Some Sequitur

Not with that attitude you can't.

[viralfrog]

[dragongirlbunny]

[tahioxaaa]

The Dragon of Fortune 🐉🐉

It turned out so clumsy

[revilonilmah]

Give it up for the Runaway Five 🎶 !

[revilonilmah]

Introducing… the Runaway Brothers and…

[revilonilmah]

Rockin Electabuzz ⚡️

[technofeudalism]

i think the near-extinction of people making fun, deep and/or unique interactive text-based browser games, projects and stories is catastrophic to the internet. i'm talking pre-itch.io era, nothing against it.

there are a lot of fun ones listed here and here but for the most part, they were made years ago and are now a dying breed. i get why. there's no money in it. factoring in the cost of web hosting and servers, it probably costs money. it's just sad that it's a dying art form.

anyway, here's some of my favorite browser-based interactive projects and games, if you're into that kind of thing. 90% of them are on the lists that i linked above.

A Better World - create an alternate history timeline

Alter Ego - abandonware birth-to-death life simulator game

Seedship - text-based game about colonizing a new planet

Sandboxels or ThisIsSand - free-falling sand physics games

Little Alchemy 2 - combine various elements to make new ones

Infinite Craft - kind of the same as Little Alchemy

ZenGM - simulate sports

Tamajoji - browser-based tamagotchi

IFDB - interactive fiction database (text adventure games)

Written Realms - more text adventure games with a user interface

The Cafe & Diner - mystery game

The New Campaign Trail - US presidential campaign game

Money Simulator - simulate financial decisions

Genesis - text-based adventure/fantasy game

Level 13 - text-based science fiction adventure game

Miniconomy - player driven economy game

Checkbox Olympics - games involving clicking checkboxes

BrantSteele.net - game show and Hunger Games simulators

Murder Games - fight to the death simulator by Orteil

Cookie Clicker - different but felt weird not including it. by Orteil.

if you're ever thinking about making a niche project that only a select number of individuals will be nerdy enough to enjoy, keep in mind i've been playing some of these games off and on for 20~ years (Alter Ego, for example). quite literally a lifetime of replayability.

[technofeudalism]

since this post blew up, i've been wanting to do an addition with all of the recommendations from the comments and tags. but there's a lot of them. some people might be crazy enough to sit down and seriously put them all in one post with descriptions. those people are honestly sick in the head.

anyway, here's all of the recommendations from the reblogs. not all of them are text-based, but it's a great mixture of styles. also don't forget the links in the second paragraph of the OP which will take you to FMHY where there are a bunch more games listed.

Games

A Dark Room - text-based science fiction role-playing game.

corru.observer - science fiction adventure web game.

Improbable Island - old-school text adventure game.

Candy Box 2 - incremental clicker game that evolves into RPG.

Arcanum - open source wizard clicker game.

sandspiel, Powder Game, Powder Game 2, The Powder Toy - more sand physics games.

Orb.Farm - fishtank simulator.

Façade - experimental game with a real-time interactive narrative where you try to fix a failing marriage.

The Catacombs of Solaris - trippy art game.

Yume Nikki Online - online version of the surreal classic plus fangames.

The Barncle Goose Experiment - combine element/alchemy game based on antique theories of abiogenesis.

Fallen London - free-to-play text-based open world RPG.

Nested - very unique text-based universe expanding game. described as possibly @orteil42's favorite thing he's ever made.

The Process of Elimination - interactive web novel (by @hypertextdog)

Discworld MUD - multiplayer, text-based, online game (a MUD, or text MMORPG) based on the Discworld books.

Horse Master - surreal text game about training a horse.

EYEZMAZE - flash (RIP) or HTML5-based puzzle games.

You Are Jeff Bezos - text game. spend Jeff Bezos' fortune.

The Password Game - challenging puzzle game where you have to meet password requirements (by neal)

Universal Paperclips - incremental paperclip making game.

Half-Earth - planetary disaster planning game where you try to save the world using socialism.

ChooseYourStory - community-driven website centered on CYOA style story games.

