The Semantagician's Assistant

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The Semantagician's Assistant
Game
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Published1 September 2025
Credits
AuthorLance Nathan
Cover art"Free Textures" by Visualogist
Reception
Events
IFComp 2025
12 (tie)
IFDB rating3.5 out of 5 (17 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style
Parser
Parser
Literary genres
Fantasy
Fantasy
Wordplay
Wordplay
Location
One-room
One-room
TagEscape room
LanguageEnglish
IFDB play time50 minutes
Technical details
Authoring systemInform 7
FormatGlulx
LicenseFreeware
IFID67AAAC75-A4F6-4CAA-822E-0B6321108491
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You're standing in the spotlight, darkness all around you, with no idea how you got there and nothing to see but a magician's top hat.

As job applications go, it's still better than writing another cover letter.

Puzzle • One hour • Parser-based

Versions

Release 2

Date: 1 September 2025

Links

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Date: 1 September 2025