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Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it

Hey all! I've just published Eikas, a community kitchen simulator.

It's an interactive fiction game where you play a community chef, working at a canteen in a small corner of a strange world. It recently placed 5th in the 30th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition and I'm really excited to share it with the wider world.

https://laurenodonoghue.itch.io/eikas

Really hope you enjoy!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, and best of luck with your own Twine game!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

The Four Humours I pinched from the ancient system of medicine yes! There's lots of little bits and pieces of folklore from all over peppered around the game, I'm a bit of a magpie when it comes to influences haha

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

No worries! To be honest I'm not an expert on the technical details myself, but I think it's a bit like how your search history is saved by whatever browser you're using (like Chrome, Safari, etc.)? I'd recommend downloading the .html file and opening it directly instead of opening through the itch.io page. Hope that helps!

Sorry you're having issues saving the game! When you save from the main menu screen that data should save to the cache of whatever browser you’re using - I'd recommend downloading onto desktop and opening in Chrome for the most reliable results (I know Twine doesn't work great in some browsers such as Safari)

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Awww thank you so much!! You'll have to send it to me if you do!

thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

oh that's lovely thank you so much! what's your newsletter? I'd love to subscribe!

Hey there, just posting to let you know about my new interactive fiction game 'No One Else Is Doing This', a workplace sim based on my experience doorknocking for a community organisation. It's very short (around 15 minutes), and gained the second-highest number of votes in this year's IFcomp, placing 26th overall. Hope you enjoy!

Summary: 

You are a community organiser. This is your job, four nights out of five; you sell people hope on their doorsteps.

But your passion for the work is waning, and you're struggling to hit your targets. Can you recruit enough members before the end of your shift? Or will your fallible human body get the better of you?

A short workplace simulator about knocking doors, slacking off, and falling out of love with a movement.

Link: https://laurenodonoghue.itch.io/no-one-else-is-doing-this

So glad you're enjoying! And yes, Ivo is proving to be very popular haha

Thank you that's so kind to say! Someone once described it as 'if Robert Eggers made Stardew Valley' which I really enjoyed haha!

I played Goat Game after seeing you speak at Narrascope this weekend. Such a wonderful game, and fascinating to play after hearing the context from your talk!

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! I'm delighted you enjoyed it ♡

I'm so glad you enjoyed the game! Thank you for playing :)

This is so kind of you I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to comment, absolutely made my day ♡

That's so kind of you to say! I'm so glad you enjoyed it x

Ataraxia  is a text-based neighbourhood simulator inspired by folk horror, mystery and landscape narratives.

Explore unique regions. Build relationships with NPCs. Uncover long-forgotten secrets. Grow fruit. Have strange visions in the woods. Adopt a cat.

Average playthrough times range from 2 to 8 hours depending on reading speed (usually around 5). Available in browser or as a free or pay-as-you-feel download.

Thank you for taking the time to check it out!

https://laurenodonoghue.itch.io/ataraxia