In support of Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute works of literature
- Decode a vast and varied collection of curated poetry, where each poem is encrypted using one of the world's oldest codes: the substitution cipher
- Decrypt over 400 excerpts as you explore classic poetic themes ranging from the bliss of love to the depths of despair
- Like what you decoded? Read the entire poem in-game or download each poet's anthology online for free, direct links included!
- Share the joy of poetry--10% of every sale is donated to Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks
- Play at your own pace with four difficulty settings to choose from
- Relax with a soothing, contemplative soundtrack
- Choose between night or sunlight mode with optional enlarged cipher text
"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary." - Khalil Gibran
Content note: This game features classic works of poetry and brief biographies of poets. Certain biographies and poems contain non-graphic references to violence, drugs, sex, and suicide.
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We\'ve updated the Mac and Windows versions of the game to v1.9:\n\n* Updated the cipher screen alpha determination to hopefully fix a bug where the cipher would turn invisible (while the background and \'Reset\' button were still visible). Please let us know if you still experience this!\n* The game will crash (blue screen) if there are corrupted/missing/empty images in the images/ directory. But at least now it should report which filename it was trying to load whilst doing so.\n\nThank you so much to the community for all your wonderful feedback! We hope you continue to enjoy Poems & Codes.\n\n(Also stay tuned for the upcoming release of our new game, The Case of the Worst Day Ever!)\n\nhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3279410/The_Case_of_the_Worst_Day_Ever/\n\nTo report a bug please click \"Report a Bug\" on our contact page:\nhttps://www.herogameco.com/contact\nOR post in the Steam Discussion forums\nOR send us an email at herogameco@tutanota.com
Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu
- Processor: Intel Celeron (or equivalent)Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 250 MB available space
- Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 250 MB available space
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Recommended Setup
- OS: Ubuntu
- Processor: i5 (or equivalent)Memory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 250 MB available space
- Storage: 250 MB available space
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