On Thursday, January 29, 2026, 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.
Unknown Dimension (2025) by Garry Francis
In this sci-fi rescue adventure, you play as Amos Newton, an archaeology student. Your friend, Professor Baumbeker, rings you up. He babbles excitedly that the strange Incan sphere he found in Peru is showing him an unknown dimension. But in his lab, you only find the sphere. Not him. As you touch the sphere, you see a vision of the professor before you’re teleported to the dimension yourself. And it’s pitch dark.
This game is an adaptation of the 1987 Italian adventure Dimensione Sconosciuta by Bonaventura Di Bello, written using The Quill, then later rewritten as Amos Newton: Incubo. See credits for more details.
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All That Shimmers… (2025) by Andrew Apted
In this spooky adventure, it’s October 31st, and you’re a woman living in the small town of Dimpleford. Life was nice and simple until a witch started brewing something EVIL in the park. The ghost of your late grandmother urges you defeat this evil by midnight or else all freedom will be lost!
This game was an entry in PunyComp 2025 where it won 1st place overall, won 1st place for Puzzles, tied for the win for Playability on 8-bit computers, and 2nd place for Writing.
Kill Wizard (2025) by Dark Star
In this fantasy adventure, you play as a large muscular barbarian, returned to the Scavenger’s Den to meet your friend Darron from easten Shem. Unhappily, he bursts through the tavern door with a poisoned arrow in his chest and a bloodstained scroll signed by Belkor, a powerful necromancer who lives in a tower far to the northwest. Avenge Darron. Kill wizard.
This game was an entry in PunyComp 2025 where it took 3rd place overall; it also tied for 1st place in the Playability on 8-bit computers category, and took 4th place for both Writing and Puzzles.
Quirky Test (2025) by Andrew Schultz
This is a game about making spoonerisms of the people, places, and things you find while you search for the Rare-Thing-There Ring. Let Beery Thor welcome you to a land of Quickie Trips and Tricky Quips.
This game was written in Adventuron and was an entry in the Text Adventure Literacy Jam (TALP) of 2025 where it took 4th place.
Uptown 1 (2025) by Whit Walton
The prologue is in binary. You’ve taken the 1 train Uptown to West Harlem. When you enter the six-story walk-up, you feel a shock on the back of your neck. The coordinates were correct.
This game was an entry in the Bare Bones Jam 2025.
Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider (2025) by C.E.J. Pacian
In this fantasy adventure, you play as the cleverest and most beautiful fairy of the land, but you’re tethered to the Stranger by a silk thread. He, Trala, and Lind – an unlikely trio – journeyed to this cavernous chamber, but the last two are now holding off an endless horde of goblins at the gateway while the Stranger looks bewildered at the chamber’s contents. It’s time for you to take charge and find a way to the ancient treasure!
This game was written in Dialog and was an entry in Iron ChIF’s Pilot Episode where it was the co-winner in the Non-Human Language Device Battle.
greenskeep (2025) by xflorora
In this very short game, you play as someone underwater, certain you were doing something else before. Swim until you find the door to a beautiful kitchen, filled with greenery and a teapot.
This work was an entry in Bare-Bones Jam 2025.
The Organ Grinder’s Monkey (2025) by Garry Francis
In this short, pleasant, slice-of-life game, you play as the father of your three-year-old son, Tommy, who wants to go to the carnival. You don’t like frivolous spending, but you don’t want to be a bad father either. After consulting with the missus, you decide a trip to the carnival is worth the expense after all. The story begins with you and Tommy at the balloon vendor.
This game was an entry in PunyComp 2025, where it took 6th place overall, and 6th place in all other categories.
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