diff --git a/PLAN.md b/PLAN.md
index 261f03d..33a171e 100644
--- a/PLAN.md
+++ b/PLAN.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Goal: Add the entertaining shell implementations.
 - "WARNING: milk expires in 2 days"
 - Per-credential shell routing via `shell` field in static credentials
 
-### 3.4 Text Adventure
+### 3.4 Text Adventure ✅
 - Zork-style dungeon crawler
 - "You are in a dimly lit server room."
 - Navigation, items, puzzles
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75535fe..0c974be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Key settings:
 - `auth.accept_after` — accept login after N failures per IP (default `10`)
 - `auth.credential_ttl` — how long to remember accepted credentials (default `24h`)
 - `auth.static_credentials` — always-accepted username/password pairs (optional `shell` field routes to a specific shell)
-- Available shells: `bash` (fake Linux shell), `fridge` (Samsung Smart Fridge OS), `banking` (80s-style bank terminal TUI)
+- Available shells: `bash` (fake Linux shell), `fridge` (Samsung Smart Fridge OS), `banking` (80s-style bank terminal TUI), `adventure` (Zork-style text adventure dungeon)
 - `storage.db_path` — SQLite database path (default `oubliette.db`)
 - `storage.retention_days` — auto-prune records older than N days (default `90`)
 - `storage.retention_interval` — how often to run retention (default `1h`)
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index d53f359..eb4ae3f 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/detection"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/notify"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell"
+	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell/adventure"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell/banking"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell/bash"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell/fridge"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ func New(cfg config.Config, store storage.Store, logger *slog.Logger) (*Server,
 	if err := registry.Register(banking.NewBankingShell(), 1); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("registering banking shell: %w", err)
 	}
+	if err := registry.Register(adventure.NewAdventureShell(), 1); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("registering adventure shell: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	s := &Server{
 		cfg:           cfg,
diff --git a/internal/shell/adventure/adventure.go b/internal/shell/adventure/adventure.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f43927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/adventure/adventure.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package adventure
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell"
+)
+
+const sessionTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
+
+// AdventureShell implements a Zork-style text adventure set in a dungeon/data center.
+type AdventureShell struct{}
+
+// NewAdventureShell returns a new AdventureShell instance.
+func NewAdventureShell() *AdventureShell {
+	return &AdventureShell{}
+}
+
+func (a *AdventureShell) Name() string        { return "adventure" }
+func (a *AdventureShell) Description() string { return "Zork-style text adventure dungeon crawler" }
+
+func (a *AdventureShell) Handle(ctx context.Context, sess *shell.SessionContext, rw io.ReadWriteCloser) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, sessionTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	dungeonName := configString(sess.ShellConfig, "dungeon_name", "THE OUBLIETTE")
+	game := newGame()
+
+	// Print banner and initial room.
+	banner := strings.ReplaceAll(adventureBanner(dungeonName), "\n", "\r\n")
+	fmt.Fprint(rw, banner)
+
+	// Show starting room.
+	startDesc := game.describeRoom(game.rooms[game.currentRoom])
+	startDesc = strings.ReplaceAll(startDesc, "\n", "\r\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(rw, "%s\r\n\r\n", startDesc)
+
+	for {
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprint(rw, "> "); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		line, err := shell.ReadLine(ctx, rw)
+		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			fmt.Fprint(rw, "\r\n")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if trimmed == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result := game.dispatch(trimmed)
+
+		var output string
+		if result.output != "" {
+			output = result.output
+			output = strings.ReplaceAll(output, "\r\n", "\n")
+			output = strings.ReplaceAll(output, "\n", "\r\n")
+			fmt.Fprintf(rw, "%s\r\n", output)
+		}
+
+		// Log command and output to store.
+		if sess.Store != nil {
+			if err := sess.Store.AppendSessionLog(ctx, sess.SessionID, trimmed, output); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("append session log: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if result.exit {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func adventureBanner(dungeonName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+  ___  _   _ ____  _     ___ _____ _____ _____
+ / _ \| | | | __ )| |   |_ _| ____|_   _|_   _| ___
+| | | | | | |  _ \| |    | ||  _|   | |   | |  / _ \
+| |_| | |_| | |_) | |___ | || |___  | |   | | |  __/
+ \___/ \___/|____/|_____|___|_____| |_|   |_|  \___|
+
+Welcome to %s.
