Vertex Fall IF

Hi! I'm currently on Chapter 1 so any feedback or bug reports are much appreciated :)

[darklingif]

For mature audience (18+)

DEMO (29-03-2026)

Vertex Fall is a dark paranormal suspense, heavy with romance and psychological horror about piecing together the shattered fragments of your past and tasting the dread of exposing the meaning behind your scars.

"Something horrible has happened to you, something your wretched mind has ripped out of its conscious state."

Confront the trauma, the forced proximity with strangers and people you've forgotten, and dig into the blank spot in your past, seeking answers even if they terrify you.

Will it ultimately lead you to recovery or perdition?

It's your past. Shape it.

Play as a male or female amnesiac with many, many secrets.

Navigate the tension of sharing an apartment with a rekindled friend and strangers who might not want you there.

Romance your devoted friend, the guy who initially dislikes you, or someone far harder to define.

Uncover the truth about your scars.

Shape your past through fully interactive flashbacks and ultimately face the consequences of your actions.

STATUS: 18K - prologue and Chapter 1 - part 1

KARLA (F) - 22

The best friend you don’t remember. She’s determined to help you recover, but the person you've become might be worlds apart from the one she used to cherish.

CAMERON (M) - 24

The roommate. He only knows you through Karla’s idealized stories, which explains much of his initial dislike. But what truly gets to him are the circumstances of your sudden return. You have no idea just how much you’ve disrupted his life.

??? (F/M)

This story contains graphic violence, body horror and medical trauma, amnesia and psychological horror, non-consensual medical procedures, implied past abuse, substance use, profanity and optional explicit sexual content.

@interact-if

[darklingif]

Status update

Hey! Just a small update about the project. I didn’t disappear.

This is a side project for me, and right now I'm putting most of my time and energy into my main project, which is getting close to the finish line.

I still want to come back here with another update, though, realistically more on a quarter-ish timeline. It probably won’t be a huge chunk of content, but it’ll be a noticeable change in scenery (we’re leaving the hospital and jumping into the pressure cooker).

So, to sum up, this project will be on the sidelines for a while, and we’ll see how the juggling goes. For now, I’m still figuring things out 🙈

Thanks for understanding!

[sofia-d-asb]

Looking for Beta testers!

I'm looking for people interested in beta testing the final version of Arcadie II: Cold Lands.

Only on PC/macOS/Linux computers

You will be credited as a beta tester (unless you prefer to remain anonymous)

You will be testing the final version of Arcadie II: Cold Lands

I am looking for feedback on:

plot, pacing, choices

bugs and continuity errors

typos

Interested? Fill out this form!

[darklingif]

Wish I had time 😭 but i'll be there on release

[loveafterdeath-if]

Chapter 4 is here!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANON! (I mean, it's probably not May 1st yet for you—I hope it is tho—but it's the thought that counts, right?)

I won't be free on my birthday, so I thought I could release the update today at midnight—that way I can tackle any bugs/errors/typos when I wake up. And that way I can also sleep on it and ignore the stress.

First, thanks a lot to the beta testers, but also to the two patrons who helped me catch several typos/bugs/errors! Thanks for the support from everyone too, you've all been there to hype me when I needed the boost.

Special thanks to the warrior I have in my corner who went through several routes just to find bugs!! I really appreciate and am grateful for the help.

Now,

In this chapter, you'll be able to...

Get your car with your chosen RO (unless you don't romance anyone)

Spend time with your chosen RO

Talk about Christmas approaching

Have some juicy revelations

Have dinner with your little family and your RO

Give your presents and open yours

Have a little moment with your brother

Have a little moment with your grumpy cat

Discover something

And experience some other things I definitely forgot about.

Your saves are definitely broken, simply because I changed the file and uploaded a new one, and because there's a few new variables. BUT! There's a feature for you to start from chapter 4 if you'd rather skip the rewrite. A bit clunky, but functional so far.

