Mainland
A text adventure focused on exploration rather than difficult puzzles
Vasily Voronkov, Ryan Joseph, Peter Kosyh · Published by INSTEAD Community · Released May 8, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 277
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Mainland?
This free text adventure follows a nineteenth-century explorer whose captain and crew have died of plague. You explore through text, with an emphasis on story and atmosphere in the style of classic adventure games.
For you if...
- +you want a short, novel-like adventure
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over reading and entering text
What players say
82% of 277 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing and story, while opinions on the command interface are mixed. Common complaints concern restrictive inputs and counterintuitive required actions, with some players saying they need walkthroughs to progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Mainland system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Mainland?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 2000
- Processor
- CPU 1 Ghz or higher
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 50 MB available space
Does Mainland have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Mainland run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian.
Does Mainland use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
