ParserComp 2023

ParserComp is for previously unreleased, parser-based text games: games which take a free-text input, parse it, and produce an output which typically is more text.

This is the 4th ParserComp. Hosted on itch.io.

This year, works are divided into 'Classic' and 'Freestyle' categories.

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Series: ParserComp

Official Web site: https://itch.io/jam/parsercomp-2023

Organizer(s): fos1 profile and Christopher Merriner profile

Award date: August 3, 2023

Qualification opening date: May 1, 2023

Qualification closing date: June 30, 2023

Games and Awards

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Classic

For entries that look, feel, and play like conventional parser-based text games.

1st Place - tie: Search for the Lost Ark, by Garry Francis
1st Place - tie: The Purple Pearl, by Amanda Walker
3rd Place: Jesse Stavro's Compass, by Arlan Wetherminster
4th Place: The Last Mountain, by Dee Cooke
5th Place: Between the Lines of Fire, by paravaariar
6th Place: Hinterlands: Delivered!, by Cody Gaisser
7th Place: Finn's Big Adventure, by Larry Horsfield
8th Place - tie: Bug Hunt On Menelaus, by Larry Horsfield
8th Place - tie: Xenophobic Opposites, Unite!, by Andrew Schultz
10th Place: Murder Most Foul, by David Whyld
11th Place: Xanix - Xixon Resurgence, by Larry Horsfield

Freestyle

For entries that don't fit in the 'Classic' mould, but still have text command parsing as their core mechanic.

1st Place: Cheree: Remembering My Murder, by Robert Goodwin
2nd Place: Steal 10 Treasures to Win This Game, by spaceflounder
3rd Place: Late-Imperial Sky Witches Star In: Meet Cute, by jatazak
4th Place: The Fortuna, by Jason Gauci
5th Place: Dream Fears in a nutshell, by StuckArcader

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