Category: Video Games

The Leaf Blower

Posted on March 1, 2023 by PatientRock

I’ve been trying to get better at creating small games, so while I’ve got some extra time, I’ve joined a couple game jams. I created a little game using Bitsy.

His Majesty’s Royal Space Navy Service Handbook

Posted on February 24, 2023 by PatientRock

Announcing my new text adventure of paperwork, office politics, and sci-fi space battles.

Concerning Wolverine

Posted on December 23, 2022 by PatientRock

Talking my way through what I’m going to do with the character Wolverine in my text adventure.

My text adventure

Posted on November 27, 2022December 23, 2022 by PatientRock

I’ve been working on a text adventure using Inform 7 since 2018 and have been afraid to talk about it.

Video games are too long

Posted on August 16, 2021 by PatientRock

I made the mistake of looking up how much time I had left in the video game Alien Isolation.

It’s a dirty job.

Posted on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 by PatientRock

The heroes are gone, leaving a mess of blood and alien body parts. The video game Viscera Cleanup Detail has hired me to get things back into shape.

The exquisite corpse of Cragne Manor

Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by PatientRock

Over 80 authors, including myself, joined in a massive project in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Anchorhead, a seminal work of interactive fiction.

Irredeemable Rogue

Posted on November 12, 2018 by PatientRock

The legendary creators of the Quest for Glory series of games returned to make Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a game that borrows much from that seminal series.

IFComp 2018!

Posted on October 2, 2018November 15, 2018 by PatientRock

The IFComp is back! The interactive fiction competition for 2018 has launched and I’m trying once again to follow along.

Retreating to primal wilderness.

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by PatientRock

Armed with a new, gaming-ready laptop, I could finally play the gorgeous interactive narrative game, Firewatch.