+
+You wake up in the dark. The air is cold and hums with electricity.
+This is a place where things are put to be forgotten.
+
+Type 'help' for commands. Type 'look' to examine your surroundings.
+
+`, dungeonName)
+}
+
+// configString reads a string from the shell config map with a default.
+func configString(cfg map[string]any, key, defaultVal string) string {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return defaultVal
+	}
+	if v, ok := cfg[key]; ok {
+		if s, ok := v.(string); ok && s != "" {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/adventure/adventure_test.go b/internal/shell/adventure/adventure_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9eaf29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/adventure/adventure_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@
+package adventure
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/shell"
+	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/oubliette/internal/storage"
+)
+
+type rwCloser struct {
+	io.Reader
+	io.Writer
+}
+
+func (r *rwCloser) Close() error { return nil }
+
+func runShell(t *testing.T, commands string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	store := storage.NewMemoryStore()
+	sessID, _ := store.CreateSession(context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", "root", "adventure")
+
+	sess := &shell.SessionContext{
+		SessionID: sessID,
+		Username:  "root",
+		Store:     store,
+		CommonConfig: shell.ShellCommonConfig{
+			Hostname: "testhost",
+		},
+	}
+
+	rw := &rwCloser{
+		Reader: bytes.NewBufferString(commands),
+		Writer: &bytes.Buffer{},
+	}
+
+	sh := NewAdventureShell()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := sh.Handle(ctx, sess, rw); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Handle: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return rw.Writer.(*bytes.Buffer).String()
+}
+
+func TestAdventureShellName(t *testing.T) {
+	sh := NewAdventureShell()
+	if sh.Name() != "adventure" {
+		t.Errorf("Name() = %q, want %q", sh.Name(), "adventure")
+	}
+	if sh.Description() == "" {
+		t.Error("Description() should not be empty")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBanner(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "quit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "OUBLIETTE") {
+		t.Error("output should contain OUBLIETTE in banner")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, ">") {
+		t.Error("output should contain > prompt")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStartingRoom(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "quit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "The Oubliette") {
+		t.Error("should start in The Oubliette")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "narrow stone chamber") {
+		t.Error("should show starting room description")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHelpCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "help\rquit\r")
+	for _, keyword := range []string{"look", "go", "take", "drop", "use", "inventory", "help", "quit"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(output, keyword) {
+			t.Errorf("help output should mention %q", keyword)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLookCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "look\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "The Oubliette") {
+		t.Error("look should show current room")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Exits:") {
+		t.Error("look should show exits")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMovement(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "go east\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Stone Corridor") {
+		t.Error("going east from oubliette should reach Stone Corridor")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBareDirection(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Stone Corridor") {
+		t.Error("bare 'e' should move east to Stone Corridor")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDirectionAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "east\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Stone Corridor") {
+		t.Error("'east' should move to Stone Corridor")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInvalidDirection(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "go north\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "can't go") {
+		t.Error("should say you can't go that direction")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTakeItem(t *testing.T) {
+	// Move to corridor where flashlight is.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rtake flashlight\rinventory\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Taken") {
+		t.Error("should confirm taking item")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "flashlight") {
+		t.Error("inventory should show flashlight")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDropItem(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rtake flashlight\rdrop flashlight\rinventory\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Dropped") {
+		t.Error("should confirm dropping item")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "not carrying anything") {
+		t.Error("inventory should be empty after dropping")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmptyInventory(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "inventory\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "not carrying anything") {
+		t.Error("should say not carrying anything")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExamineItem(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rexamine flashlight\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "batteries") {
+		t.Error("examining flashlight should describe it")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDarkRoom(t *testing.T) {
+	// Go to the pit without flashlight.
+	output := runShell(t, "down\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "darkness") {
+		t.Error("pit should be dark without flashlight")
+	}
+	// Should NOT show the lit description.
