Dimity Jones in Puzzle Castle

Dimity Jones in Puzzle Castle is in the form of a single text file, of which only the first chapter is readable. Subsequent chapters must be deciphered by you, using the answers to puzzles that you must solve!

With eighty-nine conundrums to crack and ciphers to decode, this 110,000-word novel is unlike any other, offering dozens of hours of delight, befuddlement, and heart-pounding adventure to readers of all ages who love puzzles, programming, and poetry ... or at least poet-villains.

Praise for Dimity Jones

"Thank you so much for this. It's an amazing work, both technically and artistically, and I'm having a wonderful time working through it."

"This has been a unique and amazing experience on many different levels, I am very grateful to you for creating it."

"It was amazing from a literary perspective, from a puzzle perspective, and from a fun-software-problem perspective. It's easily one of my all-time favorite digital variety puzzlehunt thingies."

"It's original and fun, Interactive Fiction meets Advent of Code."

"You really did a hell of a job, and I wish that one day your game gets the audience it deserves."

"I have been somewhat nerd-sniped by this."

"I've been having a lot of fun solving the Puzzle Castle, even if it's been nerd-sniping me from work."

"What a great experience from end to end. Great puzzles. Great story. I believed in the characters, and I wondered the entire time how much was real and how much was dramatized. I still do."

"The overall story is superb ... All in all, I spent a number of days playing your game, and I had a lot of fun. Even at the very end, I was amazed by how thorough and thoughtful the game is—not a single character was wasted!"

"Thanks so much for sharing, really enjoyed it."

"Having everything in one text file that you unlock in steps is a beautiful experience."

"Thank you for this! It's a lot of fun."

"I enjoyed the writing and the puzzles both."