Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait

Free to Play

Release Date:: Jun 23, 2022
Developer:: The Midworld
Publisher:: The Midworld
Platforms:: Windows

Indie Free To Play Adventure Single-player

About This Game

Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination...

The wisdom that we get from the “already told” stories makes us deeply feel that we cannot hide from the inevitable (*).
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Be an active participant in a story true to the original.

Play the role intended for you by the master Edgar Allan Poe. and uncover the dark secret behind the portrait of a muse.

The show must go on... in the right way.

Make choices and follow the illustrative sounds and music.

Images arise and disappear in the fumes of the gothic atmosphere.

Experience the story as realistically as your imagination allows you to.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀You decide when to unfold the rest of the story.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Follow the music to discover locations and push the action forward.
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We strongly recommend using headphones for the full 3d audio environment experience.

Enjoy the Gamebook in your favorite armchair or while traveling. Just run your Gamebook on any laptop/PC. No Internet access is required when installed. Using headphones is strongly recommended. Once you start playing, you don't even need to look at the screen. You will see what you hear through imagination.
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Audio-active production is free, expected adventure time is 30 minutes.

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(*) Inspired by: Umberto Eco “I nuovi mezzi di comunicazione e il destino del libro”.