NEWT: a text-based adventure

[regi]

PLAY NOW!

SYNOPSIS:
Explore a morbid, alien world as a small, innocent NEWT. In the empty labs of the FACILITY, escaping is not as simple as finding the key to the lock. With lasers, keypads, and fingerprint scanners, to say the least, there will be countless challenges facing your freedom-seeking amphibian. Can you creatively solve your way through five difficult trials, realize your role in the sinister plot of a few evil-genius human scientists, and escape?

INFO:
Type commands to play-- they are color-coded for ease. If you need "help", then type just that!
A general hint is to look at every object you find. Often, they will reveal clues about how or where to use them.
Font should be embedded in the game, but if you're having problems with text, try downloading "Microsoft Uighur".
The game autosaves as you progress (at the start of every trial).

OTHER NOTES:
[Flash Player 10 required.]
Made in Flash CS4, coded with actionscript 3.0.
Features music from the Machinarium OST.

Enjoy!

 

[moog]

holy crap, i got to trial 2 but firefox crashed D:

this is really cool man, im about to restart it and play it through again. very clever!

 

[hima]

I've always like text-based adventure, and this is a very great game. I have nothing to say except I really enjoy this. Great job and good luck with the contest!

 

[coyotecraft]

That was the first text based game I ever played. They always sounded boring, but I had fun. I made it to the end of trial 5.

Aww, good story.

 

[dadevvtsvre]

I got to the middle of Trial 3 so far, but for some reason

Spoiler

I can't see to do anything with the tape after I got the fingerprint. I've tried using it on the scanner but I need something finger-shaped for that, and I've tried dropping it but it won't let me. What am I doing wrong?

Awesome game so far though! Definitely one of the best text-based games I've played.

 

[hima]

I got to the middle of Trial 3 so far, but for some reason

Spoiler

I can't see to do anything with the tape after I got the fingerprint. I've tried using it on the scanner but I need something finger-shaped for that, and I've tried dropping it but it won't let me. What am I doing wrong?

Awesome game so far though! Definitely one of the best text-based games I've played.

Spoiler: Hint

What part of the lizard that can fool the scanner to think that it is a human finger?

Spoiler: Answer

Wrap the tape around your tail and use the tape on the scanner :3

 

[dadevvtsvre]

Okay, I'm officially kind of stupid. :p

Just beat the game, and I gotta say it was pretty cool! Look out for the results of the contest

 

[So fist]

Holy shit that was a really cool text game. And man that machinarium ost music is awesome. Fits your mood perfectly.

 

[Venetia]

wow how cute was that?

the text looks all gigantic and strange on this computer but otherwise it's totally awesome :D

 

[Mr_Smith]

Yea same as Venetia, some things I can't read, for example the help menu is fucked up. I'm somewhere in the middle of trial 2,

Spoiler

with the red stain issue.

 

[regi]

Thanks for the comments guys.
About the font issue, I thought I embedded it into the game, but if someone's having trouble seeing text, try downloading Microsoft Uighur.

Glad everyone's doing well with the puzzles! This was the first time I've tried a serious game with flash, and I have to say it worked out nicely

 

[Jason]

... I can't even get past the first trial, I suck...

 

[Zekallinos]

Yeah, it's not an easy game, but it's very well made : simple and efficient. I'm quite impressed.

 

[regi]

A hint for anyone stuck would be to look at every single object. Often, this will give you clues on how or where to use them, or reveal new objects that you can use. Keep experimenting, jbrist, and you'll get it eventually.

 

[Toams]

i really like this

 

[Zeriab]

Excellent work Regi.
I enjoyed my time with this ^_^

 

[Pokémaniac]

Please make more of these. I was never into text adventures, but this is amazingly put together. The ending felt rushed, but not because it wasn't polished, but because the last few trials were pretty short.

I loved it! I was playing it at the same time as a friend and we both finished at pretty much the same momentwhich was about when we gave up and googled the last riddle. We both thoroughly enjoyed it despite never really having played any text RPGs.

 

[friend]

I need help

Spoiler

In trial 4 I got the cog and the clock, I tried using it on everything in the room but it wont work.

 

[Pokémaniac]

I need help

Spoiler

In trial 4 I got the cog and the clock, I tried using it on everything in the room but it wont work.

Spoiler

I think the trick with that one was you had to write "PUT cog on clock"

 

[friend]

Ahh silly me....

but now im having trouble with

Spoiler

How many times do I turn the clock, im no good at maths, 45 degrees angle lol, im so bad and measuring