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[[File:INSTEAD Game «The Returning of the Quantum Cat».png|thumb|300px|INSTEAD Game «The Returning of the Quantum Cat»]]
{{Software infobox
 
|Type=Authoring system
'''INSTEAD''' — an INterpreter of Simple TExt ADventure, created by Peter Kosyh in 2009 and now one of the actively developing engines in Russia. Games are written in the programming language Lua.
|Style=Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid
|Multimedia=graphics, sound
|Picture=I.A.G Alfa (game).png
|Developer=Peter Kosyh
|Home page=https://instead.hugeping.ru/en/
|Download=https://github.com/instead-hub/instead/releases
|Format=Other
|System=Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Other
|System details=Haiku, OpenBSD, FreeBSD
|Play online=https://instead-games.ru/em.php
|Version=3.5.1
|Date=2023/09/01
|Status=Stable
|License=MIT
}}
'''INSTEAD''' — an INterpreter of Simple TExt ADventure, created by [[Peter Kosyh]] in 2009 and now one of the actively developing engines in Russia. Games are written in the programming language Lua.


== Games in English ==
== Games in English ==
* Am I a monster?
* Backup
* Constellation
* Crash Dive!
* ESCAPE OF THE CAT
* Escape The Toilet Pack: A Triple Flush
* [[I.A.G. Alpha]] by [[Serhii Mozhaiskyi]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZZY_Awards Best Game] in the Nomination [http://xyzzyawards.org/ XYZZY "Awards Best use of innovation" 2018])
* Kayleth
* Kayleth
* Mainland
* Miner Bold
* Project B
* Return of Red Hood
* Returning of the quantum cat (file "instead-cat_en"). Incomplete translation and old version.
* Returning of the quantum cat (file "instead-cat_en"). Incomplete translation and old version.
* SCRUMBLE SLUG
* Starfighter
* The Archive
* The Maze of The Death
* Шарики INSTEAD
* A small tutorial is included in the package program.
* A small tutorial is included in the package program.


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The engine itself is purely offline but there are several community conversions.
The engine itself is purely offline but there are several community conversions.


excelenter's Haxe solution compiles into a Flash game, epoxa's gives you a server-side game, or there is an Emscripten approach for a regular downloadable Javascript game page. It' not the best on the performance or utilising the browser capabilities, though.
excelenter's Haxe solution compiles into a Flash game, epoxa's gives you a server-side game, or there is an {{link | url=https://instead-games.ru/em.php | archive= | text=Emscripten }} approach for a regular downloadable JavaScript game page, though note that it's not the best utilising the browser capabilities and may have some performance issues.


== Links ==
== Links ==
* Home page. [http://instead.syscall.ru/ instead.syscall.ru]
* [https://instead.hugeping.ru/en/ Home page]
* Repository at Google Code. [http://code.google.com/p/instead/ code.google.com]
* [https://github.com/instead-hub/instead Source code repository]
* Wiki. <small>(Please, help with a translation into English!)</small> [http://instead.syscall.ru/wiki/en/start instead.syscall.ru]
* [https://github.com/instead-hub/instead/blob/master/doc/stead3-en.md Manual/documentation]
* Forum in Russian and English languages. [http://instead.syscall.ru/forum/ instead.syscall.ru]
* [https://instead-games.ru/forum/categories/english/ forum]
* [https://instead-games.ru game repository in Russian]
 


[[Category:Authoring system]]
[[Category:Authoring system]]
[[Category:Russian]]
[[Category:Russian]]
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 8 March 2025

INSTEAD
Authoring system
I.A.G Alfa (game).png
Links Home page Download Run online
Developer Peter Kosyh
Format Other
Interaction style Parser, Choice, Parser-choice hybrid
Systems Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Other
System details Haiku, OpenBSD, FreeBSD
Latest version 3.5.1 / 1 Sep 2023
Status Stable
Implements
Uses
Multimedia support graphics, sound
License MIT
Notes
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INSTEAD — an INterpreter of Simple TExt ADventure, created by Peter Kosyh in 2009 and now one of the actively developing engines in Russia. Games are written in the programming language Lua.

Games in English

  • Am I a monster?
  • Backup
  • Constellation
  • Crash Dive!
  • ESCAPE OF THE CAT
  • Escape The Toilet Pack: A Triple Flush
  • I.A.G. Alpha by Serhii Mozhaiskyi (Best Game in the Nomination XYZZY "Awards Best use of innovation" 2018)
  • Kayleth
  • Mainland
  • Miner Bold
  • Project B
  • Return of Red Hood
  • Returning of the quantum cat (file "instead-cat_en"). Incomplete translation and old version.
  • SCRUMBLE SLUG
  • Starfighter
  • The Archive
  • The Maze of The Death
  • Шарики INSTEAD
  • A small tutorial is included in the package program.

Publishing online

The engine itself is purely offline but there are several community conversions.

excelenter's Haxe solution compiles into a Flash game, epoxa's gives you a server-side game, or there is an Emscripten approach for a regular downloadable JavaScript game page, though note that it's not the best utilising the browser capabilities and may have some performance issues.

Links

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