Greetings denizen!

The file you're probably looking for is "Forsaken Denizen.zblorb". You'll need an interpreter to run the game, such as Gargoyle, Spatterlight or many others.

index.html is the web version of the game, which should run in a browser. It's mostly here so a playable version of this game can be hosted by the IFComp site and others, but if you don't want to fuss with an interpreter, it's another option.

map.jpg is a map of the game. It tries not to be too spoilery, and I encourage you to refer to it as you play, but it does reveal almost every location, so use your own judgement.

The "extras" directory contains in-universe documents that flesh out some of the backstory and hidden game mechanics. None of them are necessary to play the game or understand the story.

May a blessed shadow fall upon you,
C.E.J.



CREDITS:

Game, map and extras written, coded and composed by C.E.J. Pacian

Game created using Dialog by Linus Åkesson and its VSCode extension by sideburns3000
Invaluable code analysis and contributions were provided by Timur Ozturk

Beta Testers:
Karona, Mel Jason, Wade Clarke, Lorenzo Bresolin, Morgan Willcock, Magnus Buchanan, Justin Kim, Adam Biltcliffe, David T. Marchand, tallywinkle and George Oliver

Cover.jpg:
Art commissioned from: nsjndd1 a.k.a. Noodle

map.jpg:
Background: public domain via Smithsonian Open Access
Icons: public domain via AIGA, Bulgarian Peoples Republic and United Nations

extras/GNOST.pdf:
Icons: public domain via AIGA and ISO
Translation: Google Translate ^^;

extras/news.html:
Headline Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (modified)
"Video" thumbnail: NASA/JPL-Caltech
CSS loading spinner: https://cssloaders.github.io/
Banner ad background image: https://unsplash.com/

extras/zine.pdf:
Made with: Electric Zine Maker
Images: https://unsplash.com/
