On Friday, July 6, 2018, I published several new walkthroughs for the games listed below! Many 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.com/dswxyz.
In this game set in the 1920s, you play as Lil' Ragamuffin, the toughest urchin in Garbagetown DC. You're enjoying a roasted shoe deep in the forest with your rat pal, Percy, when a stranger named T.I. Urge gives you a golden ticket for his Carnival of Regrets where you can eat all the food you want. Percy has some doubts about all this, but you figure it can't hurt to check the place out.
2. The Bibliophile by Marshal Tenner Winter (2014) Average member rating: (9 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this game, you play as Mr. Troy Albert Higgins, a humble bookstore owner in Baltimore's Mount Vernon district. Your quiet life is interrupted by the discovery of an obscure Italian libretto, which you'll eventually learn is key to summoning a cosmic horror that will destroy the world. To prevent this summoning, you find yourself drafted to be the reluctant hero of this story, even learning a few spells to help you succeed.
3. Bobby and Bonnie by Xavid (2017) Average member rating: (15 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this lighthearted game, you play as Bobby and Bonnie, two anthropomorphic rabbit children who live in a crystal palace. You will first need to finish your chores before heading out to visit your grandmother and the county fair. And if you can find your friend, Puff, you may be able to make something special for dinner!
4. Professor Frank, by Laurence Kilday (2011) Average member rating: (9 ratings) David Welbourn says:
You play as the absentminded Professor Frank, noted Scottish expert in newts, but nothing else. You wake up locked inside the Auldtoon Public Library and soon discover that several characters from various books, particularly by Scottish authors, roam the building at night. Leaving the library will prove to be quite the adventure!
In this game, you play as a student of alchemy stuck in a time loop. In just nine minutes, the Eldest Horror will wake up and consume G.U.E. Tech—and then the universe—unless you—
You play as the evil vampire lord Martin Voigt, raising from the dead a third time. You wish to recover your strength, leave your hidden lair, and enact revenge on your killers.
7. Baluthar by Chris Molloy Wischer (2003) Average member rating: (18 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this game of horror, you play as an old man of a tribal culture. For months, you've been weary of life and kept to your bed. But when you learn that your adult son, Rykhard, has foolishly gone into the cursed cave in the well, you are finally motivated to act. You lost his mother. You will not lose him too.
8. The Day I died, by Marius Müller (2013) Average member rating: (2 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this game, you once again play as Alex, lovable sociopath. A few months ago on Voodoo Island, your husband Paul was abducted by a mad scientist and sent to Mercury! Unable to follow Paul, you escaped the island with Elvis, then used bribes and Alien Tech™ to get a portal to Mercury built on the golf course next door. It's time to drive this golf cart to the rescue!
9. The Day of the Queen, by Marius Müller (2015) Average member rating: (2 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this game, you again play as Alex, lovable sociopath, except this time you're in the body of an 11-year-old girl and stuck in an airplane bathroom. (Your original body was lost on Mercury.) Meanwhile, the Queen of Hurts and Maladies has taken over the Earth, mutating over a quarter of the population into half-human hybrids, and then her sharkmen arrest your husband Paul. How will you solve this one?
10. The Ghost Train, by Paul T. Johnson (2003) Average member rating: (3 ratings) David Welbourn says:
This game begins on Christmas Eve, 1935, on a train trip home from London to Torquay with your best friend Ingrid. Tragically, the train crashes! — and you are the sole survivor — or are you? When you seek help by telephone, you hear Ingrid's voice begging you to help her! Eerier still, you soon discover a secret railway track, an abandoned train station, and a one-way ghost train to St Gorgon's Cemetery.
11. The Coast House, by Stephen Newton and Dan Newton (2001) Average member rating: (6 ratings) David Welbourn says:
You play as a nondescript person. Ten years ago, your grandmother died. Two years ago, your grandfather told you secretively that your grandmother left something for you in their old house in Dalton, Texas. Now is your chance to find out what he meant.
12. Hangar 22, by Rob O'Hara (2011) Average member rating: (6 ratings) David Welbourn says:
You play as an unemployed computer programmer who needs a job and some food, but not necessarily in that order. You wouldn't say no to some tacos. But will you say no to a job at Hangar 22?
13. Dead Like Ants by C.E.J. Pacian (2009) Average member rating: (59 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
You play as a young woman in red overalls, a red worker ant. Every spring, five dangerous creatures visit the tree and threaten the village, and every spring, the Queen sends one of her daughters to negotiate with them. This spring, the Queen wants you to be that daughter.
14. Tea Ceremony by Naomi Hinchen (2014) Average member rating: (20 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this game of diplomacy, you play as an inept junior member of the diplomatic corps. This week, you need to convince Brc'nl, who is some sort of noble glob from Glorpon-42, to argue in Earth's favor in a proposed trade deal. You may have to wear a silly hat.
15. Apoptosis, by Kate McKee (2010) Average member rating: (2 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this small game, you play as a short-lived creature with the evolutionary ability to steal traits from other creatures. You have lots of competition trying to get inside, but you can do this. Use your skills to get to the front of the line, get inside, and get seats for all your friends. And don't forget to keep up your strength; all this work is exhausting. (In case you're wondering, apoptosis is a form of controlled cell death.)
In this homage to Indiana Jones, you play as Tex Bonaventure, an adventurer and treasure hunter. After three days of exploring the deep dark swamps of the Everglades, you've finally found your destination. You've found what the natives call Cukovcatv Em Oheskatv Vhesaketv, the Temple of the Water of Life.
17. Find the Bed, by Jacob Mianecki (2010) Average member rating: (1 rating) David Welbourn says:
In this thinly-implemented speed game, you play as someone in a scary house who needs to go to bed within TEN turns, otherwise you're gonna die.
18. One Night Stand by Giannis G. Georgiou (2014) Average member rating: (12 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this game, you play as Sandy Owens, a young woman who wakes up naked beside an equally naked sleeping dude in a student dorm bedroom. You want to get dressed, say your goodbyes, and leave, but you can't remember the dude's name.
In this short "prologue to the Saturn Chronicles", you play as a luckless working guy having an unusually bad Monday. First, your car was stolen, then you.
20. King Arthur's Night Out, by Mikko Vuorinen (1999) Average member rating: (2 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this short light comedy, you play as King Arthur Pendragon of Britain. You want to go out to the pub with Lance and the boys, but Queen Guinevere insists you're staying home. Well, we'll see about that. How will you sneak out of the castle?
In this small and rather surreal game, your character is undescribed, and you can visit a handful of bizarre locations that seem to have nothing to do with each other. Maybe it's interesting? Or maybe it's a pointless waste of your time. You decide.
22. The Lighthouse, by Eric Hickman and Nathan Chung (2008) Average member rating: (19 ratings) David Welbourn says:
In this short sparse dull game, you play as a person of no particular description. Mr Webster has asked you to take care of his lighthouse, the Havenworth Lighthouse. Your goal is simply to turn on its light.
23. Haunted P by Chad Rocketman (2017) Average member rating: (9 ratings)
David Welbourn says:
In this short sorry excuse for a game, you play as PLAYER, an enby in a hat, shades, and tie. Bilbert (who is dressed the same way) wants you to go inside him and heal him using SCIENCE and MAGICK.
