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[partyof4game]

Hello everyone, it's time for...

IF Appreciation Hour!

IF: Undying Fortress by Yeonsoo Julian Kim Format: Choicescript Genre/s: Horror, Suspense, Adventure Status: Complete. Available on CoG and Steam Author provided content warnings: body horror, graphic violence, disease, death of characters, blood magic, potential mass death, characters with conditions that parallel several mental illnesses including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depersonalization-derealization disorder, and oppression by governing powers.

I had been telling myself to read this IF since it published because it looks so right up my alley! Body horror, flesh golems, undead, a dungeon to explore? I'm there and I'm sat.

This one is more on the narratively driven side, and the story is so deep, so sad at points, that I just could not put it down. I was legitimately thrilled to navigate my character through this story, wanting to know what terrible thing was coming next. I never felt nervous about stat checks due to the straightforward way they're presented. Now when I lost some power due to curses... yeah I might've shat myself a little. 😂

Now if I just need to explore more endings to find the one that will be the version I want to consider "correct", lmao.

One thing I found interesting was the game's approach to poly. You can romance someone and tell them you like other characters and create a V poly (maybe even a polycule with 3 characters and the MC? I'm not sure but it seems like the set up is there?). I don't know if the characters in the poly actually interact or acknowledge the poly often. Like did I boink 2 characters in the same night? YES, but I can't say I've gotten the best endings SOOOOOOOO it's possible it's acknowledged at some point lol! Maybe?! Also there is a couple that you can become a triad with. They are... interesting. 💀😉

This one is just such a good read if you want those spooky vibes and maybe to be a little grossed out and fight some undead. 🤌

[darkpetal16]

IF - Dusttale by Darkpetal16

COMPLETED Can you give this story a happy ending?

Story

You fell.

Not a small fall, or a little trip.

This is a plunging fall. It is a heels-over-head fall. It is an over-a-minute-has-passed-and-you're-still-falling fall.

You are hurtling into darkness so thick you cannot even see your fingers in front of your own eyes. The air tingles with a strange energy that envelops you entirely as you fall, providing you with the sensation of tumbling through mist.

You fall and fall and fall.

You survive your fall.

- - - 

You are injured. . . bleeding. . . dying. . . but alive.

You have fallen into a dark underground that is as silent and lifeless as a grave. There is only you, your heartbeat, and your shadow. With your current state, you're in no shape to even attempt to climb back out. You must push forward and hope to find another way up.

- - -

What you find is nothing like you expected.

- - -

Disclaimer: Undertale belongs to Toby Fox. DustTale was created by Ask-DustTale on Tumblr. All music credits are in the game under the disclaimer.

Author's Note:   This is not meant to be an easy game. There are no saves, nor back arrows. You can only RESET.

There are three available HAPPY ENDINGS (two for friendship, one for romance). One NEUTRAL ending, and the rest are BAD ENDINGS.

[iamthesloth]

At last, I have finally stopped procrastinating and finished my first little digital illustration. Nobody knows this one as it's one of my first IFs and not my fave but hey, I needed a motivating concept and the og cover sucked so why not a redesign?

I may reread the reviews it got and revisit the concept someday, but for those who are curious it's still up here: https://a-villarroel.itch.io/larvae

Note: for any followers of other games, I'll be posting a larger update post before my birthday in February I swear lol