There is something haunting you. Tugging at the very last threads of your consciousness as you lay in bed, longing for sleep. There is something waiting for you in the window, wanting. You are watched. Known.
They say your youth doesn't define you and yet your childhood experiences led you to an adulthood of investigating the paranormal. There comes a time when you need to face the ghosts of your past; and those of your present.
The Spirited: Origins is an interactive fiction horror game with elements of romance. In TS:O you take the role of an amateur paranormal investigator who jump-starts their career with a case of a demonic entity, while being haunted by their own inner demons.
The game is entirely text-based, and driven by your choices. Create and shape your P.I.; their identity and looks, their personality, their fears. Develop relationships, take on new cases and see the impact your decisions have on the world around you.
This game is rated 18+ for mature content and graphic descriptions of violence. Themes and trigger warnings are listed in the title screen.
The edits and bug testing came back, so I’ll be starting on that! I know the demo is later than I’d hoped due to—still ongoing and super annoying!—internet issues, but at least the editing process is going as smoothly as I was hoping so no one is getting too overwhelmed!
Once those edits go in, I’ll send them out to my next readers and sensitivity readers, then it’ll be ready to go!
And speaking of the demo, I thought you guys might like to see the logo for Book Four!
Super awesome, right? :D Really had a very clear idea of what Book Four’s logo was going to be, and Nai took it on board and smashed it as always!
And I was also smashing through chapter two this week! I am well ahead of myself on schedule, which is always a good feeling, lol! And because I was so ahead, I decided to add in an extra bigger choice set to add some variation to this somewhat linear chapter. It might be setting up the story, but that doesn’t mean the MC can’t have different ways to deal with how that happens!
So yeah, it’s been a busy week of some exciting developments, hehe! :D
Next week, I’ll be getting those edits in, sending off the demo section for final read overs, and then getting back to Chapter Two. It will also be social media days somewhere in between that, where I hope the internet will actually play ball long enough I can get asks done, as well as all the fun things coming up on Patreon! ;D
Hope you all have the most amazing weekend! We’ll be offline as usual, so I’ll update you all again next week <3
This IF will eventually consist of multiple games, 5 in total. Each game will be a “season” (like a TV show), which will be broken down into different episodes.
Fellow Traveler is a dark urban fantasy interactive fiction story set in an alternative present version of North America.
You are a cambion - a half-human/half-demon hybrid, though having grown up with an adopted family, you are unaware of this fact. Or, at least you were for the first 29 years of your life. But after a strange man claiming to be a nephilim (half-human/half-angel) shows up at your door one night to inform you that you are both part of a prophecy about destroying the world as we know it, you are thrust into a supernatural underworld full of mystery, magic, and most unfortunately - death.
Will you choose to go along with the prophecy, or will you fight against it?
Customizable MC including name, gender, pronouns, sexuality, personality, and (prior) career choice
Meet demons, angels, vampires, werewolves, other hybrids, etc. - both friendly and unfriendly
Go on “hunts” - though this doesn’t necessarily involve killing
Learn how to use your powers, or stick to more traditional skills (or do both!)
The man who shows up at your door. He is sarcastic, confident (or is he?), and idealistic. He deeply opposes the hierarchies of heaven (and hell) and wants you to help him bring it all down.
A hunter who shares Sameer’s views, though their goals are more grounded in (what they believe is) reality. They are pragmatic and brave and willing to help anyone out of a tough spot.
A believer in the prophecy who has been tasked with guiding you on your way. She is goal-oriented, stubborn, and loyal to a fault. She will do whatever is necessary to see things through.
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Note: Images of the RO’s can be found below the “read more”, as well as separately in this post.
List five things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your people <3
If people were too mean to you when you were growing up, a newborn animal will materialize inside your brain and it’s so so scared and shivering and it will stay there for years. Decades, even. And whenever you say something kind of weird but true to your heart the animal will tell you “Noo! You can’t say that! If you say that, everyone will hate you!”. The animal means well. It’s so so small and everything is so scary for them and it’s just trying to protect you. But listen to me. Listen to me. Whenever this happens, you can’t do what the animal says. You can’t. If you do, you’ll become as scared as the animal. You have to keep saying weird shit. You have to keep doing things the animal wouldn’t approve of. If you do enough things that scare the animal, maybe one day it’ll go to sleep.
