The Warbler's Nest

External Links

	Story file (latest version) The most recent version of the game, stored at the author's website. Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
	Story file (IF Archive) The latest version of the game, stored on ifarchive.org Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
	Story file (comp version) The original version of the game, as entered into the 2010 IFComp. Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
	Source repository The game's Inform 7 source and skein files, shared on GitHub.
	CLASH of the TYPE-INS Podcast

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The Warbler's Nest
by Jason McIntosh profile

2010
Horror

Inform 7

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About the Story

Surely the reed bank counts as a wild place. While it gives you so much, you've never tended it, not really, not like you do with your garden. It's something like the forest, then, but much safer to search without attracting attention. So here you are.

Page Update History

	v.12: 05-Jun-2024 15:38 - Keltena (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View Changed version number, download links
	v.11: 17-May-2020 20:44 - Lance Campbell Changed download links
	v.10: 22-Nov-2014 23:25 - Jason McIntosh Changed author
	v.9: 22-Dec-2013 13:12 - Jason McIntosh Changed download links
	v.8: 16-Apr-2013 04:58 - Changed version number
	v.7: 16-Dec-2010 15:56 - Jason McIntosh Changed external review links
	v.6: 01-Dec-2010 09:23 - Jason McIntosh Changed external review links
	v.5: 29-Nov-2010 15:15 - Jason McIntosh Changed version number
	v.4: 28-Nov-2010 18:32 - Jason McIntosh Changed version number
	v.3: 28-Nov-2010 16:52 - Jason McIntosh Changed cover art, version number, download links
	v.2: 03-Oct-2010 22:02 - AmberShards Changed genre
	v.1: 03-Oct-2010 11:36 - David Welbourn Created page

2 Off-Site Reviews

Play This Thing
The gap between you and 'you'
The Warbler's Nest is an interactive fiction about perception: what seems to be going on may or may not be what is actually going on.
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SPAG
If you play only one game from this year's comp I would heartily recommend The Warbler's Nest, with some slight reservations. The genre that would describe it the closest would probably be "psychological thriller."

As is the usual case, the game starts with little to no information and gradually tells the player what's going on. The clever part is that at some point your perception of the setting changes to something completely else, and it's not a Shyamalanian "Look! A twist!" but the player comes to the chilling conclusion gradually. The restrained style of writing supports the big picture perfectly.
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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: October 1, 2010
Current Version: 22
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7

IF Wiki: The Warbler's Nest

IFID: 6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464
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