Tabitha / alyshkalia

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Writer and player of IF! Games at alyshkalia.itch.io.

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Interactive Fiction by Tabitha / alyshkalia

Structural Integrity, by Tabitha O'Connell (2023)
(11 ratings)
You are Yaan, a well-off government official romantically involved with former messenger boy Kel. Uncover the cracks in your relationship, and decide what you're going to do about them... Author's...

Cycle, by alyshkalia (2023)
(7 ratings)
Tiel's partner Heron is the one thing in his life that makes him happy. So when Heron says ey's done with him, how can Tiel not go to desperate lengths to get em to stay? A story game with three...

Dark Communion, by alyshkalia (2023)
(7 ratings)
Two teenage girls. One abandoned church. ??? survivors.

You're a Time Agent!, by Tabitha O'Connell (2023)
(7 ratings)
A silly, light-hearted puzzle game in which you play an agent trying to get through a guarded door using your ability to reset time.

POV: You're a Teenage Girl in a Conservative Christian Family, by alyshkalia (2023)
(6 ratings)
A little piece of my religious trauma.

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Polls by Tabitha / alyshkalia

2025 Review-a-thon - games seeking reviews (authors only) - 7 votes for 7 games; created August 3, 2024

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Rat games - 26 votes for 21 games; created November 28, 2023

Collecting games that either: have "rat" in the title; have rats/a rat playing a significant role; or have a rat as the PC.

Two-player games - 7 votes for 6 games; created August 27, 2023

IF games for two players

Reviews by Tabitha / alyshkalia

Lysidice and the Minotaur, by manonamora August 28, 2024

"Disclaimer: I playtested this game back before it was released. But today was my first time playing the published version! I love that it..." - See the full review

Chinese Family Dinner Moment, by Kastel August 27, 2024

"I played this game last year when it was first released. Replaying it today, I found it even shorter than I remembered, which I think..." - See the full review

A Mouse Speaks to Death, by solipsistgames August 19, 2024

"In this game, you play as a recently-deceased mouse who’s been given the opportunity to recall your life before Death takes you away...." - See the full review

Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant, by D. A. Leary August 18, 2024

"I overall enjoyed this game--two of the puzzles were particularly fun (), and overall it wasn't very hard (although I..." - See the full review

Hanna, We're Going to School, by Kastel August 9, 2024

"There’s a lot going on in this game, as you’ll see from the length of this review! I’ve played multiple other IF works by Kastel, and..." - See the full review

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Tabitha / alyshkalia's Play Lists

Played Games

A few hours later in the day of The Egocentric, by Ola Hansson
LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST, by THE BODY & THE BLOOD
The Dragon of Silverton Mine, by Vukasin Davic
Birding in Pope Lick Park, by Eric Lathrop
Focal Shift, by Fred Snyder

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Wish List

Ataraxia, by Lauren O'Donoghue
Border Reivers, by Vivienne Dunstan
Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert
REPEAT IT BACK TO ME, by SkyShard
Your Death, in Four Acts, by Amanda Walker

See all 406 entries in the Wish List