Solarium is a choice-based science fiction/fantasy story in Twine about life after a nuclear apocalypse, and the reason that apocalypse happened in the first place. It is fairly substantial for a choice-based story, and took me probably half an hour or more to read.
100,000 years is a very short, choice-based, web-playable piece. It is completable in a few minutes. Review follows the jump; no spoilers, particularly.
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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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Bell Park, Youth Detective is a choice-based YA-style mystery game from this year’s IF Comp. It is playable online, and will likely take less than half an hour to complete. Review after the jump, and there will be spoiler space before any significant discussion of spoilers.
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Dad vs Unicorn is a choice-based, slice of life story with three major strands. It takes perhaps five or ten minutes to play each strand. Review after the jump, any spoilers after a longer spoiler space.
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WHO AMONG US is a choice-based murder mystery/thriller set in post-Soviet eastern Europe. It’s fairly substantial for a choice-based piece, and took me 30-45 minutes to complete. Review after the jump.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 