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Stories Terminal

Stories Terminal is a detective text adventure inspired by classic parser games. Type your own commands, explore pixel-art locations, collect evidence, and solve a murder case on a midnight university campus.

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OddlyGames
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About the Game

Type a command. Open the story.

Stories Terminal brings back the feel of classic text adventures in a cleaner, more approachable form. Instead of clicking through a fixed list of choices, you type your own commands: look around, inspect the vial, search the desk, use the card, call the police. The terminal answers, and the story moves with what you uncover.

The first scenario takes you to a midnight campus at Vilnius University. You play as a detective investigating the death of Marek Nowak, a biology teacher. A body lies in the courtyard, chemical traces lead toward the lab, and the basement hides the darker part of the case. Every clue can matter.

Classic form, modern flow

Stories Terminal keeps the spirit of old text games: read, think, type your decision. At the same time, it helps you stay in the story with flexible command recognition, contextual hints, autosave, and atmospheric pixel-art backgrounds.

  • Typed commands - try your own actions instead of only choosing from buttons.

  • Evidence-driven investigation - gather the right clues before making the final call.

  • Pixel-art atmosphere - a dark campus, silent hallways, labs, and basements frame the case.

  • Multiple endings - the finale depends on what you have discovered.

  • A terminal for many stories - Stories Terminal is built as a place for future scenarios, genres, and cases.

  • PL/EN - supports Polish and English.

Who is it for?

For players who enjoy narrative games, detective mysteries, old-school adventures, text parsers, and stories where careful reading matters more than reflexes.

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