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Eric the Unready

Click your way through a comical adventure in Eric the Unready, an interactive novel that originally released by publisher Legend Entertainment! Eric the Unready established his reputation by impaling his instructor during jousting class. Then, when Princess Lorealle the Worthy is kidnapped, Eric begins a madcap quest through his hilarious fantasy world packed with dragons and dwarves, wizards, unicorns and the most fearsome beasts of all, the dreaded Attack Turtles. From the mysterious caverns of the Not So Great Underground Empire to the perilous waters of Swamp Trek, Eric cuts a swath of de

Release date
April 12, 2018
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Legend Entertainment
Publisher
Ziggurat Interactive
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Click your way through a comical adventure in Eric the Unready, an interactive novel that originally released by publisher Legend Entertainment! Eric the Unready established his reputation by impaling his instructor during jousting class. Then, when Princess Lorealle the Worthy is kidnapped, Eric begins a madcap quest through his hilarious fantasy world packed with dragons and dwarves, wizards, unicorns and the most fearsome beasts of all, the dreaded Attack Turtles.

From the mysterious caverns of the Not So Great Underground Empire to the perilous waters of Swamp Trek, Eric cuts a swath of destruction as he unravels the secret of the wicked Queen Morgana and her Lover Sir Pectoral. "I laughed till my pants fell down!"- Larry Laffner. "More fun than a barrel of monkeys!"- Guywood Threepbrush Every player will find at least one favorite movie, TV show, or adventure game that has been struck by Bob Bates's pen!

From the award-winning author of Timequest.

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★ 8.8/10GOG · 90 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I'm so baffled at how this game does not have any reviews a week after its release! For me this was an instabuy and easily…
★ 5 / 5
Looks like this will be the first review of this game! So cool! :-) Anyway, this is a classic Legend game, with an interface that…
★ 4 / 5
A game that's been compared to monkey island more than once, but this is a beast of a very different nature. Monkey's a pont'n'click adventure.…
★ 5 / 5
This is the peak of text adventure games. The parser understands almost anything and was the most sophisticated in text adventure gaming. Alternatively to typing…
★ 5 / 5
Eric the Unready was a comic text adventure (with graphics, but the game is controlled with a parser) ; it's kind of a shame that…
★ 3 / 5
‘Eric the Unready’ is my first Legend Entertainment interactive novel/adventure game. It’s a game I was aware of as an early teen, but I was…
★ 5 / 5
If you dislike text adventures, or if you don't know what a text adventure is, this game is not for you. Look elsewhere, you'd just…
★ 5 / 5
Much is said about the style and humor, which I also think are great (beside some distasteful jokes, but they are not enough for spoiling…

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★ 4 / 5
Funny game with some nice graphics and an interface that would have seemed outdated even when new. Linux version is dependent on obsolete libraries and…
★ 3 / 5
This game has some tremendous humour (and plenty of groaners) but the puzzles are really hampered by terrible description text and generally nonexistent signposting for…
★ 5 / 5
If you're a fan of interactive fiction, Eric the Unready is an accessible and complete example of the genre. In comparison to other titles from…
★ 4 / 5
Largely text, but with some graphics. Very funny, with a lot of references and goofy humor.
★ 5 / 5
Eric the Unready plays (and replays) nearly as well as it did when I was only a wee lad playing my dad's inappropriate shareware from…
★ 5 / 5
If you dislike text adventures, or if you don't know what a text adventure is, this game is not for you. Look elsewhere, you'd just…

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