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[jonhendry]

Anchorhead is sort of a Lovecraftian story.

Violet is a fun, short, one-room game. You have to finish writing the last thousand words of your PhD thesis, or your girlfriend Violet will leave you and go back to Australia. Mostly this means you have to figure out how to deal with distractions. The characterization and narration (in Violet's voice) are charming.

These aren't Infocom games, they're recent games written for Inform. You should be able to find them online, probably playable in the browser.

[andrewcooke → jonhendry]

thanks -- i just spent a very enjoyable evening playing violet. first interactive fiction i've ever finished.

if anyone is interested, you can play it online here - http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=4glrrfh7wrp9zz7b (button top right)

[loevborg → andrewcooke]

Thanks. I just spent 3 hours playing a game about procrastinating while working on your PhD thesis, procrastinating while working on my PhD thesis.

[andrewcooke → loevborg]

i hope you also have a sweet australian girlfriend! and now unplug your computer :o)

[stavros → jonhendry]

Anchorhead looks promising, thank you.

[mquander → stavros]

If you like Anchorhead, you may enjoy Slouching Towards Bedlam, which has a similar atmosphere and similarly beautiful writing.

http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=032krqe6bjn5au78