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Counterfeit Monkey

Recommended 12+
A heist story with some innuendo, mild swearing generated by wordplay, and references to alcohol and violence. About age guidance

Counterfeit Monkey

Escape an island nation where letters can be removed from objects to make new ones — turn a pastis into a pasta — in Emily Short’s celebrated word-play adventure.

Controls

Type commands at the > prompt and press Enter. The game teaches its letter-remover as you go; HINT and HELP are built in, and the opening asks whether you want a tutorial. On a phone, tap the prompt to open the keyboard. Long sessions run best on a computer or a recent phone.

About 16 MiB · loads after Play

Ready when you are.

Saves

Type SAVE and choose a name to keep your place in this browser; RESTORE brings it back next time. Progress is not saved automatically, so save before closing the page. Clearing site data removes saves, and Safari may clear them after a week without a visit.

Counterfeit Monkey — help & credits

Type commands at the > prompt and press Enter. The game teaches its letter-remover as you go; HINT and HELP are built in, and the opening asks whether you want a tutorial. On a phone, tap the prompt to open the keyboard. Long sessions run best on a computer or a recent phone.

Type SAVE and choose a name to keep your place in this browser; RESTORE brings it back next time. Progress is not saved automatically, so save before closing the page. Clearing site data removes saves, and Safari may clear them after a week without a visit.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Emily Short and others · Parchment interpreter MIT

Game license & credits

Game source

The game is made by its original authors. Leaf Arcade provides this browser player. Tab leaves the local game canvas; stopping unloads its audio and runtime.