Chapter 4 is around +200k words—for some, it'll definitely feel shorter due to the many variables I put in it. It brings us to a total of roughly 840k words for LAD, and I'm already working on chap 5 :))

I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Hopefully, the next chap won't take as long as the rewrite + chap 4 took me. Thank you y'all for sticking with me despite having nothing much for a whole ass year<3

[pactbinder-if]

Pactbinder - Chapter 3 Release

Hi all

Pleased to say that chapter 3 of Pactbinder, which covers most of the Pactbinder's first term at Hightower, is now live.

Overall, the content added with this update is once again rather substantial; it's ~124k words long total.

Overall, word count is at around ~292k words; I think the average playthrough is about 89k words, or ~30% of total word count.

Outside of the content outlined below, I’ve further reworked the menu system to make it look a bit nicer as it accumulates information, plus added some title graphics for the book itself.

Some things to look out for in Chapter 3 below the cut.

Most of the Pactbinder’s first term, including a few classes and their first opportunities to practise each of the Masteries before committing to their first choice of magic.

Signups for Societies, and their first session for each choice.

A Halloween party during which absolutely nothing goes wrong.

The Pactbinder’s first chance to roam Hightower freely and pursue their own interests and curiosities!

Seriously, nothing goes wrong. I swear.

I hope that you enjoy the release, and please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any feedback or commentary; I’m making sure I have the time to spare over the next couple of days to review and action it!

As always, views on the game so far and comments are truly gratefully received - we're moving slowly towards the conclusion of the end of first-term, and part 1 of the book.

@interact-if

[evertidings]

Happy Chapter 13 release day! I'm so excited that it's finally here!! It's been nearly a year in the making, but we made it, everyone. You can play it HERE.

WHAT TO EXPECT.

Reminisce with [A] on how you met, your first impressions of each other, and what that has developed into

Learn more about Blane's backstory and why they have a fixation with the Rankings (spoiler alert, it might surprise you)

Hear about N's (tragic) childhood and their thoughts on your current relationship

Discuss the concept of immortality with K and learn why they keep pushing everyone away

Discover what happened the night Rylan was accused of murder while playing a game of 20 questions

STATS.

[A]'s Route: ~ 18,500 words

Blane's Route: ~ 33,700 words (2 Distinct Routes)

N's Route: ~ 22,000 words

K's Route: ~ 19,900 words

Rylan's Route: ~ 25,800 words

Total: ~ 123,530 / 690,420 words

LINKS. Game & Patreon

Also, a few players have experienced bugs with the new chapter. In most cases, their game was not properly registering the romance lock statistics, despite meeting the requirements. Because of this, I've created a short Troubleshooting Guide if anyone runs into similar problems. Please read this before sending me an ask or DM.

I hope you enjoy the new content! Please let me know what you think <3

[thelonelyshore-if]

DEMO

Update Wordcount: 142,690 words Chapter Four Wordcount: 230,389 words Total Wordcount: 565,671 words

I never thought I'd see the day, but here we are!! Chapter Four, part 2. This update took a lot out of me; but I'm extremely pleased with where it's ended up. Chapter Four spirals into two separate branches. If there's any update I recommend trying both routes out for, it's this one!

In this update, you can:

Stick around for a bonfire. OR

Get interviewed for a radio show.

In contrast to last update, this one has a lot of updated content warnings. Please check them out here. Parts of this update are pretty intense. I attempted to update the character builder for part 2; but, as always, a full playthrough of at least the chapter will get you the most genuine results <3

As always, any bugs can be sent as asks here; or to the TLS forum thread. I'm expecting more than usual, because one of the routes is...a lot. Even after my own testing lol. Thank you as always to my delightful betas for testing. Thank you all all so much for playing, and I hope you enjoy c:

[god-syndicate-if]

The update to the demo is here!

PUBLIC DEMO - 04/11/2026 - +75k words (Total: 165k)

PATREON DEMO - Divine Tier- 04/11/2026 - +247k words (Total: 340k)

Chapter One is currently released for free! You can play it right now on the link above.