+	if strings.Contains(output, "skeleton") {
+		t.Error("should not see skeleton without flashlight")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDarkRoomWithFlashlight(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get flashlight first, then go to pit.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rtake flashlight\rw\rdown\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "skeleton") {
+		t.Error("should see skeleton with flashlight in pit")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "rusty key") {
+		t.Error("should see rusty key with flashlight in pit")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDarkRoomCantTake(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "down\rtake rusty_key\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "too dark") {
+		t.Error("should not be able to take items in dark room")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLockedDoor(t *testing.T) {
+	// Navigate to archive without keycard.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rs\rs\re\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "keycard") || !strings.Contains(output, "red") {
+		t.Error("should mention keycard reader when trying locked door")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnlockWithKeycard(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get keycard from server room, navigate to archive, use keycard.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\re\rtake keycard\rw\rs\rs\ruse keycard\re\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "green") || !strings.Contains(output, "clicks open") {
+		t.Error("should show unlock message")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Control Room") {
+		t.Error("should be able to enter control room after unlocking")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRustyKeyPuzzle(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get flashlight, get rusty key from pit, go to generator room, use key.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rtake flashlight\rw\rdown\rtake rusty_key\rup\re\re\rs\re\ruse rusty_key\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "maintenance panel") || !strings.Contains(output, "logbook") {
+		t.Error("should show maintenance log when using rusty key in generator room")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Dunwich") {
+		t.Error("logbook should mention Dunwich")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExitEndsGame(t *testing.T) {
+	// Full path to exit: get keycard, navigate to archive, unlock, go to control room, east to exit.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\re\rtake keycard\rw\rs\rs\ruse keycard\re\re\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "SECURITY AUDIT") {
+		t.Error("exit should show the ending message")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "SESSION HAS BEEN LOGGED") {
+		t.Error("exit should mention session logging")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "xyzzy\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "don't understand") {
+		t.Error("should show error for unknown command")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuitCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "quit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "terminated") {
+		t.Error("quit should show termination message")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExitAlias(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "exit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "terminated") {
+		t.Error("exit alias should work like quit")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVentilationShaft(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rup\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "Ventilation Shaft") {
+		t.Error("should reach ventilation shaft from corridor")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "note") {
+		t.Error("should see note in ventilation shaft")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNote(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rup\rtake note\rexamine note\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "GET OUT") {
+		t.Error("note should contain warning text")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUseItemWrongRoom(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get keycard from server room, try to use in wrong room.
+	output := runShell(t, "e\re\rtake keycard\ruse keycard\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "nothing to use") {
+		t.Error("should say nothing to use keycard on in wrong room")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEthernetCable(t *testing.T) {
+	output := runShell(t, "e\rs\rtake ethernet_cable\ruse ethernet_cable\rquit\r")
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "chewed") {
+		t.Error("using ethernet cable should mention chewed ends")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionLogs(t *testing.T) {
+	store := storage.NewMemoryStore()
+	sessID, _ := store.CreateSession(context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", "root", "adventure")
+
+	sess := &shell.SessionContext{
+		SessionID: sessID,
+		Username:  "root",
+		Store:     store,
+		CommonConfig: shell.ShellCommonConfig{
+			Hostname: "testhost",
+		},
+	}
+
+	rw := &rwCloser{
+		Reader: bytes.NewBufferString("help\rquit\r"),
+		Writer: &bytes.Buffer{},
+	}
+
+	sh := NewAdventureShell()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	sh.Handle(ctx, sess, rw)
+
