Perfectly Ordinary Ghosts (Victoria Smith)
"In summer the ghosts come, and the violet orange of the humid night reaches new depths." - Author's description
Download on Itch.io (Windows, Linux)
tagged : interactive fiction
Delphinus (Vivian Pham)
"In this realm, we are constellations—dwelling above the skies that we once thrived beneath." - Author's description
Play on Itch.io (Browser)
Seul.(Alone): The entrée (Paranormal Games)
"Seul.(Alone) is a philosophical thriller, containing horror elements." - Author's description
$1.99 AUD on Itch.io (Windows)
Anchorhead (Michael Gentry)
"You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead." - Author's description
Purchase on Steam (Windows, Mac)
Purchase on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)
For Emery (sanud)
"How do you cope with the death of a close friend? Would you do whatever it takes to bring someone you love back to life?" - Author's description
$1 on itch.io (Browser, Windows, Mac)
Fog Lights and Foul Deeds (Tom Sykes)
"An interactive horror story set on a supernaturally ruined Victorian canal. You've bought a narrowboat. You've hired a crew. Can you survive the myriad horrors of the fog-drenched Poulton waterway?" - Author's description
Play it here (Web)
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way (Bob Bates)
"Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates." - Author's description
Purchase on Steam (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Purchase on dev's site (Windows, Mac, Linux)
American Angst (M3G1DD0)
"You wake up in pitch black darkness. You know not where you are. You know not who you are. And they’re trying to kill you..." - Author's description
$2.99 on Steam (Windows)
Grue. (Charles Mangin)
"It is pitch black. You are a grue. Can you catch your next meal, or will you succumb to starvation and worse?" - Author's description
Play it here (Web, download)
1958: Dancing With Fear (Victor Ojuel)
"In this forgotten classic of Golden Age Hollywood, a vedette fallen on hard times (Salomé Vélez) finds herself enmeshed in a tangle of political intrigue, romance and betrayal in a Caribbean republic. Torn between her love for a smuggler, the lust of a corrupt policeman and the machinations of a Soviet intelligence operative, the protagonist navigates the dangers of a high-society party on the eve of revolution." - Author's description
Play it here (download gblorb, Web)
Don't read my diary! (Alexandra Ya)
"Never ever read a diary of a stranger. Not just because it's impolite, it may have some magic inside, black magic. " - Author's description
Download on Itch.io (Windows, Mac)
Traitor Nightly (Subaltern Games)
"Traitor Nightly is a unique take on video game storytelling. You will play the board-game 'Traitor' against the Grandmaster. As a news reporter, you will interview him. However, if you start winning, his answers will change..." - Author's description
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Arc Symphony (Sophia Park, Penelope Evans)
"Do you remember Arc Symphony?" - Author's description
Play on itch.io (Browser)
Hatred: Or, The Last Temptation of Richard Goodness (Richard Goodness)
"We live in a violent age. The death of Matthew Shepard and the Columbine High School massacre presaged the rise of the alt-right, GamerGate, Donald Trump--and what better way to express the world's violence than with a text-based murder simulator! A young man, misunderstood by the world, roams his town with one goal: Kill everybody! But what secrets lie in his past?" - Author's description
Purchase on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux, Web)
Data Doesn't Lie (Jim Munroe, Luc Allenet de Ribemont)
"You study samples under your microscraper. You extract the data. Then -- and only then -- you sleep." - Author's description
Download on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)