#Demo Release

[seraphinitegames]

The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update 24/May/2024 

Well, I should probably start the update by saying that the first demo section will be released tomorrow for the $5+ tiers on Patreon and publicly late next week! :D

It is a short section, only being Chapter One, but a lot of the work went into the behind the scenes and coding stuff, so hopefully it will be running super smooth! It’ll be a good thing to see if this new editing system is working, and also if all that intense work that went into the cleaning code, changing character creator, etc has paid off, hehe!

While I was waiting for the readers’ comments to come back in, I really went hard on Chapter Two this week. This new keyboard has made the world of difference, and I’ve been able to type pretty much back at the speed I was before. It feels soooo good!

I am getting tempted to go back to a bit I’ve already written and add in a Unit Bravo POV section though. It’s not a planned scene, but I think it would really fit in well. It’s just that it’s already quite a linear chapter (A LOT of setting up the story for what’s to come), so I’m not sure about adding in another section where the reader can’t pick a choice.

I’m definitely back and forwards on adding that in at the moment.

There’s something about Book Four that is feeling…different. Not the way it’s written or anything, just, well, I always put everything I am into all my works, but Book Four is drawing even more from me, and I’m pushing myself and digging deeper than ever before to really put my all into it. It’s feeling really special in many ways already!

Next week, I’ll be working on getting all the text and graphic assets Hosted Games needs for putting Book 4 on the Steam wishlist. Seems good timing with the first demo release!

I’ll also be pushing on with Chapter Two. I’m really hoping to get it finished next week. It’s a big one with a lot going on which will really make for an exciting next demo section… ;D

I can’t wait for you to try out the demo! It’s like Book Four is really coming to life now I’m finally getting to share it with you all, hehe! :D

[circuseyesofgod-if]

PLAY HERE 🎪 🎠

in this update, you will :

experience the Circus through the eyes of someone familiar

meet Pharo, the Ringleader (one of the RO's for MC)

have a glimpse of Odessa (another one of MC's ROs)

meet Melissandre, the tarot reader

experience Death. or something close to it.

listen to some creepy circus music heh

you can also change the theme colors! (black, yellow, or red)

happy halloween everyone 🎃 as promised, here's the demo release for Circus : Eyes of God (fireworks fireworks)!! this demo release contains only the prologue for now, so no MC related choices yet. even so, i hope you guys will enjoy reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it ^^ (also Vesper lovers especially, you guys are in for a treat🤭)

thank you sooooo incredibly much to @albywritesfiction for coding it and being super patient and understanding (because i'm a bit of a nitpicky person ><). without them, i wouldn't be able to finally release this game. and of course, thank you so much to my handsome boyfriend @childrenofcain-if for being so encouraging and bringing me back into the IF scene (and for pushing back his own demo update date to give me a chance to put mine out. best boyfriend ever award 🥇) bestest people ever actually <3

[pavedinashes-if]

PAVED IN ASHES - DEMO DROP

Prologue - ca. 23k words [ ▶ CLICK BELOW THE IMAGE TO ACCESS THE DEMO ]

or click here: Paved in Ashes Demo on Dashingdon

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WHAT IS PAVED IN ASHES ABOUT?

You're only 20 when suddenly your life goes bam! Throwing you into a whole new city, a different country even. Wasn't part of the plan, but you know how life loves to mess with plans. People happened, stuff happened, and suddenly you're on the move. The new chapter ahead? Buckle up, 'cause it's not gonna be all sunshine and rainbows. And guess what? Your step-mom? Yeah, she's right there in the same city. She's always had this knack for trying to steer your ship, like every decision's a GPS checkpoint. But hey, there's this one thing that's never let you down—your skateboard. It's the buddy that's been with you through thick and thin, the one that never bails. Among all this craziness it's your anchor. So, the big question is—can you break out of the loop you got in? Find your place in the world and restart or lose yourself in temptation? Time to find out.

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Below you find a little insight on the contents of the demo - beware of potential spoilers!

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What's going on?

Arrive in Hamburg, Germany [Airport]

Handle the new circumstances

Deal with a...thief?

Use the ride "home" to calm down, before you...

...meet your stepmother

settle-in in your new "home"

What can you do? Define...

...some first impressions ...first details about your personality ...how you handle stress, incl. first vices ...your favourite music ...your favourite food ...how you feel about certain people

& be a proper stalker

[fluorescent-if]

Prologue and Chapter One Release| 41k words total, varies per play through

DEMO LINK

I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to write even just the first chapter and prologue. Unfortunately this year has been a lot, and it took me a while to get back into the swing of things because of a severe writers block, but I made it! Of course I realized after looking that the prologue is definitely a chapter in it's own right with how long it is, so uh, sorry about that. It is not quite up to what I would like but if I do not meet my self imposed deadlines I will explode, so expect updates, bug fixes and edits over the next few months. Anyways, after having gone through 2/4 of my midterms and a complete last-minute overhaul of the personality stats and flashbacks (I did test most things, it should work but please report bugs, typos, ect.) The prologue and first chapter are finally done and out. Once again, I am so, so damn happy that I can share this, and I can't wait for y'all to read it.

