The Kuolema by Ben Jackson profile Mystery 2023 Web Site

About the Story

This game has now been entirely 'remastered' and released as part of the Spring Thing 2024 competition.

An abandoned ship is found adrift in the South China Sea. Its radio is silent and there's no sign of anyone on board. As a lone operative, you are tasked with securing the ship and finding out what happened.

As you make your way through the empty corridors and cabins, you will piece together the mystery from notes the crew have left behind. You will need to locate codes and make difficult decisions in order to accomplish your mission. But you may discover that all is not as it seems, and time is not on your side…

Look for clues and uncover the secrets of The Kuolema.

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The first release, for Spring Thing 2023, was an attempt to create an ambitious and complex choice-based narrative entirely within Google Forms.

The new Twine remake endeavours to stay true to the original, but there are also plenty of changes and additions that take better advantage of the more capable format.

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