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simple text adventures/visual novels engine
INSTEAD -- INterpreter of Simple TExt ADventure.
Using INSTEAD you can create and play games that could be classified
as a mix of visual novel and text quest.
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Features:
* Simple story source code (Lua-based script)
* GUI interface that supports music and pictures
* Theme support
* Portability (INSTEAD depends on SDL and Lua)
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Game repository: http://code.google.com/p/instead-games/downloads/list