Anteform

About

The early Ultima role-playing games (Ultima I through V) on the Commodore 64 and 128, including Ultima III: Exodus, are described as featuring a world map, enterable towns, and 3D dungeon displays. Anteform is a horror/sci-fi detective-story RPG written for PICO-8 using the Minima Engine, styled after the early Commodore 64/128-era Ultima games (world map, towns, first-person-style dungeon crawling) though closer in tone to the Worlds of Ultima spin-offs. It is a complete, winnable game with its own original story, setting and characters. It runs on Linux, Mac, Windows and Raspberry Pi, and is also playable in a browser via PICO-8's online BBS.

How it differs from the original

Unlike the Ultima games it's styled after, Anteform tells an entirely original detective/horror story (a missing-persons case) with its own backstory, plot and characters, rather than reusing any Ultima plot or world.

Getting started

Playable locally on Linux, Mac, Windows or Raspberry Pi, or directly in a browser through the PICO-8 BBS page linked from the project.

Known issues & limitations

• compatibility: Web version optimized for Chrome; not tested in other browsers.
• compatibility: Web version not responsive and designed for specific screen resolution.

Media

Additional notes

Related project

The author notes that players who enjoy Anteform may also like their related PICO-8 project, Minima.