MathBrush

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Member since April 5, 2015
Last visited October 21, 2026
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I am not the Brian Rushton who is the author of the Plasma Master books.

I give one star for each of the following criteria:

-Polish (no or few implementation errors or typos or bugs, nice styling for web games)
-Interactivity (do I feel part of the story? For kinetic fiction, do I feel invested in the action? for visual novels, does it make effective use of the medium?)
-Descriptive writing
-Emotional impact (any emotion, whether awe, pathos, fear, disgust, etc.)
-Would I play it again?

Interactive Fiction by MathBrush

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush (2023)
(33 ratings)
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Explore...

Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna et al.
Show other authorsAdam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson
(2018)
(29 ratings)
A tribute to Anchorhead.

The Absence of Law, by mathbrush (2017)
(49 ratings)
Excuse me, can you help me? Yes, you, browsing IFDB games! I need your assistance, but I don't have long. There's so much going on: remote surveillance, unauthorized cloning, forgotten languages,...

The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush (2022)
(36 ratings)
Getting ready for a party can take a lot of time. Help CJ navigate a text adventure of temporal trials. Merciful puzzlefest. Parser or point-and-click, as you please. Authorized sequel to The...

Grooverland, by Mathbrush (2021)
(29 ratings)
"Magic comes with a price. But on your birthday, all your expenses are paid. Welcome to Grooverland." Grooverland is a large parser game that takes over two hours to complete. It is based on the...

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I've played a lot of these recently, so I'm making a list. A contrast to my Detective and Mystery games list and similar to my Espionage...

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Polls by MathBrush

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System of 2025 - 20 votes for 9 games; created February 1, 2026
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Outstanding Dendry/Dendrynexus Game of 2025 - 18 votes for 3 games; created February 1, 2026
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Outstanding TADS Game of 2025 - 7 votes for 2 games; created February 1, 2026
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Outstanding Bitsy Game of 2025 - 3 votes for 2 games; created February 1, 2026
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Outstanding Videotome Game of 2025 - 24 votes for 8 games; created February 1, 2026
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Reviews by MathBrush

Uninteractive Fiction 3, by Leah Thargic   October 18, 2026
"Uninteractive Fiction 3 I finally got around to playing this with a group of people today. It kind of reminded me of Hard Puzzle 4...." - See the full review

IF Derby, by Hedda Deadline   September 26, 2026
"IF Derby An amusing concept. This game simulates IFComp and other competitions by having randomly named horses (with names drawn from..." - See the full review

High School Reunion, by Sanj   September 26, 2026
"High School Reunion This is a well-done texture game with a lot of short, branching paths. You go to a high-school reunion and decide..." - See the full review

Residual Income, by Coral Nulla   September 26, 2026
"Residual Income This is a vampire heist tale with vivid imagery and a clever twist. Except I'm not fully clever enough to understand..." - See the full review

Black Thumb, by Bridget Hoang   September 26, 2026
"Black Thumb This is a brief parser game that reminded me in positive ways of Baby Tree or Out, parser games that are short and..." - See the full review

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