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Leviathan now on iOS, and The Beyond now on Steam! (Nov 4 2024)
Leviathan now on Steam! (Nov 14 2022)
Meanwhile now on Steam! (Jan 17 2018)
Hadean Lands now on Steam! (Jun 20 2016)
Hadean Lands now available! (Oct 30 2014)
Heliopause now available! (Feb 13 2013)
Shade now available! (Jan 24 2013)
Pocket Storm now available! (Sept 4 2012)
The Dreamhold now available! (May 25 2012)
Fealty now available! (Apr 3 2012)
Meanwhile now available! (Nov 8 2011)
My Secret Hideout now available! (Sept 6 2011)
 
The Beyond

The Beyond: An Interactive Comic Book

An interactive comic by Jason Shiga. Now available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux. (iOS eventually.)

 
Leviathan

Leviathan: An Interactive Comic Book

An interactive comic by Jason Shiga. Now available for iOS, MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

 
Meanwhile

Meanwhile: An Interactive Comic Book

An interactive comic by Jason Shiga. Now available for iOS, MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

 
Hadean Lands

Hadean Lands

Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. A full-length puzzle game of alchemy, starships, and catastrophe.

Available now for iOS, MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

 
Pocket Storm

Pocket Storm

It starts with a calm summer night. Soon you’ll hear thunder in the distance, then wind and a spatter of rain. After half an hour you’ll be in the thick of the storm. By the end of the hour it will have faded into the night again. Then the cycle begins again.

Algorithmic background audio for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

 
The Dreamhold

The Dreamhold

Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. Puzzles to solve, treasures to find, mysteries to uncover... with hints and guidance for the IF newcomer, and extra challenges for the expert. Originally released in 2004; now available (and still free!) for iPad and iPhone.

 
My Secret Hideout

My Secret Hideout

An interactive text generation toy.

 
Interactive Fiction

More Interactive Fiction

Text adventures were the first great computer-game craze. I’m still writing them, and helping to advance the state of the art.

You can play most of my text games for free on the web, or download them to play on nearly any computer or mobile device.

Learn more...

 
Other sites

I also contribute to...

...The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation

...My blog: Zarf Updates

...My eclectic web site of projects