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i think the near-extinction of people making fun, deep and/or unique interactive text-based browser games, projects and stories is catastrophic to the internet. i'm talking pre-itch.io era, nothing against it.

there are a lot of fun ones listed here and here but for the most part, they were made years ago and are now a dying breed. i get why. there's no money in it. factoring in the cost of web hosting and servers, it probably costs money. it's just sad that it's a dying art form.

anyway, here's some of my favorite browser-based interactive projects and games, if you're into that kind of thing. 90% of them are on the lists that i linked above.

A Better World - create an alternate history timeline

Alter Ego - abandonware birth-to-death life simulator game

Seedship - text-based game about colonizing a new planet

Sandboxels or ThisIsSand - free-falling sand physics games

Little Alchemy 2 - combine various elements to make new ones

Infinite Craft - kind of the same as Little Alchemy

ZenGM - simulate sports

Tamajoji - browser-based tamagotchi

IFDB - interactive fiction database (text adventure games)

Written Realms - more text adventure games with a user interface

The Cafe & Diner - mystery game

The New Campaign Trail - US presidential campaign game

Money Simulator - simulate financial decisions

Genesis - text-based adventure/fantasy game

Level 13 - text-based science fiction adventure game

Miniconomy - player driven economy game

Checkbox Olympics - games involving clicking checkboxes

BrantSteele.net - game show and Hunger Games simulators

Murder Games - fight to the death simulator by Orteil

Cookie Clicker - different but felt weird not including it. by Orteil.

if you're ever thinking about making a niche project that only a select number of individuals will be nerdy enough to enjoy, keep in mind i've been playing some of these games off and on for 20~ years (Alter Ego, for example). quite literally a lifetime of replayability.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Lilith Magne | Morningstar/Lucifer Magne | Morningstar Characters: Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Lilith Magne | Morningstar, Michael Additional Tags: POV Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Angst with a Happy Ending, xxfluffypuff's Lucifer Angst Week 2025 (Hazbin Hotel), mild body horror, Transformation, Canon-Typical Violence Summary:

Lucifer's Fall

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Oh my god, just over a month!!!

For what you may ask??

Well, Artist sign ups, of course!!! Our writers have been hard at work creating some amazing fics (I'm literally so excited to read them all, ahhhh!!)

Now we just need some amazing artists to add to their works! No experience required!

We've got so many Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel fics in the works, and soon we'll have them paired up with artists!!

But wait there's more!!

We have over 50 works in progress!! We have so many ideas and opportunities!!

So if your a nsfw artists, guess what? We have some works for you as well!!

You a sfw artist instead? No worries, we've got you covered too!! We have so many different fics and such.

Prefer Hellvua Boss over Hazbin? Well, we've got some!!

Just wanna stick to Hazbin? We have those too!!

Like a combo of both? Guess what! We’ve got that too!

We can't wait to give y'all a peek of what we've been cooking up!! So if you're an artist and wanna come on down and work with some amazing writers, Artist Signups open on May 1st!!

If you have have questions, feel free to ask right here on tumblr, or contact any of our mods listed below!

@dizzlypuzzled

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@bonetrix-arts

@flywolfwriting

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Stolen Moments 1 Year Anniversary is Approaching!

Wow! I can't believe I've been writing this for so long! On the 24th of March it will be one year since I published My King Come Undone! So I figured I'd do something a little special to mark the occasion!

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Now that's the kind of behind the scenes info I adore. 🤣

Hannibal (2013-2015)

One of the crew members said it took six people holding the door up on the other side to keep Mads from breaking it down

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Side Note To Fan Fic Authors

Here’s the thing.

I read a lot of scripts.  A lot.  From professionals to aspiring writers to complete newbies.  Features and pilots.  Specs and treatments.

And 8 times out of 10 the fan fic that I’ve read over the last, oh, 15 years is leagues better than this stuff.  It’s more inspired.  It’s more compelling.  It’s genre bending and creative and heartfelt.  It’s well-paced and intense and funny and sexy and meaningful.  It’s smart and thoughtful and good.  It’s novel-quality.  Better than, sometimes.

Rare is the script I don’t want to put down, but how often have we stayed up until 3am to get to the last chapter of a 100k fic? And it’s not even a fan fic author’s day job.  This is what they do on the side.  In their spare time.  For free.

So my point is, fan fic authors, you’re good.  You’re good writers and great storytellers.  I know it doesn’t always feel like it, especially if you’re one of the authors who’s not a BNF and doesn’t get the notes/hits that a few do.  And  because some people still view fic as “not real writing.” You guys know the shit that gets made into movies.  You’re better than that.  So be better than that.  If writing is what you think want to do, then just know you’re already doing it.   You’ve already started.

And you’re more talented than you might think.

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Lucifer in the last panel! 🤣

A radioapple AU where the golden angel has never fallen, but has become an ambassador~🌟

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Writer Sign ups Close Tomorrow Febrary 1st!!

But thats okay cause pur writer are working really hard!

While our writers work to getting their ideas and stories onto paper, we'll also be preparing for artist sign ups which start up on May 1st!!!

How exciting!!!

We have so many authors, and now we're going to need so many artists!! So if you're interested give us a follow to stay on top of dates and sign ups!!