+	if len(store.SessionLogs) < 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected at least 2 session logs, got %d", len(store.SessionLogs))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserBasics(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input  string
+		verb   string
+		object string
+	}{
+		{"look", "look", ""},
+		{"l", "look", ""},
+		{"examine flashlight", "look", "flashlight"},
+		{"go north", "go", "north"},
+		{"n", "go", "north"},
+		{"south", "go", "south"},
+		{"take the key", "take", "key"},
+		{"get a flashlight", "take", "flashlight"},
+		{"drop rusty key", "drop", "rusty key"},
+		{"use keycard", "use", "keycard"},
+		{"inventory", "inventory", ""},
+		{"i", "inventory", ""},
+		{"inv", "inventory", ""},
+		{"help", "help", ""},
+		{"?", "help", ""},
+		{"quit", "quit", ""},
+		{"exit", "quit", ""},
+		{"q", "quit", ""},
+		{"LOOK", "look", ""},
+		{"  go  east  ", "go", "east"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cmd := parseCommand(tt.input)
+			if cmd.verb != tt.verb {
+				t.Errorf("parseCommand(%q).verb = %q, want %q", tt.input, cmd.verb, tt.verb)
+			}
+			if cmd.object != tt.object {
+				t.Errorf("parseCommand(%q).object = %q, want %q", tt.input, cmd.object, tt.object)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := parseCommand("")
+	if cmd.verb != "" {
+		t.Errorf("empty input should give empty verb, got %q", cmd.verb)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserArticleStripping(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := parseCommand("take the an a flashlight")
+	if cmd.verb != "take" || cmd.object != "flashlight" {
+		t.Errorf("articles should be stripped, got verb=%q object=%q", cmd.verb, cmd.object)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigString(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := map[string]any{"dungeon_name": "MY DUNGEON"}
+	if got := configString(cfg, "dungeon_name", "DEFAULT"); got != "MY DUNGEON" {
+		t.Errorf("configString() = %q, want %q", got, "MY DUNGEON")
+	}
+	if got := configString(cfg, "missing", "DEFAULT"); got != "DEFAULT" {
+		t.Errorf("configString() for missing key = %q, want %q", got, "DEFAULT")
+	}
+	if got := configString(nil, "key", "DEFAULT"); got != "DEFAULT" {
+		t.Errorf("configString(nil) = %q, want %q", got, "DEFAULT")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/adventure/game.go b/internal/shell/adventure/game.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b5a824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/adventure/game.go
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+package adventure
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type gameState struct {
+	currentRoom string
+	inventory   []string
+	rooms       map[string]*room
+	items       map[string]*item
+	flags       map[string]bool
+	turns       int
+}
+
+type commandResult struct {
+	output string
+	exit   bool
+}
+
+func newGame() *gameState {
+	rooms, items := newWorld()
+	return &gameState{
+		currentRoom: "oubliette",
+		rooms:       rooms,
+		items:       items,
+		flags:       make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) dispatch(input string) commandResult {
+	cmd := parseCommand(input)
+	if cmd.verb == "" {
+		return commandResult{}
+	}
+
+	g.turns++
+
+	switch cmd.verb {
+	case "look":
+		return g.cmdLook(cmd.object)
+	case "go":
+		return g.cmdGo(cmd.object)
+	case "take":
+		return g.cmdTake(cmd.object)
+	case "drop":
+		return g.cmdDrop(cmd.object)
+	case "use":
+		return g.cmdUse(cmd.object)
+	case "inventory":
+		return g.cmdInventory()
+	case "help":
+		return g.cmdHelp()
+	case "quit":
+		return commandResult{output: "The darkness closes in. Session terminated.", exit: true}
+	default:
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("I don't understand '%s'. Type 'help' for available commands.", input)}
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdHelp() commandResult {
+	help := `Available commands:
+  look / examine [item]  - Look around or examine something
+  go <direction>         - Move (north, south, east, west, up, down)
+  take <item>            - Pick up an item
+  drop <item>            - Drop an item
+  use <item>             - Use an item
+  inventory              - Check what you're carrying
+  help                   - Show this help
+  quit / exit            - End session
+
+You can also just type a direction (n, s, e, w, u, d) to move.`
+	return commandResult{output: help}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdLook(object string) commandResult {
+	r := g.rooms[g.currentRoom]
+
+	// Look at a specific item.
+	if object != "" {
+		return g.examineItem(object)
+	}
+
+	// Look at the room.
+	return commandResult{output: g.describeRoom(r)}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) describeRoom(r *room) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "== %s ==\n", r.name)
+
+	// Dark room check.
+	if r.darkDesc != "" && !g.hasItem("flashlight") {
+		b.WriteString(r.darkDesc)
+		return b.String()
+	}
+
+	b.WriteString(r.description)
+
+	// List visible items.
+	visibleItems := g.roomItems(r)
+	if len(visibleItems) > 0 {
+		b.WriteString("\n\nYou can see: ")
+		names := make([]string, len(visibleItems))
+		for i, id := range visibleItems {
+			names[i] = g.items[id].name
+		}
+		b.WriteString(strings.Join(names, ", "))
+	}
+
+	// List exits.
+	if len(r.exits) > 0 {
+		b.WriteString("\n\nExits: ")
+		dirs := make([]string, 0, len(r.exits))
+		for dir := range r.exits {
+			dirs = append(dirs, dir)
+		}
+		b.WriteString(strings.Join(dirs, ", "))
+	}
+
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) roomItems(r *room) []string {
+	// In dark rooms without flashlight, can't see items.
