Underplayed Gems

Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder (1999)

Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder cover

Platforms: DOS
Genres: Adventure
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

A slow, deliberate interactive fiction where you type commands to unravel a fantasy story, feeling like a patient puzzle from the late 90s.

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