On Monday, April 28, 2025, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of interactive fiction at Patreon and Ko-fi.
You play as Ektor Mastiff, a science researcher on Monarch in the Andromeda galaxy. Your colleague, Dr. Andy Re's, was recently murdered. You intend to present Andy's findings to the Council as soon as possible, but a horrific train accident strands you deep underground where you will make startling discoveries of your own.
In this fantasy game set on the world of Malli, you play as a dwarf. It is your duty as a Reclaimer to make the abandoned Mountain Kingdom of Deephome ready for your king's return. Restore the city's power and water, open the gates, and make sure the city is safe, emphasis on safe.
3. The Prairie House by Chris Hay (a.k.a. Eldritch Renaissance Cake) (2022) Average member rating: (12 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this mildly-spooky game, you play as a prairie researcher in Manitoba. Collect up your soil samples and spend the night at the field house that the committee provided for you. You'll learn a little about the area and about the woman who once lived there.
4. Locked Door by Cody Gaisser (2022) Average member rating: (7 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this extremely minimalist trivial game, you need to unlock a locked door.
In this sparse iteration of the Locked Door series, you still need to unlock a locked door. Introducing an ingot, scales, a red herring, and a doorknob.
In this iteration of the Locked Door series, you still need to unlock a locked door. Introducing many more locations including an old garage, a chasm with a rusty drawbridge, a softball field, a locker room, and a mysterious passage.
In this iteration of the Locked Door series, you still need to unlock a locked door. Introducing an unlocked cupboard and some statues. That's it? Really?
In this final iteration of the Locked Door series, you still need to unlock a locked door. Introducing no new gameplay, but there's a new ABOUT menu and a slightly more dramatic intro and outro.
15. Baretegi, by Alex Meltsner (2016) Average member rating: (1 rating) David Welbourn says:
In this short fantasy game, you play as a student at Limax University who slips on something slimy and wakes up in a weird cave dripping with mucus. Get ready for a slug-filled underground adventure!
16. Lime Ergot by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) (2014) Average member rating: (92 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this short surreal game, you play as Lieutenant Musco, the lowest ranking soldier left in St. Stellio. The General asks you to fix her a drink, a green skull, using the mechanical bar-tender. The first ingredient is "1 over-ripe St. Stellio lime, whole."
17. NEST, by Ryan Veeder (2023) Average member rating: (12 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this short game, you're on a quest. Travel to all four corners of the map and find the answer to this question: What is the opposite of east?
In this game written as a coding exercise for TADS 3, you play as a test subject for an experiment you know nothing about. The door to your quarters isn't locked, but every other door you find is locked. Something bad happened here. Try to escape if you can.
