Beta Foot Forward: 7 Grand Steps

With Unwritten: That Which Happened now a thing That Is Happening and Ritual Dementia still a distinct possibility, 7 Grand Steps isn't the only multi-generational story in gaming, but it's still the only one I've played and therefore the one I'm most capable of writing about. It's a fascinating game, with the appearance of a mechanical device, token-operated and belonging to another time. Mousechief's earlier work, Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble, was a parlour game packed full of moxie and 7 Grand Steps has similarities in design, but is a much more open, user-directed experience. The demo provides a taste of the cultural voyage through the ages and the beta of the clever IGF-nominated oddity is now available to pre-purchasers. The cost is $9.99 now or $14.99 at release.