This Book Is A Dungeon

Pretty cool game

I haven't played this game in almost seven years but it was so striking to me that even today I remember it very clearly.

not for me, ran into some bugs. maybe wait for a sale.

This Book Is A Dungeon takes the familiar idea of a dungeon crawler and transforms it into something closer to a sinister interactive novel. Instead of navigating detailed 3D corridors or fighting enemies through real-time combat, the player advances primarily by reading descriptions, making choices, examining disturbing situations, and accepting the consequences of curiosity. Developed by Nathan Meunier and published by Plug In Digital, it is a deliberately unconventional horror experience built around interactive fiction, light role-playing mechanics, puzzles, and repeated experimentation. Its minimalist presentation may initially appear simple, but beneath it is an adventure that takes considerable pleasure in making exploration dangerous. The dungeon functions as a branching collection of encounters where seemingly ordinary decisions can produce dramatically different outcomes. Players investigate rooms, interact with questionable objects, encounter grotesque creatures, and decide whether potentially dangerous opportunities are worth pursuing. The game frequently rewards curiosity with useful information or progress, but it can just as easily respond with an unpleasant death. …

The game turns into a trial-and-error clickathon that forces you to keep repeating the same actions dozens of times to get back to the point where you get to guess which option to choose next to proceed. Would be ok as a free game, as this is clearly someone's first attempt at making a game.

tbh loving it so far — easy to get into, great buy.