Sarah W.
@silvercypher.bsky.social
games, puzzles, interactive fiction, kindness
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The 2025 edition of ECTOCOMP, the interactive fiction community's annual spooky competition, is here! Submissions open on October 1, but you can begin working on your spooky IF now.
Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
ECTOCOMP 2025
A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest & alyshkalia. There's a full moon rising Let's go dancing in the light We know where the music's playing Let’s go out and feel the nig...
itch.io
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The 2025 edition of ECTOCOMP, the interactive fiction community's annual spooky competition, is here! Submissions open on October 1, but you can begin working on your spooky IF now.
Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
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We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
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What would you do if you only have ONE choice?
Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice!
itch.io/jam/single-c...
#interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives
Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice!
itch.io/jam/single-c...
#interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives
Single Choice Jam
A game jam from 2025-07-15 to 2025-08-16 hosted by manonamora, Autumn Chen & Lapin Lunaire Games. The Jam where you give only ONE CHOICE to the player! The Single Choice Jam is a short unranked jam wh...
itch.io
July 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What would you do if you only have ONE choice?
Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice!
itch.io/jam/single-c...
#interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives
Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice!
itch.io/jam/single-c...
#interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives
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The subject of "full playthroughs of escape rooms" came up in a Discord I'm in, and I didn't actually have those archival links in a convenient place. So, time for a (somewhat slowly updated) thread!
March 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The subject of "full playthroughs of escape rooms" came up in a Discord I'm in, and I didn't actually have those archival links in a convenient place. So, time for a (somewhat slowly updated) thread!
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Everyone get real excited -- huge huge news -- @heavyweight.bsky.social is coming back. I am so so excited, I can't begin to tell you. Also, I am here to tell you that Jonathan Goldstein is the rare human being who is exactly like he is on the radio IRL. He's humble, kind, curious, and so so funny.
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Everyone get real excited -- huge huge news -- @heavyweight.bsky.social is coming back. I am so so excited, I can't begin to tell you. Also, I am here to tell you that Jonathan Goldstein is the rare human being who is exactly like he is on the radio IRL. He's humble, kind, curious, and so so funny.
I played The Purple Pearl, a two-player escape room text adventure, and now I wish there were more multiplayer parser games. It takes about an hour to set things up and play over voice chat with a friend. If the format sounds interesting, give it a try! amanda-walker.itch.io/the-purple-p...
The Purple Pearl-- A Two-Player Text Adventure by Amanda Walker
A stolen treasure. A desperate king. Two valorous volunteers.
amanda-walker.itch.io
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I played The Purple Pearl, a two-player escape room text adventure, and now I wish there were more multiplayer parser games. It takes about an hour to set things up and play over voice chat with a friend. If the format sounds interesting, give it a try! amanda-walker.itch.io/the-purple-p...
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Hello! I am excited to announce my new Anti-Match Quiz inspired by the nominees for Best Picture. Each question has multiple answers; you want one given by the fewest other people. To play, go to www.tinyurl.com/AMOscars25
Entries are due by 2/20 at 5:00 PM EST. Happy quizzing! #trivia #oscars
Entries are due by 2/20 at 5:00 PM EST. Happy quizzing! #trivia #oscars
Anti-Match Oscars 2025
In this game, you want the lowest possible score! If you've never played an Anti-Match Quiz before, please read the remainder of the instructions after this paragraph carefully; the format here is dif...
www.tinyurl.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Hello! I am excited to announce my new Anti-Match Quiz inspired by the nominees for Best Picture. Each question has multiple answers; you want one given by the fewest other people. To play, go to www.tinyurl.com/AMOscars25
Entries are due by 2/20 at 5:00 PM EST. Happy quizzing! #trivia #oscars
Entries are due by 2/20 at 5:00 PM EST. Happy quizzing! #trivia #oscars
After decades of searching for a form of exercise I don't hate, I have discovered...PILATES.
My doctor recommended it to me years ago, but it seemed like a fad for a certain type of person that I'm not. Turns out trying to keep your body from falling apart from disuse is good no matter who you are!
