The game was created with Inform 6 and is available as freeware Z-code. Interpreters are available for a wide variety of platforms, and the game can also be played online using a web browser.PlotWhat first seems as a vacation soon proves to be something completely different. The game is an intricate spy story told largely through flashbacks. Futuristic in-game technologies in combination with the open-ended properties of text interfaces make this a very challenging science fiction thriller.Awards1998 XYZZY AwardsWinner: Best Game, Best Puzzles, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual NPC, Best Use of MediumNominee: Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual PCInteractive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2011 edition)1st PlaceInteractive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2015 edition)2nd Place