IFComp 2026 teaser thread

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I enjoyed this thread last year, so let’s share teasers!

They can be as context-free as you like.

Here’s one for the entry I wrote with co-author Aidan Doyle:

an old ink drawing of a box filled with gears, the parts labeled in Japanese
an old ink drawing of a box filled with gears, the parts labeled in Japanese335×589 131 KB

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Screenshot from 2026-08-24 13-51-39
Screenshot from 2026-08-24 13-51-391920×1080 258 KB

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Finally, the Damon L. Wakes Minecraft alternative we deserve!

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A symbol of an ouroboros with the initials T.V. in the center.
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"I read about, uh, situations such as yours on the internet," she continued while reaching for the cups, entirely unbothered by the mechanical wheezing. "I saw all sorts of perspectives: psychiatric, theological-" "I thought theology would just say we're possessed." Jan raised his voice so he could be heard over the hiss of steam coming out of the machine. "Oh, God, no, that's a very ignorant approach. We can do better now. (...)"
"I read about, uh, situations such as yours on the internet," she continued while reaching for the cups, entirely unbothered by the mechanical wheezing. "I saw all sorts of perspectives: psychiatric, theological-" "I thought theology would just say we're possessed." Jan raised his voice so he could be heard over the hiss of steam coming out of the machine. "Oh, God, no, that's a very ignorant approach. We can do better now. (...)"680×236 54.1 KB

Normal conversations for normal people, of course.

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All the people mentioned in this story are real. The murderer of REDACTED is still an open question, but in my opinion, the evidence is strongly in favor of REDACTED being the real killer.

For a long time, our only information came from the Bible (CITATION REDACTED):

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A gray-scale person from an 18th century engraving looks at a skull, against a vaporwave backdrop.
A gray-scale person from an 18th century engraving looks at a skull, against a vaporwave backdrop.454×454 100 KB

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Ohe theke hes em ebub ta no lef.[1]

[1] “This is not real game text.”

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I promise this is not an unauthorised sequel to Dick McButts:

text reading "Great, now you have a wet butt and heart palpitations."

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Booty shorts that say ^

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Teaser
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planet
planet800×430 166 KB

Welcome to Keppler-7!

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— Wake-up in 3 —

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For posterity, I exercised maximum restraint in not submitting this as a second entry this year.

screenshot of a web page titled noninteractive unfiction or the treachery of injokes, with a handdrawn title logo from Zork 1 and the words in French, ceci n'est pas une fiction interactive.
screenshot of a web page titled noninteractive unfiction or the treachery of injokes, with a handdrawn title logo from Zork 1 and the words in French, ceci n'est pas une fiction interactive.1074×818 120 KB

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