F I R S T L Y . . .
7
Days a Skeptic, 5 Days A Stranger and probably all my games will always be available
for free download. However, times are hard and
one cannot be as naively generous as I have been
all the time. While you are under no obligation
to do anything in return for playing my games, if
you appreciate them and all the effort I have put
in, a donation to my personal coffers would go a
little way towards helping me stay in financial
security and help me continue to make these games
you like, and would generally ease your
subconscious guilt at having played a good game
you didn't pay for. A lot of people tell me that
they do appreciate my work; well, now you can
show me as well. Click the image below to make a
donation to my Paypal account; all major credit
cards accepted, every little helps.
And
now, if you donate 5 dollars American or more,
you are entitled to the 7 Days A Skeptic Special
Edition! See below for more information!
W H A T . .
. ?
7
Days a Skeptic is the sequel to 5 Days A Stranger, the
critically-acclaimed horror adventure by Ben
'Yahtzee' Croshaw. It is advised that you play 5
Days before starting 7 Days.
D O
W N L O A D
Click here to download 7
Days A Skeptic for Windows (approx. 1.4Mb) (Hosting the files here
was eating up too much bandwidth, so now you'll
have to get them from the Underdogs website)
Alternatively,
download it from Acid-play: here
Another
mirror: here (thanks RealityBlights)
BUT!
Why
settle for the boring old original when, by
donating 5 dollars or more, you can download the 7
Days A Skeptic Special Edition!
New
features include:
-
Author commentary!
- Original 'Birthday' Easter Egg!
- Outtakes!
- The in-game MIDI music!
- A new 'early warning' system for the
chase sequences!
Just
donate 5 bucks or more and specify with the
donation that you want the 7DAS Special Edition,
and I will email you the download URL. Beat the
rush! Pay my gas bill!
B A
C K G R O U N D
Nearly
four hundred years have passed since what became
known as the DeFoe Manor Incident, when an
eccentric cat burglar known as Trilby brought an
end to the reign of terror inflicted by a
murderous wraith, the ghost of Sir Roderick
DeFoe's abused, unwanted son. The incident is now
remembered only by scholars of urban myth, and
the true facts of the case are lost behind
endless conjecture and fictionalisation.
Mankind
has moved on from mother Earth, and after the
invention of warp technology, is fast mapping the
universe one light year at a time. Due to a
shortage of materials, the Earth Federation
instigates a new program to upgrade old and
retired vessels. The Mephistopheles, a small
ageing scouting craft, is the first ship to
undergo the process. Crewed by a new compliment
of 6 crewmen, she is assigned to map out the
Caracus galaxy.
Just
a few days into the assignment, the crew of the
Mephistopheles discover an unknown artefact
floating unprotected in deep space: an ancient
metal locker. Ignoring advice from the Federation
to leave it for a research vessel, the captain
brings it aboard and prepares to lift the lid...
C H
A R A C T E R S
Captain
Barry Chahal
A decorated veteran of the Earth
Federation Navy, dangerously close to
retirement age. Bitter at his superiors,
Barry is somewhat disillusioned, but is
eager to appear as 'one of the boys' to
his crew. He is notorious for his
reckless tendency to ignore regulations. |
Commander
Angela Garrett (First Officer)
An eminently qualified graduate
of one of the Federation's top scientific
academies, Angela has a strictly logical
approach to life, and was placed on this
posting by the Navy to provide a sober
influence for Captain Chahal. As it turns
out, Angela is somewhat sympathetic to
the captain's viewpoint. |
Ensign
Serena Kyle (Helmsman)
A young recruit on her first
assignment, Serena finished the bridge
operations course at Ganymede University
top of her class, and was snapped up for
the Mephistopheles. She has studied the
Earth Federation regulations avidly, and
simply cannot be convinced that a ship
can be run any other way. |
Lieutenant
Adam Gilkennie (Engineer)
Adam has been warned twice in
the past for behaviour regarded as
'insolent' and 'unprofessional', but his
skills as an engineer are highly attuned,
and he knows it. He sees himself as the
ship's self-appointed 'clown', and takes
every opportunity to inject humour into a
situation in the interests of morale. |
Doctor
William Taylor (Physician)
Another new recruit on his
maiden voyage, William is a talented
student of medicine but suffers from the
usual anxiety that comes with a new job.
He works hard because he is terrified
that he will make a hash of his first
posting. |
Doctor
Jonathan Somerset (Counsellor)
A veteran ship's counsellor and
licensed psychiatrist, Dr. Somerset has a
great understanding of human psychology
and a deeply compassionate nature. It is
to him that all of the crew come for
reassurance and conversation, and the
captain values his input. |
S C R E E N S
    
W A
L K T H R O U G H
Right here.
C R
E D I T S
Artwork,
programming, dialogue, story, characterisation
and pretty much everything: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Adventure Game Studio engine by Chris Jones
Sound
effects taken mostly from Half-Life
Playtesting
by:
Manu Cardoen
Helmacron
Kevin Squires
Sarah Wright
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