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Indigo

Years ago, a witch placed you in this tower and arranged for your upkeep, paying certain villagers well to keep you supplied with the most basic necessities, and no more. Your years in the tower have changed…

7 May 2011

Indigo is an adventure developed by Emily Short, released 7 May 2011 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Indigo is

Indigo is an adventure game developed by Emily Short and released in 2011. 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

Years ago, a witch placed you in this tower and arranged for your upkeep, paying certain villagers well to keep you supplied with the most basic necessities, and no more. Your years in the tower have changed you. You are more or less a grown woman now, with hair nearly to the floor. Your skills have developed as far as solitude and tedium can take them. You are ready to leave. Take your time.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Indigo launched on 7 May 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire and Terraria.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria.

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When did Indigo come out?
Indigo was released on 7 May 2011 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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