Glowgrass
You play as a xenohistorian on an expedition. You've been dropped (more literally than you planned) by a dropship over the ground of the Ancients. Your equipment was scattered and the dropship crashed. Now…
Glowgrass is an adventure, released 1 October 1997 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Glowgrass is
Glowgrass was released in 1997. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play as a xenohistorian on an expedition. You've been dropped (more literally than you planned) by a dropship over the ground of the Ancients. Your equipment was scattered and the dropship crashed. Now it's just you, your wits, and the Ancients to help you find a way home.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Glowgrass launched on 1 October 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.
Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.
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