+	if r.darkDesc != "" && !g.hasItem("flashlight") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return r.items
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) examineItem(name string) commandResult {
+	id := g.resolveItem(name)
+	if id == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You don't see '%s' here.", name)}
+	}
+	return commandResult{output: g.items[id].description}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdGo(direction string) commandResult {
+	if direction == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: "Go where? Try a direction: north, south, east, west, up, down."}
+	}
+
+	r := g.rooms[g.currentRoom]
+	destID, ok := r.exits[direction]
+	if !ok {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You can't go %s from here.", direction)}
+	}
+
+	// Check locked doors.
+	if r.locked != nil {
+		if flag, locked := r.locked[direction]; locked && !g.flags[flag] {
+			return g.lockedMessage(direction)
+		}
+	}
+
+	g.currentRoom = destID
+	dest := g.rooms[destID]
+
+	// Entering the exit room ends the game.
+	if destID == "exit" {
+		return commandResult{output: g.describeRoom(dest), exit: true}
+	}
+
+	return commandResult{output: g.describeRoom(dest)}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) lockedMessage(direction string) commandResult {
+	if direction == "east" && g.currentRoom == "archive" {
+		return commandResult{output: "The steel door won't budge. The keycard reader blinks red, waiting."}
+	}
+	return commandResult{output: "The way is locked."}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdTake(name string) commandResult {
+	if name == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: "Take what?"}
+	}
+
+	r := g.rooms[g.currentRoom]
+
+	// Can't take items in dark rooms.
+	if r.darkDesc != "" && !g.hasItem("flashlight") {
+		return commandResult{output: "It's too dark to find anything."}
+	}
+
+	id := g.resolveRoomItem(name)
+	if id == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You don't see '%s' here.", name)}
+	}
+
+	it := g.items[id]
+	if !it.takeable {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You can't take the %s.", it.name)}
+	}
+
+	// Remove from room, add to inventory.
+	g.removeRoomItem(r, id)
+	g.inventory = append(g.inventory, id)
+	return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("Taken: %s", it.name)}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdDrop(name string) commandResult {
+	if name == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: "Drop what?"}
+	}
+
+	id := g.resolveInventoryItem(name)
+	if id == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You're not carrying '%s'.", name)}
+	}
+
+	// Remove from inventory, add to room.
+	g.removeInventoryItem(id)
+	r := g.rooms[g.currentRoom]
+	r.items = append(r.items, id)
+	return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("Dropped: %s", g.items[id].name)}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdUse(name string) commandResult {
+	if name == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: "Use what?"}
+	}
+
+	id := g.resolveInventoryItem(name)
+	if id == "" {
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You're not carrying '%s'.", name)}
+	}
+
+	switch id {
+	case "keycard":
+		return g.useKeycard()
+	case "rusty_key":
+		return g.useRustyKey()
+	case "flashlight":
+		return commandResult{output: "The flashlight is already on. Its beam cuts through the darkness."}
+	case "ethernet_cable":
+		return commandResult{output: "You wave the cable around hopefully. Nothing happens. Both ends are chewed through anyway."}
+	case "floppy_disk":
+		return commandResult{output: "You don't have anything to put it in. Floppy drives went extinct decades ago."}
+	case "note":
+		return commandResult{output: g.items[id].description}
+	default:
+		return commandResult{output: fmt.Sprintf("You can't figure out how to use the %s here.", g.items[id].name)}
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) useKeycard() commandResult {
+	if g.currentRoom != "archive" {
+		return commandResult{output: "There's nothing to use the keycard on here."}
+	}
+	if g.flags["archive_unlocked"] {
+		return commandResult{output: "You already unlocked that door."}
+	}
+	g.flags["archive_unlocked"] = true
+	return commandResult{output: "You swipe the keycard. The reader flashes green and the steel door clicks open with a heavy thunk."}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) useRustyKey() commandResult {
+	if g.currentRoom != "generator" {
+		return commandResult{output: "There's nothing to use the rusty key on here."}
+	}
+	if g.flags["panel_opened"] {
+		return commandResult{output: "The maintenance panel is already open."}
+	}
+	g.flags["panel_opened"] = true
+	return commandResult{output: `The key fits. The maintenance panel swings open with a screech, revealing a logbook:
+
+  MAINTENANCE LOG - GENERATOR B
+  Last service: 2003-11-15
+  Technician: J. Dunwich
+
+  Notes: "Generator A offline permanently. B running on fumes.
+  Fuel delivery canceled - 'facility decommissioned' per management.
+  But the servers are still running. WHO IS USING THEM?
