I finished the entire game without reading any dialogue or participating in the scenario. This game is based on graphic files. It's boring.

Based on John Buchan's novel of the same name, The 39 Steps is a phenomenal piece of interactive fiction, that puts you in the shoes of Richard Hannay, a mining engineer, who finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy and a murder. To avoid being suspected of the murder, he's left with no choice but to flee. Will he be able to clear his name and discover the truth? There's just one way to find out!

The story is masterfully written, being divided across 19 chapters and brought to life with stunning backgrounds set in Scotland and England. The scenes are further enriched by the use of white silhouettes to depict the characters, adding a unique visual charm.

There are a small number of gameplay elements, like exploring for clues in certain locations or doing some quick actions with movements of the mouse, as if you were actually playing as Richard Hannay, it's not much but it does a great job to immerse you in the world.

There's voice acting too, which really adds to the atmosphere, especially since accents play a really big role in a story like this. It was extremely well done, you could tell the great efforts that were put into this game by something as subtle as the voice acting.

The music really sets the mood and does what it needs to do, giving off an ominous and unsettling feeling like you're not completely safe.

There's an extra little feature involving cards you collect as you play, which provide descriptions on the characters and objects you interact with, it isn't much but it provides a bit more insight into the story which is a very welcome feature!

It's a pity that the developers haven't released anything apart from this game, they definitely have skill to make more games like this but I'm happy they displayed their talents through this game. I strongly recommend it, it's free and a very worthwhile experience!