-causeway: The solution you have intimated is the one I always had in mind. I remember it from my childhood. I don't know why I couldn't perform it last week - I had seen the synt ...
2 days ago
TheChooserdud
posted a new game
the CHOICE game
this is a game where you can choose! its in the title inspirred by "the world ends today, i think..." THIS IS IN ALPHA! 7 BADGES EXIST AND 2 ARE COMING! pretty funny game (actually saves your doinings...
2 days ago
this is a game where you can choose! its in the title inspirred by "the world ends today, i think..." THIS IS IN ALPHA! 7 BADGES EXIST AND 2 ARE COMING! pretty funny game (actually saves your doinings...
2 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for Giantkiller Too
Okay @tothe left, your review and my response are now both gone. > The two puzzles that seemed a bit 'off' to me were the planks (and long-handled thing) at the shore, and the one with the foreman building the indoor market. The plank puzzle was tough to implement! Probably the best ...
2 days ago
Okay @tothe left, your review and my response are now both gone. > The two puzzles that seemed a bit 'off' to me were the planks (and long-handled thing) at the shore, and the one with the foreman building the indoor market. The plank puzzle was tough to implement! Probably the best ...
2 days ago
...kill.
added a comment
for Earthmound: Beginnings
Hey y'all! This is my first game. It shouldn't be that hard to win. 🤣
2 days ago
Hey y'all! This is my first game. It shouldn't be that hard to win. 🤣
2 days ago
...kill.
posted a new game
Earthmound: Beginnings
Prepare yourself before entering Mt. Kroft to see what exactly the asteroid was.
2 days ago
Prepare yourself before entering Mt. Kroft to see what exactly the asteroid was.
2 days ago
2theleft
added a comment
for Giantkiller Too
@DavyB To answer your question: Yes, if you can, please make it so. That spider problem is a biggy. I managed to do it, but not entirely in my head. I have an Ikea coffee table that is a cube, and I put post-it notes on it. The Giantkiller metals and stones puzzle is different each time, and ...
3 days ago
@DavyB To answer your question: Yes, if you can, please make it so. That spider problem is a biggy. I managed to do it, but not entirely in my head. I have an Ikea coffee table that is a cube, and I put post-it notes on it. The Giantkiller metals and stones puzzle is different each time, and ...
3 days ago
2theleft
added a review
for Poppet
Poppet is the 3rd one I've tried by bitterkarella (the others were Santa Carcossa Nights and All Visitors Welcome). Everything worked without glitches, and I finished the game under my own steam. I love the descriptions and period detail. Those kerosene fans used to be a thing, did they? Of ...
3 days ago
Poppet is the 3rd one I've tried by bitterkarella (the others were Santa Carcossa Nights and All Visitors Welcome). Everything worked without glitches, and I finished the game under my own steam. I love the descriptions and period detail. Those kerosene fans used to be a thing, did they? Of ...
3 days ago
JacobMcGriff
posted a new game
Gretel
As Gretel, your job is to follow the clues through the forest to find your brother, Hansel.
3 days ago
As Gretel, your job is to follow the clues through the forest to find your brother, Hansel.
3 days ago
2theleft
added a comment
for All Visitors Welcome
This is the 2nd one I've tried by bitterkarella (the other was Santa Carcossa Nights). I'd been hoping that what I learned from that would carry over to this, but it didn't. This was just too hard so I had to peek at the comments for a spoiler. I want to explain that it wasn't t ...
4 days ago
This is the 2nd one I've tried by bitterkarella (the other was Santa Carcossa Nights). I'd been hoping that what I learned from that would carry over to this, but it didn't. This was just too hard so I had to peek at the comments for a spoiler. I want to explain that it wasn't t ...
4 days ago
2theleft
added a review
for Galatea
Happened on this one because I was looking in the Mystery category and the cover art caught my eye. I've had many goes at it, and sometimes Galatea has ended it out of frustration with me, and sometimes I have ended it out of frustration with her. To get at the many hundreds of things she ha ...
5 days ago
Happened on this one because I was looking in the Mystery category and the cover art caught my eye. I've had many goes at it, and sometimes Galatea has ended it out of frustration with me, and sometimes I have ended it out of frustration with her. To get at the many hundreds of things she ha ...
5 days ago
2theleft
added a review
for Santa Carcossa Nights
Just finished this very atmospheric game. It is about the 5th one I've tried since returning to textadventures.co.uk after a decade away. And the first one I've tried by bitterkarella. That Santa Carcossa Nights graphic caught my eye somehow. I love games like this, where I get stuck a ...
