Разработчик: Karolis Dikcius
Описание
You awaken without memories in a strange desert, only to be tasked with solving your own murder. Interact with a cast of weird characters, solve the mystery of an isolated eerie town and figure out who murdered you - and why.
Desert of Vice is a typed text horror adventure. Every interaction is made by typing text on the keyboard. Enter the desired command and see the action come to life.
• A story rich adventure.
• Choice dependent endings.
• Text based controls.
• Tailor made soundtrack by @cesque.
Desert of Vice was inspired by surrealist literary and weird fiction of the 20th century.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 or higher
Mac
- OS: macOS 10.11 or later
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 or higher
Отзывы пользователей
The game is way good in its simplicity of playing. Easy access and fluent game progress without anything that might make you get stuck. The story and narration way are classic lovecraftian style, a bit plain but fairly well. I got an Ending 3, but I don't have time for more endings.
A neat, little text adventure project with good aesthetic choices that could use some quality-of-life improvements. As stated in other reviews, some necessary commands can not be intuited from in-text description; thus, early playthroughs require use of the hints command. Implementation of tried and tested commands from earlier text adventures (go east, go forward, etc.) and a more uniform application of other commands ('leave' works in the motel room but not in most other locations, take works with most pickups but you have to 'harvest cactus') would do a lot to alleviate these pain points. The requirement to 'go to [place]' instead of simply 'go [place]' feels particularly odd and pedantic.
Despite these criticisms, Desert of Vice has an undeniable mystique about it with an art style and soundtrack that compliment its supernatural noir themes. I think this is a great short effort from such a small indie developer and I hope they continue to improve their craft.
Great stuff!
I really like the story, the visuals and music. There are six endings and they are all good and not too hard to get.
I got ending "V" (five) in my first run.
What I did not like as much was the single save system (although you can copy the save file in the %AppData% folder as suggested by the guides ) and having to type everything even though there are few input options and the wording can be somewhat specific, forcing you to frequently type "hint".
Often when a game makes you write it's because there are many input options and discovering those can be a fun puzzle, here I feel it's more just to set the tempo and vibes, more like a visual novel than a text adventure I guess.
Giving the game's lenght those two things aren't really a problem, but they could be if it were much longer.
Desert of Vice is a text-based adventure game that draws inspiration from Lovecraftian literature. Karolis Dikcius and Co. work to create a strange, unwelcoming world that is shrouded in mystery-- a mystery that is slowly discovered depending on which ending/choice we may choose. However, with that said, a large portion of this game feels more like a kinetic novel. A kinetic novel that drags its own story down given how there isn't a convenient way to save the game to get these slightly different endings.
While some of these endings can differ very greatly from each other in terms of fleeing versus running away, the separate endings blur together given the mechanic of having to type all of the same text out each play-through. With that said, I think the story and style of Desert of Vice is still compelling for those looking for a short story to read/type through. Given the relatively cheap price, interesting designs, as well as the added bonus of an easy 100%, I can only recommend this game despite these possible cons.
I wish there was a "neither recommended nor not recommended" way to review.
Having played text-based games a lot in the past (I got the babel fish!) I'm used to text based games that were written to have a lot of options. Get the thing, look at the thing, open the thing, combine the thing, look at the room, etc. Lots and lots of that. Unfortunately, Desert of Vice is very limited. There are a handful of choices, frequently (as another reviewer said) you have to type "hint" just to find out what they all are, as you're not going to guess them - and it's not like there are dozens. There are usually just 3 or 4 things to do, or less.
It's less a game and more a slightly interactive story, and unfortunately without choices it didn't hold my interest well enough. I think it's a very good start, and a good idea for a game, and it's atmospheric - that's what pulled me in, but as a game it needed to be fleshed out more. I don't know how many endings there are, but it couldn't hold my interest to make it to them since my choices seemed mostly moot.
The mood and the preview make it seem like it should be really, really good, a clever little gem, but unfortunately as someone who's played old text games, I felt like I was getting railroaded into someone's story rather than playing my own. When the game tells me "you don't want to do that" and I just said I did, guess what - I did want to do that.
If you can get it really cheap and you just want a story that isn't much of a game, I guess it's okayish. Tragically with just a few more options to do things, it could've worlds better.
Spooky text adventure in the vein of Lovecraft and Twin Peaks. Tonally, it's more on the creepy side of things. It shouldn't take you more than an hour to beat. But there are multiple endings so there's reason to run through it again making different choices.
Play it in the dark. The music and sounds make the atmosphere.
Desert of Vice is a horror text adventure game with inspiration of Zork, Lovecraft and even some Kafka.
While the game is not completly text-based, as it got both visual design and soundtrack, the gameplay is pure text where the game responds to your input. Just like in the olden days of adventure games!
The game has an interesting storyline which doesn't tell you everything in the beginning, instead it lets you explore and find out things on your own. There are some hints, but most of the time you're left to yourself, your keyboard and the desert. There's also multiple endings which gives the game some replayability, especially since you're offered a lot of variation in doing things.
I recommend this if you enjoy text adventures and eerie horror games, otherwise stay away. No jumpscares though!
A Surprisingly well made text adventure. If you want a short, spooky game for a night in, this is a good pick.
Cool mysterious game, nice Lynch/Lovecraft vibes. Great atmosphere and music.
Gives the illusion of choice but keeps dictating the one action you are allowed to take at almost all times. You must go to the motel because you are sleepy, you must clean your room despite the fact that you just said you had to sleep first, you must go to the bar now despite not having slept yet... It's all nonsense.
Brilliant text quest with intriguing plot, thrilling atmosphere, handy hint system and unlinear gameplay (with a bunch of endings). Must-have for every gamer who loves old-school text games.
A neat little text based mystery adventure that's recommended with a word of warning. It manages to conjure up an atmosphere very much its own and for that it deserves praise. However, the parser is awful compared to the parsers of full bodied text adventures of yore. The amount of possible commands is very limited and inconsistent. When used it'll expect exact input by the player. Do not expect a dictionary of synonyms. This also means that world building and exploration are *very* limited. This means that rather than a text adventure, it's more of an interactive novel. In this case though, it kinda works because of its Kafka-esque tone. Keep this in mind, and it's an enjoyable trip.
Right off the bat I notice that I have to type in "hint" at almost every interaction so that I can know what to type in. it would be easier if options were given to you, as you only have a few select things that you can do. It's a little bit confusing, but it's strange and unique, and I like that.
It could be improved, but It's a cool experience.
beautiful
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Karolis Dikcius |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 86% положительных (14) |