Immune System is a Glulx interactive fiction game written with Inform 7 and is © 2020 by Naomi Abramowicz.
In this badly-coded, barely-there, ultra-minimal game, you play as an E. coli bacterium. You mission is to bypass three lines of defence and infect a human.
This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.
SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading a walkthrough prematurely can sometimes diminish one's enjoyment of an interactive fiction game. Please make an honest effort to play the game before reading this walkthrough.
The map gives away almost the entire game, such as it is.
Bacteria HQ
NOTE: This is one of those games that are so badly coded that exit-failures aren't specific to individual rooms, so if you try to go a direction you're not supposed to, you might get another room's exit-failure message.
SUGGESTION: To increase your enjoyment of this game, imagine that you's a secret agent like James Bond and that you're on an espionage mission. Put on your sunglasses and get into your most stylish car.
> w.
First line of defence
To get the most out of this game, at every room with a choice, try to go the wrong way first, then go the right way.
> n. (no: skin barrier)
Ah! They tried to run you off the road! But they didn't count on you being the hero of this story, did they?
> s.
Nose
> e. (no: mucus)
You wisely avoid the electrified fence and find another way in.
> s.
Deeper in the body
> u. (no: leukocytes)
Yeah, it's best to avoid these killer dogs. They'll rip you apart.
> s.
Lymph node
> d. (no: lymphocyte)
Yeah, the guards will sound the alarm and call for help; best avoid them too.
> s.
Intestines
Instead of signaling your success to the HQ, let's say you're setting off a bomb to explode! Let's cause trouble!
> push button.
*** The End ***
Imagine an explosion and triumphant music here.
There are no other characters but you in this game, but the game mentions:
If you have any real interest in the "characters" introduced in this game, here are the relevant Wikipedia links:
You have no reason to pick up anything, but you can pick up two things.
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