Desperados
| Desperados | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 29 June 2025 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | Gianluca Girelli and Garry Francis |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Western |
| Location |  Wilderness |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring systems | Inform 6, PunyInform |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | 9EAD9613-BC13-4C62-AF3D-186247A78D9E |
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Prologue
In the days when the Wild West was roamed by bandits and murderers, lawmen had a lot to deal with. Honest sheriffs and brave rangers tracked outlaws over wild terrain, but very often they had to stop at the Mexican border, because they had no jurisdiction in Mexico.
Countless gangs of bandits used this to their advantage. They would cross the border to rob and kill in the southern states, then return to Mexico to spend their stolen loot.
In your role as the sheriff of Tucson, Arizona, you had experienced this humiliating situation many times, but this time was different. Manolo Ramirez and his gang had attacked a small community of settlers, kidnapped the girls and killed everyone else. That day, you decided that jurisdictional boundaries shouldn't be used to allow these criminals to get away with murder. There comes a time when humanity, compassion and justice must prevail.
So, you left your tin star on your office desk and entrusted the care of the town to your deputy. You were soon in hot pursuit of Ramirez and his gang.
The first three days of your search lead to nothing but dead ends. On the fourth day, your horse was spooked by a rattlesnake and galloped off, leaving you alone on foot without any supplies, apart from your weapons. Tired, and low on ammunition, you trudged on until you reached the outskirts of a small village, but there was no sign of life. Normally, there would be dogs and chickens and the children would run out to meet a stranger. You had a horrible feeling that the desperados had been here and the hoof tracks attested to that.
As you approach the village, your nostrils are accosted by the stench of death and decay. You are now sure that Ramirez's gang had once again ravaged a small, defenceless community. It's time for this to end once and for all. It's time to track down these murderers and make them pay!
Versions
Release 1
Date: 29 June 2025
Release 2
Date: 15 October 2025
Post-comp release
Related games
- Part of "Kenneth Johnson trilogy":
- Wild West (Gianluca Girelli and Garry Francis; 2025; Inform 6, PunyInform; Z-code).
- Tin Star (Gianluca Girelli and Garry Francis; 2025; Inform 6, PunyInform; Z-code).
- Desperados (Gianluca Girelli and Garry Francis; 2025; Inform 6, PunyInform; Z-code).
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Spoilers
Date: 29 June 2025
Date: 15 October 2025