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	<h1 style="text-align:center;">The Games of the 2024 IFComp</h1>
	</div>

	<div class="page-header">
	<h1>Welcome</h1>
	</div>

	<p>This document lists all the entries of the 2024 Annual Interactive
	Fiction Competition, with their cover art, blurbs, and other author-supplied
	information exactly as they stood when the competition opened for public
	judging on September 1, 2024.</p>

	<p><strong>To play the games</strong>, please find and explore the
	folder labeled "Games" that accompanied this document. It contains a
	complete collection of all the listed work. <a href="http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2024.html">You can always download a fresh copy of this collection from the IF Archive website</a>.</p>

	<p>The <a href="http://ifcomp.org/comp/2024">online version of this page</a> features controls and links that can help you download and play these games individually.</p>

	<p>You may also wish to read <a href="https://ifcomp.org/comp/2024/index.html">some further notes about the 2024 IFComp</a>,
	including a list of the volunteers who helped make it possible, and
	advice for playing the different kinds of games found among the entries.</p>

	<div class="page-header">
	<h1>The games</h1>
	</div>


	<div class="well" id="entry-3063">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">198BREW</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">The Age of Orpheus</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_021.png" alt="Cover art for 198BREW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> DoubleKO (@DoubleKOoOo1 on X)</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://lastlockedroom.github.io/"><span itemprop="name">DWaM</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/DWaM22"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@DWaM22"></a>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	198X.
	</p>

	<p>
	Long after Adin's discovery. After the Night of the Comets. Sometime after she went away. Three days after you buried the cat.
	</p>

	<p>
	You stand in your kitchen. And you find yourself out of coffee.
	</p>

	<p>
	Step into the blizzard. Go through this strange world of talking
	animals, immortals, fanatics, robots -- and find that shot of caffeine.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Non-graphic depictions of violence</p>


	<p><em>

	Sci-fi, mystery, experimental, world-building •



	An hour and a half •



	Parser-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3079">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">An Account of Your Visit to the Enchanted House & What You Found There</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_013.jpg" alt="Cover art for An Account of Your Visit to the Enchanted House & What You Found There" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Trivia Fox</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Mandy Benanav</span>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/mandybtweeting"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@mandybtweeting"></a>


	<a href="mailto:mandybwriting@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="mandybwriting@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You have accepted a mysterious invitation for a weekend away
	at a stranger's home. You arrive to find a small, dark Victorian house
	in the middle of the forest. Your host is nowhere in sight.
	</p>

	<p>
	Something about the house feels odd. There is clearly magic at work here.
	</p>

	<p>
	Well what are you waiting for? There is much to explore. The House awaits.
	</p>

	<p>
	PLAY THIS GAME if you want to befriend talking animals, a ghost, and perhaps stranger creatures still???
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Fantasy, Humor, Games for Spooky B*tches •



	Two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2958">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Apothecary's Assistant</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover.png" alt="Cover art for The Apothecary's Assistant" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Allyson Gray</span>


	<a href="mailto:allyson_gray@hotmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="allyson_gray@hotmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	OPENING HOURS
	</p>

	<p>
	Monday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	Tuesday: 5 a.m. – 9 p.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	Wednesday: CLOSED
	</p>

	<p>
	Thursday: 2 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	Friday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	Saturday: 12:30 p.m. – 3:21 p.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	Sunday: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.
	</p>

	<p>
	______________________
	</p>

	<p>
	This game is meant to be played over a minimum of six sessions of approximately 5 minutes each.
	</p>




	<p><em>



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3022">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Awakened Deeply</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_026.png" alt="Cover art for Awakened Deeply" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> R.A. Cooper</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">R.A. Cooper</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You are Captain Pitker aboard the S.S. Crusade. You awaken
	from a deep sleep in your cryo tube. All of the crew has been decimated
	or vanished mysteriously. The onboard computer instructs you to
	investigate what happened aboard your ship and to find out who caused
	this mayhem.
	</p>

	<p>
	Search the many depths of the ship to uncover the truth, plot, and
	potential betrayal behind the massacre and destruction of this once
	great vessel of exploration.
	</p>

	<p>
	A parser styled adventure game awaits you!
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Action-Adventure Sci-Fi •



	One hour •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2944">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Bad Beer</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_009.jpg" alt="Cover art for Bad Beer" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Vivienne Dunstan</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://vivdunstan.co.uk/"><span itemprop="name">Vivienne Dunstan</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:viv.dunstan@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="viv.dunstan@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A tale of dodgy drinks, things that go bump in the night, and stuff from the past that just ain’t right
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> alcohol (the game is set in a British pub selling beer), some spooky stuff and death</p>


	<p><em>

	Mystery •



	One hour •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2982">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Bat</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_018.jpg" alt="Cover art for The Bat" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://www.castleprincessdragon.com/"><span itemprop="name">Chandler Groover</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:chandler.m.groover@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="chandler.m.groover@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Master Bryce is throwing a party. As his most faithful
	servant, that means it's your job to make the party run smoothly. But
	you only have two hands—and far too many duties. You'll have to manage
	requests from the guests, the master's eccentric demands, and your own
	composure. All the other staff have quit, unwilling to entertain the
	master's "moods," but you've served Wyatt Manor for decades; what's one
	more evening?
	</p>

	<p>
	A comedy of errors, mild frustrations, and major workplace-safety
	violations. With limited actions and a limited inventory, juggle hors
	d'oeuvres, flaming curtains, and radioactive elements—and keep the
	drinks coming!
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Superhero •



	Two hours •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2999">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Big Fish</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_024.jpg" alt="Cover art for Big Fish" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Binggang Zhuo</span>

	<a href="mailto:zhuobinggang@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="zhuobinggang@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	The stage is set in a lakeside town from the end of the last century,
	where the protagonist begins to investigate a murder that occurred a year ago for some reason.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Maybe violence, gore, or sexual themes</p>


	<p><em>

	Crime, detective •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2985">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Birding in Pope Lick Park</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_010.png" alt="Cover art for Birding in Pope Lick Park" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://ericlathrop.com/"><span itemprop="name">Eric Lathrop</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:eric@ericlathrop.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="eric@ericlathrop.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You woke up at 7:30am. It’s Saturday. You were hoping to
	sleep in more, but you peek out your window to see it’s sunny and nice
	outside. You feel fairly energetic, so you decide to go to your usual
	park for some birding.
	</p>




	<p><em>



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2959">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Breakfast in the Dolomites</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">A play just for fun comedy</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_023.jpg" alt="Cover art for Breakfast in the Dolomites" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Story text snippet processed by Bing Image Creator</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Roberto Ceccarelli - «The Strawberry Field»</span>

	<a href="mailto:strawberryfield@altervista.org"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="strawberryfield@altervista.org"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	It is the mid-1990s. On a Friday evening in the summer, a
	guy and his girlfriend leave work for a short holiday in the Dolomites.
	</p>

	<p>
	You play as Francesco, about 30 years old, blond hair. Francesco works
	as a software engineer, he like photography and hiking in the mountains.