+  Filed ticket #4,271. No response. As usual."
+
+The entries stop after that date.`}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) cmdInventory() commandResult {
+	if len(g.inventory) == 0 {
+		return commandResult{output: "You're not carrying anything."}
+	}
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString("You are carrying:\n")
+	for _, id := range g.inventory {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "  - %s\n", g.items[id].name)
+	}
+	return commandResult{output: strings.TrimRight(b.String(), "\n")}
+}
+
+// hasItem checks if the player has an item in inventory.
+func (g *gameState) hasItem(id string) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(g.inventory, id)
+}
+
+// resolveItem finds an item by name in both room and inventory.
+func (g *gameState) resolveItem(name string) string {
+	if id := g.resolveInventoryItem(name); id != "" {
+		return id
+	}
+	return g.resolveRoomItem(name)
+}
+
+// resolveRoomItem finds an item in the current room by partial name match.
+func (g *gameState) resolveRoomItem(name string) string {
+	r := g.rooms[g.currentRoom]
+	name = strings.ToLower(name)
+	for _, id := range r.items {
+		if matchesItem(id, g.items[id].name, name) {
+			return id
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// resolveInventoryItem finds an item in inventory by partial name match.
+func (g *gameState) resolveInventoryItem(name string) string {
+	name = strings.ToLower(name)
+	for _, id := range g.inventory {
+		if matchesItem(id, g.items[id].name, name) {
+			return id
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// matchesItem checks if a search term matches an item's ID or display name.
+func matchesItem(id, displayName, search string) bool {
+	return id == search ||
+		strings.ToLower(displayName) == search ||
+		strings.Contains(id, search) ||
+		strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(displayName), search)
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) removeRoomItem(r *room, id string) {
+	for i, itemID := range r.items {
+		if itemID == id {
+			r.items = append(r.items[:i], r.items[i+1:]...)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *gameState) removeInventoryItem(id string) {
+	for i, invID := range g.inventory {
+		if invID == id {
+			g.inventory = append(g.inventory[:i], g.inventory[i+1:]...)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/adventure/parser.go b/internal/shell/adventure/parser.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c34b7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/adventure/parser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package adventure
+
+import "strings"
+
+type parsedCommand struct {
+	verb   string
+	object string
+}
+
+// directionAliases maps shorthand and full direction names to canonical forms.
+var directionAliases = map[string]string{
+	"n":     "north",
+	"s":     "south",
+	"e":     "east",
+	"w":     "west",
+	"u":     "up",
+	"d":     "down",
+	"north": "north",
+	"south": "south",
+	"east":  "east",
+	"west":  "west",
+	"up":    "up",
+	"down":  "down",
+}
+
+// verbAliases maps aliases to canonical verbs.
+var verbAliases = map[string]string{
+	"look":    "look",
+	"l":       "look",
+	"examine": "look",
+	"inspect": "look",
+	"x":       "look",
+	"go":      "go",
+	"move":    "go",
+	"walk":    "go",
+	"take":    "take",
+	"get":     "take",
+	"grab":    "take",
+	"pick":    "take",
+	"drop":    "drop",
+	"put":     "drop",
+	"use":     "use",
+	"apply":   "use",
+	"inventory": "inventory",
+	"inv":       "inventory",
+	"i":         "inventory",
+	"help":      "help",
+	"?":         "help",
+	"quit":      "quit",
+	"exit":      "quit",
+	"logout":    "quit",
+	"q":         "quit",
+}
+
+// articles are stripped from input.
+var articles = map[string]bool{
+	"the": true,
+	"a":   true,
+	"an":  true,
+}
+
+// parseCommand parses raw input into a verb and object.
+func parseCommand(input string) parsedCommand {
+	input = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(input))
+	if input == "" {
+		return parsedCommand{}
+	}
+
+	words := strings.Fields(input)
+
+	// Strip articles.
+	var filtered []string
+	for _, w := range words {
+		if !articles[w] {
+			filtered = append(filtered, w)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(filtered) == 0 {
+		return parsedCommand{}
+	}
+
+	first := filtered[0]
+
+	// Bare direction → go <direction>.
+	if dir, ok := directionAliases[first]; ok {
+		return parsedCommand{verb: "go", object: dir}
+	}
+
+	// Known verb alias.
