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Worlds Apart

For over 20 years, I dreamed about an alternate universe I called the Higher World. For three of those years, I poured almost all of my creative energy into a novel-length story set in that universe. Worlds…

31 December 1999

Worlds Apart is an adventure developed by Suzanne Britton, released 31 December 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Worlds Apart is

Worlds Apart is an adventure game developed by Suzanne Britton and released in 1999. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).

The premise, in the publisher's words

For over 20 years, I dreamed about an alternate universe I called the Higher World. For three of those years, I poured almost all of my creative energy into a novel-length story set in that universe. Worlds Apart is the result. But it is not a novel in the traditional sense of the word. It is an interactive tale in which you play the leading part, solving problems and learning about yourself along the way.
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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

Worlds Apart launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

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When did Worlds Apart come out?
Worlds Apart was released on 31 December 1999 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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