Another minor game update:
Added a little more hinting and slightly tweaked the mechanics for the final puzzle. Also added volume controls for the music.
However, I also thought I’d post something for those who may have only just discovered the weird and wonderful world of ‘Interactive Fiction’ – and who might be interested to find out more.
The first place to try is here on itch.io, searching for the tag: interactive fiction: maybe that’s how you found this game?
But there’s also a host of other resources out there if you want to explore further.
For a start, you could also check out the IFDB – a comprehensive database of all things ‘IF’. There, you can search for games and read reviews across a hu…
Another minor game update:
Added a little more hinting and slightly tweaked the mechanics for the final puzzle. Also added volume controls for the music.
However, I also thought I’d post something for those who may have only just discovered the weird and wonderful world of ‘Interactive Fiction’ – and who might be interested to find out more.
The first place to try is here on itch.io, searching for the tag: interactive fiction: maybe that’s how you found this game?
But there’s also a host of other resources out there if you want to explore further.
For a start, you could also check out the IFDB – a comprehensive database of all things ‘IF’. There, you can search for games and read reviews across a huge range of types and genres – including the two main types: ‘choice’ games (where you click links) and ‘parser’ games (where you type in commands).
There’s also The Interactive Fiction Competition (or IFComp), which is host to some of the best amateur text games released each year. Last year’s competition had 85 games to play – all for free – and covered the entire range of styles, stories and platforms.
If you’re interested in creating stories of your own, you could try ‘Twine’, which is the software used to make ‘Detritus’. It’s free and can be downloaded here: https://twinery.org/. There are plenty of tutorials around, but the one that got me started can be viewed here – and it’s a great intro to the basics of creating with Twine (and the ‘SugarCube’ format). There are lots of other platforms, though, and each has its own strengths, so it just depends on what sort of interactive creation you want to make!
And if you’re interested in chatting with amateur IF authors and asking advice from experts and enthusiasts, you can also visit the IntFiction forum at: intfiction.org.