This is a word substitution game made for Gaming Like It's 1927. Explore eight real passages from a "domestic science" book, then swap out words found elsewhere in the book. Foods and Cookery by Mary Lockwood Matthews; Boston, Little, Brown, and company; filed Jan. 5, 1927. Coding and substituting by Caroline Delbert. "My Blue Heaven" by Walter Donaldson, arranged and performed by Martijn Fraser.

Content warnings for food and health. Full screen is recommended.

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StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Authoraeta
GenreInteractive Fiction, Puzzle
Made withPyxel Edit, Twine
TagsCasual, Cozy, Food, Relaxing, Retro, Short, Singleplayer, Text based, Word game
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen
AccessibilityHigh-contrast, One button

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celesti1 year ago(+3)

“tiny plants” 😭 people really could get away with casual fungi slander in 1927, huh

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ironcurtain1 year ago(+2)

If I may quote J. Jonah Jameson,

> Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

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mariopartygod1 year ago(+1)

I enjoyed the music choice and the passage choices! I thought it was cool that the substitutions seem somewhat related to the original word. well done!

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aeta1 year ago(+1)

thank you!! organizing the words was so much work but i'm really happy with how it turned out

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