The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge
When the inventor/magician known as Old Man Bill suddenly disappears from his house in the middle of the desert, his friends, companions and pets start worrying: what could have happened? To solve this…
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge is an indie developed by Jonas Kyratzes, released 1 June 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge is
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge is an indie game developed by Jonas Kyratzes and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
When the inventor/magician known as Old Man Bill suddenly disappears from his house in the middle of the desert, his friends, companions and pets start worrying: what could have happened? To solve this sinister mystery, they call upon their old acquaintance, pretentious game designer Jonas Kyratzes, who builds a magical portal into the Lands of Dream. Using this portal, YOU can now interact with the wondrous and colourful world of the house at Desert Bridge, and help Harold the Talking Picture Frame and his friends locate their master, Old Man Bill.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge launched on 1 June 2009, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3 and Prototype.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3, Prototype.
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