EVAC

Story

Since a young age, you've heard tales of a mythical plant, "Soma", that grows in the cave just outside your mountain village. A true panacea, it's said to cure any poison and disease, amongst other things...but it's also said to be guarded by terrible beasts.

A great plague is sweeping through the valley, and to appease the gods, the villagers have driven you, a young orphan, into the wilderness as a scapegoat. As you take shelter in the cave, you ask yourself, "Will they take me back if I find Soma, and will I even want to return once I do?"

Gameplay

You ('?') explore the cave by using its extensive network of whirlpools ('@'), seeking out the 'O' to descend further. Your goal is to search for plants, picking them up and using them to see what they do. If your inventory is full, reaching the 'O' will return you to the surface and the game ends. Not all plants are safe to eat, but maybe you can use that to your advantage...?

Plants

Below is a list of the effects of plants that might be found on your journey through the cave:

• Increase health, either by one, two, or gradually
• Decrease health, either by one, two, or gradually
• Grants invisibility
• Grants invincibility
• Increases speed
• Allows you to fight back
• Allows monsters to pass through you
• Bomb
• Plants which fully heal:
  • Soma (an antidote)
  • ??? (a poison)
  • ??? (increase max health by two)