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    Spider and Web

    Game » consists of 1 releases. Released 1998

    A work of interactive fiction by the esteemed IF author Andrew Plotkin, this 1998 game might contain the earliest example of an "interrogation flashback."

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    Overview

    Spider and Web is a piece of interactive fiction written by Andrew Plotkin. The game was created with Inform 6 and is available as freeware Z-code. Interpreters are available for a wide variety of platforms, and the game can also be played online using a web browser.

    Plot

    What first seems as a vacation soon proves to be something completely different. The game is an intricate spy story told largely through flashbacks. Futuristic in-game technologies in combination with the open-ended properties of text interfaces make this a very challenging science fiction thriller.

    Awards

    1998 XYZZY Awards

    Winner: Best Game, Best Puzzles, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual NPC, Best Use of Medium

    Nominee: Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual PC

    Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2011 edition)

    1st Place

    Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2015 edition)

    2nd Place

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