C.E.J. Pacian's Text Games

Forsaken Denizen

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What it's about

An office worker on a forlorn moon finds her city has been overtaken by cyborg parasites.

What it's like

A text adventure with survival horror mechanics. Scrounge for ammunition, avoid monsters, save the dispossessed.

Who it's for

Parser fans, survival horror fans, deep space entities that can assume a human form.

The Simuloid Affair:
Infinite Possibilities

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What it's about

A joke game for the REALLY BAD IF Jam.

What it's like

Imagine a text adventure with an enormous world and player-driven narrative. Now imagine you can't figure out how to play it.

Who it's for

Parser fans; parser haters; people who won't hold a grudge against me for what I've done.

Killing Machine
Loves Slime Prince

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What it's about

Search a strange land for the one who crossed you, motivated by your love for a dying slime.

What it's like

A small-ish exploration game: obtain items to unlock new commands; find scattered memories; get revenge?!

Who it's for

Parser newbies; fans of weird sci-fi; inhabitants of broken worlds; robots, clones and other simulacra.

Superluminal Vagrant Twin

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What it's about

Visit 50+ different planets and buy back the twin you cryo-preserved as collateral on a massive loan.

What it's like

A shallow-but-broad exploration game, using a limited number of commands; a simplified text-only space sim.

Who it's for

Parser newbies, science fiction fans, irresponsible siblings.

Jetbike Gang

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What it's about

Survive the night as a member of a futuristic racing gang.

What it's like

Written with a word limit of 500: click links, read short bursts of text, make life-and-death decisions.

Who it's for

Hypertext and CYOA fans, action junkies, Martian labour camp inmates.

Weird City Interloper

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What it's about

Meet the strange citizens of Zendon; uncover its mysteries and try to right its wrongs.

What it's like

Told entirely in dialogue. Move between conversations instead of locations. Find and use keywords to progress.

Who it's for

Parser newbies, parser haters, weird fantasy fans, iconoclasts, drinkers of snail milk.

Castle of the Red Prince

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What it's about

Explore the sinister land that has haunted your dreams and defeat its disinterested tyrant.

What it's like

Examine the whole land without entering any movement commands; solve simple puzzles.

Who it's for

Parser connoisseurs, experimental gameplay aficionados, Gothic horror fans, insomniacs.

Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower

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What it's about

A dashing and magnetic genius has invited his closest companion to an eldritch structure, hoping to avert a cataclysm and hiding a terrible secret.

What it's like

Solve simple puzzles, find your way up a giant tower, make terrible decisions.

Who it's for

Fans of story-driven parser IF, small games, multiple endings, steampunk and yaoi.

Rogue of the Multiverse

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What it's about

Oh good, you've been transferred from the alien prison to a scientific facility...

What it's like

Retrieve valuable items that don't belong to you from alternate universes; please your captor; escape the consequences of her actions.

Who it's for

Parser fans, lovers of sci-fi comedy, banana eaters.

Six-Chamber Champion

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What it's about

Put a gun to your head and pull the trigger. Survive and you're rich.

What it's like

Randomised outcomes, limited choices, brutal consequences.

Who it's for

Anyone who's ever wondered if they could win at Russian Roulette.

Walker & Silhouette

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What it's about

A charming police detective and a former criminal investigate a fantastical murder.

What it's like

Type (or click if your environment supports it) keywords to examine your surroundings and solve puzzles.

Who it's for

Parser newbies, parser haters, mystery lovers, flappers and Martian refugees.

Dead Like Ants

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What it's about

Daughter of an ant queen, sent on a vital mission, unique among your sisters.

What it's like

Explore a tree full of colourful, invertebrate characters. Interact using standard parser commands.

Who it's for

Parser fans, insect lovers, daydreamers, only children.

Gun Mute

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What it's about

Shoot your way through mutants, robots and cyborgs to rescue your love from the noose.

What it's like

Take cover, reload and shoot. To succeed you'll need to pick the right target and the right moment to shoot.

Who it's for

Parser newbies, rail shooter fans, anyone who wants to solve puzzles with a bullet. Post-nuclear cowboys.

Snowblind Aces

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What it's about

A dashing ace and his arch nemesis, the Scarlet Baroness, must work together to survive in the wilderness.

What it's like

A conversation game with prompted topics. Get to know the Scarlet Baroness as an enemy, a friend, perhaps more?!

Who it's for

Parser fans, romance nerds, fantasy appreciators, both trained and feral icekin.