The Dreamhold vs SoundEcho

*The Dreamhold* is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next. *The Dreamhold* is designed for people who have never played IF before. It introduces the common commands and mindset of text adventures, one step at a time. There’s an extensive help system describing standard IF commands, as well as dynamic hints which pop up whenever you seem to be stuck. I’ve tried to create a game which rewards many species of adventurer: the inexperienced newcomer, the puzzle-hurdler, the casual tourist, the meticulous explorer, the wild experimenter, the seeker after nuances and implications. - Fluid interface designed for comfortable typing and reading. - Full-length puzzle adventure with several optional side quests and hidden endings. - Text adventure devotees can turn off the tutorials and hints, or play in Expert mode for additional challenge. - Achievements tracked through Game Center. - Pop-up palette of commonly used commands. - Dynamic in-game map, so you don’t have to scribble boxes on a piece of paper. - Full support for VoiceOver (speech output) and dictation (speech input) on devices that offer these features. - Yes, really free. Not “free with ads,” not “freemium.” Just free. I want to introduce people to IF, and this game is how I do it. *The Dreamhold* won the XYZZY Awards for Best Puzzles and Best Use of Medium in 2004. It is also available (for free) on my web site. (The cover art is based on a photograph by Trey Ratcliff: The Festival of Lights in Lyon (CC by-nc-sa), remixed with images of Mercury and Io.)

SoundEcho is a memory game with sounds that is easy to play and fully accessible with VoiceOver. SoundEcho is enjoyable for blind, low vision and sighted players alike. The gameplay is simple. Buttons showing a letter, number or smiley are spread across the screen. Tap a button to hear a sound. If two different buttons produce the same sound, they disappear. Find all matching sounds as quickly as possible with as few taps as you can. Choose from 4 sound categories: the classic animal and computer sounds, or the alternative traffic and musical instrument sounds. Each game contains 10, 15 or 20 sound pairs. SoundEcho integrates Game Center so you can compare scores, track achievements and play real-time matches with 2 to 4 players. SoundEcho was nominated for the 2023 Golden Apple Awards by the AppleVis website. Try SoundEcho for free today.