When your village is razed to the ground, you're left fleeing with an exiled prince. You can trust no one but each other. Your father's dying wish was to protect the prince, but can you really trust a man who was exiled from his kingdom?
Journey across the borders in search of allies. But in this deadly game of treachery and deceit, there is more than just the prince's life at stake. Will you flee from the past that haunts you or will you embrace the fate that awaits you?
The decision is yours.
Crown of Exile is a 17+ interactive fiction game, with its main focus on character development and interactions with NPCs. It is intended for mature audiences and will contain scenes of violence, mild sexual themes and vulgar language. The game is still a work in progress and is currently being written.
FEATURES
Play as male or female.
Romance or befriend one of four characters.
Uncover the shrouded history of your past.
Delve into politics and scheming.
Help the exiled prince reclaim his throne.
Flee from your past or embrace your fate.
Follow a single religion, choose more than one or reject the gods completely.
Develop skills in leadership, politics and warfare.
ROMANCE OPTIONS
Prince Irus (he/him): Prince Irus is the illegitimate child of King Erlan and a low-born noblewoman. Stubborn and headstrong, Prince Irus believes that the throne of Cyre belongs to him. He is determined to reclaim his rightful place as King, regardless of what anyone says.
Queen Elora (she/her): Queen Elora is the ruler of Vinia, a neighbouring kingdom to Cyre. Queen Elora is charming and attractive, but beneath her beauty is a cunning woman who wields her power with expertise.
Sir Oren (he/him): Sir Oren is the captain of the guard of the Vinian Royal Guard. While Sir Oren can come across as straitlaced, he can be kind and generous to those he respects.
Anu (she/her): Anu is a Priestess of Ehulla and believes that the only way to end the war between Ishari and Cyre is through bloodshed. Brash and unafraid of confrontation, Anu will fight for what she believes in.
Last update (public demo): 1 January 2024 (first 8 chapters).
Last Patreon update: 25 December 2023 (first 8 chapters).
Please note that the demo will no longer be updated for the public build.
TAKE MY SOUL is an 18+ IF game being written in Twine. It's a retelling of the famous story of Eros and Psyche, just... with a few new added twists and turns!
Your sisters married off quick, you didn't.
It was hard, harder than necessary for your parents to marry you off. Everyone seemed to kneel at the presence of your beauty but ended up never wanting to stay long enough for something to form.
You were practically a trophy for rich nobles to flaunt around.
Cupid had failed you with this one.
Until one night, you felt a prick at your side, a rush of cold air, and suddenly your life flipped upside down when your parents came back to the castle with upsetting news about the rest of your life (or maybe the end of it?)
Customize YOUR own Psyche! Play as female, male, non-binary; straight, bisexual, pansexual, gay; asexual, and even, touch-averse! What hobbies should you have? What beliefs? What religion?
Follow the way the myth is supposed to unfold, or break away and create what you think should happen. Who said the minor god needed to get the person?
Find love in Cupid, or maybe even their mom?
Play as quite literally, one of the most beautiful people roaming Earth
Deal with your two obnoxious older sisters who only want to flaunt their husbands in your face
Enrich yourself in a story filled with new paths at every page and a whole ton of flavor text!
Have the occasional switch of POV, with the starring guest of Aphrodite, the Orcale?, and even your own love interest
CUPID
The god of love, albeit a minor one, but a god nonetheless. You've never seen them, as Eros likes to stay hidden whilst casting their arrows. But, from what your tutors teach you, they have these massive angel wings that preen out whenever they get into something mischievous. Cloth wraps around their naked body, Eros doesn't leave much to the imagination. However, in some readings, Eros is depicted as a female with hip-length black hair, while in others, the male version likes to keep it cropped and out of his way.
this is a draft! more romances may be introduced in the future, but currently, im sticking with Eros