	Monica is his beautiful girlfriend: tall, slim, with lots of slightly
	reddish frizzy hair and sparkling green eyes: could he not fall in love
	with her?
	She loves strolling around looking in shop windows; a peppy girl, she
	won't forgive him for anything he does that she doesn't like, but deep
	down her heart beats for him.
	What a strange thing love is...
	</p>

	<p>
	There are no treasures to be found, there are no mysteries to be solved; remember, you are on holiday: have fun!
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Screwball comedy •



	An hour and a half •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2945">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Bureau of Strange Happenings</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_016.jpg" alt="Cover art for Bureau of Strange Happenings" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> karuzone</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://github.com/rileypb"><span itemprop="name">Phil Riley</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/rileypb"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@rileypb"></a>


	<a href="mailto:rileypb@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="rileypb@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	What secrets are concealed in the depths of a crumbling
	strip mall in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.? How is one supposed to
	open a desk drawer when the key is locked inside? Are there really such
	things as lizard people? And what is the mysterious message on the thumb
	drive found in an ancient root cellar in upstate New York? Join Agent
	Larch Faraji as they unearth the answers to these questions and more!
	</p>

	<p>
	BOSH includes:
	</p>

	<p>
	* A fun help feature for beginners
	</p>

	<p>
	* Extensive contextual hints
	</p>

	<p>
	* A Zarfian Forgiveness rating of “merciful”
	</p>

	<p>
	* Only one use of the word “reification”, which most players won’t even see, we swear.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Comedy investigation •



	Longer than two hours •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2955">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Campfire</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">Enjoy some time away in nature</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_022.jpg" alt="Cover art for Campfire" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Amber Oliver</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">loreKin</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A short camping experience for the 2024 IF COMP.
	</p>

	<p>
	Enjoy a relaxing night in nature. Participate in a few camping activities. Head home. Nothing fancy just a short camping story.
	</p>

	<p>
	Thank you very much for reading.
	</p>

	<p>
	Cover Image (CC0): Summer Campfire by Amber Oliver
	</p>

	<p>
	NOTES:
	</p>

	<p>
	This is my first piece of completed writing in over 15 years and my
	first piece of interactive fiction. It's a little rough around the edges
	but I hope it entertains.
	</p>

	<p>
	Please, do not take the above into consideration when evaluating my
	story. And any constructive feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
	</p>

	<p>
	I've run into an issue when in menus containing large amounts of items
	where the game will not let you scroll. I can't seem to figure out why
	this happens but I have been able to fix it by adjusting the zoom level
	of my browser.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Slice of Life •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3030">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Civil Service</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_017.jpg" alt="Cover art for Civil Service" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Helen Liston</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Helen L Liston</span>


	<a href="mailto:helenlliston@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="helenlliston@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Some offices attract bad energy - this one has so much that
	you can see it. But now you’ve joined the team things could be
	different! Just maybe there’s a way to improve things, to make a
	difference. If you succeed you’ll get the ultimate reward - a place in
	the sweetest realm of all! Relief from the painful limbo you've been
	trapped in! But do you have the right attitude for your new role? Will
	you save your team from the darkness and win the ultimate promotion?
	Will your romantic heart get in the way? And what really happened on
	Team Building Day?
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Mystery, experimental, contemporary, dynamic fic •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2986">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Curse</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">Cronoboy's adventures</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_028.jpg" alt="Cover art for The Curse" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Maddy (freaky.girl92@hotmail.it)</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Rob</span>


	<a href="mailto:roberto61.marcarini@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="roberto61.marcarini@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Once upon a time.
	The Curse is an 80's style text adventure ,deeply updated (insertion of
	images, sounds, etc.)
	In fact, its very first (italian) version dates back to the mid-80s.
	In those years the games were characterized by a minimal narrative level
	plot mainly
	oriented towards puzzles.
	The Curse is no exception.
	It features several puzzles, many of which are timed.
	To avoid player frustration and consequent abandonment of the game, I
	have included a
	hint system that can be called up at any time and in any location with
	the HELP command.
	At the first call the system will only provide a suggestion while at the
	subsequent calls
	will provide the complete spoiler.
	Ps:
	For reasons i don't know ,some antiviruses block the download by
	reporting malware. Obviously this is a false alarm. The file is
	absolutely safe.
	It's necessary to temporarily disable the antivirus real-time
	protection.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Surreal. Comic(?) •



	One hour •



	Parser-based •




	Windows executable


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2961">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">A Death in Hyperspace</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_004.jpg" alt="Cover art for A Death in Hyperspace" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Merc Fenn Wolfmoor</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon,
	Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Nacarat, Natalia
	Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, and Merc Fenn Wolfmoor</span>

	<a href="mailto:stewart.c.baker@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="stewart.c.baker@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	As an embodied ship Intelligence and fugitive former warship, you’ve faced many challenges.
	</p>

	<p>
	But when your captain dies suspiciously halfway through a hyperspace
	transit, you know you're in trouble. Not because you need a captain —
	you can pilot yourself just fine — but because, as an aficionado of
	mysteries and detective stories, you know there’s only one explanation:
	murder most foul.
	</p>

	<p>
	Investigate your rooms.
	</p>

	<p>
	Interrogate your crew and passengers.
	</p>

	<p>
	Solve the mystery.
	</p>

	<p>
	Will you find your way back to reality — or be stuck in hyperspace forever?
	</p>

