looks around is there a thread? No? Oh good, I get to make a thread! Ectocomp is officially up. All games are listed! So play some games, discuss them rate them, have some fun.
Please enjoy this spooky event 
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Wow! 62 entries this year!
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Wow! That’s a record isn’t it? So glad to see Ectocomp going strong. One of my fav comps of the year 
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Yeah, by a huge margin! Last year had 48, the year before had 36, and before that, 20-30 had been the norm for a while.
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This is why I got my win in when there were only six entries 
-Wade
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Also, we have 2 in French and 9 in Spanish.
Numbers are not important; what is really nice is to see previous participants being available in new languages <3 <3 <3
Also, usually all those ECTO games are usually smaller in size, so I hope 62 is still a manageable number.
You know, it is fine every year to be bigger and bolder! But we all know that for playing time more than 23 is then more like a chore XDDD but 62 small games is just like that, a Halloween evening eating a lot of candy and chocolates!
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There are 29 LGG games, which I assume are mostly longer. So that’s as many long games as the entire contest from a few years ago (judging by the above).
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Map for Oz the Great and Terrible:
I will have an IFDB review up shortly. I wasn’t clear on what triggered the ending, but it’s worth noting I at first checked the witch only once. I’d enjoy replaying to see what specifically triggers the ending.
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I’ve just made a review spreadsheet!
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Hey people!
Don’t forget to use the hashtag ectocomp2025 in your social networks to spread the word of the comp, or your own games!
Thanks!
(Also, if you make a stream, brag about it here so we can easily retoot and retuit). <3 <3 <3
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A minor update: One game (Non-humain by BenyDanette) has been moved from the La Petite Mort category to Le Grand Guignol. ECTOCOMP’s policy for games written in under four hours and then translated to a different language is that they’re no longer eligible for LPM, given that the total time for game creation plus translation is over four hours. So because Non-humain was originally written in French for a different speed-IF event, then translated to English for ECTOCOMP, the English version is an entrant in the LGG category. This means there are actually no French games this year (sorry, Rovarsson!).
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Hey, probably some of you have already seen this through the email I’ve sent through ECTOCOMP2025 itchio’s page (yes, the link was wrong, sorry for that), but I think it deserves the effort to repost it here, and also it says things we already know, but I think there’s a very important bit at the end, so… hold with me:
Hello,
We are approaching the halfway point of the voting period!
Just over two weeks left to play, comment, and vote on the terrifying games from the community with #halloween horror #supernatural themes, ideal for a very spooky November.
So, get involved! Your help as a member of the community is essential: play, comment, and vote. Build community. Check for the bases of the comp for links towards the community, and were to talk and leave your feedback.
That said, use the following link to check which games still need feedback and votes. Thank you!
https://itch.io/jam/ectocomp-2025/unrated
Also, for participants: use the hashtag ectocomp2025 on social media so that we can promote you there. Use the hashtag to engage with the community on social networks. Also, you can use the hashtags #textadventures twine or #InteractiveFiction, which will help a lot to reach the community out there.
Kind regards,
Ruber.
Even more, use the hashtag ectocomp2025 for talking about the games you play and review!
More importantly, in Mastodon, don’t forget to subscribe to the hashtags #InteractiveFiction and #TextAdventures, so all the people of the community there can read you. Mastodon is amazing for this. So add this important hashtags to your posts about ECTOCOMP.
Thanks a lot!
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We just passed 800 ratings! 
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I have created a post on reddit, so any redditors could help to push it. Thanks!
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920 ratings now!
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I’ve been able to rate 1 entry per day & should be able to continue.
It’s really cool to see the ways we’ve gotten people to be active.
We’re at 986 now. That’s 6 short of 16 per game, 14 short of 1000, and just short of 1034.625. Numbers aren’t everything but I do enjoy watching them go well beyond what I remember from the first time I entered and then judged EctoComp, which was fun – but it was a lot smaller then!
It’s been a fun ride but a part of me is waiting for it to be over so I can upload version 2 of each entry! Still, I’d like to see what I can do rating games over the holiday weekend.
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We’ve passed 1,000 ratings now, wooo! A little over three days left to get your votes in!
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