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You are a mouse cursor, summoned by an entity called The Shepherd into a simulation drawn entirely in ASCII text. In this difficult point-and-click puzzle adventure, you solve puzzles, collect items, fight the dangerous Bound, and piece together what happened to a strange world.

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About The Pasture

You are a mouse cursor, summoned by an entity called The Shepherd into a simulation drawn entirely in ASCII text. In this difficult point-and-click puzzle adventure, you solve puzzles, collect items, fight the dangerous Bound, and piece together what happened to a strange world.

This is an experimental game by a solo dev (me!) made with ~5 months of effort across 2 years.

Features

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3-5 hours of gameplay for an average blind playthrough
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~12 unique environments completely rendered on a grid of ASCII characters, seen in the screenshots
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~10 items the player will need to find to progress through the game
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Difficult puzzle elements, inspired by text-based adventures like Zork. It is recommended to read what is said in the game very carefully.
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Mouse-based movement requiring precise dodging and timing to progress
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~10000 lines of user-facing dialogue, describing The Pasture, its inhabitants, and its history
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Over 25 different entities, allies and enemies both, that the player will interact with
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Up to 2 boss battles, depending on the paths chosen.
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A bad ending, a good ending, and a true ending for the player to discover

Requirements

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Mouse and Keyboard
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~120MB of space

Content Warning

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Do not play if you are sensitive to the following topics: Flashing lights, self-harm, death.

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