My doctor recommended it to me years ago, but it seemed like a fad for a certain type of person that I'm not. Turns out trying to keep your body from falling apart from disuse is good no matter who you are!
February 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
After decades of searching for a form of exercise I don't hate, I have discovered...PILATES.
My doctor recommended it to me years ago, but it seemed like a fad for a certain type of person that I'm not. Turns out trying to keep your body from falling apart from disuse is good no matter who you are!
My doctor recommended it to me years ago, but it seemed like a fad for a certain type of person that I'm not. Turns out trying to keep your body from falling apart from disuse is good no matter who you are!
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It’s February 1 and #EnigMarch2025 is just one month away! We’re making the prompt list (and checking it twice) in preparation for another daily puzzlemaking frenzy. Are you going to be participating this year? Let us know!
February 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It’s February 1 and #EnigMarch2025 is just one month away! We’re making the prompt list (and checking it twice) in preparation for another daily puzzlemaking frenzy. Are you going to be participating this year? Let us know!
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Shufflecomp games are up! Check all 19 of them out right here: itch.io/jam/shufflec...
My entry Anolelona has a bug, which I will leave in for now, in order to atone and because it's funny: if you get in the hammock the game will not ever let you leave it. Oops 🥲
My entry Anolelona has a bug, which I will leave in for now, in order to atone and because it's funny: if you get in the hammock the game will not ever let you leave it. Oops 🥲
Submissions to ShuffleComp 2024
itch.io
January 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Shufflecomp games are up! Check all 19 of them out right here: itch.io/jam/shufflec...
My entry Anolelona has a bug, which I will leave in for now, in order to atone and because it's funny: if you get in the hammock the game will not ever let you leave it. Oops 🥲
My entry Anolelona has a bug, which I will leave in for now, in order to atone and because it's funny: if you get in the hammock the game will not ever let you leave it. Oops 🥲
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I wish there was more of a push from writers/websites to have people use RSS. I know Google Reader's death made it harder, but there's apps now like Inoreader and Feedly that work on phones that I think people would use. It's just easier to see something through RSS feeds than checking social media
January 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I wish there was more of a push from writers/websites to have people use RSS. I know Google Reader's death made it harder, but there's apps now like Inoreader and Feedly that work on phones that I think people would use. It's just easier to see something through RSS feeds than checking social media
Thinking about the day before Miitomo shut down in 2018 (artist unknown)
January 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thinking about the day before Miitomo shut down in 2018 (artist unknown)
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Hey so I made a David Lynch Game Jam. use the #davidlynchgamejam to follow along, tag your entries, and if you can't join, share.
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE - A David Lynch Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-01-20 to 2025-02-21 hosted by Jellyfishlines. With the news of the passing of David Lynch, I want to take the moment and honor his legacy by holding a game jam. David was a person...
itch.io
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hey so I made a David Lynch Game Jam. use the #davidlynchgamejam to follow along, tag your entries, and if you can't join, share.
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
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I saw a post on Facebook yesterday about a swan frozen to the ice on Reykjavík pond. People were wondering what could be done and there was a comment from this absolute legend pictured below saying: "I am on my way with the necessary gear".
And there is just nothing cooler than people like this.
And there is just nothing cooler than people like this.
Björguðu álftarunga vopnaðar hitabrúsa og brimbretti - RÚV.is
Náttúruverndarsinni segir mikilvægt að huga að fuglunum þegar frostið bítur sem mest. Álftarunga sem sat frosinn fastur á ísilagðri Reykjavíkurtjörn var bjargað um helgina af náttúruverndarsinnum sem ...
www.ruv.is
December 3, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I saw a post on Facebook yesterday about a swan frozen to the ice on Reykjavík pond. People were wondering what could be done and there was a comment from this absolute legend pictured below saying: "I am on my way with the necessary gear".
And there is just nothing cooler than people like this.
And there is just nothing cooler than people like this.
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Remember, every big IP & everything you love,
was originally someone's OC
Be cringe. Be free.
was originally someone's OC
Be cringe. Be free.