	<p>
	(Game released under a CC-BY-NC-ND license)
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> blinking text; additional content notes listed in game</p>


	<p><em>

	Science fiction, murder mystery •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2972">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Deliquescence</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_019.png" alt="Cover art for Deliquescence" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Not-Only But-Also Riley</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Your close friend is melting. She doesn't have much time left. How will you be there for her final moments?
	</p>

	<p>
	Very short. Five possible endings.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Brief mention of suicide</p>


	<p><em>

	Experimental •





	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2970">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Den</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_026.jpg" alt="Cover art for The Den" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Ben Jackson</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Ben Jackson</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Vee and Aiden live with Father in the ‘den’ – they have
	lived there all their lives. Father looks after them and protects them
	from the outside world. They have never thought about leaving – until
	something happens that makes them question everything they thought they
	knew...
	</p>

	<p>
	• A light-hearted adventure with a darker backstory that's slowly revealed.
	</p>

	<p>
	• Play as both characters in order to solve the mystery
	</p>

	<p>
	• Hack computers and discover the secrets that lie at the heart of… the den.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Adventure, Mystery •



	An hour and a half •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2968">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Deserter</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">



	<div class="col-xs-12">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">MemoryCanyon</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You are a soldier, fleeing a war that you once believed was just. Will you escape? Will you find redemption?
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> While there is not
	graphic depictions of violence, this is a story about war and some of
	the content could be emotionally triggering for some readers. The is a
	work of fiction and any similarities to real persons or events are
	purely coincidental.</p>


	<p><em>

	Adventure - War •



	Longer than two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3005">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Doctor Who and the Dalek Super-Brain</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_007.jpg" alt="Cover art for Doctor Who and the Dalek Super-Brain" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">jkj yuio</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Prepare to hide behind the sofa!
	</p>

	<p>
	You are Doctor Who in this interactive graphic adventure. The Doctor
	faces his arch-enemies, the Daleks, in a battle of wits and choices.
	Choose wisely and you may just prevail, choose badly and you'll be
	swiftly exterminated!
	</p>

	<p>
	But it's worse! The Daleks have constructed a giant computer
	"Super-Brain" with a single goal: universal domination. Can you and your
	assistant, Bex, outwit this formidable foe? Who knows?
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Sci-fi retro •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3041">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Dragon of Silverton Mine</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_016.png" alt="Cover art for The Dragon of Silverton Mine" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Mina Davić</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Vukasin Davic</span>


	<a href="mailto:vukassin@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="vukassin@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You are a novice mage drafted into service by the nearby mine.
	There was an fire and a cave-in, and the crew will take time to clear the entrance.
	Armed with just your wits and training spells, you are teleported inside.
	Help the survivors, figure out what happened, and deal with it.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	"fantasy" "adventure" •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3083">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">A Dream Of Silence: Act 3</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_014.jpg" alt="Cover art for A Dream Of Silence: Act 3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> @cymk8</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://abigailcorfman.com/"><span itemprop="name">Abigail Corfman</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:beautiful.lightness@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="beautiful.lightness@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	There's a monster made of dreams. It has its teeth in your
	companions. It builds nightmares out of their worst memories and drinks
	their pain. One of your companions has a very bad worst memory. Solitary
	confinement. Locked in a tomb for a year. Vampires can't starve to
	death. A biological advantage with horrible consequences.
	</p>

	<p>
	You just spent a month in his nightmare. Telling stories in the dark,
	keeping him from dying of despair. This game starts on the day you break
	out.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Torture, Slavery,
	Violence, Abuse, Toxic Relationships, Unhealthy Coping Strategies,
	Implied Alcoholism, Victim Blaming, Hunting Animals</p>


	<p><em>

	Fantasy Fan Fiction •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2993">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Dust</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_007.png" alt="Cover art for Dust" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://ikeserver.de/"><span itemprop="name">IkeC</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/IkeC"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@IkeC"></a>


	<a href="mailto:dust@ikeserver.de"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="dust@ikeserver.de"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A Western Story
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Western •



	Two hours •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3050">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Eikas</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">a community kitchen</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_011.png" alt="Cover art for Eikas" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Lauren Reisfeld</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://laurenodonoghue.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Lauren O'Donoghue</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/LHODonoghue"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@LHODonoghue"></a>


	<a href="mailto:lhodonoghue@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="lhodonoghue@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You’ve just arrived at the Canteen, ready to take up the
	role of Community Chef. It’s your job to host regular feasts for the
	people in the village—and to impress your new employers before your
	month’s probation is up.
	</p>

	<p>
	A community kitchen simulator set in a small corner of a strange world.
	Discover new recipes and ingredients. Go foraging. Plan delicious menus.
	Help out your neighbours. Plant a garden. Find a place for yourself.
	Make new friends. Break an ancient curse. Get cooking.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Community Kitchen Simulator/RPG •



	Two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3002">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">A few hours later in the day of The Egocentric</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_006.jpg" alt="Cover art for A few hours later in the day of The Egocentric" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Daniel Ahlgren</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://www.athleticdesign.se/"><span itemprop="name">Ola Hansson</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:ola@athleticdesign.se"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="ola@athleticdesign.se"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Walk around a comic strip starring an egocentric truck
	driver. But you are not him. You are a jaded cop with a case to solve.
	Your story unfolds in the captions below as you try to outwit the young
	trucker and his frighteningly tough uncle.
	</p>

	<p>
	Very short play-through time, but success will require some replaying.
	</p>

	<p>
	Click the question mark on the game's title screen for a walkthrough.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Comedic satire with puzzles •



	15 minutes or less •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2974">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Final Call</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_011.jpg" alt="Cover art for Final Call" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Emily M. Stewart</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">doq, Emily S,</span>

	<a href="mailto:emistew14@yahoo.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="emistew14@yahoo.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A thriller-like choose-your-own-adventure twine game where
	you are a crafty con man whose luck has just run out and one of your
	schemes has gone too far catching the wrong attention. Your choices
	hold the key to your escape, choose wisely to right your wrongs or
	continue down the path of corruption.
	by Emily Stewart and Zoe Danieli
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Loud sounds/music,
	strong language, body horror, blood, graphic imagery, drinking, mentions
	of alcoholism, gambling, and violence</p>


