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Escape the Pale

by Novy Pnin

2025
Historical, retro
Web-based
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About the Story

Your village was burned by the Cossacks. Your brother and sister killed. You barely escaped with 500 kopecks and your trusty cart. Now you must buy goods and sell them in other cities, saving carefully, to buy yourself a ticket to... anywhere you will be safe.

Your papers say you cannot leave the Pale of Settlement.

Content warning: Content may be upsetting to some audiences; crimes against humanity are described in a non-graphic fashion(Hidden)

Awards

Entrant - 31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025)

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Game Details

First Publication Date: September 1, 2025
Current Version: Unknown
Development System: Web-based
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TUID: yvm751mvrtdlmbkz

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