5 Days a Stranger

In the spirit of classic adventure games and survival horror games

User Rating: 8 | 5 Days a Stranger PC

By Ravenhoe | Review Date: March 1, 2009

The Trilby Trilogy is a freeware adventure game designed by Ben Crosshaw. The first chapter pits you in a mansion, were you are faced with the mansion's dark and gruesome past which unfolds and replays in front of you, taking one victim after another, always being hot on your own heels.

The game can be quiet creepy, considering the relatively "low" (by no means bad) graphic standards (think classic Lucasarts). The game is not very long and not ultimately hard, simpy because the scope is not too big and you will never have too many options in terms of where to go or what items to use anyway. The story is a big payoff however and (in case you are interested) ties in very nicely with the other titles in the series.

Solid game and very nice to see people still nurturing the classic discipline of 2D adventures !

Recommended for fans of the genre and nostalgia !

Other Helpful Reviews for 5 Days a Stranger

• Rating:8

  5 Days A Stranger is a very good adventure game with an excellent story.

  By TheEndBoss | Review Date: Apr 21, 2008 | PC

  The sun begins to set just beyond the hills, casting a dim light over the landscape and making the hulking DeFoe Manor seem all the more sinister. Its previous owner and his wife recently died a mysterious death, as did... Read Full Review

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• Rating:8.5

  A great game, good writing, interesting puzzles and an absorbing storyline, but very short.

  By Amras_Calmacil | Review Date: Jul 11, 2008 | PC

  Get in, get the valuables, and get out is how the routine usually goes for the eccentric cat burglar Trilby, little does he know that the very second he enters the recently abandoned DeFoe Manor his fate is sealed, and t... Read Full Review

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