	<p><em>

	Thriller, experimental, horror •





	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2952">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">First Contact</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">



	<div class="col-xs-12">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">dott. Piergiorgio</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Railei, Pennsaran Arcanorum, Year 10.146, First day of the
	fifth month.
	A young (47 years..) elf named Etuye Alasne is to enter the hall where
	the inaugural lesson of her Class, where a fateful meeting is to
	happen... A meeting with a Daemon and an Angel.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> depiction of war and its horrors, depiction of breastfeeding</p>


	<p><em>

	Romance •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3085">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Focal Shift</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_035.png" alt="Cover art for Focal Shift" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://gamefic.com/"><span itemprop="name">Fred Snyder</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:fred@gamefic.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="fred@gamefic.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	All you were supposed to do is sneak into a fintech company
	and steal some data. You didn't expect the client to use the comm chip
	jacked into your cybernetic implant as a cattle prod. And you definitely
	didn't expect a murder to be part of the plan. Good luck hacking your
	way out of this jam, grid jockey.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Cyberpunk •



	One hour •



	Parser-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3051">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Forbidden Lore</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">



	<div class="col-xs-12">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Alex Crossley</span>


	<a href="mailto:alex-crossley@ntlworld.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="alex-crossley@ntlworld.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You have recently inherited a large collection of books and
	artifacts from your late grandfather, who implored you to continue his
	researches. It was his dying wish that you make some discovery that long
	eluded him. Of its nature, you know little, except that the old man was
	preoccupied with the Illuvian Empire and a ruby-adorned princess.
	</p>




	<p><em>





	Parser-based •




	TADS


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2946">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Forsaken Denizen</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_012.jpg" alt="Cover art for Forsaken Denizen" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> nsjndd1</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://pacian.neocities.org/"><span itemprop="name">C.E.J. Pacian</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:cejpacian@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="cejpacian@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	THIS GAME CONTAINS SCENES OF IMPLICIT VIOLENCE AND GORE.
	</p>

	<p>
	* * *
	</p>

	<p>
	(A text-only survival horror.)
	</p>




	<p><em>



	Longer than two hours •



	Parser-based •





	Z-code


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3015">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Garbage of the Future</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_023.png" alt="Cover art for The Garbage of the Future" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> AM Ruf</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">AM Ruf</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	On a dark and ominous night, two workers drive to the lake
	to do a job. It's a dirty and difficult job, but somebody has to do it.
	It's probably best not to think too much about it, or about the strange
	feeling that something horrible is lurking in the shadows...
	</p>

	<p>
	A short horror story/game about a tanker truck operator, and the small possibility that he might live to see another day.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Horror •



	Half an hour •






	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3062">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Hebe</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_002.png" alt="Cover art for Hebe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> @kyeterna on instagram</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Marina Diagourta</span>


	<a href="mailto:marina.diagourta@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="marina.diagourta@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Your anniversary celebration takes a dark turn when the
	Titan Kronos strikes Mount Olympus, threatening the very existence of
	the Olympian gods! Embark on a journey through ancient Greece, where
	you'll solve puzzles, rescue your divine family, and confront the mighty
	Titan. Can you restore balance and seal the Titans back in Tartaros
	once and for all? The fate of Olympus rests in your hands!
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy •



	An hour and a half •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2950">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Hildy</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_027.jpg" alt="Cover art for Hildy" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">J. Michael</span>

	<a href="mailto:frotzing@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="frotzing@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You are Hildy, a twenty-year-old apprentice enchantress who
	is seriously considering a change of vocation. And who can blame you?
	The Guild Masters don’t understand you, the other apprentices think
	you’re a kripping weirdo and to top it off, you're currently covered in
	exploded cave troll.
	</p>

	<p>
	It’s been a rough semester.
	</p>

	<p>
	But just as you’re about to call it quits, a chance encounter with a
	spectral canine leads you to a harrowing adventure in what was once the
	most popular attraction in The Great Underground Empire.
	</p>

	<p>
	So take a bath, grab your whip and swing into a new adventure in the
	fabulous world of Zork, where you’ll encounter mysterious machines,
	creepy ghouls, green slime, garlic pizza, and more. And who knows? You
	just might rid the world of a horrifying, megalomaniacal evil while
	you’re at it.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Zorkian Fantasy •



	Longer than two hours •



	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3045">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">House of Wolves</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_014.png" alt="Cover art for House of Wolves" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> MangoAzalea</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Shruti Deo</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Wake up. Work. Eat. Dream. Bear it all again, over and over.
	</p>

	<p>
	How can a human live in the House of Wolves?
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> abuse, bigotry, coercion</p>


	<p><em>

	Psychological horror •



	15 minutes or less •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3091">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Imprimatura</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_013.png" alt="Cover art for Imprimatura" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Alina Constantin</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://elizabethballou.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Elizabeth Ballou</span></a>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Imprimatura (It.): the first layer of paint on a canvas.
	</p>

	<p>
	Imagine that you are an artist. Imagine that you are in mourning. A
	painter – your relative, and your former mentor – has died. In their
	will, they have left you seven paintings of your choosing from their
	collection. But which seven? What matters to you as both an artist and
	an inheritor of your mentor’s legacy? And what memories will these
	paintings stir up?
	</p>

	<p>
	Imprimatura is a nonlinear work of interactive fiction that makes light
	use of procedural generation and heavy use of a multilayered painting
	that changes based on your choices.
	</p>

	<p>
	Credits: Writing/design/scripting by Elizabeth Ballou, visual design and
	art by Alina Constantin, art by Anna Link, music/SFX by Rachel Wang.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Brief verbal
	descriptions of a loved one dying of cancer; some descriptions of
	anxiety, depression, and emotional abuse. Light cursing.</p>


	<p><em>

	Meditative, slice-of-life artgame (literally!) •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2956">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Killings in Wasacona</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_024.png" alt="Cover art for The Killings in Wasacona" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Bing Image Creator (DALL-E 3)</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://kolls.net/"><span itemprop="name">Steve Kollmansberger</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:steve@kolls.net"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="steve@kolls.net"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	There's a killer on the loose! As a fresh graduate of the
	FBI Academy, you have been called to a small town struck by a series of
	suspicious deaths. Can you solve the mystery before the clock runs out?
	</p>