December 3, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Remember, every big IP & everything you love,
was originally someone's OC
Be cringe. Be free.
was originally someone's OC
Be cringe. Be free.
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Looking forward to the Gaming Like It’s 1929 Jam, where people make digital and tabletop games based on things entering the public domain in 2025. Plenty of examples listed on the page for the jam
itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
Gaming Like It's 1929
A game jam from 2025-01-01 to 2025-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2025, works from 1929 are free to use and ...
itch.io
December 2, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Looking forward to the Gaming Like It’s 1929 Jam, where people make digital and tabletop games based on things entering the public domain in 2025. Plenty of examples listed on the page for the jam
itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
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If you like
• puppets
• puzzles
• musicals
then you will LOVE this
• puppets
• puzzles
• musicals
then you will LOVE this
Does a LIVE PUPPET ROCK MUSICAL ESCAPE ROOM sound like something you might enjoy?
Headlock is bringing back their two delightful ONLINE escape games, ONLY Dec 13-15. Highly recommended.
headlockescaperooms.co.uk
(There’s two games, but you can play in any order. Note all times are UK.)
Headlock is bringing back their two delightful ONLINE escape games, ONLY Dec 13-15. Highly recommended.
headlockescaperooms.co.uk
(There’s two games, but you can play in any order. Note all times are UK.)
headlockescaperooms.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 10:05 PM
If you like
• puppets
• puzzles
• musicals
then you will LOVE this
• puppets
• puzzles
• musicals
then you will LOVE this
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Thank you everyone who has been helping spread the word about the game jam! We are up to 50 sign ups, which when it's still more than 2 months away is a fantastic amount of sign ups! Every sign up is someone wanting to make more accessible games, so each one is precious!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
Games for Blind Gamers 4
A game jam from 2025-02-01 to 2025-03-10 hosted by NightBlade. Welcome, Blind and Sighted Game Developers! Welcome to the fourth annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to build awa...
itch.io
November 30, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Thank you everyone who has been helping spread the word about the game jam! We are up to 50 sign ups, which when it's still more than 2 months away is a fantastic amount of sign ups! Every sign up is someone wanting to make more accessible games, so each one is precious!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
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Today is @itch.io creator day where 100% of revenue goes to the creators! Buy some indie games today.
Our games are all discounted right now BTW: draknek.itch.io
Our games are all discounted right now BTW: draknek.itch.io
November 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Today is @itch.io creator day where 100% of revenue goes to the creators! Buy some indie games today.
Our games are all discounted right now BTW: draknek.itch.io
Our games are all discounted right now BTW: draknek.itch.io
I'm not a person who likes *brands* but I gotta hand it to @chooseadventure.bsky.social for going out on this particular limb this week. It's bizarre, vulnerable, and unmistakably 2024. Gratitudes.
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I'm not a person who likes *brands* but I gotta hand it to @chooseadventure.bsky.social for going out on this particular limb this week. It's bizarre, vulnerable, and unmistakably 2024. Gratitudes.
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Hey, just FYI, AI art sucks, and generating it to demonstrate how bad it sucks also sucks. Just don’t use it. It is an unconscionable polluter and is costing people their livelihoods. Don’t normalize it
November 24, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Hey, just FYI, AI art sucks, and generating it to demonstrate how bad it sucks also sucks. Just don’t use it. It is an unconscionable polluter and is costing people their livelihoods. Don’t normalize it
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does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Every time I question whether it's worth it to spend time making games with things as they are, I remind myself why I do it: to empower people and expand their ideas of what's possible. Games are great at that, and it's very important, and relevant, and something worth improving at.
November 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Every time I question whether it's worth it to spend time making games with things as they are, I remind myself why I do it: to empower people and expand their ideas of what's possible. Games are great at that, and it's very important, and relevant, and something worth improving at.
This is my favorite picture of Fred Rogers. A close second is the one of him making grilled cheese, but I can't find that one.
November 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM
This is my favorite picture of Fred Rogers. A close second is the one of him making grilled cheese, but I can't find that one.