On Saturday, August 27, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of interactive fiction at Patreon and Ko-fi.
Curses (1993-1995) by Graham Nelson
In this huge puzzlefest, you’re an Englishman about to go on holiday, and your main goal is to find a map of Paris in the attic of Meldrew Hall. Downstairs, your family has made quite the meal of moving suitcases around; avoid them all. This game features time-travel, Tarot cards, Rods of Power, daisies, a family curse, and a tourist map of Paris.
This game tied for 22nd place on the 2011 Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time, and tied for 13th place on the 2019 Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time.
Foreign Soil (2021) by Olaf Nowacki
In this science-fiction game, you play as a female pilgrim to another planet. After recovering from stasis, you note someone else woke before you and that the other coffins are contaminated with flora. Find the other person, and turn the crater you landed in into something more habitable than endless orange sand.
An incomplete version of this game was an entry in Introcomp 2020. The full game was an entry in ParserComp 2021 where it took 3rd place.
Alchemist’s Gold (2022) by Garry Francis
In this game, you play as a would-be thief. You heard a rumour about an alchemist in the forest who’s used alchemy to make a large stash of gold. After getting a lead on where the alchemist’s house is, you decide to visit him and take some of his gold for yourself.
This game was an entry in ParserComp 2022. It also used the PunyInform v4.0 library.
The Colour Pink (2005) by Robert Street
In this game, you are a spaceman sent to investigate an out-of-contact colony on an abandoned planet. Your mission is to find out what happened to the scientists and report back to the Captain. But what do you do when the world turns pink and your communicator stops working?
This game was an entry in the IF Comp 2005 where it took 6th place.
The Horste (2017) by Roger Carbol
In this short HBO Westworld fanfic, you play as a robot horse (a “horste”) named Alba. You start your day in the stables with Francis the mule. Dolores should be arriving soon.
This story was a participant in the Tent Annual New Year’s Minicomp.
Room serial (2012) by merricart
In this short surreal game, you are but a shadow of your former self. You don’t know who you are or what happened, but you do know you’re in the 7th room. Your only powers are to look or to examine. An open green door beckons you, but you must first regain the power to enter before you can use it.
Save the Cheshire Cat! (2014) by Marco Vallarino
In this game, while at the old town book fair, your friend Mario tells you that the games club mascot, the Cheshire Cat, is missing! The club can’t organize events without it, so you must find it! Mario suspects it was kidnapped for its fur; other cats have disappeared and there are rumors of a fur trade.
This is an English translation of the Italian game, Salvate lo Stregatto, by Marco Vallarino.
Under the Sea: The Treasure of the Santa Tortosa (2019) by Heike Borchers
In this small underwater adventure, you play as Professor Oliver von Bremen, adventurer, noble, and bon vivant. At London’s Adventurers’ Society, you heard about the sunken galleon Santa Tortosa, its treasure, and the tiny Caribbean island that has a map that leads to it. Now’s the time to find out if those rumours were true.
This game was an entry in IF Comp 2019 where it took 20th place.
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