+	if verb, ok := verbAliases[first]; ok {
+		object := ""
+		if len(filtered) > 1 {
+			object = strings.Join(filtered[1:], " ")
+			// Resolve direction alias in object for "go north" etc.
+			if verb == "go" {
+				if dir, ok := directionAliases[object]; ok {
+					object = dir
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return parsedCommand{verb: verb, object: object}
+	}
+
+	// Unknown verb — return as-is so game can give an error.
+	return parsedCommand{verb: first, object: strings.Join(filtered[1:], " ")}
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/adventure/world.go b/internal/shell/adventure/world.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b2e1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/adventure/world.go
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package adventure
+
+// room represents a location in the game world.
+type room struct {
+	name        string
+	description string
+	darkDesc    string            // shown when room is dark (empty = not a dark room)
+	exits       map[string]string // direction → room ID
+	items       []string          // item IDs present in the room
+	locked      map[string]string // direction → flag required to unlock
+}
+
+// item represents an object that can be picked up and used.
+type item struct {
+	name        string
+	description string
+	takeable    bool
+}
+
+func newWorld() (map[string]*room, map[string]*item) {
+	rooms := map[string]*room{
+		"oubliette": {
+			name: "The Oubliette",
+			description: `You are in a narrow stone chamber. The walls are damp and slick with condensation.
+Far above, an iron grate lets in a faint green glow — not daylight, but the steady
+pulse of status LEDs. A frayed ethernet cable hangs from the grate like a vine.
+A passage leads east into darkness. Stone steps spiral downward.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"east": "corridor",
+				"down": "pit",
+			},
+		},
+		"corridor": {
+			name: "Stone Corridor",
+			description: `A long corridor carved from living rock. The walls transition from rough-hewn
+stone to poured concrete as you look east. Fluorescent tubes flicker overhead,
+half of them dead. Cable trays run along the ceiling, sagging under the weight
+of bundled Cat5. A draft comes from a ventilation shaft above.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"west":  "oubliette",
+				"east":  "server_room",
+				"south": "cable_crypt",
+				"up":    "ventilation",
+			},
+			items: []string{"flashlight"},
+		},
+		"ventilation": {
+			name: "Ventilation Shaft",
+			description: `You've squeezed into a narrow ventilation shaft. The aluminum walls vibrate with
+the hum of distant fans. It's barely wide enough to turn around in. Dust and
+cobwebs coat everything. Someone has scratched tally marks into the metal — you
+stop counting at forty-seven.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"down": "corridor",
+			},
+			items: []string{"note"},
+		},
+		"server_room": {
+			name: "Server Room",
+			description: `Rows of black server racks stretch into the gloom, their LEDs blinking in
+patterns that almost seem deliberate. The air is frigid and filled with the
+white noise of a thousand fans. A yellowed label on the nearest rack reads:
+"PRODUCTION - DO NOT TOUCH". Someone has added in marker: "OR ELSE".
+A laminated keycard sits on top of a powered-down blade server.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"west":  "corridor",
+				"south": "cold_storage",
+			},
+			items: []string{"keycard"},
+		},
+		"pit": {
+			name:    "The Pit",
+			darkDesc: `You are in absolute darkness. You can hear water dripping somewhere far below
+and the faint hum of electronics. The air smells of rust and ozone. You can't
+see a thing without a light source. The stairs lead back up.`,
+			description: `Your flashlight reveals a deep shaft — part medieval oubliette, part cable run.
+Rusty chains hang from iron rings set into the walls, intertwined with bundles
+of fiber optic cable that glow faintly orange. At the bottom, a skeleton in a
+lab coat slumps against the wall, still wearing an ID badge. A rusty key glints
+on a hook near the skeleton's hand.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"up": "oubliette",
+			},
+			items: []string{"rusty_key"},
+		},
+		"cable_crypt": {
+			name: "Cable Crypt",
+			description: `This vaulted chamber was clearly something else before the cables arrived.
+Stone sarcophagi line the walls, but their lids have been removed and they're
+now stuffed full of tangled ethernet runs and power strips. A faded sign reads
+"STRUCTURED CABLING" — someone has crossed out "STRUCTURED" and written
+"CHAOTIC" above it. The air smells of old stone and warm plastic.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"north": "corridor",
+				"south": "archive",
+			},
+			items: []string{"ethernet_cable"},
+		},
+		"cold_storage": {
+			name: "Cold Storage",
+			description: `A cavernous room kept at near-freezing temperatures. Frost coats the walls.
