Search for “text adventure” without the quotes. Open the JavaScript developer console by pushing Command+Option+J on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+J on Windows.

It’s Monday and your productivity levels are feeling low after the weekend. How to rectify it? By spending your time playing a secret adventure game hidden in Google.

Video games have always pushed the visual capabilities of computers, but text adventure games like Zork pushed boundaries using nothing but words.

While you are unlikely to be eaten by a Google Grue, you can play a text adventure in the company’s Chrome browser. It’s a clever little Easter egg that’s actually kind of fun, if you have ...