Where as Chapter Two will remain on the DIVINE TIER of my Patreon for a month, at which point it will be available for both the Divine and Mortal Tiers.

In these chapters you will...

Lose your temper.

Talk about your dreams.

Become a delivery person.

Do your laundry.

Talk to pretty people.

Find a cat.

Get shot.

If you run into any issues or errors please send me an ask about it.

Content warnings can be found at the start of the demo. God Syndicate is a romance interactive fiction novel meant for mature audiences.

I just want to thank everyone for letting me take my time with this, I think these two chapters really work super well together. Chapter 2 will be released to the public in a couple of months, so if you want to wait then feel free. But I do think the content is worth it.

I'll be taking a short break from writing! But I'll be back in a week or two.

Enjoy!!

@interact-if

[darklingif]

So MC was probably kidnapped by cult freaks and turned into a vessel for a demon or something.

[concurrent-if]

Day 3 (+ Interlude 2!) is now fully released! Please enjoy 💕

[robotvampire]

[April 1, 2026]

This is the thirteenth demo update for Fellow Traveler. The Episode 4 “tease” and Act 1 have been added.

270k total, approximately 75k per playthrough.

You get to:

Hear some news from home

Finally meet Nora!!

Meet a hellhound (or maybe just a dog)

Consider how you feel about being a demon

Tell some truth (or some lies)

As always: please play through the demo from the beginning so that stats and such are up-to-date.

Play the demo here!

💖

[darklingif]

There are no supernatural elements in the story, right?

There are, actually. I think I subconsciously assumed the horror tag would cover it, since I always associate the two so closely, but that's definitely on me. 🤔

I've updated the synopsis now so it's much clearer.

[darklingif]

This was written by a medical major

Nope, but I try to do my research, so I’ll take that as a huge compliment! 😁

[pro-patria-mori-if]

Chapter Four Release!

Play Chapter Four

Our first over 100,000 word chapter is here!!! Take your first international trip as president to the country of Volaria! I'm sure nothing will go wrong.

Features:

🌺Meet other world leaders and make friends

🌺Or make enemies

🌺Discover more about Volaria, a country walking the tightrope between autocracy and democracy

🌺Go painting with Faustino, hiking with Nura, to the spa with Junius, the beach with Priyanshi, and enjoy a lazy evening with Michi

🌺Meet an Adrangan billionaire with an offer for Rezanii and Edria

🌺Ally with neighbor Estance or plot your invasion

🌺Attend a ball and have a clandestine meeting with the president of Wastoria

@interact-if

[darklingif]

Small Demo Update

Hi everyone!

I've just updated the demo with ~6K new words. The update includes:

several more hospital scenes

a short Karla POV section

another dream sequence

After that, we skip ahead to the apartment. I don’t think dragging out the hospital section any further would benefit the story.

Vertex Fall - update

Enjoy!

[darklingif]

They will hiss at each other constantly, like when a new cat is brought into an apartment and another one already lives there. Lool.

Btw, will MC get a job? Will we be able to choose?

Cam and MC: possible live footage:

Besides, there’s already an actual cat living there 😅

And yeah, MC’s gonna have to earn a living somehow. An unstable amnesiac doesn’t have a lot of options, so it’ll be either with Cam or with Karla, and those two jobs couldn’t be more different.

[darklingif]

I just wanted to pop in and commend you for managing to strike a great balance between constantly adding more questions than answers without tipping over into being either too convoluted or frustrating. Because spending the every page going 'what?' can get overwhelming, but this one strikes such a sweet balance where not knowing doesn't feel like an obstacle but rather a journey. And I'm really excited to see where it leads! Remember to take your time and take breaks, and if you ever feel pressured by readers; never hesitate to close the ask box or turn off anon<3

Thank you so much!

This is my first non-linear piece regarding the sequence of events. I’m mostly following my gut with the narrative, so I’m glad my storytelling sense seems to be hitting the mark so far. 

And I’ll definitely keep your advice in mind. Thank you  <3