The Imaginary Engine Review

THE WORLD IS NOT MY HOME

Dec 18, 2025 5 min read 24 Killers

As someone who has moved around a lot, across different states and even countries, I long for the stability of home, a house to call my own. Political and economic situations have dashed

IF's Retrofuturist Roots

Nov 4, 2025 9 min read

Amping up retro technological friction encourages the player to decipher an IF game's interface as if it is an alien device with its own "emotional language".

The limitations of Interactive Fiction provide a unique avenue for horror. Text based games cannot replicate the kind of tension that many survival horror games thrive in. The possibilities for emergent gameplay from

Game Poems, Doors to IF of the Moment

Oct 16, 2025 5 min read IF issue

A digital poem that features both text and interactivity is a type of “Interactive Fiction” in the traditional sense.

A Conversation with Nathalie Lawhead

Sep 22, 2025 26 min read IF issue

Nathalie Lawhead joined us on Zoom to talk about their work, interactive fiction, internet subcultures, social media and lots more.