Non-spoiler content warnings for these chapters: Emetophobia (there is nothing actually there but just in case), paranoia, Implied depiction of mental illness, memory loss, and hallucinations (?)

(Minor spoilers) What happens in these chapters...

Get called in on your day off

Go back home and run into some old friends (and enemies)

Reminisce about trying not to throw up in a burger joint parking lot (again there is no actual vomit) and the case that killed all of your closest friendships

Read an old diary!

Try to ignore the constant presence haunting your dreams!

Go to a library!

"Dude we're getting the band back together!"

[backstage-if]

A few years ago, you wouldn’t ever believe where you are now. 

Living in the City of Artists and getting your biggest role after so many years of waiting for a big break as a theater actor, things seem to finally be going the way you dreamed of. It doesn’t matter if this play is your producer’s last chance of saving her family legacy or if you’re the last one to get casted and barely has time to fit in, you’re not letting any of this get you down. 

You’re going to make yourself proud, make all of your work to get out of your hometown seem worthwhile and…

A few years ago, you wouldn’t have blood on your hands.

As an accident with one of your castmates results in a death of your conscience, seeing the theater packed was the last thing you expected to happen. It looks like whoever said people are intrinsically drawn by tragedy was completely right. Now, you have to balance your rising, potentially brilliant career with sleepless nights leaden by guilt. 

All while hoping all of these new accidents happening backstage are nothing but coincidences.

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In this first demo (20.4K words), you can:

Get a glimpse at MC's former and current life.

Meet (or at least see 👀) 4 of the 5 main ROs.

Choose the play's genre.

Lie.

Break someone's nose???

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PLAY IT HERE!

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[wingsofdawn-if]

Interactive Fiction WIP: Wings of Dawn

In a world where wings are everything, you are the only one born without them. You grow up in a modest village under the wing of your father until one day you are forced to flee from a mysterious attack on your village.

 Travel through the three unique nations of Askgard to find out the secret of your own birth. Along your journey, you may meet, befriend, and even romance shady merchants, runaway nobles, knights with a hidden past—and fight your way through the looming shadows threatening to engulf Askgard beside them.

Be careful, for there are threads of conspiracy spun just outside of your sight; things may not be as they seem. In the end, you may be the only one who has the power to save Askgard from ruin.

Warning: Contains swearing, abuse, animal cruelty, graphic violence/death, blood, discrimination, sexual assault

Features

• Play as male, female, or non-binary

• Customisable appearance

• Pursue romance with 6 characters (2 Male, 3 Female, 1 Non-binary)

• Immersive and intricate lore and world-building

• Be the hero everyone needs or be a total goofball

• Pet the animals, poison your companions with your cooking, solve everything with your fists, and more!

• Chapter 1 & 2 now available (24k~)

Characters

Character profiles will be updated as they appear in-game.

Atria (f)

Atria is your childhood friend. Though she has a nice and pleasant personality, her tiny white wings make her life almost as hard as yours. She accompanies your journey not only to protect you, but to grow stronger herself.

Hamal (m)

Hamal is a self-proclaimed traveler that joins your group during your journey. Armed with a charming and bright personality, he hides his true identity.

Eira (f)

Information not available yet. Appears from chapter 3.

Maxwell (m)

Information not available yet. Appears from chapter 6.

Secret RO (nb)

Information not available yet. Appears from chapter 4.

Secret RO (f)

Information not available yet. Appears from chapter 7.

[khywae]

Teacher's Pet demo is live! 🎉

Fed up with the Jujutsu world, you find peace in your clan's territory until Principal Yaga asks you to mentor the strongest sorcerer, Gojo Satoru.

As an unconventional mentor to a young man grappling with his closed-off feelings, you and Gojo find solace in each other, sparking unexpected forbidden emotions. Will you stay loyal to your clan's interests, or follow the path that shadows your heart?

Dive into "Teacher's Pet" and decide your destiny! Play the demo now on itch.io!

[soulmatesinc-if]

Demo Release

Here at Soulmates Inc we specialize in chance meetings!

As a soul-link, your job is to guide two people entrusted in your care to one another in a fateful meeting, for they are each other's soulmates. Aided by the soul-link powers, you will craft a story that will be told over and over to others, changed and misremembered or kept as faithful as humanly possible. Without your help, they would not find one another.

P.S.: a regular reminder to refrain from referring to yourself or your coworkers as Cupid.

|| LINK to demo || [+18k]

Featuring:

an office-ace-turned-office-disaster coworker

establishing your soul-link style

a twist in your newest assignment

Soulmates Inc. bureaucracy

an annoying flyer

learning about streaming

Reblogs are much appreciated! ♥

[burning-academia-if]

Burning Academia Prologue Release!

