Alphonsine est dans la panade

This was a fun, brief parser game I played as part of the 2026 French comp.

In it, you are an undercover agent with a robber gang who has hijacked a train. You pull out your gun, and so do the other three. You can talk, you can shoot, but you have to get out of there alive.

The writing was vibrant and fun, and the characters pretty distinct. (It was fun seeing a distinctly american setting and names like Joe and Jack in a French game).

The game ends after 4 or so turns, and gives you hints on how to fix things. I was able to defeat 2/3 robbers without hints (dying as I shot them), but I couldn't find the right word for what I wanted to do to get the final point, so I looked up the hints, which were pretty comprehensive.

Great for a short, fun, replayable game.