5 days ago
Just finished this very atmospheric game. It is about the 5th one I've tried since returning to textadventures.co.uk after a decade away. And the first one I've tried by bitterkarella. That Santa Carcossa Nights graphic caught my eye somehow. I love games like this, where I get stuck a ...
5 days ago
unapersona373
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
@DavyB after i started using the panes i realised the keyword i needed was "use", so thank you! that was indeed the problem
6 days ago
@DavyB after i started using the panes i realised the keyword i needed was "use", so thank you! that was indeed the problem
6 days ago
peter edwards
added a comment
for Mermaid Bay
Kinellar, My apologies for misspelling name!
6 days ago
Kinellar, My apologies for misspelling name!
6 days ago
peter edwards
added a comment
for Mermaid Bay
Killenar, Re bird skin, have you explored inside the wreck?
7 days ago
Killenar, Re bird skin, have you explored inside the wreck?
7 days ago
peter edwards
added a comment
for Mermaid Bay
Killenar, Haven’t looked at my game for years and have forgotten most of it. However, I can help a little. You get back to the beach east of the “wreck “ beach using the same method you used to get round the headland going west. That is, using the object the mermaid gave you! Bon voyage!
7 days ago
Killenar, Haven’t looked at my game for years and have forgotten most of it. However, I can help a little. You get back to the beach east of the “wreck “ beach using the same method you used to get round the headland going west. That is, using the object the mermaid gave you! Bon voyage!
7 days ago
2theleft
added a comment
for The Shack
Just finished this and want to let you know how delighted I am. The images and audio contributed well to the puzzles - I'd like to see more like this. I finished it without peeking at any spoilers in here, so people can take heart from that - if I can do it, you can. Make no mistake, this is ...
8 days ago
Just finished this and want to let you know how delighted I am. The images and audio contributed well to the puzzles - I'd like to see more like this. I finished it without peeking at any spoilers in here, so people can take heart from that - if I can do it, you can. Make no mistake, this is ...
8 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
...assuming @unapersona373 that you have typed USE keypad first!
8 days ago
...assuming @unapersona373 that you have typed USE keypad first!
8 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
@unapersona373, just type the five digits into the space where you would type a command. No need for anything in front of them.
8 days ago
@unapersona373, just type the five digits into the space where you would type a command. No need for anything in front of them.
8 days ago
unapersona373
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
i feel kind of dumb for asking this. but in the room where everything is ciphered, im trying to type in a 5 digit number but it doesn't know what im talking about. i tried enter, try, press, but it wont let my type my 5 digit number and i'm kind of stuck. can someone tell me the keyword to u ...
8 days ago
i feel kind of dumb for asking this. but in the room where everything is ciphered, im trying to type in a 5 digit number but it doesn't know what im talking about. i tried enter, try, press, but it wont let my type my 5 digit number and i'm kind of stuck. can someone tell me the keyword to u ...
8 days ago
TFSyndicate
posted a new game
Escape the Factory
You wake up in the middle of the night, in a factory that makes consumer robots of all sorts. How you got there? Never mind that. The real question is how're you gonna get out of there? Play this lit...
9 days ago
You wake up in the middle of the night, in a factory that makes consumer robots of all sorts. How you got there? Never mind that. The real question is how're you gonna get out of there? Play this lit...
9 days ago
jmacpher
added a comment
for The Legend of Grady's Gold
@hedgehog1973 So glad you liked the game. (Hint - you need to find the Will to get the code)
12 days ago
@hedgehog1973 So glad you liked the game. (Hint - you need to find the Will to get the code)
12 days ago
K.V.
added a comment
for ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
The map is the Quest feature I am least familiar with, but I *think* it does save the status of the map. (Although there seems to be an issue with loading saved games when a game has extra code to set the map coordinate stuff, like when NORTH actually moves you up or down a level and the exit script ...
13 days ago
The map is the Quest feature I am least familiar with, but I *think* it does save the status of the map. (Although there seems to be an issue with loading saved games when a game has extra code to set the map coordinate stuff, like when NORTH actually moves you up or down a level and the exit script ...
13 days ago
blackknight
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for ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
I was thinking, wouldn't it be possible to have the next version of Quest 5 store the exact status of the map instead of relying on standard directions? BTW, on second thought, it was Mini-Zork I completed but played Zork I a lot in the past. There are some differences but they are very alike ...
13 days ago
I was thinking, wouldn't it be possible to have the next version of Quest 5 store the exact status of the map instead of relying on standard directions? BTW, on second thought, it was Mini-Zork I completed but played Zork I a lot in the past. There are some differences but they are very alike ...
