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City of Secrets

A train journey abruptly cut off. An enforced stay in a strange City. Intrigue, madmen, and growing sense of being watched... A work of interactive fiction by Emily Short.

24 June 2003

City of Secrets is an adventure developed by Emily Short, released 24 June 2003 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What City of Secrets is

City of Secrets is an adventure game developed by Emily Short and released in 2003. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A train journey abruptly cut off. An enforced stay in a strange City. Intrigue, madmen, and growing sense of being watched... A work of interactive fiction by Emily Short.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

City of Secrets launched on 24 June 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

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When did City of Secrets come out?
City of Secrets was released on 24 June 2003 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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