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Release Date 7 July 2014
Release Type Freeware
Content Advisory None | None | Occasional, mild
Operating System Windows
Setting Sci-Fi
Story Original
MAGS
Language English
Graphics 640x480, 16-Bit Colour
Downloaded 1,046 All Time

About

In an original boardgame that could be described as the jumpsuit-clad cousin of Chainsaw Warrior and Munchkin, you're an alien on the run. Within 12 hours you need to make it through a mazy suburbs, abduct cows from heavily guarded pastures, and brave an Earthling military base in order to catch a ride on your mothership.

There is little time. There are many dangers. But you CAN make it, and there are always cows.

Ghost concept, design, graphics, scripting
[Into the series] Shogin Crystal Legends B2 SFX
10 Ways From Sunday BASS Template
2034 A.C. (After Canada) (MAGS) Playtesting & Icons Hosehead
2034: A.C. (After Canada) II [Bake Sale 2] Icons & Playtesting
4 of Clubs beta testing
A-Mused [MAGS January 2014] Lightweight BASS Template
AGS Awards Ceremony 2008 Auditorium graphics, cutscenes
Annie Android: Automated Affection Testing, Scripting help
Big Blue World Domination [MAGS] Additional art
Bustin' the Bastille BASS template
Chance Of The Dead Everything
ColourWise Strips & Sprites
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator animation, object design, GUI design, background art
Hubris - a Popular Pub Pastime Scripting, Graphics
Indiana Rodent: Raiders of the Lost Cheese Sprite art
Medieval Prisoner beta testing
Oceanspirit Denise: Heroics In The Nick Of Time! fully responsible
Once Upon A Crime Everything
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Voice Acting
Postman's Quest: Not Rain Nor Sleet Nor ARMAGEDDON Lightweight BASS 2.0 template
RAM Ghost Design, Scripting, Graphics
Red Hot Overdrive Cow Donation
Shifter's Box - Outside In Testing
Sinking [OROW] testing
Tales help on early version of the game
Tales - Tech Demo German Version Proofreading
The Bum German proofreading
The Visitor Testing
The Visitor 2 Scripting help
Towel Day - H2G2 Based Game Some Testing
Zombie Attack (BAKE SALE) Testing, Bake Sale Splash Screen

JasonB music

bicilotti testing, hosting

captain Nemo testing
<3 Music, Testing
City (Demo) Music
Dakota Music & Sound Effects, Testing
Educating Adventures of Girl and Rabbit Sound, music, design, writing
Go North Professional Voice Acting, ASMR
Go North 2 Voice Acting
Go North 3 Voice Acting
Red Hot Overdrive Pancakes Fueling
Snakes of Avalon beta-testing

Tabata testing
9 Hours to Dawn beta tester
Astron testing
Banana Racer Testing
Black Sect 2: The Cursed Crypt (PnC Remake) Testing
Blue Lobe Inc. voice acting & beta testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Testing
Chance Of The Dead Testing
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator character design, animation
ELF: And soon the darkness... Beta testing.
Gray head beta tester
House of de Sade Voice of Melindra and Hag Ghost.
Hubris - a Popular Pub Pastime Testing
Journey To Hell testing and various advices
Monty the Komodo Dragon beta testing
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Voice Acting
RAM Ghost Testing
Rat Channel Tester
Sheep Quest Testing, Proofreading
SLEUTH Voice acting
Tales help on early version of the game
Tales - Tech Demo German Version Proofreading
Technobabylon - Part 3: In Nuntius Veritas Testing
The Bum German proofreading
The Unprintable MAGENTA head beta tester
The Visitor Testing
The Visitor 2 Testing
The Visitor 3 Testing
Wages of Darkness beta testing
Yago, the Coquerrestrial Thank you for reporting some bugs.

WHAM testing
Anna's Quest Vol. 1: Winfriede's Tower Tester
Big Blue World Domination [MAGS] Design and Production
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots VA, additional grpahics
Cold Hand Reef, The [MAGS] Design and Production
GNRBLEX (Final Version) Design and Production. Voice of Mind Maggot.
GNRBLEX (MAGS version) Design and Production
He Watches (DEMO) Design and Production
Infection - Episode 1 - The Ship Design and Production
Infection - Episode 2 - [Demo] [REMOVED] Design and Production
Of the Essence [MAGS] Design and Production
One More Fathom Design and Production
RAM Ghost Object Donation
Sinking [OROW] Design and Production
Submerged - LaSol (MAGS) Design and Production
Technobabylon - Part 3: In Nuntius Veritas Testing

AprilSkies testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Additional Graphics
Chronicle of Innsmouth - Mountains of Madness Graphic, additional game design
Donald Dowell and the Ghost of Barker Manor Everything except music and soundFX
Feng Shui And The Art Of TV Reception Testing and feedback
Go North 2 Beta Testing
Go North 3 Feedback
Indiana Jones and the Gold of Genghis Khan Additional Programming
MONSTER WANTS IN Tester
Red Hot Overdrive Coding and Design
Second Place is for Losers [MAGS] Everything except music and soundFX
Speed Buggy: Manifold Destiny GUIs and Playtesting
T.O.T.S: Trick-Or-Treat Simulator Coding Help
Tales Story, Art and Programming
Tales - Tech Demo Everything except music and soundFX
The Decorcist Suggestions.
Troll Song Verse One - Completely Stoned Graphics and animation
Until I Have You Artwork, Design

