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Text-based games all over the world. News from fan communities, authors, game designers, and artists. Great hits and upcoming releases. Translation projects. medium.com/@are_based Joined March 2019-
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Ok, let's go. No title yet. #newproject #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #adventuregame
Today @primegamesbg turns 5 years old! I didn't imagine it would be possible, but it happened - an #indiedev #gamedevelopment studio making interactive fiction #games that is still going strong. I am excited for some bigger dragons to slay and more loot to gather!😉
I have completed Rulers of the NOW and made a playtest version public! You can get it free from Itch or Drive Thru. slloyd14.itch.io/rulers-of-the-… drivethrurpg.com/product/383730…
We did it! We're out on Steam! Dull Grey is an award-winning #visualnovel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of mother and son, free will and search for happiness in a bleak world controlled by Progress-program RT =🖤 store.steampowered.com/app/1676550/Du… #indiegames #dystopia
Happy International Gamebook Day! fb.me/e/1SgEbJNQ8 #gamebookfriday #gamebooks @fightingfantasy @ARLoneWolf #acegamebooks @TheFabledLands @choosecthulhu @ClickYourPoison @BGamebooks @Legend_Studios @TheBottledImp @GTGVicki @destiny_quest @Destinys_Role @SpidermindGames #rpg
Honored to be kicking things off for International Gamebook Day 2021! If you can join in, I'll be around for a live chat while my interview is streaming. Note: times are UK, for US the interview will be live at 0830 PST.
The #narrativeRPG #indiegame #fabledlands just hit 20000 wishlists! Read the latest dev update: store.steampowered.com/news/app/12996… #screenshotsaturday #turnbased #rpg
Ready for adventure? For 1 day only on iOS, the first part of Sorcery! is FREE. Written in the same ink engine as 80 Days & Overboard! Based on the best-selling series by legend Steve Jackson Massively expanded, full of twists, secrets and surprises apps.apple.com/al/app/sorcery…
RONIN 47 is currently 87% funded on Kickstarter. kickstarter.com/projects/jonat… #acegamebooks #ronin47 #mech #kaiju #godzilla #pacificrim #gundam #mecha #anime #kickstarter #crowdfunding
Ok, let's continue. Now diving into #electronjs technology to prepare release on Steam. Hello, amazing new world! #DullGrey #indiedev
I’m hard at work adapting HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds into a gamebook in the vein of Fighting Fantasy, where YOU are the hero. If you had to find a way to defeat the Martian invaders, what would you do? #hgwells #interactivefiction #aliens #sciencefiction
@LeoLovesAI @ShaneLovesGames @filiphracek @LeoBenucciDM @DeadEarthGames @are_based @SGamebooks @Destinys_Role @LawDogStrikes @RpgMatch @LitRPGforum @SeveredSonsDnD @capacle @BeholderPie @LeroyD20 Thanks for the shout out @LeoLovesAI
There's a text game at #4 in the @metacritic New Releases chart. Someone should probably be cross about that. metacritic.com/browse/games/r…

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