Andromeda Awakening is an apocalyptic science fiction piece, in which the protagonist knows things are going horribly wrong. More after the break.
IF Comp 2011: Fan Interference
Fan Interference is a puzzle game concerning a historic baseball game (which makes October a particularly suitable time for its release, if you’re into that sort of thing at all). More details follow the jump.
IF Comp 2011: Beet the Devil
Beet the Devil is a classic puzzler, a light linear tribute to seven-sins-based games of past years. More details after the break.
IF Comp 2011: The Hours
The Hours is a twisty piece about time travel and conspiracy, of medium length for a comp game (I think it took me a bit less than an hour to go through). More details follow the jump.
IF Comp 2011: Escape from Santaland
Escape from Santaland is a moderate-length puzzle game themed around Christmas at the mall. More details follow the jump.
“maybe make some change”
Aaron Reed’s “maybe make some change” is a more polished, web-accessible release of the work that premiered at the IF Demo Fair as “what if im the bad guy”. Aaron is releasing it today on the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of our war in Afghanistan. (Edited to add: there’s an authorial perspective on this piece here.)
When “what if im the bad guy” was presented at the IF Demo Fair, I didn’t get through it: the game play required putting yourself in the shoes of a soldier, committing violent acts and in some cases typing racial epithets. (At least, as I recall this was unavoidable, but I obviously don’t have access to that version to double check again.) This was just too uncomfortable for me to do in public, and possibly at all, so I put the game aside.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 