	<p>
	Featuring elements of chance, multiple paths, and multiple endings.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> contains brief descriptions of sexual assault, murder, and suicide.</p>


	<p><em>

	Crime Detective Mystery •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3036">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">KING OF XANADU</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">And what a lovely place.</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_029.png" alt="Cover art for KING OF XANADU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">MACHINES UNDERNEATH</span>

	<a href="mailto:givemeshrubs@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="givemeshrubs@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	CAPTURE SUNBEAMS. KILL SPARROWS. BURY THE MOON.
	</p>

	<p>
	You are the king of Xanadu.
	The role comes with certain responsibilities. It is your prerogative and
	duty to manage the palace estate, ensure the respectability of the
	legion, and, above all, bless the yearly harvest.
	It is said that the kings of Xanadu go on to rule in heaven after their
	death. After your rule is over, how will it be remembered?
	</p>

	<p>
	You can play this game either by downloading and unzipping the file, or online through this link:
	https://machines-underneath.itch.io/king-of-xanadu
	The password is 'XANADU'.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Contains depictions of hunger, despotism, and mass human suffering.</p>


	<p><em>

	Fantasy •



	15 minutes or less •






	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2995">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">SEXTUPLE L</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_005.png" alt="Cover art for LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">THE BODY & THE BLOOD</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	TRANS*GRESSIVE MATURE "COMEDY"
	</p>

	<p>
	TWO ENDINGS
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> See in-game list under "PERVERSIONS"; 18+</p>


	<p><em>



	Two hours •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2981">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Lost Artist: Prologue</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_030.png" alt="Cover art for The Lost Artist: Prologue" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://alejandroruizdelsol.com/"><span itemprop="name">Alejandro Ruiz del Sol</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/GuguTheGadget"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@GuguTheGadget"></a>


	<a href="mailto:alejandro.ruizdelsol@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="alejandro.ruizdelsol@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	All artists deserve to be free. Don't you agree?
	</p>

	<p>
	This is a narrative driven game made to simulate the experience of being
	a successful detective solving a strange case. An artist has lost her
	way, and it's your job to figure out what happened.
	</p>

	<p>
	Simply the prologue. What would you do with a whole story?
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Detective Fiction •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3047">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Master's Lair</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">a kind of escape game</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover.jpg" alt="Cover art for The Master's Lair" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Stefan Hoffmann</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Versions for Windows and Android.
	A Mac version will hopefully follow in time.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Fantasy •



	Two hours •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3059">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Maze Gallery</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_004.png" alt="Cover art for The Maze Gallery" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Cryptic Conservatory, including: Paxton,
	Rachel Aubertin, Chrys Pine, Ed Lu, Toni Owen-Blue, Christi Kerr, Sean
	Song, Joshua Campbell, Dawn Sueoka, Randy Hayes, Allyson Gray, Shana E.
	Hadi, IFcoltransG, Dominique Nelson, Orane Defiolle, An Artist's Ode,
	Sisi Peng, Kazu Lupo, divineshadow777, Robin Scott, Sarah Barker,
	TavernKeep, Alex Parker, Mia Parker, J Isaac Gadient, Charm Cochran and
	Ghost Clown</span>

	<a href="mailto:curator@crypticconservatory.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="curator@crypticconservatory.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	The Maze Gallery was created over the course of 6 months by
	34 contributors, 27 of them authors. It is a choice-based interactive
	fiction game about a surreal art museum that is intent on keeping its
	patrons forever.
	</p>

	<p>
	"You have been transported to a bizarre museum whose strangeness only
	grows the longer you remain, and you grow strange with it. Find your way
	out of the twisting halls, past the impossible paintings, and try to
	retain some sense of self for when you return to the real world."
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Some disturbing content, explicit language, mention of suicide, animal gore, violence, clowns</p>


	<p><em>

	Literary nonsense •



	Longer than two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3040">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Metallic Red</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_002.jpg" alt="Cover art for Metallic Red" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Dain Kaplan https://www.instagram.com/dainkaplan/</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://riazmoola.com/"><span itemprop="name">Riaz Moola</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:theongoingrealityshow@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="theongoingrealityshow@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Wake from uneasy dreams. Float within the mist created by
	the low flow shower head in the bathroom of your inter system capable
	Personal Space Vehicle. Tend to the Japanese greens in the hydroponics
	array. You have everything you need to sustain you. Look into the mirror
	and tell me who you see.
	</p>

	<p>
	An atmosphere focused science fiction journey with elements of esotericism.
	</p>

	<p>
	No wrong choices, no way to fail.
	</p>




	<p><em>



	An hour and a half •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2975">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Miss Duckworthy's School for Magic-Infested Young People</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_020.png" alt="Cover art for Miss Duckworthy's School for Magic-Infested Young People" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://felicitybanks.blog/"><span itemprop="name">Felicity_Banks</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/FBanksBooks"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@FBanksBooks"></a>


	<a href="mailto:fbanksbooks@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="fbanksbooks@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	The thing about being seventeen years old and newly infested
	with magic is that you are no longer a child to be protected, but a
	problem to be solved.
	</p>

	<p>
	There’s a solid chance you’ll get shot or stabbed or magically
	disintegrated, but you definitely won’t get in trouble for hanging with a
	bad crowd. You are the bad crowd, now and forever, no matter what you
	do next.
	</p>

	<p>
	Sure, a lot of people want you exterminated, but that’s true of most
	teenagers anyway. And like all toxins, you have your uses to the right
	kinds of people.
	</p>

	<p>
	If you survive.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> A minor character is a
	rapist (off-screen but he is creepy on-screen); there is some minor
	violence; player can choose to attempt to neglect an animal.</p>


	<p><em>

	Fantasy •



	An hour and a half •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2960">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Miss Gosling’s Last Case</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_010.jpg" alt="Cover art for Miss Gosling’s Last Case" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Daniel M. Stelzer</span>


	<a href="mailto:dsdraco7@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="dsdraco7@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	“We are saddened to report that Miss Winifred Gosling of
	Marswich Green met her untimely demise this morning in a heartbreaking
	canine mishap. Miss Gosling, 76, was well-known for her long and
	illustrious history of crime-solving, and her loss will be keenly
	felt...”
	</p>