And we can't wait to see what y'all create!!!

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For all those who need this right now. Stay strong! Support your friends and be there for each other.

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Ya, aside from the child of divorce stuff...

As someone with depression? (And diagnoses.) Lots of people assume that I keep canceling things, or just not wanting to go to things, because I don't care about them. Couldn't be farther from the truth!

With a kid especially, how do you explain that you dearly love them but your brain is so gripped by depression that you can't leave the house? Or that social gatherings are likely to cause a panic attack, etc. Etc.

I've been lucky so far that my neice is too young to try to understand, and forgets pretty quickly as long as I keeps showing up for most stuff (cause I'm doing a bit better now) but eventually I'm gonna have to explain and for years she'll just be too young to understand.

We went through a period already where she assumed I'd be leaving shortly after I arrived. I stayed 3 weeks for Christmas, and the first week and a bit, she kept thinking I'd be gone the next day. Which was heartbreaking, and she's not even my kid. (And even though I usually stay for an extended long weekend or more when I can.

So ya. Lucifer's been highly depressed, and Charlie's waning trust and enthusiasm because of all the disappointment probably broke him even more. It's a vicious cycle.

Depression is isolating in a way that is as steep a slope to climb out of as the illness itself. That's why those who stick with you despite it are the best people in the world.

I’m so curious as to why Charlie was under the impression that her dad never wanted to see her, when we saw that he really does. 🤔

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A Due: Affannato Allegrezza

Writer @jaded-quill

Artist @moonsfortunes

Lucifer Morningstar, fallen angel and King of Hell, was in a funk. To put it mildly. It was a state of being that he was intimately familiar with, but it was his first truly bad day since he moved into Charlie’s hotel. In this moment, he desperately wanted to hide in his room. Maybe stay there for a decade or two.

...

The music Lucifer heard was piano, jazz in particular. Even though he loathed the demon who was almost certainly playing it, Lucifer still couldn’t resist the pull. He paused outside the door, just slightly ajar, to really listen. Alastor was a skilled pianist. Not that he’d say that to the demon’s face, but he’d admit it in the confines of his own mind. He didn’t recognize the current piece, but it was definitely swing. It would be deliciously fun to dance to.

OR

Lucifer and Alastor have a tentative truce as they share their love of music, and discover more about themselves and each other along the way.

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Oh my. This hits so close to home.

#LuciAngstWeek2025

Day 2: Outcast/Failure

Just tell him how he needs to be for you to love him!

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Lol, the subtitles on 3 and 4 send me.

Hannibal (2013-2015)

3x11 - “And the Beast From the Sea”

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This really says it all, but I'll try to get my own post up tomorrow. My brain is so tired that just getting my fic up was a major accomplishment.

Moon and Fly are both awesome!

It’s time for the wonderful Eggsplosion event me and quite a few other artist and writers are apart of!

I had so much fun interacting with each and every one of them. They have inspires me soo much I can never thank them enough!

Now with further ado I present A Musical Magic Show, by yours truly. And the wonderful writers who choose to give the piece wonderful stories.

We have the lovely JadeQuill and her tear jerking story, A Due: Affannato Allegrezza, this one got me so emotional and it’s only the first chapter too!

Her Tumbler: https://www.tumblr.com/jaded-quill

And

The lovely FlyWolf, with a mix of humor and major angst has, Something Beneath. There is only one chapter up but it made me laugh so hard. I am excited for the rest.

Fly’s Socials

Her Tumbler: https://www.tumblr.com/flywolfwriting/770580159348768768/egg-plosion-is-here?source=share

Her BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/flywolf33.bsky.social

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I'll have mine finished in time I swear!

Posting Week!!!

Time certainly flies by and boy, do we have some amazing works to share in two weeks!

That's right, everyone who signed up and did the thing is preparing for posting week!! Everyone’s work will be showcased here and links to stories and art will be shared here!!

Several amazing pieces are on their way and we're so exicted to show you!!!

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Quick FYI, Tissandier has not been abandoned. I couldn't write for a while, yay depression!

I tried.

Before my writer's block, I signed up for a fic/art exchange as my first foray into Hazbin Hotel. I wanted to be done Tissandier by then, but it didn't happen.

On the plus side, the discord group for the exchange is full of hype, and I got my muse back. 9k into what might be a 14k fic.

Also, have ideas, inspiration, for Tissandier again.

The Hazbin Hotel exchange fics will come out after Christmas, and the plan is to move back to Tissandier properly when I'm done (before ultimately diving even deeper into Hazbin).

Plus side, I realized what was bugging me about the chapter I got stuck on, and the final result should be much more enjoyable. Only 3 or 4 parts left to go. Given I've been averaging 4k+ words a chapter, it's entirely possible I get it finished before spring. Though Jan and Feb are often a struggle. Canada in the winter, am I right?

Anyway, more chapters will be coming. Don't let the Hazbin fic discourage you when it drops. And sorry about the wait.

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I am gonna make it through this year, and the next four, if it kills me.

I will outlive this fascist sonuvabitch if it's the last thing I do.

I'm going to survive to see things get better and drag as many people as I can with me and that is a THREAT.