Ghost's Towns Update

Ghost's Towns has been updated! Coming up on the game's one year anniversary next month, we now have some new dialogue that hopefully clarifies some questions, a new NPC, some new shortcuts, and a slight rearrangement of two buildings. Best of all, the run button now works in most places.

Download the new version for free on Windows, Mac, and Linux here: http://superwalrusland.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ghost%27s_Towns

Ghost's Towns Final Release Available

I've made some minor edits, color adjustments, bug fixes, and additions to Ghost's Towns since the test release, so now's the time to call it officially complete and release an updated version. Enjoy! An Android port is on the way too.


 

You awaken in a mysterious town with no identity, no bearings, and an alien body. Ten trials await; complete the trials and find a truth.

Ghost's Towns is a surreal puzzle game set in a world of sad monsters and suspicious strangers. Players complete objectives around town to earn tokens which can be used to activate machines to peer into another world.

The world of Ghost's Towns is inhabited by both new and old faces, featuring cameos from Super Walrus Games titles of the past, including many unreleased games. The idea of the Tower of Truth comes from an unreleased portion of Surlaw Armageddon that was to serve as that game's final chapter. The town functions as a sort of graveyard of ideas.

Windows Install File - http://superwalrusland.com/games/setup-ghoststowns.exe
Windows ZIP File - http://superwalrusland.com/games/ghoststowns.zip
Mac - http://superwalrusland.com/games/ghoststowns-mac.tar.gz
Linux - http://superwalrusland.com/games/ghoststowns_2015.deb

Soundtrack available here: http://glockandmr8bit.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-towns-soundtrack 

Ghost's Towns Now Available

I'm still waiting on feedback from testers, but I'm too excited to sit on this any longer: Ghost's Towns is now complete! Consider this an open beta or something. The game is fully, completely playable, though some minor changes or additions may occur later. It's available for free right now on Windows, Mac, and Linux. An Android version will be available at a future date. I'd love to hear any feedback you've got!

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