Mainland
Vasily Voronkov · 2015 · Free to Play, Adventure, Indie, Interactive Fiction, Text-Based
PC
3 user reviews67% · 3 📈 Making a comeback 81%
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About Mainland
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You're a 19th-century explorer stranded on a mysterious mainland after plague devastates your crew, navigating a haunting world through classic adventure game mechanics. What sets it apart is its focus on atmospheric storytelling and unconventional narrative over traditional puzzle-solving.
Mainland is a free text adventure game about an explorer in the 19th century whose captain and crew have been killed by plague. The game focuses on unconventional story and atmosphere rather than hardcore puzzles, and features gameplay similar to classic adventure games.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Love that parser! This game has a traditional setting of an exploration/mystery game taking place during the 1800's (as far as I know from what I've played of it so far), but the really cool part about it is the text entry system itself! It's got a great autocomplete/suggestion feature, where if you start typing "look" for example it will automatically list out all of the things that you can look at in the area you're in. I've seen that some people think that this is annoying as it removes some of the mystery of poking at things and seeing what works and what doesn't, but I personally find it very useful. This is one of the rare parser games that's in multiple languages too, so if you speak Russian this might be a fun one to try. Also, it's free! So why not give it a try?1 found this helpful
Игра 'Mainland' - это интересная, хотя и несколько недоработанная, попытка создать захватывающий мир с элементами выживания и крафта. Графика приятная, особенно радуют пейзажи, но оптимизация оставляет желать лучшего, даже на мощном железе бывают просадки FPS. Система крафта довольно обширная, есть множество рецептов и ресурсов для сбора, что позволяет игроку ощутить себя настоящим выживальщиком. Однако, сюжетная линия кажется слабоватой и оставляет много вопросов без ответов. Квесты часто однообразны и сводятся к "пойди - принеси - убей". Искусственный интеллект противников не отличается особой хитростью, что снижает сложность сражений. Несмотря на недостатки, в 'Mainland' есть потенциал. Игра может заинтересовать любителей жанра, если разработчики продолжат её улучшать и добавлять контент. В текущем состоянии - это крепкий середнячок, которому не хватает полировки и более проработанной истории. Рекомендую подождать скидок или обновлений перед покупкой.
Mainland is like if Victorian explorers met a deadly plague and decided to narrate their misadventures in text form. You spend your time exploring, making choices, and realizing that every decision somehow ends with slightly more existential dread. It’s atmospheric, quirky, and perfect for anyone who enjoys classic text adventures without worrying about hardcore puzzles—because the real puzzle is surviving the 19th century. 9/10, highly recommend bringing tissues… for your eyes and maybe your soul.
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I would not recommend this for most gamers. I think it would be better off if it was maybe a visual novel instead of text adventure
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