Ollie Ollie Oxen Free is a parser-based true-to-life game about surviving a disaster. It’s one of the longer games I’ve played in this comp, and may take the full two hours (or more, especially if one resists the urge to check walkthrough and hints).
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The Wizard’s Apprentice is a parser-based fantasy puzzle game. Discussion, with modest spoilers, follows the jump.
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Dream Pieces is a parser-based, low-difficulty wordplay game in Quest, with a room-escape premise. It is on the shorter side (less than half an hour to play). Review to follow; no spoilers.
Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder is a parser-based, replayable game of challenge, light on actual plot and set in a roughly 1800s naval universe. It can be found among the other IF Comp games, and is playable online. Low-spoiler review after the jump.
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Mrs Wobbles & the Tangerine House is a choice-based children’s story executed in Undum. There’s a fair amount of text, so it may take some time to read through, though it’s not especially challenging. Review after the jump.
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Vulse is a short, surreal choice-based game, taking about five or ten minutes to experience. No spoilers follow.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 