Ponch Stunt Cow
2034 A.C. (After Canada) (MAGS) Lead Knob
2034: A.C. (After Canada) II [Bake Sale 2] Lead Knob
9 Months In Testing, Bake Sale Master
Ancient Aliens - The Roots of Sound Additional Game Design and Testing
Barn Runner 1: The Armageddon Eclair
Barn Runner 2: Wreck The Halls
Barn Runner 3: Don't Jerk The Trigger of Love
Barn Runner 4: The Prick Who Came In From the Cold
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 1
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 2
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 3 Head cheese
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5 Big Cheese
Barn Runner Halloween: Fully Automatic Mojo The Big Cheese
Barn Runner: Pucker Factor Big Cheese
Barn Runner: The Mayor's New Dress Big Cheese
Barn Runner: The Rich Dame Who Cut The Cheese (Bake Sale) Big Cheese
Blue Lobe Inc. voice acting & beta testing
Bolt Action Executive Vice President of Beta Testing
Chance Of The Dead Testing
Crankosaurus Prime and the Blue Crystal Pursuit V1.8: The Fangs of Fortune Head Sheep Wrangler
Darkness and Denim (MAGS) Big Cheese
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator sound seeking
Escape the Barn Testing, chief baker
Flophouse Hijinks (Deluxe Edition) Brought the Party to the Wagon Team
Fridge Follies concept, dialogs, scripting
Headbanger's Heaven - A Rock & Roll Adventure Game Tester
Hubris - a Popular Pub Pastime Testing
Night and Day (RON) Testing
Oceanspirit Dennis Gets Textual The good sprites
OceanSpirit Dennis: A Ray of Hope A victim of assets theft
Oceanspirit Dennis: Pirates on the Poopdeck!
Oceanspirit Dennis: The Full Name Of This Game Won't Fit In The Subject Line!!1 Art, Sounds, Voice (LPR)
Oceanspirit Dennis: The Naked & The Ninja Grand Gaming Poobah
Oceanspirit Dennis: The Terror of the Ice Princess Playtesting and general loafing about
OSD Archipelago Adventures 1 Project Lead
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Game Creator
OSD: The Wet Spot Design and Line Casting
Outrage Dreamer Roads 4-3 [MAGS] Big Cheese
RAM Ghost Object Donation
SLEUTH Voice acting
Tales From A Forgotten Tavern (MAGS)
THAT DAMN DOG! Motivator
Zombie Attack (BAKE SALE) Testing, Bake Sale Organizer

Awards & Reviews

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AGS Awards 2014 Nominee

AGS Awards 2014 Nominee

Best Non Adventure Game Created with AGS
Best Programming

AGS Panel Rating

A very original and addictive card game with great graphics and a perfectly fitting soundtrack. However, the difficulty is to high and most character classes are badly balanced. With some polish in the mechanics this game would get a much higher rating.

Pick of the Month

September 2014

Orion needs milk, and it needs it in the next 12 hours! A challenging boardgame, ACRONYM is a testament to AGS versatility. Battle, outwit, charm or use-alien-technology on pesky earthlings, abduct bovines, make it back to spaceship before time is up. Be prepared to restart often: strategy, tactics and

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By Matti on 10 February 2015

Nice graphics and entertaining for some time. The randomness and the lack of choices make it get boring after some replays though. Nice effort overall, especially for a MAGS game.


By st. on 9 December 2014

Great Fun inside!

This is what I remember first about it: how much fun I had! I couldn't tell from the picture/description or the ratings/comments... Oh, boy, how it pulls you in! You really feel you are the protagonist. Imagine this television show you have grown fond of, where something unexpected happens every time, this high-spirited action/comedy flick (usually known as Adventure) - then imagine you are there, in the show, talking to the characters and participating in the events! Unlike your average adventure game hit where you get the feeling that you sit in some (small) corner and witness everything, playing only a third hand with the puzzles now and then, here it is all about you! Of course, it takes a (very) little while to get used to it, including the read of a short manual. But the more you put in the more (and faster) you get out of your experience! And the effort is not greater than that required to throw some clothes on before going out to this party where all your friends are expecting you. Now, the point of playing ACRONYM is not winning or reaching the end, is having fun. Yes, it abounds in randomness, but this is what keeps it fresh! And half of what happens inside depends on your skill, on your choices. When you fall, you laugh harder than anyone else while getting back in to make use of that new bit of knowledge; it's quite addictive. I couldn't call it unbalanced just because the mechanics behind the scene don't let you progress easily. On the contrary, it is because of the harmony of its elements, seen and unseen, that ACRONYM manages to make you feel a part of the show. For me it is unique in its niche, whatever that is; and I could argue that it is an adventure game. A Pick of All Times, past and future.


By CaptainD on 19 September 2014

Lovely graphics, but I couldn't get into it. Everything felt just too random.


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