Tag: Interactive Fiction

Murderworld

Posted on October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 by PatientRock

Announcing my new text adventure about superheroes!

The Interactive Fiction Competition is now!

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by PatientRock

Including my entry, Murderworld.

Title treatment for the essay that reads "My Mail Carrier is Always on the Phone".

Who are they talking to?

Posted on June 2, 2023 by PatientRock

A short, interactive essay interrogating a question I’ve had for years.

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.

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.

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.

Turning any page

Posted on January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 by PatientRock

I recently finished a book, ARCADIA, by Iain Pears which turned out to be astonishingly good. A bit about it and the accompanying interactive fiction app.

Don’t pick up the phone

Posted on October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by PatientRock

I dove into the Mr. Robot TV show after learning that an app, a work of interactive fiction, was being released as a promotion for the show. I downloaded Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa to my phone and got to hacking.

Fermented Fun

Posted on August 18, 2016September 12, 2016 by PatientRock

Like pickles? Have I got a dystopian society for you! I review PICKLE INDEX, another piece of interactive fiction from Sudden Oak.

Redactor

Posted on April 3, 2016September 12, 2016 by PatientRock

A text adventure based on Orwell’s 1984. Report for your shift at the Ministry of Truth. But be careful, Big Brother is always watching.