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Delightful Wallpaper

Grey gravel crunches in the drive. Grey windows retreat behind wrought-iron balcony rails. Grey skies press down over the looming, shadowy edifice. You do enjoy your job, but the decor can become a bit much…

1 October 2006

Delightful Wallpaper is an adventure developed by Andrew Plotkin, released 1 October 2006 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Delightful Wallpaper is

Delightful Wallpaper is an adventure game developed by Andrew Plotkin and released in 2006. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Grey gravel crunches in the drive. Grey windows retreat behind wrought-iron balcony rails. Grey skies press down over the looming, shadowy edifice. You do enjoy your job, but the decor can become a bit much sometimes. You shall hope that the inside of this mansion proves to be cheerier. A "cozy mansion mystery in the making" by Andrew Plotkin.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Delightful Wallpaper launched on 1 October 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

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When did Delightful Wallpaper come out?
Delightful Wallpaper was released on 1 October 2006 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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