Electronic Literature Collection
New Media Writing Prize (open "archive" to see all works)
Itch.io (home page)
Itch.io (Twine Games)
Itch.io (The Bitsy Essay Jam)
National Film Board of Canada Interactive
The New River Journal (open "archive" to see past works)
The interactive fiction competition

Your task is help build our list of works, including hyperlinks, brief summaries, stars, and tags. As our list grows, we can begin to organize the material differently.

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A Vast and Lonely Desert by Gavin G. See
In this minimalist Bitsy game, we travel through vast, empty spaces of the desert with a friend making our way through the desert toward a campfire and star gazing. The work is about friendship, grief, and poetry with a western vibe. It's sparse and powerfully moving precisely because of its sparseness.
Info:  made in 2020; serious game; authoring tool: Bitsy; on the Electronic Literature Collection, vol 4 and itch.io
tags: spatiality, navigation, orientation, friendship, loss, LGBTQ
[entry posted by k.kelly]
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How I Remember The Very Last Night I Spent in Ethelred Estate by Kai DeJesus

In this game you play as a wealthy young woman trying to recall the mysterious events surrounding her final night at her family’s ancestral manor. You uncover the secrets of her family and the decisions leading to the present as you choose words to advance the narrative. It is a work about grief, family, inheritance, miscarridge, and trauma. 

Info:  Made in 2026, made with Texture, interactive fiction, short narrative game, 2026 interactive fiction competition

Tags: choice-based, grief, serious game, mystery, emotion, gothic
[Ryn Fraser]

 

Thirst for blood by Zeno Pillan

In this game, you play as a mosquito entering a small room and exploring it while on the hunt for blood to feed your eggs. You navigate the room by typing either a direction you wanna move in or an object you want to examine, which is reminiscent of old text-based adventure games. You are invited to explore each area and try to discover hidden secrets to gain points. It is a game about exploration and curiosity. 

Info: Made in 2026, interactive fiction, short narrative game, 2026 interactive fiction competition, parser-based game, made with Glulx

Tags: parser-based game, curiosity, adventure, exploration, unserious game
[Ryn Fraser]

Today I Will Fly  by Selma Victoria Fyllingsnes
In this game, you play as a young woman who seems to be going through some sort of depressive episode.  You watch her struggle to balance her creativity, motivation, and socialization with a combination of text and visuals.  The game’s choices and artwork are abstract at times, contributing to the mysterious nature of the main character and her situation.
Info:  made in 2025; made with Twine; Winner of New Media Writing Prize; text-based narrative
tags: depression, loneliness, hand-drawn, choices, family, friendship
[entry posted by Jessica Barnard]

a man outside by litrouke
In this game, you cycle between using a study app, observing a creepy man outside, and texting your friend for comfort.  The game messes with your screen and utilizes unnerving audio to immerse the player in a sense of fear.  The uncertain ending adds to this creepiness.  
Info: made in 2021; made with HTML5; interactive fiction; text-based narrative
Tags: atmospheric, horror, multiple endings, dark
[entry posted by Jessica Barnard]