interactive fiction

Dropping Calls (Tambourine)

"A story for #inkJam21 about call-handling, hell jobs, kissing, the earth swallowing you whole, and possibly the end of the world -- or the end of your office, anyway." - Author's description Play here (Browser)

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Behind The Frame (Akupara Games)

"Behind the Frame is a vivid, interactive fiction about an aspiring artist on the cusp of finishing the final piece of her gallery submission." - Author's description Purchase on itch.io (Windows, Mac)

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Nevergrove (Fulmen)

"Your aunt has left you to watch over her house in Nevergrove, a small town in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nothing but deep forest." - Author's description Download demo on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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Serial Lover (Sugar Slip)

"Indulge in a mysterious adventure filled with risk, challenge, and romance." - Author's description Download demo on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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FIELD WORK (Carl Burton)

"A meeting in a forest." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser) Trailer on YouTube [Via @carlburton]

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The Tetris Killer (Nico Saraintaris)

"Five bodies were found by the police. They were heavily distorted and mummified to shape five of the seven Tetris pieces." - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows, Mac) [Via @NicoSaraintaris]

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THE CONFERENCE (Carl Burton)

"A performance in a hotel at night" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser) [Via @carlburton]

interactive fiction

Scents & Semiosis (Sam Kabo Ashwell)

"Scents & Semiosis makes heavy use of procedural generation to create strange perfumes, full lives, and potent associations, with some alternate history around the edges." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser) [Via @tsawac]

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Opposite Edge of Slumber (Artem Flo)

"You see a dream, you can't wake up." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)

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Wardialler (Paul Kilduff-Taylor)

"Wardialler is a narrative game about hacking. It's a free interactive companion piece to the album of the same name by nervous_testpilot." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser) Purchase the soundtrack on Bandcamp Listen to the soundtrack on Spotify Listen to the soundtrack on Apple

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You Are Jeff Bezos (Kris Ligman)

"What would you do if you had more money than any single human being should ever have?" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)

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Strange Therapy (digitalchemist)

"After the first test, you visit your parent's house and find out that your dog has lost a lot of weight..." - Author's description Download on Itch.io (Windows)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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 Purchase on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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Arc Symphony (Sophia Park, Penelope Evans)

"Do you remember Arc Symphony?" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)