Games

Games and development systems I have made or contributed to. For everything else, see Not Games

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Interactive fiction (IF)

The simplest way to see samples of writing from my IF games is to play them; they're all free on my itch site and run in the browser.

Detectiveland

2016 · point-and-click · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Pirateship

2019 · point-and-click · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Draculaland

Draculaland

2016 · point-and-click · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Zeppelin Adventure

Zeppelin Adventure

2018 · point-and-click · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Gruesome

2021 · parser · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

The Xylophoniad

2016 · parser · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Aunts and Butlers

2006 · parser · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Portcullis

Portcullis

2015 · parser · JavaScript
play on itchview on IFDB

Hamlet – The Text Adventure

Hamlet – The Text Adventure

2003 · parser · JavaScript

play on itchview on IFDB

IF development system

Gruescript

2021 · JavaScript

2D puzzle  games

Homicidal Robots, Inc.

Homicidal Robots, Inc.

2018 · 2D emergent puzzle · JavaScript

play on itch

Zookoban

Zookoban

2020· 2D puzzle · JavaScript

play on itch

Block Pushing Puzzle Game But You Can Time Travel

Block Pushing Puzzle Game But You Can Time Travel

2020 · puzzle · JavaScript

play on itch

Commercial credits

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Wolcen Studio, 2020 · ARPG · CryEngine
websiteSteam

AI Tools Developer (via Kythera AI)

Aquanox: Deep Descent

Aquanox: Deep Descent

Digital Arrow, 2020 · 3D shooter · Unreal Engine 4
websiteSteam

AI Developer (via Kythera AI)

Thaumistry: In Charm's Way

Thaumistry: In Charm's Way 

Bob Bates, 2017 · interactive fiction · TADS

QA
websiteSteam

Saltsea Chronicles

Saltsea Chronicles

Due Gute Fabrik, 2023 · Story-driven adventure · Unity/Ink

Additional Story Tech (contractor)

The text "Unannounced licensed narrative title set in the world of a well-known AAA sci-fi franchise", and a picture of Buggs Bunny being dragged offstage by a hook on a pole marked "NDA"

Unannounced title

3D narrative title set in the world of a well-known AAA sci-fi franchise · Unreal Engine 4 and 5

AI Developer/Technical Narrative Designer


Noncommercial credits

NetHack

NetHack

Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, 1985–2022 · roguelike · C
websiteGitHub

Shunty Train

Shunty Train

Glastonbridge Software, 2017 · puzzle · JavaScript/Pixi
play online

...plus a lot of mutual beta testing of hobbyist interactive fiction.

Cryptic crosswords

cryptic crossword

I knew there'd be something that didn't fit neatly into "Games" or "Not Games". I set cryptic crosswords here.