13 days ago
GAZArts
posted a new game
The Video Store
Set in the 1980s, an era of synth music, neon lights and the ultimate Friday ritual...The Video Store. Its a Visual Novel type Twine adventure that see's the player's Friday night take a wild turn int...
16 days ago
Set in the 1980s, an era of synth music, neon lights and the ultimate Friday ritual...The Video Store. Its a Visual Novel type Twine adventure that see's the player's Friday night take a wild turn int...
16 days ago
K.V.
added a comment
for ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
Thanks for checking it out! I enabled the map once, just to see what all I'd need to fix, and it was not pretty, ha-ha. The main issue is the rooms don't line up when you go up and down, and that throws the map off big time. I must admit the in-game map was definitely one of the things I ...
17 days ago
Thanks for checking it out! I enabled the map once, just to see what all I'd need to fix, and it was not pretty, ha-ha. The main issue is the rooms don't line up when you go up and down, and that throws the map off big time. I must admit the in-game map was definitely one of the things I ...
17 days ago
P.S
posted a new game
No more walking
Did you enjoy the story so far? Should I continue writing? In addition to the story I would want to: - Compose some background music - Make more art (and then not using AI) - Experiment with Squiffy...
17 days ago
Did you enjoy the story so far? Should I continue writing? In addition to the story I would want to: - Compose some background music - Make more art (and then not using AI) - Experiment with Squiffy...
17 days ago
blackknight
added a comment
for ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
Seems to work really well! I have completed the Z-machine version so I only took a brief look at this one. It would be nice if automatic mapping can be enabled succesfully but that is probably a big task :)
17 days ago
Seems to work really well! I have completed the Z-machine version so I only took a brief look at this one. It would be nice if automatic mapping can be enabled succesfully but that is probably a big task :)
17 days ago
YiKwang
added a comment
for Feather Meadows
Coming back to this after a long time. I've changed Computer and CONTINENT! So It's going to be a bit of a headspin getting back into Quest. Wish me luck!
19 days ago
Coming back to this after a long time. I've changed Computer and CONTINENT! So It's going to be a bit of a headspin getting back into Quest. Wish me luck!
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
I'm playing online. Yeah, entering vest manually with the keyboard works fine but I meant if you click on vest in the pane on the right, it doesn't give the option to just pick vest on its own but wants to add a command to it. I'm playing on quite an old laptop, running Windows 10 in Chr ...
19 days ago
I'm playing online. Yeah, entering vest manually with the keyboard works fine but I meant if you click on vest in the pane on the right, it doesn't give the option to just pick vest on its own but wants to add a command to it. I'm playing on quite an old laptop, running Windows 10 in Chr ...
19 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
In response to your comments @avengah: > The electrician's lights don't display properly, with the first three visible but the fourth off the right side of the viewport. This is Quest problem with the map not centering in certain environments, which may be related. Are you playing onli ...
19 days ago
In response to your comments @avengah: > The electrician's lights don't display properly, with the first three visible but the fourth off the right side of the viewport. This is Quest problem with the map not centering in certain environments, which may be related. Are you playing onli ...
19 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Hi @avengah, thank you for your comments. I implemented this version of L through playing the original so it is certainly possible that I missed some aspects of the game. Some features I simply couldn't implement the same way. I'll work my way through your messages and produce a summary resp ...
19 days ago
Hi @avengah, thank you for your comments. I implemented this version of L through playing the original so it is certainly possible that I missed some aspects of the game. Some features I simply couldn't implement the same way. I'll work my way through your messages and produce a summary resp ...
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Sorry, it won't let me edit comments. The electrician's lights don't display properly, with the first three visible but the fourth off the right side of the viewport.
19 days ago
Sorry, it won't let me edit comments. The electrician's lights don't display properly, with the first three visible but the fourth off the right side of the viewport.
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
The tree puzzle also doesn't accept rotating the solution 90 degrees which works on the BBC.
19 days ago
The tree puzzle also doesn't accept rotating the solution 90 degrees which works on the BBC.
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
It seems the PC Windows version is no longer being sold. Is it now abandonware? If so, anyone know where I can acquire a copy please if it's legal and ATM don't mind?
19 days ago
It seems the PC Windows version is no longer being sold. Is it now abandonware? If so, anyone know where I can acquire a copy please if it's legal and ATM don't mind?
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
I forgot to say I found the easter egg and got maximum points, but the cellar maze has a spawn rate of guards that is far too high. They sometimes spawn several times in a row in a single room before you have the chance to move. On my PC, the map is half off the right side of the viewport - only ...
