What happens when a few students in 1997 set out to build their own sci-fi game - and end up creating one of the most unique multiplayer text games ever made? 🚀
In this interview, lead developer Morwen talks about Cryosphere's origins, design decisions, and where the game is headed next.
https://writing-games.org/cryosphere-satirical-sci-fi-mud/
#TextGame #GameWriting #SciFiGames #GameDesign #IndieGameDev
Recently, as I was sweltering hot - I was curious what my friends around the world were feeling. The KTCZ News Station was born.
Add yourself, check the 'forecast', and see whats going on around the world!
Before Discord, before Minecraft, before social media… we were already hanging out in worlds made entirely of words.
Come see what it’s like in 2025: thechattingzone.uk port 8342!
This is a #textgame where you have to #punchAnazi
We're finally bringing ASCII art to life on Saturday's stream!
Think retro-style scenes, fully generated by the AI.
Fantasy + LLMs + Java.
Any ideas for scenes you'd love to see in ASCII?
#AsciiArt #TextGame #LLM #AIinJava
It’s still early days—
but it’s turning into something you can actually play!
Think old-school text RPG meets local LLM.
Next goal: ASCII art + stats + magic.
#TextGame #RetroGaming #JavaGames
The date is official! 🎉🥳
After five years of building, dreaming, breaking, fixing, and re-dreaming again, Mystavaria will finally enter Open Alpha on August 7, 2025 — celebrating the five year anniversary since our #MUD project was born.
We are very excited (and also a little nervous) to share our world with you at last!
Full announcement details here: https://www.mystavaria.com/open_alpha/
#gamedev #IndieGame #RetroGaming #TextGame #NewGames #WorldBuilding #dream #evennia
My merchant game is a text-based game where you play as a merchant, exploring a (probably, we'll see how it goes) randomly generated world. The current idea is it will be a resource and economy game, where you build your reputation, form connections with NPCs, make trade routes, and profit, of course. Expect random devlogs to come about the thoughts and struggles I have.
Open alpha is coming soon and we are making all the preparations! Our website got a huge overhaul and is now full of information about the world, classes, skills, and a new player guide. Check it out at http://www.mystavaria.com and keep your eyes peeled for the alpha date coming soon!
#MUDs #MUD #gamedev #TextGame #RetroGaming #Evennia #Python #RPG #NewGames #InteractiveFiction #Mystavaria #WebDesign
🎴 Brussels Vortex is a choice-based interactive fiction game.
It starts on the Grand-Place. A flash of light, a sound like thunder… and you're in 1927.
What happened? And more importantly: how do you get back?
🕹️ Playable online
📍 Fully explorable in #Brussels — or from your couch
🔐 Free. No login. No tracking.
🛠️ #Twine & #SugarCube
👉 https://brussels-vortex.com
#NewHere #InteractiveFiction #TwineGames #TimeTravel #TextGame #NarrativeGames #StoryGame #CYOA #BranchingNarrative #IF
Tipical victorian house, around 1980.
#videogames #games #textgame #graphic #oldvideogame #mysteryhouse
Hello Masto !
I'm desperately looking for a game that is at least ten years old, all text. It starts with "You're Nothing" then, after a click and a loading time, "You've got Life" and from there, a whole bunch of choices are offered to the player: earn money, knowledge, etc. Except that, little by little, the choices diminish. Does that ring a bell to anybody?
🔄 Please boost !
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Hello Masto !
Je cherche désespérément un jeu qui date d'au moins dix ans, tout en texte. Ça commence par "You're nothing" puis, suite à un clic et un temps de chargement "You've got Life" et à partir de là, tout un tas de choix s'offrent au joueur : gagner de l'argent, du savoir, etc. Sauf que petit à petit, les choix s'amenuisent. Ça vous dit quelque chose ?
🔄 Le partage est doux !
'cuz what kinda game would we be without an obvious money sink?!
#gamedev #retrogames #IndieGame #MUD #MUDs #textgame #python #Evennia #gambling #roulette #screenshotSaturday #Mystavaria
Back to #interactiveFiction #game #coding, in #Inform, an almost magical natural language / declarative / object oriented #programming language for traditional parser interactive fiction games. I'm in early stages of my next game, but getting stuck in. Luckily for flighty me I have 7 main sections of game that I can work on independently. So can flit about as much as want to, depending on which bit(s) I feel inspired to work on at a time. #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #TextGame #TextAdventure
More #interactiveFiction game coding, working on my new game in #Inform7. Currently building the main structure, working forward through the early stages of game. Now making a start on Chapter 2 - I suspect there will be 7 chapters by the end. And just named a property a house name that I am doubtful may ever have been used in real life. But is totally appropriate in this specific case. #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #Game #TextGame #TextAdventure #Inform
Found out when the IFComp 2024 results will be announced. In two weeks time, on a live stream on Twitch. I will be tuning in. I don't expect to rank highly, but will be happy if I improve on my showing last time I entered! Just delighted to have been able to finish another game to take part this year. And looking forward to seeing how everyone fares. https://ifcomp.org/about/schedule #IFComp #IFComp2024 #interactiveFiction #IndieGame #TextGame #GameDev #Twitch #Game #textAdventure
IFComp has opened for another year, with 67 different interactive fiction games entered. Ranging from traditional parser text adventure games through to choice based pieces and RPGs. A huge range of genres, themes and styles. Judging is open to all comers, and runs until October 15th. https://ifcomp.org #IFComp #IFComp2024 #InteractiveFiction #TextAdventure #IndieGames #IndieGame #TextGame #CreativeWriting #Games
Shall we play a game?
"Bob's" Conscious Cave: The world's first Subgenius-themed anarchic federated human-ran co-op text choose your own adventure game
You wake up in a cave.
:bigfoot:
What do you do?
You choose your own adventure.
:cbhb0:
Just reply to this post or last one in thread to start!
:dmnt:
NOTE FROM PLATO'S CLOSET
○Any players are free to join in at any time to continue from the last play or earlier in the adventure
@MxVerda I get that, agree and that wasn't the intention. My friend stole the basis from a youtube & it was specifically talking about the opioid epidemic & Purdue pharma's role.
I'll see how I can change it to eliminate this unnecessary divergence.
Would you like to play a human operated asynchronous cooperative text adventure game only available on the #Fediverse?
You can reply to the OP or the most recent move.
I'm plannon incorporating "choose your own adventure" gameplay as well.
We made a little #justforfun #quiz for people to take and find out which of the major/class skills in #Mystavaria will match up best with your preferences!
https://take.quiz-maker.com/Q3GGD1J53
For those new to Mystavaria, we're an upcoming text-based #MUD, currently in development (yup! those still exist!). Our world is based on the collision of dreams and reality. We have 5 classes and over 20 skills to choose from, including unique magic like "Dreamweaving" and "Sky Prophecy," along with the tried and true mage's "Arcane" magic and "Blademastery" for the warriors out there!
#MUDs #gamedev #worldbuilding #fantasy #dreams #RPG #textgame #textadventure #retrogames
So I've been thinking about small, text-based, story-driven game inside browser's console. Not even a game, but rather little interactive story.
Any thoughts? Or even some examples?
I've seen really cool one here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/mission-programmable
made by @jezzamon
