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The Ebb and Flow of the Tide

You have done a horrible thing, so horrible that burial will be denied you, either in soil or sea, neither can there be any hell for you. You wait for some hours, knowing this. Then your friends come for you…

16 December 2006

The Ebb and Flow of the Tide is an adventure developed by The Illuminated Lantern, released 16 December 2006 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Ebb and Flow of the Tide is

The Ebb and Flow of the Tide is an adventure game developed by The Illuminated Lantern and released in 2006. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You have done a horrible thing, so horrible that burial will be denied you, either in soil or sea, neither can there be any hell for you. You wait for some hours, knowing this. Then your friends come for you, and slay you secretly and with ancient rite, and light great tapers, and carry you away.
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How it plays

Its themes are horror.

What it launched against

The Ebb and Flow of the Tide launched on 16 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 and WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

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When did The Ebb and Flow of the Tide come out?
The Ebb and Flow of the Tide was released on 16 December 2006 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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