The Path

As far off the beaten one as you can imagine.

It's slow to unfold and simple to play, but you won't soon forget this extraordinary work of interactive fiction.

I've made my way through the forest and into a park. I see a merry go round, a teddy bear. Strange noises. A man is sitting on a bench. He is good looking. He is smoking. I sit down next to him and accept the cigarette he offers me. Feedback. Fade to black. I wake up strewn on the ground. It is raining hard, and I feel dirty and hurt. Grandma's house is up ahead. I cannot run, but I make it there. "Wolves are like dogs, but werewolves are like people..." This is The Path.

"Totally rid yourself of your preconceptions, your years of battling through rigid conventions, and you'll find there's more to talk about here than almost any other commercial game that springs to mind."