Obscure

The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure

90% positive of 21 Steam reviews

Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Storycentric Worlds. Published by Unimatrix Productions.

About the game

Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.

Tagged by players

Text-Based
Interactive Fiction
Adventure
Casual
Point & Click
Mystery
Story Rich
Exploration

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Obscure

The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure

90% positive of 21 Steam reviews

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Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Storycentric Worlds. Published by Unimatrix Productions.

About the game

Tagged by players

Text-Based
Interactive Fiction
Adventure
Casual
Point & Click
Mystery
Story Rich
Exploration

What players say

Recommended
I'm 2 hours in, so I can't say much about the story yet. But I can already say it's a fun game with a great atmosphere and interesting characters. Brianna, a b-movie fan like myself, is a very relatable protagonist. I don't feel bombarded with walls of text, but I still get lots of information about people, the setting and the puzzles, which is a big plus. I'm also a big fan of the music and artwork. All in all, the…
2.3 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Just Finished the Story and in waiting for the release of Stonewall Penitentiary. I hope to give an exaustive review on why you guys should buy and play this title first. So from the remakes of the original games/stories released by Unimatrix Productions: Lifestream, Shady Brook, The Filmmaker. this one is the last (for now) in a ever interesting Supernatural/Dark Mysteries interactive fiction series. Originally…
6.3 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Not all available options are working when I try to select them. Sometimes backing out of the location and trying again works, but not always. For example, I examined the cash register but didn't know the code. I tried to back out but it wouldn't let me select "no" when asked if I wanted to enter a code. I had to select yes and try even though I knew it wouldn't work. After that it still wouldn't let me go…
28 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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