Hi all! Today we've released the first playable version of Acolyte; a narrative detective/puzzle game with natural language input. 

"Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative experience that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation. 

Become an employee of Nanomax, a well-funded tech start-up looking to change the face of consumer AI  with its upcoming Acolyte application.

As a remote QA tester for the company, you'll interact with its employees and absorb its culture. But unexplained firings, missing employees and a strange, highly-classified bug in the Acolyte code-base point to something being very wrong.  

As you work with your new Acolyte, who seems to be intrinsically caught up in the company’s problems, you’ll find yourself at the very heart of the conspiracy. 

With a narrative that spills out of the game and into the real world, you will become a direct part of the story."

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What's more, you can play the prologue today for FREE! Acolyte is still in development, but the Prologue is available now to all: 

https://svperstring.itch.io/acolyte-prologue

Exclusive to Itch.io, we also have the  'Transcendent Edition', with additional content, story and customisation options. This will also act as the page for the full version of the game, as we track towards  launch, with private builds of new content and behind the scenes updates. 

Thanks - looking forward to seeing what people think. 

Jamin