The Temple of No

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The Temple of No
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Developer(s) Crows Crows Crows
Publisher(s) Crows Crows Crows
Platform(s) Browser
ReleaseJune 2016
Mode(s) Single-player

The Temple of No is a 2016 text adventure game by Studio Crows Crows Crows. It was written and voice acted by William Pugh, creator of The Stanley Parable and Accounting+ . Developed in Twine, it was published for free on Itch.io.

Gameplay

The particularly self referential story can be experienced as one of three characters: a woman, a man, or a frog, as they enter a mysterious forest and discover the eponymous "Temple of No". As usual for text adventures, the player advances through point and click.

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