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Jason Dyer<p>An unusual drop on Steam today: a traditional text parser adventure game. I haven't seen one land on Steam in a while.</p><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694940/Baels_Rock_A_Text_Adventure/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/369</span><span class="invisible">4940/Baels_Rock_A_Text_Adventure/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steam</span></a></p>
Ruber Eaglenest<p>Hey! , new announcement regarding The White Cat Dark Affair, the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Hitman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hitman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Pointandclick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pointandclick</span></a> adventure we are producing:</p><p>I have created the social networks for Labyr Interactive, the label I'm starting:</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/labyrinteractive.bsky.social/post/3lynrjn26jc22" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/labyrinteract</span><span class="invisible">ive.bsky.social/post/3lynrjn26jc22</span></a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/labyrInteract/status/1966552550997414287" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/labyrInteract/status/196</span><span class="invisible">6552550997414287</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@labyr.interactive" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiktok.com/@labyr.interactive</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Follow us there!</p><p>And what about mastodon, my friend? You may ask...</p><p>Well, for that I'm already here ;) Why would you want blatant advertisements here? XDDD</p>
Sarah<p>It's almost time for ECTOCOMP, the annual competition for spooky interactive fiction! Spend the next six weeks perfecting your spine-tingling masterwork, or start four hours before the deadline and enter the speed-writing category. Submissions open October 1 and games will be released just in time for Halloween.</p><p>Rules and more info on the jam page: <a href="https://itch.io/jam/ectocomp-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itch.io/jam/ectocomp-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/ECTOCOMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECTOCOMP</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/ECTOCOMP2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECTOCOMP2025</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>in which I start on a game that was announced as rescued from oblivion only a few days ago, SVHA Adventure</p><p>it is the first known adventure game from Norway, and I go into how it relates to the history of Norsk Data</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/09/15/svha-adventure-1979/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/09/15/svha</span><span class="invisible">-adventure-1979/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>norway</span></a></p>
Vivienne Dunstan<p>Continuing my playing, judging and reviewing of IFComp 2025 interactive fiction games. And just wrote the following sentence very unexpectedly in one review: "It reminded me a lot of a 1993 episode of TV series The X-Files. 'Ghost in the Machine'." Games still available free to play at <a href="https://ifcomp.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ifcomp.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFComp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/XFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XFiles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a></p>
Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen<p>Hope you're ready for some interactive fictioning, because it's almost time for the annual inkJam!</p><p><a href="https://www.wraithkal.com/inkjam-2025-announced/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wraithkal.com/inkjam-2025-anno</span><span class="invisible">unced/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/inkjam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inkjam</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamejam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamejam</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>The ZX Spectrum game Urban Upstart continues with more football hooliganism and weird messages from phone boxes.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/09/09/urban-upstart-grime-street-where-all-things-are-possible/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/09/09/urba</span><span class="invisible">n-upstart-grime-street-where-all-things-are-possible/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>On the All the Adventures, we return to Britain's seemingly unique "satirical urban grunge" genre with Urban Upstart for the ZX Spectrum.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/09/06/urban-upstart-1983/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/09/06/urba</span><span class="invisible">n-upstart-1983/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a></p>
Author-ized L.J.funny childhood anecdote, media literacy kinda, gross mention
J. Alan Henning<p>New post: *Warp Your Own Way*, by Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio, became the first interactive fiction to ever win a Hugo Award! <a href="https://troypress.com/star-trek-lower-decks-warp-your-own-way-wins-a-hugo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">troypress.com/star-trek-lower-</span><span class="invisible">decks-warp-your-own-way-wins-a-hugo/</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/IF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/HugoAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HugoAwards</span></a></p>
Feneric<p>IntroComp 2025 voting closes this weekend, and there are still a couple entries with just a single vote apiece. Please try out as many entries as you can and vote! <a href="https://introcomp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">introcomp.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntroComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntroComp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a></p>
