103 AI voices, each one assigned to a character who'll never share a voice. I've spent the last hour jumping between a neon-soaked noir mystery and a quiet lo-fi romance, and the best part is they're all playable right in the browser. Different languages, wild art styles, and paths that actually lead to different endings. All hanging out in the WaTale library.

Browse the catalogue →

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And after a long hiatus: another stint with #thelurkinghorror!
So we go back to the lab and get into the pentagram. However, once the professor is in his pentagram, we cut the line on ours and step outside.
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A weathered map hidden inside a loaf of sourdough. Lyra has to decide if she'll stay by the family oven or chase the floating Sky-Market before the storms hit. Every character is fully voiced with local TTS, and the story branches based on your choices.

Branch your own ending

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**Alphonsine est dans la panade.**

C'est le titre d'un petit jeu gratuit, exclusivement en français, que j'ai publié cette semaine : https://samuel-v2.itch.io/alphonsine

Un jeu textuel à invite de commande, qui se passe dans un train. Seule face à trois despérados, il s'agit de trouver comment survivre.

Le partage augmente les chances qu'Alphonsine se sorte de la panade, mais surtout me fait plaisir !

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@kyonshi I looked around at various lists of best loved Infocom adventures and added them to my plan (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z1xo8c163g5bfd9p0lt7w/Adventure-game-plan.md?rlkey=5vp89hdyrymkrsij29o0hup0d&st=n9ca76cb&dl=0). I have found a friend willing to play through them with me, so I'm going to start off with another crack at Zork, invisiclues in hand - even though it's probably not the best it's just so influential and I really want that context.

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Cannon fire rattles the cliffs of Ember Bay while the militia fractures. Captain Delacroix and Lady Isolde are racing against the tide to hold the port and keep their secrets buried. This one's a heavy mix of action and drama.

Read this one yourself →

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Time to figure out those ZIL grammar flags that Steve Meretzky said were confusing! (Back in 1989.)

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Those ZIL grammar flags

A couple of months ago I referred to a quote from Infocom's internal ZIL manual: The other four tokens—ON-GROUND, IN-ROOM, HELD, and CARRIED—are incredibly confusing, and no one really understands them except Stu, so he should probably write ...

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MIST0426/CT-NICK_MONTFORT-TWISTY_LITTLE_PASSAGES

Mistigram: looking for representation from the non-fiction field for last month’s new literary MIST0426 artpack collection, Cthulu opted to make an #ANSIart adaptation of the maze-like cover art to #NickMontfort’s 2005 history of the #textadventure computer game genre, #TwistyLittlePassages.

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Dialog 1b/01 (Library 1.2.0, Å-machine 1.0.0) is released!

The second community-maintained release is here and ready for action—and this time it comes with a new version of the Å-machine, too! Get the Å-machine here Get the Dialog compiler and libraries here Read the manual here What’s new in this version? ▶ Å-machine ▶ Dialog language ▶ Standard library ▶ Distribution ▶ Manual ▶ Bugs fixed ▶ Compiler improvements ▶ Debugger improvements Have fun!

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Candle wax drips on forged parchment. Elisabetta signs his name, then realizes she's written her own heart into every line. In *Ink Stains of Verona*, you choose how far she'll let the deception run. Burn the letters, or sign beside him?

Read this one yourself

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