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Anchorhead

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.

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Positive (46) - 86% of the 46 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Jan 31, 2018

Developer:

Michael Gentry

Publisher:

Michael Gentry

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Title: Anchorhead
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: Michael Gentry

Publisher: Michael Gentry

Release Date: Jan 31, 2018

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Awards

Winner, Best Setting; Nominee, Best Game; Nominee, Best Writing; Nominee, Best Story; Nominee, Best Puzzles; Nominee, Best Individual NPC — 1998 XYZZY Awards
1st Place, The Top Five IF Games (Adventure Gamers, 2002)
4th Place, Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2011 edition)
4th Place, Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2015 edition)

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Reviews

“[...] in my book this game is the ultimate work of interactive fiction, overflowing with intrigue and compelling story elements, scary and engrossing, exceptionally written and impressively coded with a remarkable eye for detail.”
Adventure Gamers

“As IF goes, though, this is a deeply beautiful piece. [...] There's lots of disgusting, unpleasant imagery, but first -- and en route to that imagery -- is a masterful build-up of setting and mood unparalleled by almost any other game I have ever played.”
IF-Review

“Overall, the experience of playing Anchorhead was incredibly rich and memorable—not for the difficulty navigating, or for the puzzles, but for the immersive experience it provided.”
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About This Game

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.

Anchorhead is a text adventure game in the style of classic Infocom games from the 1980s. No graphics, no menus, no point-and-click — you navigate a written story using typed commands, and read what happens next.

Travel to the haunted coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts and uncover the roots of a horrific conspiracy inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Search through musty archives and tomes of esoteric lore; dodge hostile townsfolk; combat a generation-spanning evil that threatens your family and the entire world. A sprawling, meticulously detailed setting, brought to life by finely crafted prose and illustrated with dozens of spine-chilling illustrations, ensures that the story will stay with you long after you finish playing the game.

A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming down harder — fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.

Welcome to Anchorhead . . .

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Graphics: Any
Storage: 150 MB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: OS X 10.9
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Graphics: Any
Storage: 150 MB available space

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Anchorhead is copyright 1997-2017 by Michael Gentry. The illustrations are copyright 2017 by Carlos Cara Álvarez.
The game was built with Inform 7, a free IF development system. Inform 7 was created by Graham Nelson.
This playable version is built with Lectrote, an open-source IF interpreter.
Trailer music "Cthonic" by Xenojam, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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