Andrew Schultz

Chicago

Top 10 Reviewer
Member since November 3, 2010
Last visited November 7, 2026
Profile ID (TUID): 40ru852yszsizxsv

Works written: Very Vile Fairy File, Threediopolis, Shuffling Around, A Roiling Original, Ailihphilia, and a lot of small puzzly games.

I'm definitely more on the text adventure side of things.

I also enjoy trading works for testing.

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Interactive Fiction by Andrew Schultz

Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (as Ned Yompus) (2012)
(26 ratings)
A weird power to save a weird world. So you just got fired from the best company ever, and it's the best day of your life. New opportunities! New horizons! New ways to look at things! Like calling...

Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz (2013)
(28 ratings)
Even in the future with GPS, it's how you get there that matters! A wordplay/quasi-maze game.

Wait-Our-Way Tower, by Andrew Schultz (2026)
(9 ratings)
It's only a jail if you call it that! Besides, come on. You stuck yourself in your house to start your three-day weekend, anyway. In-game map after solving a brief puzzle. ZIP file contains map and...

Why Pout?, by Andrew Schultz (2024)
(16 ratings)
Silence! We GAVE you ice cream. Content advisory: there's a small profanity-themed area with no penalty whatsoever for skipping it. It is clearly signposted. Just so you're forewarned!

Us Too, by Andrew Schultz (2025)
(12 ratings)
Your Aunt Rickie-Ann has passed away. She willed you a mine, but only if you follow her lawyers' instructions first.

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My (19) January CASA/solutionarchive walkthroughs/contributions - 21 items February 1, 2023

This month I got back into contributing to CASA. Actually, I never seriously had before. I have a year's goal of getting to 150 points,...

Polls by Andrew Schultz

Works where the main map is a 3x3 maze - 7 votes for 6 games; created May 26, 2026

I saw a parallel between two very different games, and I think there must be more such games! I appreciated the economy in both, diagonal...

Games that take place completely in museums - 18 votes for 12 games; created October 18, 2023

IFComp 2023 had a couple, and they reminded me of another I tested in Shufflecomp. I like having the ability to leave when I want and see...

One City or State or Country per Room - 8 votes for 7 games; created September 4, 2023

I'm interested in works where you have one city or state or country (or city-state) per room. David Welbourn noted that this may apply to...

Games with root beer in them - 10 votes for 8 games; created September 2, 2023

I played two entries in the Single Choice jam that made very visible references to root beer. Then I realized not many other games did...

Games with oblivion as the goal - 3 votes for 3 games; created September 2, 2023

I'm trying to look away from a noble or ignoble death or, say, Ragnarok, just a "*this is the end (no really)* effect.

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Reviews by Andrew Schultz

IF Derby, by Sarah Willson (as 'Hedda Deadline') October 25, 2026 (edited: October 26, 2026)

"I guessed wrong on Hedda Deadline's identity (up there with Ruderbager Doppleganger, pseudonymous author of "Last Minute" in my Pantheon..." - See the full review

Logic Land, by Ryan Stevens (as Rybread C) October 25, 2026

"Once I was aware of 2600s and text adventures, I wondered if someone could write a 2600 text adventure. I learned reasons why it would..." - See the full review

Epic Expedition, by dgtziea June 4, 2026

"I tested this game. I was worried with a title like Epic Expedition I'd have a lot to test, but as things turns out, and it wasn't a very..." - See the full review

High On Grief, by Norbez Jones (call me Bez; e/em/eir) June 1, 2026

"I have a huge backlog of IFComp 2025 reviews to post from the author's forum. This was the one of two I had extra notes on, and it took..." - See the full review

meminerimus, by diluculum April 9, 2026

"I beta tested this entry, and it was the only one I did for spring thing, and it left me feeling, well, how much would I have gotten out..." - See the full review

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Andrew Schultz's Play Lists

Played Games

meminerimus, by diluculum
Witch Hedwig and the Magic Berries Brew, by Robert Szacki
Home Party, by Zeno Pillan
The Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Domestic Elementalism, by fireisnormal

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Wish List

A Cock and Bull Story, by Theodore "Ted" C. Lim
The Cliche Adventures of a Generic Hero, by Bucky
Lux, by Agnieszka Trzaska
Erstwhile, by Aster (formerly Maddie) Fialla, Marijke Perry
Berrost's Challenge, by Mark Hatfield

See all 87 entries in the Wish List