	<p>
	What utter drivel! It wasn’t “a heartbreaking canine mishap”, it was
	arsenious oxide poisoning, and a basic Marsh test would have
	demonstrated that beyond a shadow of a doubt. But alas. Once again, it
	seems, you must take it upon yourself to do the constables’ job for
	them, armed only with your wits and your loyal collie—and solve the case
	of your own murder.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Genre-typical depiction of dead bodies and discussion of murder, but no violence or gore</p>


	<p><em>

	Mystery •



	Two hours •







	Z-code


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3016">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Quest for the Teacup of Minor Sentimental Value</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_028.png" alt="Cover art for Quest for the Teacup of Minor Sentimental Value" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://www.damonwakes.wordpress.com/"><span itemprop="name">Damon L. Wakes</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:damon.l.wakes@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="damon.l.wakes@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A shadow grows in the frozen north, and dark forces assemble
	in the wilds and on the roads. Fortunately, you run a small tearoom in a
	quant forest village and so it is not your job to deal with any of
	that. Unfortunately, your favourite teacup has suddenly and mysteriously
	gone missing.
	</p>

	<p>
	It shouldn't be too hard to track it down, though...right?
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Infrequent, mild profanity; Actual, Literal Satan</p>


	<p><em>

	Comedy, Fantasy •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2979">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Redjackets</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_027.png" alt="Cover art for Redjackets" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Photograph by Gorup de Besanez, Edited by Anna Webster, licensed under CC</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Anna C. Webster</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Rosco Jeppson has to die.
	</p>

	<p>
	But a man like that: a fine art dealer at the head of a massive
	organized crime ring (and a vampire at that) won't go down easy. But the
	Redjackets aren't your typical vampire hunting firm, either: they have
	both humans AND vampires in their employ. They're usually much more
	concerned with solving underworld disputes nonviolently through
	mediation and so-called restorative justice... but Jeppson has left them
	with no other options.
	</p>

	<p>
	Play as decorated, human vampire hunter Declan, experienced vampire
	Redjacket Lynette, or freshly-turned informant Fiia as they strive to
	bring Jeppson down. Choices made in one protagonist's path will be
	remembered if you play through another's story, later.
	</p>

	<p>
	Only one thing is certain: Rosco Jeppson has to die.
	</p>

	<p>
	But the rest?
	</p>

	<p>
	That's up to you.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Blood and gore
	(decapitation, mutilation, gunshot wounds), guns, capture/involuntary
	confinement, near-death experiences, vomiting, strong language</p>


	<p><em>

	Supernatural, thriller, true crime •



	Two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2948">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Return to Claymorgue's Castle</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_020.jpg" alt="Cover art for Return to Claymorgue's Castle" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Claudio Daffra</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Claudio Daffra</span>

	<a href="mailto:daffra.claudio@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="daffra.claudio@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Dive into the mystery of Claymorgue's Castle,
	a place suspended in time and permeated with unfathomable secrets.
	United by an insatiable thirst for discovery,
	our team of investigators ventures into this forgotten place.
	Guided by Jack’s bravery, Lisa’s technological genius,
	Tom’s strength, and the sharp pen of our narrator.
	But beware, this is no ordinary place.
	It’s a location where even silence seems to tell ancient stories.
	Are you prepared to delve into its mysteries?
	But don’t forget, the adventure doesn’t end here.
	An event will happen in the years to come,
	an event that you will be able to see in a few years.
	But it’s up to you to discover it. Claymorgue Castle awaits you,
	ready to reveal its secrets hidden in time.
	The images were created in pixel art.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Mystery •



	An hour and a half •







	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3017">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_006.png" alt="Cover art for ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Hubert Janus</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Once again, it's exactly what it sounds like.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Flashing images, crude humour, testicular trauma</p>


	<p><em>

	Humour •



	15 minutes or less •







	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3027">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Saltcast Adventure</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_012.png" alt="Cover art for The Saltcast Adventure" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Beth Carpenter</span>


	<a href="mailto:diemcarpenter364@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="diemcarpenter364@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Deep in Kingthrall caves, monsters dwell. The crown has
	offered a large reward to anyone who can destroy them.
	You are probably not the quester anyone had in mind, but you’re
	desperate, and that has made you determined. Enter the caves. Argue with
	the creatures from your nightmares. Discover a war nobody on the
	surface knew about. Hear the dead God speak. Bring down the Hydra King,
	or fall in the attempt…
	Fantasy, about 70k words, choice-based.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Fantasy •



	Longer than two hours •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2965">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Shyler Project</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">Meet the latest advancement in AI technology!</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_025.png" alt="Cover art for The Shyler Project" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Bez</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://norbez.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Naomi Norbez (call me Bez, e/he)</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/NaomiNorbez"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@NaomiNorbez"></a>


	<a href="mailto:bezthezebro@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="bezthezebro@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	In times of trouble, Juniper turns to Shyler, a new mental
	health AI chatbot, for reassurance and help. Watch their relationship
	develop through the course of this brief trilogy.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Discussion of mental health, suicidal thoughts, & death. There is a happy ending.</p>


	<p><em>

	Is this sci-fi or is this real life by now? •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3034">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Sidekick</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_021.jpg" alt="Cover art for Sidekick" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Charles Moore</span>


	<a href="mailto:chasfmoorejr@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="chasfmoorejr@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	It's the Old West and Buck Swagger is the man of the hour
	and his feats of derring-do are known all across the western
	territories. You, however, are Buck's
	long-suffering sidekick and know all too well that those feats are
	actually your feats and that Buck is, in reality, a vain dimwit with
	great teeth and good press.
	</p>

	<p>
	Now, Buck's been summoned to Mercury Springs, a small town under the
	heel of a ruthless gang of villains. His assignment? To rid the town of
	evil. Your assignment? To complete Buck's assignment for him and to keep
	him from getting himself killed in the process. If successful, you'll
	receive none of the accolades. But such is the life of the sidekick.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Western •



	Two hours •






	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2991">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">String Theory</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_003.jpg" alt="Cover art for String Theory" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Matemateca (IME/USP)/Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">W Pzinski</span>