+Rows of old tape drives and disk platters are stacked on industrial shelving,
+their labels faded beyond reading. A humming cryo-unit in the corner has a
+blinking amber light. A hand-written sign says "BACKUP STORAGE - CRITICAL".`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"north": "server_room",
+				"east":  "generator",
+			},
+			items: []string{"floppy_disk"},
+		},
+		"archive": {
+			name: "The Archive",
+			description: `Floor-to-ceiling shelves hold thousands of manila folders, binders, and
+three-ring notebooks. The organization system, if there ever was one, has
+long since collapsed into entropy. A thick layer of dust covers everything.
+A heavy steel door to the east has an electronic keycard reader with a
+steady red light. The cable crypt lies back to the north.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"north": "cable_crypt",
+				"east":  "control_room",
+			},
+			locked: map[string]string{
+				"east": "archive_unlocked",
+			},
+		},
+		"generator": {
+			name: "Generator Room",
+			description: `Two massive diesel generators squat in this room like sleeping beasts. One is
+clearly dead — corrosion has eaten through the fuel lines. The other hums at
+a low idle, keeping the facility on life support. A maintenance panel on the
+wall is secured with an old-fashioned keyhole.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"west": "cold_storage",
+			},
+		},
+		"control_room": {
+			name: "Control Room",
+			description: `Banks of CRT monitors cast a blue glow across the room. Most show static, but
+one displays a facility map with pulsing dots labeled "ACTIVE SESSIONS". You
+count the dots — there are more than there should be. A desk covered in coffee
+rings holds a battered keyboard. The main display reads:
+
+  FACILITY STATUS: NOMINAL
+  CONTAINMENT: ACTIVE
+  SUBJECTS: ███
+
+A heavy blast door leads east. Above it, a faded exit sign flickers.`,
+			exits: map[string]string{
+				"west": "archive",
+				"east": "exit",
+			},
+		},
+		"exit": {
+			name: "The Exit",
+			description: `The blast door groans open to reveal... a corridor. Not the freedom you
+expected, but another corridor — identical to the one you started in. The
+same flickering fluorescents. The same sagging cable trays. The same damp
+stone walls.
+
+As you step through, the door slams shut behind you. A speaker crackles:
+
+  "THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN TODAY'S SECURITY AUDIT.
+   YOUR SESSION HAS BEEN LOGGED.
+   HAVE A NICE DAY."
+
+The lights go out.`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	items := map[string]*item{
+		"flashlight": {
+			name:        "flashlight",
+			description: "A heavy-duty flashlight. The batteries are low but it still works.",
+			takeable:    true,
+		},
+		"keycard": {
+			name:        "keycard",
+			description: "A laminated keycard with a faded photo. The name reads 'J. DUNWICH, LEVEL 3'.",
+			takeable:    true,
+		},
+		"rusty_key": {
+			name:        "rusty key",
+			description: "An old iron key, spotted with rust. It looks like it fits a maintenance panel.",
+			takeable:    true,
+		},
+		"note": {
+			name:        "note",
+			description: `A crumpled note in shaky handwriting:
+
+  "If you're reading this, GET OUT. The facility is automated now.
+   The sessions never end. I thought I was running tests but the
+   tests were running me. Don't trust the prompts. Don't trust
+   the exits. Don't trust
+
+   [the writing trails off into an illegible scrawl]"`,
+			takeable: true,
+		},
+		"ethernet_cable": {
+			name:        "ethernet cable",
+			description: "A tangled Cat5e cable, about 3 meters long. Both ends have been chewed by something.",
+			takeable:    true,
+		},
+		"floppy_disk": {
+			name:        "floppy disk",
+			description: `A 3.5" floppy disk labeled "BACKUP - CRITICAL - DO NOT FORMAT". The label is dated 1997.`,
+			takeable:    true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	return rooms, items
+}
diff --git a/oubliette.toml.example b/oubliette.toml.example
index 2112f8c..7e1473f 100644
--- a/oubliette.toml.example
+++ b/oubliette.toml.example
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ hostname = "ubuntu-server"
 # terminal_id = "SB-0001"   # random if not set
 # region = "NORTHEAST"
 
+# [shell.adventure]
+# dungeon_name = "THE OUBLIETTE"
+
 # [detection]
 # enabled = true
 # threshold = 0.6          # 0.0–1.0, sessions above this trigger notifications