Twine Garden v2

This is an attempt at a revival of the original Twine Garden project, which is a collection of twine node maps. By Autumn Chen

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This blog is a collection of twine node maps, mostly for games that I've played (and some that I haven't).

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Submissions and requests are welcome!

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Birding in Pope Lick Park by Eric Lathrop

You woke up at 7:30am. It’s Saturday. You were hoping to sleep in more, but you peek out your window to see it’s sunny and nice outside. You feel fairly energetic, so you decide to go to your usual park for some birding.

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Civil Service by Helen L Liston

Some offices attract bad energy - this one has so much that you can see it. But now you’ve joined the team things could be different! Just maybe there’s a way to improve things, to make a difference. If you succeed you’ll get the ultimate reward - a place in the sweetest realm of all! Relief from the painful limbo you've been trapped in! But do you have the right attitude for your new role? Will you save your team from the darkness and win the ultimate promotion? Will your romantic heart get in the way? And what really happened on Team Building Day?

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A few hours later in the day of The Egocentric by Ola Hansson

Walk around a comic strip starring an egocentric truck driver. But you are not him. You are a jaded cop with a case to solve. Your story unfolds in the captions below as you try to outwit the young trucker and his frighteningly tough uncle. Not everything is as it seems, however. Arm yourself with a sharp sense of satire to uncover the truth about your adversaries. Beware, you might just end up exposing the real story behind your own badge in the process. Very short play-through time, but success will require some replaying.

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Final Call by Emily Stewart, Zoe Danieli

A thriller-like choose-your-own-adventure twine game where you are a crafty con man whose luck has just run out and one of your schemes has gone too far catching the wrong attention. Your choices hold the key to your escape, choose wisely to right your wrongs or continue down the path of corruption. by Emily Stewart and Zoe Danieli

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First Contact by dott. Piergiorgio

Railei, Pennsaran Arcanorum, Year 10.146, First day of the fifth month. A young (47 years..) elf named Etuye Alasne is to enter the hall where the inaugural lesson of her Class, where a fateful meeting is to happen... A meeting with a Daemon and an Angel.

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Imprimatura by Elizabeth Ballou

Imprimatura (It.): the first layer of paint on a canvas. Imagine that you are an artist. Imagine that you are in mourning. A painter – your relative, and your former mentor – has died. In their will, they have left you seven paintings of your choosing from their collection. But which seven? What matters to you as both an artist and an inheritor of your mentor’s legacy? And what memories will these paintings stir up? Imprimatura is a nonlinear work of interactive fiction that makes light use of procedural generation and heavy use of a multilayered painting that changes based on your choices. Credits: Writing/design/scripting by Elizabeth Ballou, visual design and art by Alina Constantin, art by Anna Link, music/SFX by Rachel Wang.

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Metallic Red by Riaz Moola

Wake from uneasy dreams. Float within the mist created by the low flow shower head in the bathroom of your inter system capable Personal Space Vehicle. Tend to the Japanese greens in the hydroponics array. You have everything you need to sustain you. Look into the mirror and tell me who you see. An atmosphere focused science fiction journey with elements of esotericism. No wrong choices, no way to fail.

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Return to Claymorgue's Castle by Claudio Daffra

Dive into the mystery of Claymorgue's Castle, a place suspended in time and permeated with unfathomable secrets. United by an insatiable thirst for discovery, our team of investigators ventures into this forgotten place. Guided by Jack’s bravery, Lisa’s technological genius, Tom’s strength, and the sharp pen of our narrator. But beware, this is no ordinary place. It’s a location where even silence seems to tell ancient stories. Are you prepared to delve into its mysteries? But don’t forget, the adventure doesn’t end here. An event will happen in the years to come, an event that you will be able to see in a few years. But it’s up to you to discover it. Claymorgue Castle awaits you, ready to reveal its secrets hidden in time. The images were created in pixel art.

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The Den by Ben Jackson

Vee and Aiden have spent their entire lives in a place they call 'the den'. Father looks after them and protects them from the outside world. They have never thought about leaving – until something happens that makes them question everything they thought they knew. • A light-hearted adventure with a darker mystery. ​• Play as both characters to uncover the secrets of the den.​ • Hack computers, solve puzzles and help them work together as a team. If you think you know the story… think again.

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An Account of Your Visit to the Enchanted House & What You Found There by Mandy Benanav

You have accepted a mysterious invitation for a weekend away at a stranger's home. You arrive to find a small, dark Victorian house in the middle of the forest. Your host is nowhere in sight. Something about the house feels odd. There is clearly magic at work here. Well what are you waiting for? There is much to explore. The House awaits. PLAY THIS GAME if you want to befriend talking animals, a ghost, and perhaps stranger creatures still???

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The Killings in Wasacona by Steve Kollmansberger

There's a killer on the loose! As a fresh graduate of the FBI Academy, you have been called to a small town struck by a series of suspicious deaths. Can you solve the mystery before the clock runs out? Featuring elements of chance, multiple paths, and multiple endings.

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The Saltcast Adventure by Beth Carpenter

Deep in Kingthrall caves, monsters dwell. The crown has offered a large reward to anyone who can destroy them. You are probably not the quester anyone had in mind, but you’re desperate, and that has made you determined. Enter the caves. Argue with the creatures from your nightmares. Discover a war nobody on the surface knew about. Hear the dead God speak. Bring down the Hydra King, or fall in the attempt… Fantasy, about 70k words, choice-based.

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The Shyler Project by Naomi Norbez (call me Bez; e/he)

In times of trouble, Jaiden turns to Shyler, a new mental health AI chatbot, for reassurance and help. Watch their relationship develop through the course of this brief trilogy.

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Yancy At The End Of The World! by Naomi Norbez (call me Bez; e/he)

Yancy is an aroace person who thinks they don't have a creative bone in their body. But then the zombie apocalypse begins, and they realize they never pursued their dream of becoming a photographer. So they pick up a camera as the world starts crumbling around them. Go around Yancy's neighborhood for photo ops, chat with friends at night, and try to hold it together as everything changes. Who knows? It might not turn out the way you think. P.S. After the competition, I plan to launch a Kickstarter to help fund more voice acting for the game and give people the opportunity to get a physical copy with feelies--if you're interested, please feel free to reach out to me!

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You Can't Save Her by Sarah Mak

You have three seconds to kill your former friend. The nuns and sacred algorithms have willed it. And no matter how much you want to save her, you can’t. *** A 12-minute interactive story, featuring music by Falling Islands.

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Verses by Kit Riemer

Then the externality comes apart like something wet. Then the truth reveals itself to be a nutrient or a poison. Then the sun goes away and the rain comes, and you and I freeze in it, the translucent bluishness of our skin.