A downloadable game for Windows

I will show you fear in a handful speck of dust. - TS Eliot

Games have too many pixels nowadays. Here's a game with just one.  Make sure to use the manual, which you (almost definitely) need to find any of the games three endings.

Manual

(#1CEF01) - A tranquil forest in a restless land. The population lives in fear of the cavebeast, and the inhabitants of the castle do nothing about it.

(#00BAA9) - The cave. As you enter, the resident cavebeast is startled by your unexpected appearance so much that it flees into the meadow beyond.

(#0137F6) - The well. As you look over the side, the rocks crumble and you fall into the water below.

(#04FE94) - The cave, home of the cavebeast. It sees you within moments, and in just as many moments, you are no more.

(#06175E) - An aquifer, which opens up into a flooded cavern. You see an unearthly glow coming from around the corner.

(#256200) - A deeper swamp, impassible without a boat. Before you can turn back, you're up to your thighs in the wet mud. Shortly, you perish.

(#33ECFF) - Falling from the cliff, you are momentarily engulfed in tender wisps of clouds. This does not last long, and you soon expire.

(#415B83) - The dock. You pay a local fish-catcher, who gives you a small rowboat in return.

(#4C0B08) - The armory. The armorer sets to work, and, eventually, hands you a weapon that gives off an unearthly glow. The armorer's eyes are haunted.

(#643266) - The graveyard, where sit memorials to those taken by the cavebeast.

(#6AB3EC) - A small hut, empty. You take up residence in a land that now knows peace.

(#704900) - A wide moat blocking your access to the castle. A heavy drawbridge waits on the other side, but the guards will not lower it for you

(#7318BF) - The holy halls of the castle. In a thrilling coup, the deposed queen regains control of the land. But where will you live?

(#808080) - A narrow path, with steep cliffs on either side.

(#CB01EF) - The holy halls of the castle. The court gives you a hero's welcome for your courageous slaying of the cavebeast.

(#E17883) - A small hut, with a cookfire out front. Inside is the deposed queen of the land, who you talk into retaking her throne.

(#ED0177) - The town square. Even though it is a festival day, the mood is subdued and the drummers beat softly.

(#F5A0FF) - The holy halls of the castle, now empty. The cavebeast has come and gone, off to new lands. You take up residence.

(#F6FE0D) - A muggy swamp, with tree-hanging moss so thick you can barely move.

(#FD4D01) - A meadow full of wildflowers. The peaceful scene is only marred by the unearthly glow emanating from the nearby cave.

(#FEA906) - A wide moat. The heavy drawbridge is down, allowing access to the castle beyond.

(#FFA97E) - The cave. The cavebeast falls to the glowing sword in your hands, and both unearthly glows flicker out.

(#FFFFFF) - This color will flash when you have reached an ending of the game.

(#FE0202) - This color will flash when you have died.

Download

Download
Pinhole Quest.zip 27 MB

Install instructions

  1. Unzip the file and play Pinhole Quest.exe
  2. Make sure to have the manual open as well, as you (almost certainly) need it to complete the game. 

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