INSTEAD
Interactive fiction games
| Repo: | F-Droid Main |
| AppID: | org.emunix.insteadlauncher |
| Author: | Boris Timofeev |
| License: | MIT |
| Donation: | Webpage Bitcoin LiberaPay |
| InRepoSince: | 2019-05-15 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2026-10-01 |
| LastAppUpdate: | Unknown |
| LastVersion: | 0.10 |
| Categories: | Visual Novel |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
Collection of text quests on the engine INSTEAD.Most of the games are in Russian, but there are games in English, Spanish and French:
* in English:
- The Returning of the Quantum Cat
- I.A.G. Alpha
- Constellation
- Mainland
- Return of Red Hood
- Crash Dive!
- Semyon The Hamster 1
- Am I a monster?
- Kingdom of Grain
- Mirror
- Kayleth
- Dark Crystal
- The Archive
* in Spanish:
- Mansion
- Leñador
* in French:
- Dark Crystal
You can find these games with the search button inside the app.
If you want to create your own game and publish it in the repository, start by reading the documentation https://github.com/instead-hub/instead/blob/master/doc/stead3-en.md
WhatsNew:
- Added the ability to download several games at once, with the option to cancel a download
- Added dynamic colors on Android 12+
- Added a monochrome launcher icon
- INSTEAD updated to version 3.6.0
- SDL updated to version 3.4.10
- Lua replaced with LuaJIT — games should run faster
- Android support extended to versions 7.1.1 - 16
- The interface was rewritten in Jetpack Compose
- Fixed a bug where an interrupted game installation broke the game list
- Improved error messages when a game canno
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.
Packages
Version 0.10 (2026-10-01) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 16.0
- MinVer: 7.1
- ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
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