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Tapestry

It is a symbol and a tool. It is your past and your future. It is all things, in time. You, Timothy Hunter, have lived, and like all things mortal you have died. But the aftermath of that lifetime is anything…

10 October 1996

Tapestry is an adventure developed by Daniel Ravipinto, released 10 October 1996 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Tapestry is

Tapestry is an adventure game developed by Daniel Ravipinto and released in 1996. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is a symbol and a tool. It is your past and your future. It is all things, in time. You, Timothy Hunter, have lived, and like all things mortal you have died. But the aftermath of that lifetime is anything but simple... Faced with creatures beyond your ken, the fruition of whose inscrutable motives hinge on your decisions, what will you do? Will you face who and what you once were? Or will you try to change things for the better? Or the worse?
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Tapestry launched on 10 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL and Twisted Metal 2.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL, Twisted Metal 2.

Quick answers

Tapestry — frequently asked questions

When did Tapestry come out?
Tapestry was released on 10 October 1996 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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