	<a href="mailto:welcotar@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="welcotar@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Some things in life you can choose, and some things, you're just stuck with...
	</p>

	<p>
	String Theory is an interactive short story about family and finding the
	courage to love. You play as Jay, a college student trying to survive
	Thanksgiving with his Uncle Jimmy while dealing with stress about finals
	and his new same-sex relationship.
	</p>

	<p>
	Learn about Jay's past as you help him decide what to do with his future.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Some profanity, body
	image/weight issues, a few mildly suggestive passages, racism, drug and
	alcohol abuse, mental health issues, and indirect descriptions of a car
	accident.</p>


	<p><em>

	Romance, humor, drama •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3043">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Traffic</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">An adventure at five miles an hour</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_029.jpg" alt="Cover art for Traffic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> anaterate</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">D. S. Yu</span>

	<a href="mailto:dsyu@yahoo.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="dsyu@yahoo.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A somewhat "old-school" style text adventure set in modern
	day. Contains mild puzzles, most of which have multiple solutions (a
	basic walkthrough will also be provided). This game is unlikely to
	change your life in any meaningful way, but I hope you enjoy it.
	</p>




	<p><em>



	One hour •



	Parser-based •





	Z-code




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2994">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">The Triskelion Affair</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_008.jpg" alt="Cover art for The Triskelion Affair" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Ian Yarham, Geograph (2024-08-18)</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Clyde Falsoon</span>

	<a href="mailto:acline1007@icloud.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="acline1007@icloud.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A medieval detective explores a desolate chapel in search of
	a powerful magical item. You guide this naive adventurer through the
	story, but who, unless you explore diligently, gets deeper and deeper
	into trouble until--well, some things are worse than death!
	Inspired by the classic dungeon-crawl adventures of yore.
	</p>

	<p>
	JUDGES: The game will ask for your name. You can enter whatever you
	want, but if you enter "Inform Judge", randomizations will be turned
	off, such as zombie battles.
	</p>

	<p>
	PLAYERS: This game has two parts. Part 1 is for a bit of training: more
	linear plot and easier puzzles. Part 2 is less linear and the puzzles
	are harder. Both parts should be able to be completed within two hours.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> None</p>


	<p><em>

	Sword & sorcery •



	Two hours •



	Parser-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3048">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Turn Right</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_033.png" alt="Cover art for Turn Right" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://www.spiritofdee.com/"><span itemprop="name">Dee Cooke</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/dee_cooke"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@dee_cooke"></a>


	<a href="mailto:dee.e.cooke@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="dee.e.cooke@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Long day done, groceries bought and you're so nearly home!
	</p>

	<p>
	Unfortunately it's rush hour, and getting out of this supermarket car park is a difficult job at the best of times.
	</p>

	<p>
	Will you ever get out of this place? It can't take forever, can it?
	</p>

	<p>
	All you need to do is turn right...
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Slice-of-life •



	15 minutes or less •



	Parser-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2957">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">A tale of literary ambition</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_025.jpg" alt="Cover art for Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://j-nelson.net/"><span itemprop="name">Jim Nelson</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/_jimnelson_"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@_jimnelson_"></a>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	"There are some secrets that do not permit themselves to be told."
	</p>

	<p>
	In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe disappeared among the back alleys of Baltimore.
	A week later, he was found delirious and in disarray. The mystery of
	his death has remained unsolved for 175 years.
	</p>

	<p>
	Now it's your chance to decipher the macabre enigma enshrouding the
	final days of Edgar Allan Poe—a tale of Faustian bargains, artistic
	ambition, and immortality…
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Mystery •



	Longer than two hours •



	Parser-based •




	TADS


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3018">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Uninteractive Fiction</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_031.png" alt="Cover art for Uninteractive Fiction" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Leah Thargic</span>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	The only winning move is not to play.
	</p>




	<p><em>



	15 minutes or less •







	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3009">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Unreal People</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">Indulge in your voyeuristic desires</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_008.png" alt="Cover art for Unreal People" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Computer Generated Image</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>
	<span itemprop="name">Viwoo</span>

	<a href="mailto:bamesjond707@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="bamesjond707@gmail.com"></a>




	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Set in an imagining of early mediaeval India, you play as a
	voyeuristic entity with the ability to enter people’s minds and be privy
	to their sordid inner thoughts. Tasked with rooting out all the secrets
	of the little kingdom, becoming deeply intimate with its many
	inhabitants, you may find it hard to separate between yourself and the
	"NPCs" (whatever that term means). It's not your fault though, when
	you're pressed up against the glass, it's hard not to fog up the window.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Experimental •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •




	Web-based


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2954">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Verses</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_019.jpg" alt="Cover art for Verses" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Danielle Chenette</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://alt.red/"><span itemprop="name">Kit Riemer</span></a>


	<a href="mailto:slugzuki@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="slugzuki@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Then the externality comes apart like something wet. Then
	the truth reveals itself to be a nutrient or a poison. Then the sun goes
	away and the rain comes, and you and I freeze in it, the translucent
	bluishness of our skin.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> animated text/flickering, violence, unsanitary</p>


	<p><em>

	Science fiction •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2990">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">A Very Strong Gland</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_015.png" alt="Cover art for A Very Strong Gland" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Arthur DiBianca</span>


	<a href="mailto:a_dibianca@yahoo.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="a_dibianca@yahoo.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	- Be abducted by space aliens who want to give you some challenging tests!
	</p>

	<p>
	- Make use of highly advanced quorz technology!
	</p>

	<p>
	- Enjoy the labor-saving convenience of single-keystroke commands!
	</p>

	<p>
	How strong is your gland?
	</p>

	<p>
	(For the duration of the competition, hints may be obtained by emailing
	the author. Just click the little envelope at the top of the entry.
	Don't be shy, hint requests are welcome.)
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Sci-fi •





	Parser-based •





	Glulx




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3003">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">A Warm Reception</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_005.jpg" alt="Cover art for A Warm Reception" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> William Beilby</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Joshua Hetzel</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You're a reporter assigned to cover the wedding of the
	princess of the land. When you get there, you find an empty castle and
	are pulled into the mystery of what happened.
	</p>

