Hadean Lands
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Author(s): Andrew Plotkin
Genre: Fantasy
Website: http://hadeanlands.com/
Language: en
First Publication Date: 2014-10-30
License: Commercial
Forgiveness Rating: Merciful
Rating: 4.5 (based on 67 ratings)


ABOUT THE STORY

  Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your
  crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to survive?


EXTERNAL LINKS

  Invisiclues Hints <https://intfiction.org/t/hadean-lands-invisiclues/44350>

  Walkthrough and map <http://www.plover.net/~davidw/sol/h/hadea14.html>
    Verbose walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

  Walkthrough <http://www.metzomagic.com/showArticle.php?fileName=/int/2015/wt_HadeanLands/HadeanLandsWalkthrough.html>
    Walkthrough by Steve Metzler. Has incremental-ish hints for various puzzles,
    rather than one giant file that spills everything. Also links to scanned
    maps.

  Source code <https://hadeanlands.com/src/>
    For personal, educational use only.

  TVTropes page <https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HadeanLands>


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

  Adventure Gamers
  <http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/27566>
  > "This game is undoubtedly one of the best works of IF in the Infocom
  > tradition. Its puzzles are all based on a system of admirably complicated
  > alchemy that naturally emerges from the world and its story. The result is
  > an engrossing, fun gameplay experience that has a kind of consistency and
  > momentum comparable to games like Portal 2 that also have a strong central
  > puzzle mechanic. And it takes place in a world rich with detail and
  > fascinating to explore, conveyed through distinctive writing. It all adds up
  > to an intensely immersive experience that will easily last you 20 hours, if
  > not significantly more. The bottom line is that Hadean Lands makes great
  > strides towards perfecting the classic adventure game – not just the text
  > adventure."

  Slate
  <http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/01/hadean_lands_the_text_only_video_game_shows_how_the_genre_can_be_beautiful.html>
  > "The best video game I played last year is a science-fiction thriller about
  > alchemy, and it has no graphics or sound effects."--David Auerbach

  Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling
  <http://emshort.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/hadean-lands-andrew-plotkin/>
  > "The aesthetic is very much one that takes pleasure in human cultures and
  > systems of knowledge. And this works really well with the puzzle
  > experience."--Emily Short

  ExtremeTech
  <http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/230483-hadean-lands-is-the-new-infocom-game-youve-always-wanted>
  > "But several things of note elevate Hadean Lands beyond a 1980s text
  > adventure, without detracting from the concept or muddying the waters in any
  > way."--Jamie Lendino

  Rock, Paper, Shotgun
  <https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/29/hadean-lands/>
  > "But I’m not alone in thinking Hadean Lands is one of the most extraordinary
  > pieces of parser IF ever written, both as a technical achievement and as a
  > piece of escalating puzzle design."--Emily Short