Snail Trek - Chapter 1: Intershellar (2017)

Developer

Phil Fortier

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Rating

4.7 of 5, 182 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 32 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A deliberately gentle, modernized take on classic parser-based adventuring, offering short, low-stakes puzzles with no dead ends and a cheerful, pun-driven tone.

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What players say

Players praise this as a short, free homage to 90s text-parser adventures, comparing it to Sierra games like Space Quest. Reviews split on puzzle logic: some find them fair and gratifying, others worry about future moon logic. It takes about 10 minutes to finish.

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