Hadean Lands

Released: Jun 20, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 05:36 GMT

Updates & announcements

10 posts

26 Jul 2022Developer post
Steam Deck not supported (sorry!)
I was able to do some Steam Deck testing this weekend. I'm sorry to say that Steam Deck is not a recommended Hadean Lands experience right now. The problem is the on-screen keyboard. It wants to pop up and obscure the lower half of the text window -- which makes it hard to play.
22 Aug 2020Developer post
Release 2.2.1: Dark theme, Linux fixes
Update to the UI framework! (No changes to the game content.) The game now supports OS dark theme. If you have your system OS theme set to "dark", all of the game windows (including the journal, map, preferences, and so on) will use a light-on-dark theme. The *story* window will
22 May 2017Developer post
Release 2.1.0: more UI updates
Various things that I've been meaning to clean up in the past year. (No changes to the game content.) - In the journal window, you can now sort items by name or by date (the order you discovered them in the game). - Added two new color themes: Sepia and Slate. - Changed the "Rese
22 May 2017Developer post
Release 2.1.0: more UI updates
Various things that I've been meaning to clean up in the past year. (No changes to the game content.) - In the journal window, you can now sort items by name or by date (the order you discovered them in the game). - Added two new color themes: Sepia and Slate. - Changed the "Rese
05 Jul 2016Developer post
Release 2.0.5: a small UI update
Added a few UI features. (No changes to the game content.) - "Full Screen" menu option. (F11 on Win/Linux, cmd-ctrl-F on Mac.) - "Find..." and "Find Next" menu options (ctrl-F/G or cmd-F/G). These let you do a simple text search in the story window. Note that the scrollback is no
05 Jul 2016Developer post
Release 2.0.5: a small UI update
Added a few UI features. (No changes to the game content.) - "Full Screen" menu option. (F11 on Win/Linux, cmd-ctrl-F on Mac.) - "Find..." and "Find Next" menu options (ctrl-F/G or cmd-F/G). These let you do a simple text search in the story window. Note that the scrollback is no
05 Jun 2016Developer post
Hadean Lands FAQ
How do I play interactive fiction? This looks very weird. This is parser-based interactive fiction, a very old style of adventure game. I first played a game like this in about 1978. Here's an introduction to playing this kind of game . How come a text game takes 125 megabytes of
05 Jun 2016Developer post
Hadean Lands FAQ
How do I play interactive fiction? This looks very weird. This is parser-based interactive fiction, a very old style of adventure game. I first played a game like this in about 1978. Here's an introduction to playing this kind of game . How come a text game takes 125 megabytes of
26 May 2016Developer post
The Hadean Lands store page is live!
...And the community page looks lonely, so I'm posting this. Hi! I'm looking forward to this launch, yes I am. Over the next few weeks I'll be putting together an FAQ. Feel free to put your questions up.
26 May 2016Developer post
The Hadean Lands store page is live!
...And the community page looks lonely, so I'm posting this. Hi! I'm looking forward to this launch, yes I am. Over the next few weeks I'll be putting together an FAQ. Feel free to put your questions up.