19 days ago
I forgot to say I found the easter egg and got maximum points, but the cellar maze has a spawn rate of guards that is far too high. They sometimes spawn several times in a row in a single room before you have the chance to move. On my PC, the map is half off the right side of the viewport - only ...
19 days ago
avengah
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
I really liked your version, and I think the improvements are spot-on for making sure every puzzle is necessary - even making NEUMANN not work until the pig is caught. However, I did notice a couple of things, maybe bugs if not intended. For the calculator, the original let you type e.g. 44-7-7-7 ...
19 days ago
I really liked your version, and I think the improvements are spot-on for making sure every puzzle is necessary - even making NEUMANN not work until the pig is caught. However, I did notice a couple of things, maybe bugs if not intended. For the calculator, the original let you type e.g. 44-7-7-7 ...
19 days ago
hedgehog1972
added a review
for The Legend of Grady's Gold
I just cant figure out the combination, but a very enjoyable game
22 days ago
I just cant figure out the combination, but a very enjoyable game
22 days ago
Losersarenot alive in this realm
added a review
for I Killed The Mouse
I love this, this is really good. It's dark and would fit horror way more. Gonna share this game.
23 days ago
I love this, this is really good. It's dark and would fit horror way more. Gonna share this game.
23 days ago
Sebastian2203
added a comment
for The Harmony Protocol
I see you have a design flaw. You need to clear your page every time you click an option. Because without it you can still click the previous options which can lead to confusing simultaneous gameplay paths. I do not know if it was intended or not but you as a game creator need to be able to decid ...
24 days ago
I see you have a design flaw. You need to clear your page every time you click an option. Because without it you can still click the previous options which can lead to confusing simultaneous gameplay paths. I do not know if it was intended or not but you as a game creator need to be able to decid ...
24 days ago
kinellar
added a comment
for Mermaid Bay
just found this game. Found the wreck, smugglers den, but can't get back to the chalet beach. Think the limpet is the key, but I,m stuck on the wreck beach. Also, haven't found the bird skin anywhere. Help would be appreciated.
25 days ago
just found this game. Found the wreck, smugglers den, but can't get back to the chalet beach. Think the limpet is the key, but I,m stuck on the wreck beach. Also, haven't found the bird skin anywhere. Help would be appreciated.
25 days ago
T&K
posted a new game
Warrior Cats: Forestclan's Destiny
This is a short warrior cats game with all the original clans, but all new cats. The story is set in a new clan named Forestclan, which was founded by Shadowstar. Shadowstar is also the current leader...
26 days ago
This is a short warrior cats game with all the original clans, but all new cats. The story is set in a new clan named Forestclan, which was founded by Shadowstar. Shadowstar is also the current leader...
26 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Congratulations Jim on making it to the end! I first played this game in the 1980s when there was no one around to provide hints. It therefore took me a long time to get past the spider but I managed it eventually. Returning in 2015, I couldn't remember what I'd done and so also had to ' ...
28 days ago
Congratulations Jim on making it to the end! I first played this game in the 1980s when there was no one around to provide hints. It therefore took me a long time to get past the spider but I managed it eventually. Returning in 2015, I couldn't remember what I'd done and so also had to ' ...
28 days ago
jimbrock
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Thanks Davy, I got to the end, but there was some cheating involved! I didn't understand what left and right referred to when the spider went along the edge to a corner. I had to brute force it to solve that one. Good game though and thanks for your efforts in producing it. Jim
28 days ago
Thanks Davy, I got to the end, but there was some cheating involved! I didn't understand what left and right referred to when the spider went along the edge to a corner. I had to brute force it to solve that one. Good game though and thanks for your efforts in producing it. Jim
28 days ago
DavyB
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Hi Jim, you've made great progress! There are actually two ways to find the number to open the chest, both involve following the sequence you have identified... ...One of the numbers you can ring gives a different response on second use... ...or you can work through the 4-digit numbers ...
29 days ago
Hi Jim, you've made great progress! There are actually two ways to find the number to open the chest, both involve following the sequence you have identified... ...One of the numbers you can ring gives a different response on second use... ...or you can work through the 4-digit numbers ...
29 days ago
jimbrock
added a comment
for L Too: Another Mathemagical Adventure
Ok I'm stuck, I can't work out how to open the chest in the gloomy room. I've worked out the sequence of the telephone numbers but can't work out how that leads to a 4 digit number to unlock the chest. I don't want to post any spoilers, please don't look in case, but this ...
29 days ago
Ok I'm stuck, I can't work out how to open the chest in the gloomy room. I've worked out the sequence of the telephone numbers but can't work out how that leads to a 4 digit number to unlock the chest. I don't want to post any spoilers, please don't look in case, but this ...
29 days ago