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Andrew Plotkin writes about interactive fiction, narrative in games, game reviews, and his software projects.

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  • A note on content restrictions #InteractiveFiction #Content #Games

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    Oct 3, 2026

  • Infidel goes wild #InteractiveFiction #Gaming #IndieGame

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    Oct 3, 2026

  • Visible Planetfall is now available to all #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGame

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    Oct 1, 2026

  • Twenty years without a Christmas card #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #Storytelling

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    Sep 25, 2026

  • Late summer mysteries #InteractiveFiction #Gaming #IndieGame

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    Sep 15, 2026

  • Hugo Award stats, 2026 #HugoAwards #Stats #Awards

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    Sep 4, 2026

  • The Visible Witness is now available to all #InteractiveFiction #Games #IndieDev

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    Sep 1, 2026

  • Rusty Lake and Hidden Town #InteractiveFiction #IndieGame #PuzzleGame

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    Aug 22, 2026

  • Visible Zorker search feature #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #Software

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    Aug 20, 2026

  • GDC status updates #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #GDC

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    Aug 20, 2026

  • More details on Cyan's Project Anglerfish #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGame

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    Aug 9, 2026

  • Visible Suspended is now available to all #InteractiveFiction #IndieGame #GameDev

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    Aug 1, 2026

  • Mysterium 2026: The Cyan-adjacent news #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGame

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    Jul 28, 2026

  • Mysterium 2026: The news from Cyan #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGame

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    Jul 28, 2026

  • Good luck, everybody #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGames

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    Jul 25, 2026

  • The Fool and his Money returns #InteractiveFiction #Games #IF

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    Jul 20, 2026

  • Games which I have been seriously waiting for #Gaming #IF #IndieGame

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • On ZIL indentation #ZIL #InteractiveFiction #Programming

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    Jul 12, 2026

  • The Red Pearls of Borneo: design ruminations #InteractiveFiction #GameDesign #Narrative

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    Jul 5, 2026

  • Visible Starcross is now available to all #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGame

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    Jul 1, 2026

  • I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry #Gaming #InteractiveFiction #Tech

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    Jun 23, 2026

  • Aeonic Nebular Character Generator #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #Tools

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    Jun 21, 2026

  • Spring surprise games #InteractiveFiction #GameDev #IndieGames

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    Jun 10, 2026

  • Effinger replies to me #InteractiveFiction #Games #Writing

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    Jun 4, 2026

  • Visible Deadline is now available to all #InteractiveFiction #Games #IndieDev

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    Jun 1, 2026