	<p>
	Explore a vast castle. Solve baffling puzzles. An old school style text
	adventure without the old school cruelty. Excellent for new players and
	veterans of the genre (has in game instructions and a limited list of
	verbs to reduce confusion).
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Lighthearted fantasy, humor •





	Parser-based •





	Glulx


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2987">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Welcome to the Universe</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_003.png" alt="Cover art for Welcome to the Universe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://ninjapresident.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Colton Olds</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/1997Oldsmobile"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@1997Oldsmobile"></a>


	<a href="mailto:colton.olds@yahoo.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="colton.olds@yahoo.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	SimpleChef is helping parents out with a new back-to-school offer.
	</p>

	<p>
	Also, you’re going to die.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> brief mention of suicide, cancer, vomit, height self-consciousness</p>


	<p><em>



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2949">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">When the Millennium Made Marvelous Moves</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_032.png" alt="Cover art for When the Millennium Made Marvelous Moves" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Lea Baltes</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Michael Baltes</span>


	<a href="mailto:mail@michaelbaltes.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="mail@michaelbaltes.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Finley is living in a small flat with Johanna, awaiting the
	wonders of the fabulous Millennium's Eve.
	Their expectations are all but high, so they're planning at least to go
	for a drink after work, apart from all the big celebration parties. But
	life has other plans for them. They both have something to learn this
	evening and somehow Fortune was willing to give them more than one
	chance to find their luck.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Slice of life, Crime, Time Travel •



	An hour and a half •



	Parser-based •




	TADS


	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3065">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Where Nothing Is Ever Named</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_009.png" alt="Cover art for Where Nothing Is Ever Named" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Viktor Sobol</span>


	<a href="mailto:viktor_sobol@mail.ru"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="viktor_sobol@mail.ru"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	A brief escape puzzle inspired by Chapter 3 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Experimental •



	15 minutes or less •



	Parser-based •





	Z-code




	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-3000">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Why Pout?</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_034.png" alt="Cover art for Why Pout?" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="http://andrewschultz.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Andrew Schultz</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/anandrewschultz"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@anandrewschultz"></a>


	<a href="mailto:blurglecruncheon@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="blurglecruncheon@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Silence! We GAVE you ice cream.
	</p>

	<p>
	Content advisory: there's a small profanity-themed area with no penalty
	whatsoever for skipping it. It is clearly signposted. Just so you're
	forewarned!
	</p>




	<p><em>



	An hour and a half •







	Z-code


	• Download includes additional content



	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2962">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Winter-Over</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_017.png" alt="Cover art for Winter-Over" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Photo by Stephan Richter</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://ejoyce.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Emery Joyce</span></a>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Pickering Station, Antarctica: A place of science,
	knowledge, and deep isolation. When the last plane leaves for the
	winter, you and your colleagues may as well be on Mars. At least this
	winter-over has gone well so far — or as well as can be expected with a
	dozen or so eccentrics locked up together.
	</p>

	<p>
	But then someone turns up dead...
	</p>

	<p>
	You have ten days until the next plane arrives and law enforcement takes
	over the investigation, and by then the perpetrator will have covered
	their tracks. Can you bring them to justice first? And can you keep your
	sanity in the process?
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> grief, mental illness, moderate violence</p>


	<p><em>

	Mystery/Thriller •



	One hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2964">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">Yancy At The End Of The World!</span>


	<br><small itemprop="alternateName">Not an ordinary zombie apocalypse.</small>

	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_015.jpg" alt="Cover art for Yancy At The End Of The World!" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> https://www.instagram.com/deadnotsleep1ng/</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<a href="https://norbez.itch.io/"><span itemprop="name">Naomi Norbez (call me Bez, e/he)</span></a>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/NaomiNorbez"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@NaomiNorbez"></a>


	<a href="mailto:bezthezebro@gmail.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="bezthezebro@gmail.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Yancy is an aroace person who thinks they don't have a
	creative bone in their body. But then the zombie apocalypse begins, and
	they realize they never pursued their dream of becoming a photographer.
	So they pick up a camera as the world starts crumbling around them.
	</p>

	<p>
	Go around Yancy's neighborhood for photo ops, chat with friends at
	night, and try to hold it together as everything changes. Who knows?
	It might not turn out the way you think.
	</p>

	<p>
	(I strongly recommend downloading this game, due to the large amount of
	audio files involved. If you're having trouble hearing the audio, try
	waiting a minute after opening the game.)
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> This game contains:
	depictions of emotional & verbal abuse, othering & white
	supremacy, acephobia & queerphobia, death of a parent.</p>


	<p><em>

	Queerplatonic End-Of-The-World Experience •



	An hour and a half •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2967">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">You</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_022.png" alt="Cover art for You" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Anik Panja</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Carter X Gwertzman</span>






	</strong></p>
	<p>

	Lost in a strange wood, and your YOU isn't YOURS. Solve
	puzzles, meet strange creatures, and undergo transformations as YOU
	search for YOUR missing self.
	</p>




	<p><em>

	Weird fantasy •



	Half an hour •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="well" id="entry-2953">
	<h2>
	<span itemprop="name">You Can't Save Her</span>


	</h2>

	<div class="row">


	<div class="col-xs-4">
	<img class="img-responsive" src="assets/cover_018.png" alt="Cover art for You Can't Save Her" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-height: 350px;">

	<p><strong>Cover art by:</strong> Aisha</p>

	</div>


	<div class="col-xs-8">
	<p><strong>

	<span itemprop="name">Sarah Mak</span>

	<a href="http://twitter.com/sarahmakestwts"><img src="assets/twitter.svg" class="author-link" alt="@sarahmakestwts"></a>


	<a href="mailto:contact@sarahmakmq.com"><img src="assets/email.svg" class="author-link" alt="contact@sarahmakmq.com"></a>





	</strong></p>
	<p>

	You have three seconds to kill your former friend.
	</p>

	<p>
	The nuns and sacred algorithms have willed it.
	</p>

	<p>
	And no matter how much you want to save her, you can’t.
	</p>

	<p>
	***
	</p>

	<p>
	A 12-minute interactive story, featuring music by Falling Islands.
	</p>



	<p><strong>Content warning:</strong> Violence and blood</p>


	<p><em>

	Science fantasy •



	15 minutes or less •



	Choice-based •





	</em></p>


	</div>

	</div>
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