What WIPs/released games are your favourites?

[RazerBlade6]

As a counterpoint to all the negativity going around on the CoM forum lately (and don't get me wrong, the negativity is very entertaining), I think it would be nice for us to have a space to talk about our favourite games and WIPs, and just kind of gush about them.

Choicescript, Twine, RenPy, whatever you prefer, just tell us about your favourites The only request is to include a link to the game's CoG forum/itch io page/Tumblr etc.

I'll start: My favourite WIP right now is Pactbinder. I absolutely adore the setting, dark academia is my jam, I wish there were more games in the genre, and the author seems to be really active and dedicated to writing the story (I mean, how many authors post deadlines and then finish 2 weeks before them?). I really really hope it becomes more popular though. Plus it doesn't have the insane branching (or at least, I don't see the potential for any insane branching) that usually kills any hope I have for a WIP ever being finished.

 

[f8butterfly]

As a counterpoint to all the negativity going around on the CoM forum lately (and don't get me wrong, the negativity is very entertaining), I think it would be nice for us to have a space to talk about our favourite games and WIPs, and just kind of gush about them.

Choicescript, Twine, RenPy, whatever you prefer, just tell us about your favourites The only request is to include a link to the game's CoG forum/itch io page/Tumblr etc.

I'll start: My favourite WIP right now is Pactbinder. I absolutely adore the setting, dark academia is my jam, I wish there were more games in the genre, and the author seems to be really active and dedicated to writing the story (I mean, how many authors post deadlines and then finish 2 weeks before them?). I really really hope it becomes more popular though. Plus it doesn't have the insane branching (or at least, I don't see the potential for any insane branching) that usually kills any hope I have for a WIP ever being finished.

I enjoyed Viatica. For WIPS, I'll only say ones that are updated frequently or have been updated within the last year and I'll limit it to just 5. Those would be Cantata, Shepherds of Haven, The Split, Chop Shop (Also has a Neocities page if you prefer that) and Scapegoated. For a more recent WIP release, Hyperion. Pactbinder is good too but I thought I'd list other ones.

 

[RazerBlade6]

I enjoyed Viatica. For WIPS, I'll only say ones that are updated frequently or have been updated within the last year and I'll limit it to just 5. Those would be Cantata, Shepherds of Haven, The Split, Chop Shop (Also has a Neocities page if you prefer that) and Scapegoated. For a more recent WIP release, Hyperion. Pactbinder is good too but I thought I'd list other ones.

Is Viatica worth reading? I have seen it before, and I think I started it, but I dropped it very soon. Don't remember why though, could have just been that I was busy. If it's good I'll pick it back up

 

[f8butterfly]

Is Viatica worth reading? I have seen it before, and I think I started it, but I dropped it very soon. Don't remember why though, could have just been that I was busy. If it's good I'll pick it back up

I think so. I really enjoy her writing and her games are very immersive to play. It's free too so there isn't a monetary commitment or anything to not enjoy it. Some authors despite being good just don't work for some people. I can think of many IFs I don't like despite knowing they're very good. But this isn't the thread to talk about them. I can say that her writing has gotten better since Viatica in Cantata but her writing was always great to me.