I have just uploaded a new version (v3) that takes care of the problems mentioned by players in the comments. I cannot change the font size if you are using Frankendrift, but I have requested the creator of Frankendrift to provide a larger default font if possible.
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Grandpa's Ranch (2021)'s itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Help, Hints and/or Instructions | #7 | 3.522 | 3.938 |
Implementation | #10 | 3.075 | 3.438 |
Puzzles | #10 | 3.019 | 3.375 |
Story (Plot, Setting & Objective) | #11 | 2.907 | 3.250 |
Presentation (Text, Graphics & Sound) | #12 | 3.075 | 3.438 |
Overall Rating | #12 | 3.019 | 3.375 |
Writing (General Quality) | #14 | 2.907 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Overview of Game
Grandpa's Ranch is a two-word parser game for beginners and kids. By default, a tutorial mode is enabled but can be disabled by typing TUTORIAL OFF. If you are an experienced parser player, I recommend turning it off immediately, as you may find some of the puzzles slightly challenging without the tutorial.
Requirements to Play
EDIT: In addition to downloads, the game can now be played online here:
https://www.adrift.co/game/1635
This game can be played on Windows and Android (tested on both systems). On Mac and Linux you can play the game with Frankendrift, which is still in development, so it has some limitations. The Windows version of Frankendrift worked well, despite missing sound and text formatting but I am not able to test on Mac and Linux.
First, download the game file. Then:
WINDOWS: On Windows, you need the ADRIFT 5.0 Runner: https://www.adrift.co/files/ADRIFT5r.zip (ADRIFT 5.0 Runner - File only (5.03MB) - There is no reason to download the full install unless you want to create games)
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ANDROID: On Android, you must first install the Interactive Fiction app "Fabularium". Then download the game file on your phone. The game file is now in the folder "Download". Now open the Fabularium app and click on "Explore". You now have to locate the game file, tick the box to select the game file and then click the three dots in the upper right corner. Here you must select the option "Add to Game List (auto)". If you now go to the "PLAY"-pane, the game "Grandpa's Ranch" can be chosen to play.
MAC and LINUX: You can install Frankendrift (still in development) to play ADRIFT games on Mac and Linux but it has the following limitations:
- No text formatting (fonts, font size, bold, italic, font color etc)
- No music
The Windows version of Frankendrift works well, but I am not able to test on Mac and Linux.
The Mac release should include everything, whereas the Linux version requires that you install NET 5 Runtime from Microsoft. On Linux, you will also need to install libgdiplus through your distributions's package manager (otherwise the program will throw an error whenever an image attempts to display itself).
Frankendrift can be downloaded here: https://github.com/awlck/frankendrift/releases
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