Hadean Lands
| Hadean Lands | |
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| Game | |
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| Published | 1 November 2010 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Andrew Plotkin |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 4.5 out of 5 (69 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Fantasy |
| Location |  Outer space |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| IFDB play time | 30 hours |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: optional. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
| System | iOS |
| License | Commercial |
| IFID | EE5954E9-A9ED-4BF7-9C4E-34A96E124AFE, 47EFEF42-E2F2-4675-ADA2-5A5942A0870A |
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Versions
Date: 1 November 2010
- Hadean Lands -- Teaser Scene (Andrew Plotkin; 01-Nov-2010; Web browser).
Date: 16 November 2010
- Hadean Lands -- Teaser Scene (Andrew Plotkin; 16-Nov-2010; Web browser).
- Release 5 / Serial number 101116 / Inform 7 build 6F95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: EE5954E9-A9ED-4BF7-9C4E-34A96E124AFE
IFID links: IFDB - Play the teaser online.
According to this blog post: "Now with a second ritual to complete! And many more objects to play with in the process!"
First Public Release
Date: 30 October 2014
- Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin; 30-Oct-2014; Glulx).
- Release 4 / Serial number 141017 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.33)
- IFID: 47EFEF42-E2F2-4675-ADA2-5A5942A0870A
IFID links: IFDB - XYZZY Awards 2014: Winner of Best Setting, Best Puzzles, Best Implementation, Best Use of Innovation. Finalist for Best Game.
This version was released on Itch.IO; on the official website, using the Humble Store for order processing; and as an iOS app.
Steam Release
Date: 1 June 2016
- Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin; 01-Jun-2016; Glulx).
- Release 5 / Serial number 160522 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.33)
Prepared for a release on Steam (using Lectrote) in 2016 (this update was also released on other platforms). According to a blog post: "The differences between the current 2016 release and the old 2014 release are small. A few typos, a couple of fixes for obscure ritual corner cases, some improvements to parser disambiguation."
Links
General info
- Official site
- Source code, released for personal, education use only, as part of Source Code Amnesty Day 2023.
- On Zarf's interactive fiction page.
- Zarf's blog posts.
- Cover art teaser. Blog posting, 16-Oct-2010.
- Zarf Goes Independent: Hadean Lands. Blog posting, 01-Nov-2010.
- Hadean Lands: Interactive Fiction for the iPhone on Kickstarter.
- Hadean Lands. Discussion of the Kickstarter news on MetaFilter.
Reviews
- Review by David Auerbach at Slate.
- Hadean Lands is the new Infocom game you’ve always wanted - Review by Jamie Lendino at ExtremeTech.
- Review by Emily Short at her blog on October 30, 2014.
- IF Only: Hadean Lands Will Teach You Alchemy - Review by Emily Short at Rock, Paper, Shotgun on June 29, 2016. This review is about the Steam version.
- Review/reflections by Jason McIntosh after livestreaming a playthrough in 2022 (with Zarf as a guest).
Spoilers
- Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.
- Invisiclues hints by Dan Fabulich, on the Intfiction forum (18-Feb-2020, subsequently revised).
- Hadean Lands post-completion discussion (spoilers galore!) (thread started 03-Nov-2014).
Date: 1 November 2010
Date: 16 November 2010
Date: 30 October 2014
Date: 1 June 2016