A Difficult Puzzle (2021)
You have passed all the exams in your first year studying to become a wizard. One test remains though. It isn't a test you have been prepared for. The purpose is to test your wits when you encounter something you are NOT prepared for.
NB: This game was inspired by 3(!) other games/game series, but I need to update the game to mention all three, sorry. These are Junior Arithmancer by Mike Spivey, the Hard Puzzle series by Ade McT and not least several games by Jim MacBrayne, so here I select his game Time's Enigma as I know I completed that one. The individual puzzles are very much in the same vein as Jim's games, though the mathematical foundation is more heavily inspired by Junior Arithmancer.
A polished jam winner with the following requirements:
* Max. 5 locations * Conversation with at least one NPC *
More info about the jam: Adrift Competition 2021
The game can be played in two modes (your choice):
1. "Limited Parser"-mode (good for people new to parser games + but also less cumbersome for experienced players)
2. "Normal Parser"-mode if you want a more classical parser game experience
Download
Install instructions
This game can be played online through a browser as well as downloaded on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. The game is the blorb-file below. Then you have to choose an interpreter for your system, also below:
ADRIFT Runner (Windows only) [Link below]
Frankendrift (Mac, Linux, Windows) [Link below]
Fabularium (Android) [Link below]
Play online here: https://www.adrift.co/game/1620
If you want to play locally on Windows without an interpreter, you can download the Windows executable below.
Development log
Comments
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Malwarebytes detects a problem with the play online link.
The links are safe. Sometimes antivirus programs like to flag ADRIFT software (this game was made with ADRIFT) for a while until someone bothers to send in the file to a few of the antivirus companies, which will look into it and conclude that it was a "false positive" and stop flagging for a while. This happens because there are millions of viruses so antivirus software has to evaluate files by statistical methods which increases the risk of false positives, especially for niche software which are not used by many. As ADRIFT and games made with ADRIFT are available on the ADRIFT site (www.adrift.co - not .com) that could be the reason why Malwarebytes flag the site.
I only warn you about the fact that the versión in Play Store is an eldest one. It is not refreshed.
Ok, thanks :)
Fabularium in Google Play is outdated, you should point to ifwiki
Thanks for contacting me. I don't fully understand.
Is there an alternative to Fabularium on Android for playing ADRIFT 5 games?
If not, it is better to link to the newest version of Fabularium than not being able to play on Android.