PhD Simulator - random event based text game. make your choice each month and see if you can graduate on time.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - open source roguelike.

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - turn-based survival roguelike set in the modern day.

Nethack - open source roguelike originally released in 1987.

FarmRPG - simple, mobile-friendly, text-based farming RPG.

Kingdom of Loathing - browser-based community MMORPG.

PokeRogue - browser-based Pokemon roguelike

Tools

Text Game Builder - works in your browser, with just a little bit of Python (by @grumpygandalf)

Twine - great (free!) tool for making text-based games quickly.

Ink - scripting language for interactive fiction (also free)

Flashpoint Archive - a community effort to preserve games and animations from the web.

PICO-8 - fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs.

Non-Games

Library of Babel - interactive illustration which attempts to simulate what it might be like to browse The Library of Babel.

Superbad - technically not a game, sprawling website full of secrets.

17776 - serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative about football in the far-future. beautiful, creative, legendary. created by Jon Bois, a legend and one of my favorite writers of all time.

Choice of Games - text-based, choose-your-own-adventure games (interactive fiction). some free-to-play, others can be bought like an ebook.

The Deep Sea - scroll to the bottom of the ocean. encounter the humble squid and his friends (by neal)

Space Elevator - like The Deep Sea, but up instead of down. you can equip your avatar with a scarf (by neal)

Internet Artifacts - an interactive history of the early internet (by neal)

If The Moon Were Only One Pixel - scroll through an accurately scaled model of the universe.

r/incremental_games - reddit community for incremental games.

r/WebGames - reddit community for web games in general.

thank you to everyone who contributed and the creators. please be sure to show them some love where possible.

[monchursouls]

Reblogging the update too

[wario-land]

Play Seedship, i loved it

And Choice of Games in general too

[justnougat]

Star Wars x Undertale R2-Sans2 and C3P-Pyrus

[justnougat]

Anybody out there really like Metroid? (’cause I really like Metroid)

[justnougat]

In many ways, Bernie Sanders is a fever dream. But, unlike other wild-card options before him, there is no downside to voting for him in the current political climate. Bernie isn't Ralph Nader. Voting for Bernie won't land Trump the presidency. If no one votes for him, Hillary wins the nomination. If people vote for him and he doesn't win, Hilary still wins the nomination. But that 'silent majority' we all wonder about? That one we think we may be a part of but aren't actually sure if it exists? This is a great time to find out.

[artbyajsundew]

My grandma has this horrible, decrepit little Pomeranian who was on its way out until they got another one. Now I’m pretty sure the older one dabbles in necromancy in order to stay alive out of pure spite.

[digitalloop]

Bounce Animation by MiszInsane

[fuckyeahcomicsbaby]

This is how trials should be run.

[laughingsquid]

A Video Essay Exploring Japanese Director and Animator Satoshi Kon’s Unique Style of Editing

[real-faker]

Everyone who cares about film or animation should check this out!!!

[justnougat]

Watch a wizard work wonders.

[justfuckingnougat]

Justfuckingnougat’s Magic: the Gathering color identity quiz

So I put way too much time and effort into tweaking and fine tuning these questions, and honestly I wish I could put more but I’m already like a week behind when I said I’d have this so here it is.

What are color identities?

The card game Magic: the Gathering contains within it a unique five-part philosophical spectrum represented by five colors, in order: White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green. Each color represents a unique philosophy defined mostly by motivation. Determining a one’s color identity is to me more telling and more satisfying than zodiac signs, Meyers-Briggs tests, or Harry Potter houses, partially because the colors are much more distinctly defined than any of those other personality indexes. 

How do I take this Quiz?

Please reblog and put your answers underneath the respective question (that makes my life soooo much easier) and I will reblog with the outcome and an explanation of what that means. You can also copy the questions and paste them with answers into my ask box if you prefer. Most of these questions ask you to make a choice between two options A and B. Assume any information given to you about the scenario they entail is 100% accurate and all outcomes are equally possible. Please answer them without attempting to answer C and get both. C is not an option, assume it is not an option, and understand that attempting to get at that option only undermines the quiz’s ability to accurately adjudicate you. You need only answer with your choice, but if you feel compelled to explain your reasoning as well feel free to do so.

