Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home

Moby ID: 59770
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Description

In this game, the player commands the vessel The Horizon of Night; setting forth from the fantastic port of Myrmidal, they navigate the strange depths of the outer cosmos in search of bizarre and wonderful treasures. Navigation is achieved by issuing text commands to modify two axes of the ship's solar sails.The commercial iOS release incorporates some visual interface elements to cut down on touchscreen typing, as well as Game Center achievements and VoiceOver and dictation support.

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  • Grue Street IF writers' workshop
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Cover artwork is a composite of work by
  • NASA
  • ESA
  • HEIC
  • and The Hubble Heritage Team
  • (the Cat's Eye Nebula)
  • Albrecht Dürer (Celestial Map of the Northern Sky)

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Awards

This game placed first (out of two entries) in the @party 2010 IF competition, won the 2010 XYZZY award for Best Writing, and was nominated for XYZZYs in the categories of Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, and Best Implementation.

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Game added by Pseudo_Intellectual.

Game added March 1, 2013. Last modified February 22, 2023.