Slouching Towards Bedlam
Enter a steampunk adventure set in a London that might have been. The year is 1885. Bedlam Hospital still stands in Moorsfield, a decaying shell used to house the poor and the hopeless. Steam-driven mechanical…
Slouching Towards Bedlam is an adventure developed by Daniel Ravipinto, released 29 September 2003 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Slouching Towards Bedlam is
Slouching Towards Bedlam is an adventure game developed by Daniel Ravipinto and released in 2003. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Enter a steampunk adventure set in a London that might have been. The year is 1885. Bedlam Hospital still stands in Moorsfield, a decaying shell used to house the poor and the hopeless. Steam-driven mechanical wonders roam the streets. Gear-wheeled analytical engines spin out reams of thought onto punched paper tapes. And in the darkness – in the alleys and the side shops – hide secrets. A piece of interactive fiction written by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical.
What it launched against
Slouching Towards Bedlam launched on 29 September 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3 and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.
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