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November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Club de Aventuras AD

@caad.club

Noticias: Resultados ECTOCOMP 2024 #Ectocomp2024
https://caad.club/resultados-ectocomp-2024

December 6, 2024 at 9:07 AM

cendare

@cendare.bsky.social

Probably my 15 followers already know about this, but: if you like interactive fiction, there's a bunch of new works in Ectocomp 2024.
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

A game jam from 2024-10-01 to 2024-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest. WHO YOU GONNA CALL!? ECTOCOMP is an annual competition for interactive fiction celebrating the SPOOKY MONTH OF HALLOWEENTOBER. Whethe...

do not let your left hand know by Naarel

November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM

Naarel ("everything in their hands" OUT NOW)

@ednaarel.itch.io

two hands - two hearts - two ends

I give to you my Ectocomp entry, "do not let your left hand know"

naarel.itch.io/do-not-let-y...

two hands - two hearts - two ends

naarel.itch.io

October 31, 2024 at 9:10 AM

Drew Cook: A Biting Cat

@bitingcat.bsky.social

Well, that was easy. I played so many Ectocomp games!

April 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Drew Cook: A Biting Cat

@bitingcat.bsky.social

Today is the last day of ECTOCOMP voting! Swing by and play a couple of games.

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

#interactivefiction #ectocomp2024

A game jam from 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest. WHO YOU GONNA CALL!? ECTOCOMP is an annual competition for interactive fiction celebrating the SPOOKY MONTH OF HALLOWEENTOBER. Whethe...

November 30, 2024 at 9:11 PM

1leafonthegame

@1leafonthewind.bsky.social

Hoy Viernes de Miniaventuras Especial ECTOCOMP (Segunda Parte, Electric Bogaloo!)

Podéis seguir votando los juegos en:
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

Y esta noche a las 22h os espero por Twitch 😊
www.twitch.tv/1leafonthegame

A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest, alyshkalia & Passerine. There's a full moon rising Let's go dancing in the light We know where the music's playing Let’s go out and f...

A game jam from 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest, Passerine & alyshkalia. "...the witches, who came from the kingdom's most remote corners to gather on certain nights of the year with...

November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM

Sarah W.

@silvercypher.bsky.social

#ECTOCOMP2026 is coming soon! Starting October 1, submit your creepy, horrifying, or spooky-sweet seasonal interactive fiction. Then we can celebrate all the games on October 31 when the entries are revealed!

More info here: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

ECTOCOMP 2026

Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of its tormented souls. End a curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.

September 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM

Bruno Dias

@brunodias.dev

Ectocomp '25 games are all live no – including KINOPHOBIA, my parser game/database thriller hybrid. Research an alternate history of cinema to figure out the fates of lost souls.

Inspired equally by Return of the Obra Dinn, IMMORTALITY, and Letterboxd.

brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia

Kinophobia by Bruno Dias

brunodias.itch.io

October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

Casi estamos en el ecuador de la ECTOCOMP 2025.

¡No olvidéis votar y dejar comentarios en las entradas de este año!

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM

kastelpls (かすっち)

@highimpactsex.bsky.social

published I Got You, my EctoComp 2025 entry made in four hours or less. it's about someone who just got a date and is getting advice from his best friend, Tom.

content warnings include gender dysphoria, body horror, and transphobia. happy early halloween :-)

kastelpls.itch.io/dude

The cover image of I Got You. A blonde white guy holds the hands of a black-haired white woman.

October 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM

Martin Shannon, Your Favorite Martin

@martinshannon.bsky.social

Sorry for the late arrival, #horrorwriterschat team, but I come bearing gifts. Your favorite Martin has a text game! It's free to play in any browser and is sure to make you smarter, or teach you why you should talk to your microwave. Just ask @vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

¡Estamos en directo!

www.twitch.tv/caad_club

December 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

¡Los resultados para #ECTOCOMP2024 están ya disponibles!

Cuidado, que no es el ranking automático de Itchio.

Consulta los resultados oficiales a continuación 🎃👇

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

A game jam from 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest. WHO YOU GONNA CALL!? ECTOCOMP is an annual competition for interactive fiction celebrating the SPOOKY MONTH OF HALLOWEENTOBER. Whethe...

Top ranked games in the ECTOCOMP 2024

December 2, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Drew Cook: A Biting Cat

@bitingcat.bsky.social

The ECTOCOMP results are in! Congratulations to everyone involved (organizers, authors, players) - it was a great event. I've tried and failed to do a La Petite Mort (four hour) game twice. I don't know how you do it!