Play Here | Intro Post

Burning Academia is a 17+ paranormal dark academia IF about family, magic, school politics, and the ghosts which haunt you.

Prologue Features

Have the worst day of your life

Officially meet two (possibly three) of the ROs

Decide which is worse: your mommy issues, daddy issues, or sibling issues

Base character customization

~19k words in total

Content Warnings

Severe: Dissociation, emotionally unstable parent

Moderate: Absent parent, strained sibling relationship

Mild: brief descriptions of wounds, possession

Upcoming in Chapter 1

Have another bad day

Further character customization

Meet the rest of the ROs + key side characters

stats+relationships+achievement pages

Notes

Some things from the prologue might change to better fit future chapters. I can also guarantee saves will not work in the next update because I'm still figuring out how I want relationship variables to be set up and I'll likely change/adjust it in the next update (+ adding all the menus).

I also don't know if I'll release chapter one in parts (or how many parts) or all at once. It really depends on how long it gets!

Finally, thanks for checking out the demo! If you notice anything feel free to message me/leave a comment/etc!

[the-six-that-thrive-if]

TSTT CHAPTER THREE DEMO UPDATE

Hey Lovelies,

After a long time of anticipation, I have finally finished up TSTT Chapter Three and with much love and excitement, share it with you. And now it's time to work on Chapter Four!

| PATREON DEMO UPDATE RELEASE |

[godsandvillains-if]

It's here!!!! 🍒🍒

The demo has launched, and you can check it out at the link down below! For now, it is only the Prologue, but it has 15k words, almost all the ROs are introduced, and a pretty lengthy glossary, so make sure to check that out!

The Patreon is coming together, and it will be ready this week. It will have two extra stories and a lot of other cool things!! 😊😊

All in all, good reading!

DEMO LINK — PATREON

[the-bed-gremlins-reading-list]

Official Demo Drop!

Chapter 1 is now posted in its entirety!

Chapter 1 Includes

Your death!

Lots of sleeping! (It's a useful transition!)

Meet your new family, be a kid again!

Lose your new family!

Get another one!

It's a bit under 20k words all told.

There's still some editing that could be done because my computer's malfunctions means I had to switch to my retired laptop whose keyboard is, uh, worn so my wrists hurt from how hard I need to press to get it to respond. But! I did get this up on Friday! (Barely.)

Y'all feel free to let me know what you think or ask questions!

[if-childrenofiona]

SIX months later, the demo's finally here! thank you sm everyone for your support.

what's waiting for you:

🌑 uncover mc's backstory & shape their personality through the eyes of    another character. 🌑 meet an ally and an enemy. 🌑 come home for the third rain and prepare for the Feast. 🌑 overhear a secret conversation or remain oblivious. 🌑 question why your father's suddenly allowing you to attend.

in this release you'll be able to read:

prologue.  tw/cw: mass genocide, gore [blood], dead bodies [decaying], attempted/executed child abuse [dependent on reader's unspecified choice], implied enslavement, possibly more.

chapter one, part a.

note.  this content is intended for mature audiences 17+. this is my "first" draft. as a result, there's a likely chance of grammatical or play-through errors. please feel free to inform me of these errors through the asks with a screen shot! i'll fix them asap. there's also likely to be rewrites with each new update. so, things may be worded differently or they'll be new/different choices available.

DEMO  (23.3k words)

[thewrothode-if]

It's finally here!! Some things to expect:

Meet Raud, your childhood best friend.

(Decide if you like peas or not).

Discover an eerie cave that hides a smashed statue of a forgotten god.

Get into a fist fight…

Go to the Yule feast.

(or skip it depending on your choices).

Learn more about your mother, your father or Raud’s mother depending on the route you take!

And finally, get attacked. 🥲

Prologue wordcount: 18,202.

Link: HERE!

[nineblooddances-if]

CH.ZERO DEMO RELEASE

I have had a fantastic time writing Chapter Zero, and setting up every for later chapters and just yay!! I hope you enjoy just as much as I do!!

CHAPTER ZERO

[theunseelieif]

We hit 1k! Here's your treat! Play the public demo of The Unseelie here now!

Return home to Nipa Beach for the summer from college...and discover far more than you ever wanted to.

☀️ Meet your mother and old friends.

☀️ Try and fail to deal with your grief.

☀️ Meet a very adorable yellow tabby cat named Waffles and a loveable german shepherd named Luna!

☀️ Decide your past relationships. Did you have a partner that was tragically taken from you too soon? Or were you entangled in a now-failed friends-with-benefits relationship that's bitter with regret? Or neither!

This is the first part of Chapter One: The Beginning of the End. It currently sits at around 13,800 words. 

As always, if you come across any errors or typos, feel free to send me some screenshots!