1. True or False: Without Law there can be no civilization.

false

2. Is there such a thing as forbidden knowledge aka. things no one should know?

no

3. You are a boxer. The outcome of your next match will determine if you are stuck a mid-ranked nobody for the rest of your life (which will happen if you lose) or world-class and rich beyond your wildest dreams (which will happen if you win). However the only way you can win the fight is to horrifically and irreparably cripple your opponent. Yes or no, do you take this opportunity for victory?

no

4.True or False: it is more important to be happy than secure.

true 

5. Yes or no, do you believe in destiny?

no

6. You have just invented a no strings attached method to solve world hunger. Everyone won’t be very well fed and some vitamin supplement may be necessary but starvation is now a thing of the past. Which do you do: A. A job well done! Now to cure all diseases! or B. Vitamin supplements? Unacceptable. The project is only done once everyone can eat like a king.

B

7. Are you a realist or an idealist?

realist

8. You are being given a test. The subject matter is something you consider to be very important but know nothing about, and the outcome of the test will significantly impact your life (negatively if do you poorly, positively if you do well). Which do you do: A. Take a crash course (this is your best chance to learn about this topic) but get worse results or B. Cheat and get a perfect score (you will not be caught or tested a second time) but gain absolutely no knowledge on the topic.

A

9. Is it better to risk a vital opportunity to insure making the right decision or to take a vital opportunity and risk making the wrong decision?

risk opportunity for right decision

10. Someone has wronged you. You can either get a small but still satisfying revenge now, or a greater much more scathing revenge much later.

NOW!!!

11. True or false: no destiny but what I make for myself.

true

12. Which do you trust more, your heart or your guts (instinct)?

heart

13. Which is more important, freedom or equality?

equality

14. You are moving in to a new apartment with several roommates. Would you rather sit down with them from the start and establish some house rules or just wait and allow everyone to develop their habits naturally?

establish rules from the start

15. Nature or Nurture (aka. are we more defined by the nature of our birth or the environment we grow up in)? 

nurture 

16. Choose three from among questions 1-15 that you felt the most conviction in your choice.

3, 5, 8

17. Choose three from among questions 1-15 that you felt the least conviction in your choice.

4, 6, 7

[justfuckingnougat]

You are very blue!

Blue is the color that seeks perfection through knowledge. Blue believes anyone can be whatever they want to be, all they have to do is figure out how. To this end blue is a slow to act and logical color. Blue personalities are often perfectionists, endlessly curious, and don’t react well to being put on the spot.

Of blues two allies (white and black) you favor the white side, though it would be more accurate to say you are repulsed by black, the color that seeks power through opportunity. Black is the most practical and selfish of all colors, it believes that one must look out for oneself first and foremost. To this end black is the color most ready to justify any means to its ends. After all, if you weren’t willing to do what it takes to get what you wanted, did you even really want it? Black and blue most agree on doing what must be done to achieve goals. Black and white most agree on the need for structure.

Of blue two enemies (green and red) you were most strongly opposed to Green, more strongly in fact than to any other color. Green is the color that believes in destiny, that the world has a plan and we should not seek to mess with it. Instead we should accept our fates and protect this natural order from forces that attempt to change it. Nature vs. Nurture is the essence of the blue/green dichotomy.

A far second, but still secure in its place, was red, the color that seeks freedom through action. Red embraces emotions and lives in the present. It is the color most concerned with fun. When red and blue come together they produce creativity.

[justnougat]

Take this test my brother made, you nerds.

[justnougat]

Big Trouble in Little Kanto

When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."

[fuckyeahgravityfalls]

[justnougat]

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod I drew a thing! This is an illustration of a classic bedtime story, featuring the sassy Wynken, snoozing Blinkin, and curious Nod, three sailors who fish for stars in the night sky from a wooden shoe. The story is largely metaphorical and, if I’m being honest, didn’t make much sense when I was a kid either. ps: it’s transparent too!