Visible Suspended is now available to all

August brings us Suspended, Michael Berlyn's cryogenic nightmare. As usual, the source code repository is also live, licensed with the open-source MIT license. Suspended surely had the most inspired package concept of Infocom's early years. The Starcross flying saucer was more eye-catching; the Witness newspaper was more detailed. But Suspended's serene cryo-death-mask was a genuine shock when you brought it home and eagerly tore off the shrink-wrap. Mask photo courtesy of MoCAGH. Manual from my own collection. The gameplay was a shock as well. No bold explorer or diligent detective this time! You play a silent corpsicle controlling six quirky repair robots in a devastated underground complex. No single robot is capable of much. You have to coordinate their movements to get a handle on the problems facing you. Or, I should say, facing the entire planet. The Complex is the nerve center for Contra's weather control, transit system, and other vital functions. Your "score" measures…