Thaumistry: In Charm's Way
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
2017-10-08
About
Thaum: (noun). A unit of magical energy
Eric Knight is a confused young man who was a famous child prodigy inventor, but who hasn’t seen much success since. Strange things always seem to happen around Eric—door knobs fall off in his hands, computer screens go blank when he touches them, alarms go off randomly as he walks by.
Today, he will find out why.
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is a hilarious text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
Set in present-day New York City, the game is a joke-a-minute romp filled with offbeat characters, improbable spells, and well-crafted puzzles.
*No it’s not.
Eric Knight is a confused young man who was a famous child prodigy inventor, but who hasn’t seen much success since. Strange things always seem to happen around Eric—door knobs fall off in his hands, computer screens go blank when he touches them, alarms go off randomly as he walks by.
Today, he will find out why.
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is a hilarious text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
Set in present-day New York City, the game is a joke-a-minute romp filled with offbeat characters, improbable spells, and well-crafted puzzles.
- Spoiler-free, context-sensitive hint system
- In-game map
- Fully customizable fonts and colors
- Screen reader-friendly (NVDA) option available for visually-impaired players
- Steam Cloud save games
- Advanced parser, for a modern update of Interactive Fiction
- Digital CyberFeelies™ to round out that classic text adventure experience
- Thaumistry is USDA approved,* gluten-free, and contains 0 grams of cholesterol
*No it’s not.
Videos
Screenshots
Achievements
Go, Speed Racer
Put the pedal to the metal.
Order Out of Chaos
Let Schrodinger’s cat out of the bag.
Slow Dancing
Slow the world, I want to get off.
Get Steamy
Get by under your own steam.
Pump You Up
Blow things up all out of proportion.
Breaking Out and Breaking In
The greatest escape, bar none.
Surf's Up
You say goodbye, I say hello.
Nose of the Camel
Succeed through shear force of will.
System requirements
Windows
Minimum OS *: Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 Storage: 200 MB available space
macOS
Minimum OS: macOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 or 10.13 Storage: 120 MB available space
Linux
Minimum OS: Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 17.10, 18.04 Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 120 MB available space Additional Notes: SteamOS is NOT supported.
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