Vivienne Dunstan<p>From Jimmy Maher, the Digital Antiquarian, an in depth look at the Choose Your Own Adventure series of gamebooks created by Edward Packard and published from 1979-1998 (original series) <a href="https://www.filfre.net/2025/09/choose-your-own-adventure/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">filfre.net/2025/09/choose-your</span><span class="invisible">-own-adventure/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interactiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gamebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamebooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CYOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CYOA</span></a></p>
Travis Briggs<p>Okay, this is legitimately the most fun I've had yet with my new game, Dada Quest.</p><p>Full transcript: <a href="https://gist.github.com/audiodude/e3b464ede94af9a3f4e625dca0b1aec4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/audiodude/e3b4</span><span class="invisible">64ede94af9a3f4e625dca0b1aec4</span></a></p><p>Dada Quest: <a href="https://dada.quest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dada.quest</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Steve Tanner<p>📖 Just started “Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman,” the new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a> by Cristin Bishara (July release). First ending hit hard:</p><p>💀 “Someday… when human remains are found deep in the mine shaft, they are yours.”</p><p>THE END.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CYOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CYOA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gamebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gamebooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a></p>
Steve Tanner<p>📖 Just started “Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman,” the new <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ChooseYourOwnAdventure" target="_blank">#ChooseYourOwnAdventure</a> by Cristin Bishara (July release). First ending hit hard: 💀 “Someday… when human remains are found deep in the mine shaft, they are yours.” THE END. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CYOA" target="_blank">#CYOA</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Gamebooks" target="_blank">#Gamebooks</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23InteractiveFiction" target="_blank">#InteractiveFiction</a> <a class="mention h-card" href="https://bsky.app/profile/chooseadventure.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chooseadventure.bsky.social</a></p>
Andrew Plotkin<p>Whimsical bit of IF investigation: which Infocom games support “X” as a synonym for “EXAMINE”?</p><p><a href="https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/09/spotting-x" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.zarfhome.com/2025/09/spot</span><span class="invisible">ting-x</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a></p>
abancommercials.com<p>The Future of Interactive Fiction: Are Traditional Novels at Risk?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abancommercials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abancommercials</span></a> Explore the future of interactive fiction and discover if traditional novels are at risk. Dive into the evolving landscape of storytelling today!<br><a href="https://abancommercials.com/art-ad/en/15087/the-future-of-interactive-fiction-are-traditional-novels-at-risk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abancommercials.com/art-ad/en/</span><span class="invisible">15087/the-future-of-interactive-fiction-are-traditional-novels-at-risk</span></a></p>
Damon L. Wakes<p>The Interactive Fiction Competition 2025 is on now! Here's a post about my entry - Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata? - and the competition in general, plus some handy tips to help UK judges see the full selection of entries despite the Online Safety Act.<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WhoWhackedJimmyPi%C3%B1ata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhoWhackedJimmyPiñata</span></a>? <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IFComp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFComp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IFComp2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFComp2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p><p><a href="https://damonwakes.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/new-game-who-whacked-jimmy-pinata/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">damonwakes.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">09/03/new-game-who-whacked-jimmy-pinata/</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>my Ring Quest finale, where I save Middle Earth</p><p>and ruminate on outsider art, trying to render internal struggle in game form, and absurd external-knowledge puzzles</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/09/02/ring-quest-the-fiery-ruin-of-hill-and-sky/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/09/02/ring</span><span class="invisible">-quest-the-fiery-ruin-of-hill-and-sky/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a></p>
Travis Briggs<p>My wife started DADA QUEST in a “dimly lit room”… 20 minutes later she was a spy on an assassination mission. That’s the promise, chaos, and sometimes surreal whimsy of this retro text adventure with an AI game master.</p><p>I just launched my first game and would love your help getting it off the ground—play free at <a href="https://dada.quest/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dada.quest/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. First 100 who share honest thoughts on social media and email me at audiodude@gmail.com get complementary lifetime premium as a thank you!</p><p><a href="https://dada.quest/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dada.quest/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGame</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/IndieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieDev</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AIgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIgame</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LaunchDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaunchDay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Launch</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VibeCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VibeCoding</span></a></p>
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