MathBrush

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Member since April 5, 2015
Last visited October 27, 2024
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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?)
-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)
(19 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)
(25 ratings)
A tribute to Anchorhead.

Absence of Law, by mathbrush (2017)
(47 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)
(28 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...

Color the Truth, by mathbrush (2016)
(72 ratings)
Rosalita Morales is dead, and you have to figure out who did it. The four people closest to her had the motive and the means: her partner, her secretary, her ex-husband, and her sister. Re-live...

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Recommended Lists by MathBrush

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My list for best sci-fi games has grown too large again, and so I'm splitting it off again. This list only includes games whose primary...

Annotated list of best sci-fi games - 33 items   July 21, 2020
A few months ago, I thought, "There really aren't that many sci-fi IF games". Then I started going through old games I had played, and...

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Polls by MathBrush

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System of 2023 - 46 votes for 12 games; created February 1, 2024
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Author's Choice for Best Game of 2023 - 73 votes for 24 games; created February 1, 2024
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Outstanding Decker Game of 2023 - 21 votes for 6 games; created February 1, 2024
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Outstanding ADRIFT Game of 2023 - 12 votes for 3 games; created February 1, 2024
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Outstanding TADS Game of 2023 - 24 votes for 4 games; created February 1, 2024
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

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Reviews by MathBrush

Doki Doki Literature Club, by Team Salvato   October 26, 2024
"I was making a game that had some thematic elements in common with this one, from what I'd heard, so I wanted to try it out. Pretty much..." - See the full review

Light My Way Home, by Caelyn Sandel (as Venus Hart)   October 22, 2024
"This game (I think it was made for Shufflecomp?) really touched me. You play as a person in a kind of melancholy town at evening,..." - See the full review

Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates   October 21, 2024
"I've been playing through the most popular games I've never reviewed and this game has been at the top of that IFDB search for a while...." - See the full review

+=3, by Carl de Marcken and David Baggett   October 18, 2024
"This is a troll game in multiple ways. First of all, there is a troll. The point of the game is to cross the bridge that he is guarding...." - See the full review

Down, the Serpent and the Sun, by Chandler Groover   October 17, 2024
"This game is Chandler Groover's earliest game. In it, a feathered serpent devours you while you are standing on a Mesoamerican pyramid,..." - See the full review

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MathBrush's Played Games List

Doki Doki Literature Club, by Team Salvato
Light My Way Home, by Caelyn Sandel (as Venus Hart)
Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates
Ether, by MathBrush
+=3, by Carl de Marcken and David Baggett

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MathBrush's Club Memberships

Seattle IF joined June 20, 2021