iPhone app The Dreamhold

*The Dreamhold* is interactive fiction a classic text adventure.
No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

*The Dreamhold* is designed for people who have never played IF before.
It introduces the common commands and mindset of text adventures, one step at a time.
Theres an extensive help system describing standard IF commands, as well as dynamic hints which pop up whenever you seem to be stuck.

Ive tried to create a game which rewards many species of adventurer: the inexperienced newcomer, the puzzle-hurdler, the casual tourist, the meticulous explorer, the wild experimenter, the seeker after nuances and implications.

- Fluid interface designed for comfortable typing and reading.

- Full-length puzzle adventure with several optional side quests and hidden endings.

- Text adventure devotees can turn off the tutorials and hints, or play in Expert mode for additional challenge.

- Achievements tracked through Game Center.

- Pop-up palette of commonly used commands.

- Dynamic in-game map, so you dont have to scribble boxes on a piece of paper.

- Full support for VoiceOver (speech output) and dictation (speech input) on devices that offer these features.

- Yes, really free.
Not free with ads, not freemium.
Just free.
I want to introduce people to IF, and this game is how I do it.

*The Dreamhold* won the XYZZY Awards for Best Puzzles and Best Use of Medium in 2004.
It is also available (for free) on my web site.

(The cover art is based on a photograph by Trey Ratcliff: The Festival of Lights in Lyon (CC by-nc-sa), remixed with images of Mercury and Io.),

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