Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story is a story-rich visual novel with point-and-click adventure game elements. Featuring a 30,000 word interactive script, hundreds of story choices, challenging puzzles, and a thrilling hard rock soundtrack, Hellfire 1988 is a compelling dramatic adventure.
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May 11, 2022
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Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story is a story-rich visual novel set in Bend, Oregon during the Halloween of 1988. Hellfire 1988 is a darkly comic crime story with engaging interactive dialogue, point-and-click exploration, and exciting mini-games that combine to give players an immersive experience of 1980s America. Featuring a 30,000 word interactive script, hundreds of realistic story choices, trenchant dark humor, challenging puzzles, and a thrilling hard rock soundtrack, Hellfire 1988 is one of the first indie games to be made with Unreal Engine 5 and has an expected play time of about 2 to 4 hours. Available in English and Spanish.

A Glimpse Into the Past From the Future


Jennifer Craft is a seventeen-year-old slacker and metalhead living in the conservative logging town of Bend, Oregon. When a shocking crime confirms the townsfolk's worst suspicions about Jennifer, she must race against time to clear her name and save her loved ones.

New with Version 1.0.2:

  • Added all new SPANISH translation provided by David "Gilded Z" Vasquez!
  • Added music volume slider on main menu
  • Added the actual verse in the hacking puzzle
  • Performance improvements

New with Version 1.0.1:

  • Added option to play just as Visual Novel without puzzles and point-and-click levels
  • Keep cursor visible throughout dialogues for easier access to save menu
  • Graphical performance optimizations
  • Fixed bug where game sometimes wouldn’t recall last choice point if Jennifer goes to jail
  • Removed graphic debug messages that pop up on some systems during point-and-click levels
  • Fixed typo in dialogue
  • Improved in-game menu visibility and added version indicator

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

THIS GAME IS NOT FOR YOUNG KIDS!
Although this game does not include any frightening or graphic imagery, it includes mature dialogue about potentially upsetting topics including drug and alcohol use, crime, and prejudice. Foul language is frequently encountered.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core 2, AMD Ryzen, or higher
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Recent NVidia GeForce or ATI Radeon graphics
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: The game may be played as a visual novel without the point-and-click sections to reduce graphics requirements.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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