Andrew Schultz

Chicago

Top 10 Reviewer
Member since November 3, 2010
Last visited October 28, 2025
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.

Why Pout?, by Andrew Schultz (2024)
(15 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!

Very Vile Fairy File, by Andrew Schultz (as Billy Boling) (2019)
(13 ratings)
Well, your name is Kerry Kyle, so you can't be the worst person to destroy the Very Vile Fairy File.

Us Too, by Andrew Schultz (2025)
(8 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

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.

Games with faceplants/heel turns at the very end - 5 votes for 5 games; created July 30, 2023

I'm looking for--well, anything that does this. Not "you are missing 4 of 5 pieces of the magic sword," but more, it could either be...

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Reviews by Andrew Schultz

A winter morning on the beach, by Roberto Ceccarelli (as E. Cuchel) October 20, 2025

"The title and subtitle here are very cryptic. Lucky day? You're sixty years old! It all feels a bit sarcastic, really. What can you find..." - See the full review

Operative Nine, by Arthur DiBianca October 19, 2025

"I tend to like the sparse humor in DiBianca games. It's particularly evident in Operative Nine where you, with your trusty PQ-807..." - See the full review

Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story, by Phil Riley October 17, 2025

"This review may discuss puzzle mechanics more than plot. Other reviews on IFDB as of now focus more on the story, and I hope this one..." - See the full review

One Step Ahead, by ZＵＯ　ＬＩＦＡＮ October 16, 2025

"This is a long review for a short affair. Perhaps other works will have more to say, and more rigorously, than One Step Ahead, and..." - See the full review

Your Very Last Words, by Interactive Dreams October 14, 2025

"I'm reviewing a fellow author's game to give a signal boost to something sparsely reviewed before comp's end. However, I'll also note..." - See the full review

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Andrew Schultz's Play Lists

Played Games

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
Lists and Lists, by Andrew Plotkin

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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