Survival-Quest Symbiont

Name: Survival-Quest Symbiont
Rating: 4.8 (145 reviews)
Author: Vitaliy Ostrovsky

An Interactive Indie Novella

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

145 Ratings
Age Rating

13+
Years
Category

Adventure
Developer

Vitaliy Ostrovsky
Language

EN
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Size

36.8
MB

The last 36 hours of the sole survivor of a mysterious accident in a lab complex THE STORY The last 36 hours of the sole survivor of a mysterious accident in a top-secret lab complex. Abandoned by everyone and desperate, wandering among the walking dead, by some miracle he manages to contact you and asks for help. You’re short on time — the deadly virus is about to break out, threatening the entire humanity, and you’re now involved in this dramatic action. Symbiont 1 is a science fiction text quest, a mix of horror and survival elements. Each decision you make impacts the course of the story, and the salvation — or destruction – of humankind is in your hands. FEATURES • Mind-blowing atmosphere, a mix of sci-fi and zombie apocalypse. • Gamebook script by a published author. • The real book volume entails dozens of hours of dramatic gaming. • Plot riddles, unexpected discoveries and twists that will astonish you. • The novella's action approximates real-time and depends on the decisions you make. • Over 700 locations. • 3 original finales. • 40+ unique “deadly” finales.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

145 Ratings

Criminally Underrated!
08/20/2020
Florus77
I have to be honest, this very well may be the best text-based adventure game I have ever played. First of all, while it’s simply a basic layout, the combination of blues, grays, and blacks was very appealing to my eyes. I also grew super attached to the crazy but fun protagonist, Martin Shepard! He was so fun to help guide through deadly traps and puzzles, and he wasn’t boring by any means! His commentary is super fun to read and it truly feels like you’re talking to a slightly delirious survivor with 36 hours left to live. And I haven’t even gotten to the actual gameplay! I’ve played this over about... 4 times, I would say, and I still haven’t gotten every ending! The puzzles are quite challenging, and I admit I did have to use the hints quite a bit, but regardless it was absolutely fun to play! The first few puzzles aren’t too terribly challenging, so I advise you save your hints until you’re truly stuck, since you only get a limited amount without paying. And while you do have to wait sometimes, you can easily skip it by watching an advertisement. The game is also customizable, you can choose what speed the texts come in at. I cannot give enough praise to these developers, and I would highly recommend playing some of their other games!
Criminally Underrated!
08/20/2020
Florus77

I have to be honest, this very well may be the best text-based adventure game I have ever played. First of all, while it’s simply a basic layout, the combination of blues, grays, and blacks was very appealing to my eyes. I also grew super attached to the crazy but fun protagonist, Martin Shepard! He was so fun to help guide through deadly traps and puzzles, and he wasn’t boring by any means! His commentary is super fun to read and it truly feels like you’re talking to a slightly delirious survivor with 36 hours left to live. And I haven’t even gotten to the actual gameplay! I’ve played this over about... 4 times, I would say, and I still haven’t gotten every ending! The puzzles are quite challenging, and I admit I did have to use the hints quite a bit, but regardless it was absolutely fun to play! The first few puzzles aren’t too terribly challenging, so I advise you save your hints until you’re truly stuck, since you only get a limited amount without paying. And while you do have to wait sometimes, you can easily skip it by watching an advertisement. The game is also customizable, you can choose what speed the texts come in at. I cannot give enough praise to these developers, and I would highly recommend playing some of their other games!
Wow, ok.
10/10/2019
AAaAayushi
Okay, first review I’ve written in my life. Amazing game???? I’m shocked, I was not expecting this level of quality and gameplay! If you love a good story and text based games, um well, what are you waiting for? Waiting time isn’t even that bad, you can skip it by watching a freaking ad, instead of every other app where the ONLY option is buying a subscription. I’m actually shocked, I’ve never played such a good text-based story game before.
Wow, ok.
10/10/2019
AAaAayushi

Okay, first review I’ve written in my life. Amazing game???? I’m shocked, I was not expecting this level of quality and gameplay! If you love a good story and text based games, um well, what are you waiting for? Waiting time isn’t even that bad, you can skip it by watching a freaking ad, instead of every other app where the ONLY option is buying a subscription. I’m actually shocked, I’ve never played such a good text-based story game before.
Can’t progress :( But interesting!
01/16/2020
Stephieeeeeesteph
Edited: I restarted and the game worked this time. The waiting times seemed off (I’ll be back in 15 minutes! Followed by immediate dialogue). Fun game, some puzzles too hard (thanks for hints!). Just like the Lifeline series - I’ll follow your games!I’m stuck after hitting “Go to the Elevators”. I watch videos, I wait days. The dr calls for me but Shepard os always busy. Putting this here because I can’t figure out how to contacts devs about this but. I will try a restart to see if that changes anything to this point.
Can’t progress :( But interesting!
01/16/2020
Stephieeeeeesteph

Edited: I restarted and the game worked this time. The waiting times seemed off (I’ll be back in 15 minutes! Followed by immediate dialogue). Fun game, some puzzles too hard (thanks for hints!). Just like the Lifeline series - I’ll follow your games!I’m stuck after hitting “Go to the Elevators”. I watch videos, I wait days. The dr calls for me but Shepard os always busy. Putting this here because I can’t figure out how to contacts devs about this but. I will try a restart to see if that changes anything to this point.
It’s fun!
01/13/2020
Shari001008
It’s already great but what would make it even better? If you added the noises that’s going on. Like when you make a wrong move and you hear the zombies, add the noises. When you hear gunshots, add the noise. Instead of music playing, it would be pretty cool, as if we were there. When the scientist mentions if his heavy breathing is bothersome, add some heavy breathing effects. It’s be pretty cool.
It’s fun!
01/13/2020
Shari001008

It’s already great but what would make it even better? If you added the noises that’s going on. Like when you make a wrong move and you hear the zombies, add the noises. When you hear gunshots, add the noise. Instead of music playing, it would be pretty cool, as if we were there. When the scientist mentions if his heavy breathing is bothersome, add some heavy breathing effects. It’s be pretty cool.

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Seller: Vitaliy Ostrovsky
Size: 36.8 MB
Category: Adventure
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and Russian
Age Rating: 13+

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