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The Moonlit Tower

No, not a prison, though stone stands around you, as expressionless as a mirror awaiting face and form; and in the silence you hear no plaint of flute or roar of gong, but instead the crash of porcelain…

1 October 2002

The Moonlit Tower is an adventure developed by Yoon Ha Lee, released 1 October 2002 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What The Moonlit Tower is

The Moonlit Tower is an adventure game developed by Yoon Ha Lee and released in 2002. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

No, not a prison, though stone stands around you, as expressionless as a mirror awaiting face and form; and in the silence you hear no plaint of flute or roar of gong, but instead the crash of porcelain shattering. A work of interactive fiction by Yoon Ha Lee.
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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

The Moonlit Tower launched on 1 October 2002, within three weeks of Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

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When did The Moonlit Tower come out?
The Moonlit Tower was released on 1 October 2002 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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