I want to let you know about my latest endeavor, a new interactive fiction (sometimes known as a “text adventure”) called According to Cain.
In the game, you are tasked with solving one of the oldest recorded mysteries in Western literature: What is the Mark of Cain?
You are a medieval investigator sent back in time to learn the secrets behind mankind’s first murder. Using an alchemy system, observation, and your wits, you must discover the untold truth about Cain and Abel.
It’s more of a literary murder mystery than a religious one. And it has an unusual twist in the detective story: Rather than solving the crime, you’re trying to solve the nature of the punishment.
According to Cain is my entry in the Interactive Fiction Competition 2022, which started today. You can download or play the game online, and you can even participate in the competition as a judge.
This is a change of pace for me, and represents a lot of creative blood, sweat, and tears. I hope you take a little time to try it out. I’d love to hear what you think.
I tried to play it online, but there were four quotations, and nothing else to do after I’d read them.
You should be able to press a key (like Space or Enter) and continue playing. If that’s not working for you, you might try a different browser?