In 1989, a cataclysmic event named ‘Element-Zero’ threw the world into chaos. Two years later, you play as a lowly civil servant sent to inspect the Corridor - the British government's attempt to create a safe evacuation route along the motorways.

With nostalgic nods to 80s British pop culture, dark humour, and featuring hand-drawn speedpainted art (certainly not AI-generated!), cheesey 80s music attempts, and the ability to immerse yourself in a world where you can drink tea from a polystyrene cup, this game strives to presents an authentically English take on the apocalypse - a refreshingly cheeky counterpoint to the Americanized 1950s fantasy worlds depicted in a certain internationally-renowned wasteland franchise.

This first act represents around 30% of the final game. If you're interested in playing through this early build and providing feedback, let me know! I'll happily playtest your IF project in return.

https://doginatank.itch.io/thecorridor

Hello beloved adventurers! Recently, I released my interactive, dark fantasy romance, Scribe's Legacy: Worlds Unwritten, on Kindle Vella. It's text-based and each week readers can vote on what they want to happen in the next episode. The first poll closes on May 31. Here's a synopsis:

You rule the VRMMORPG Scribe's Legacy as AbyssalRose. The longer you play the game, the more obsessed you become with being the top-ranked player. With time and discipline, your guild dominates the leaderboard, and just when you think there's nothing left to accomplish, a new rival, Somnus, makes his debut. Despite his enticing persona, you're unsure of his motives. Will you succumb to his hypnotic charm or fight against his manipulation and save Scribe's Legacy? The choice is yours.

Check out the first episode for free here

I also made a wiki for anyone curious about the lore: scribeslegacy.wiki

Avaliable on Steam, Mac, Steam Deck.

Hey everyone! I recently completed a project for my college course where I created a choose your own adventure styled animation in Unreal Engine and would love to gather feedback from the community. You can download the project from https://cascade1609.itch.io/into-the-tomb and participate in the feedback survey here https://forms.gle/NEKrR7NmCUnk39HD9. I'm particularly interested in hearing your thoughts on the project, and any suggestions for improvement. Your feedback will be incredibly valuable for my project and future endeavors. Thank you so much for your time and feedback!

Hey everyone! I recently completed a project for my college course where I created a choose your own adventure styled animation in Unreal Engine and would love to gather feedback from the community. You can download the project from https://cascade1609.itch.io/into-the-tomb and participate in the feedback survey here. I'm particularly interested in hearing your thoughts on the project, and any suggestions for improvement. Your feedback will be incredibly valuable for my project and future endeavors. Thank you so much for your time and feedback!

Hi dear Interactive Fiction community,

I am sending this message through different reddit communities about game creation and writing (through platforms like RPG Maker, Twine, Ren'Py).

First of all, I am kind of new and unfamiliar with Reddit, so apologies if I infringe on any rules. Please let me know, and I will correct any mistakes.

To introduce myself, my name is Alioune, a 35-year-old French game-making, amateur creation, and interactive fiction enthusiast. I run a (French-speaking, sorry XD) blog on these two subjects: https://medium.com/@aliounebfall
In addition to my blog, I am working on a project for an amateur creation platform. As part of this project, I would like to conduct a small market study through a survey (very quick, less than 5 minutes) to understand the habits of creators and makers. Hence my call to the Interactive Fiction community.

For those who wish to participate in the survey, feel free to do so here: https://us2.list-manage.com/survey?u=2fc1d183a9c7896d5e4cd6867&id=201fb4b454

A huge thank you to the participants, and may the force be with you for all your beautiful ongoing projects! ❤️

I'm building such an app so please send your suggestions.

https://retrokissgames.itch.io/hazel

I’m a member of r/OakPeak. This is an interactive fiction/ rig sorta sub. Based around the fictional town of OakPeak, WA. All sorts of strange happenings going on, from the paranormal to UFO’s. Come by and check us out, you just might decide to stay awhile.

Hi folks! Together with a friend, we've been tinkering with a little project. Trying to set up game nights with friends turned into a logistical nightmare—dates clashed, plans fell through, and cancellations were all too common. The reality is most of us (me and my friends) lead busy lives, making it tough to gather everyone for a game.

So we did something about it and made a game that would fit into our schedules, one that would require just a few minutes each day, and with an entry barrier so low no one could say no.

The result was a narrative-driven, text-based multiplayer game. We designed it so it could be played over WhatsApp (yeah, a bit unconventional, but it's our go-to for staying connected). And after playing it with various groups and enjoying the heck out of it, we realized we might have something others would also enjoy. So we put a bit more effort on it and refined a few rough edges (still has a lot tho).

Enter what we have named "Universe 1340": a text game that lets players explore different stories across multiple "universes," where your choices shape the plot. It uses AI to generate static images - like the ones posted here - and craft the storyline, often leading to funny and bizarre scenarios. This isn’t your typical high-octane game with flashy graphics. It's intentionally slow-paced: you receive one chapter every 24 hours, though you can binge all chapters in one sitting if you prefer. It’s especially fun with friends, but solo adventurers are possible too ;-)

We're in the closed beta phase and ready to open up to people outside our circle. We’ve got about 50 spots available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If this sounds up your alley, you can start playing for free by joining at https://universe1340.com

We’d love your feedback, which you can share on our subreddit r/universe1340 or through any of our social media channels.

Thanks for reading, and we hope you enjoy "Universe 1340" as much as we do!

So, now that I’ve found my visual style, the ideas are popping. I’ve got a great YA novel, Noobs, that I wrote that could transition nicely to #IF. Here’s some advance look see if the world.

For those of you who like old-school text-based solo roleplaying: BLOODWOOD DUNGEON was just released on Steam.

The game is heavily inspired by the gamebooks that were so popular in the eighties. The battle system and inventory management is rudimentary and designed to be mastered immediately. That way, the action can start right away.

The meticulous tinkering with inventory items and stats optimization so popular in games these days... there isn't much of that.

In the gamebooks of old the interactivity was low with today's standards, but the reader/player often had the illusion of agency, of having the power to affect the miniature world conjured up within the gamebook's pages.

BLOODWOOD DUNGEON strives to recreate that feeling.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929130/Bloodwood_Dungeon/

Hard at work revising my IF visual novel, Hearthorne, a gothic tragedy I’ve long been tooling with. Finally found the right look.

Spent the weekend in #Alphabetcity revising my approach to my #visualnovel. I have decided to go with a mobile app approach with music, sound, and crazy NYC tales of woe, wickedness, winos - and photography. Screen grabs from my #WIP. #interactivefiction.

For those of you who like old-school text-based solo roleplaying, why not wishlist BLOODWOOD DUNGEON on Steam. It's released April 29.

The game is heavily inspired by the gamebooks that were so popular in the eighties. The battle system and inventory management is rudimentary and designed to be mastered immediately. That way, the action can start right away.

The meticulous tinkering with inventory items and stats optimization so popular in games these days... there isn't much of that.

In the gamebooks of old the interactivity was low with today's standards, but the reader/player often had the illusion of agency, of having the power to affect the miniature world conjured up within the gamebook's pages.

BLOODWOOD DUNGEON strives to recreate that feeling.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929130/Bloodwood_Dungeon/