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

48 entries were submitted between 2024-10-01 06:00:00 and 2024-10-31 08:00:00. 801 ratings were given to 48 entries (100.0%) between 2024-10-31 08:00:00 and 2024-12-01 03:59:59. The average number of ratings per game was 16.7 and the median was 16.

December 2, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

#ectocomp2025 is almost halfway over! come play and rate the 62 new interactive fiction games at itch: itch.io/jam/ectocomp.... playtimes range from a few minutes to a few hours.

also check out reviews (or write your own!) on the Interactive Fiction Community forum: intfiction.org/tag/ectocomp...

A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest, alyshkalia & Passerine. There's a full moon rising Let's go dancing in the light We know where the music's playing Let’s go out and f...

A game jam from 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest, Passerine & alyshkalia. "...the witches, who came from the kingdom's most remote corners to gather on certain nights of the year with...

November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM

kastelpls (かすっち)

@highimpactsex.bsky.social

EctoComp 2025 is now open for judging, so people can vote for games like I Got You in the competition :-)

bsky.app/profile/high...

kastelpls (かすっち) @highimpactsex.bsky.social · Oct 22

published I Got You, my EctoComp 2025 entry made in four hours or less. it's about someone who just got a date and is getting advice from his best friend, Tom.

content warnings include gender dysphoria, body horror, and transphobia. happy early halloween :-)

kastelpls.itch.io/dude

October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

...las brujas, que desde los lugares más remotos del reino venían a reunirse ciertas noches del año en las ruinas del castillo para sus nocturnas zambras, diabólicos conjuros...

y pequeños maleficios de Ficción Interactiva para #ECTOCOMP2026 ¡jie, jie, JIE!

¡Participa!

itch.io/jam/ectocomp-2026

ECTOCOMP 2026

September 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM

Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

The 2025 edition of ECTOCOMP, the interactive fiction community's annual spooky competition, is here! Submissions open on October 1, but you can begin working on your spooky IF now.

Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest & alyshkalia. There's a full moon rising Let's go dancing in the light We know where the music's playing Let’s go out and feel the nig...

Unrated entries in ECTOCOMP 2025

September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

Tu ayuda como jurado es esencial para los autores. Juega, comenta y vota. Crea comunidad.

Dicho esto, usa la siguiente dirección para comprobar qué juegos necesitan feedback y votos. ¡Gracias!:

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

#Ectocomp2025
#ficcióninteractiva
#aventurasdetexto
#interactivefiction

November 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

ECTOCOMP 2025 ha comenzado.

El concurso anual de la comunidad para juegos de Ficción Interactiva de terror durante todo el mes de Octubre está ya disponible.

Sigue leyendo para más información 🎃👇

September 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM

textualiza

@textualiza.bsky.social

¡La cosecha de este año ya está disponible! #ECTOCOMP2024

Lista para disfrutar de esta noche de #halloween #NochedeDifuntos 👻🎃

#FicciónInteractiva de terror y sobrenatural 😈👺

🎃 47 Juegos en total
🎃 38 en Inglés
🎃 7 en Español
🎃 2 en Italiano
🎃 2 en Alemán

Participa&VOTA!

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

A game jam from 2024-10-01 to 2024-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest. WHO YOU GONNA CALL!? ECTOCOMP is an annual competition for interactive fiction celebrating the SPOOKY MONTH OF HALLOWEENTOBER. Whethe...

Rate When the TV decides to Murder your Girlfriend - The Game by Martin Shannon for ECTOCOMP 2025

October 31, 2024 at 7:17 PM

Martin Shannon, Your Favorite Martin

@martinshannon.bsky.social

Hey, guys! I made a free text adventure game you can play online that is in a competition and I would be honored if you'd take a few minutes to give it a spin (and a rating) maybe? 📺☠️ @ivygrimes.bsky.social @deepcuts.blog @aebrossbooks.bsky.social @vincentlore.bsky.social itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

Things get a little weird when...

November 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Drew Cook: A Biting Cat

@bitingcat.bsky.social

You still have a week to get that Ectocomp game submitted!

itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

(feel free to pass it on)

A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by rubereaglenest, alyshkalia & Passerine. There's a full moon rising Let's go dancing in the light We know where the music's playing Let’s go out and f...