The Impossible Bottle

The Impossible Bottle
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	1 October 2020
Credits
Author	Linus Åkesson
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2020 Winner: Best Implementation, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Puzzles, Best Use of Innovation XYZZY Awards 2020 Finalist: Best Game, Best Story IFComp 2020 1 (tie)
IFDB rating	4.5 out of 5 (91 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser Parser-choice hybrid
Language	English
IFDB play time	3 hours
Technical details
Authoring system	Dialog
Formats	Z-code, Å-code
IFID	3825366A-0565-4D7D-A127-8FC261F2962F
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Versions

Release 1

Date: 1 October 2020

• The Impossible Bottle (Linus Åkesson; 01-Oct-2020; Z-code).
  • Release 1. Serial number 200928.
    Dialog compiler version 0m/01. Library version 0.44.
  • IF Comp 2020: 1st place of 103 entries.

Related games

• Part of "The Impossible Series":
  • The Impossible Bottle (Linus Åkesson; 2020; Dialog; Z-code, Å-code).
  • Impossible Stairs (Mathbrush; 2022; Dialog; Z-code).

Links

General info

• Author's website.
• How The Impossible Bottle makes text adventuring accessible, by Alex Wiltshire for Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 10-Feb-2021.

Spoilers

• Postscriptum.
• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

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Date: 1 October 2020