Shade

by Andrew Plotkin

The author’s tag-line for this game is “A one-room game set in your apartment,” and it’s difficult to say much more about it without spoilers. Suffice it to say that it’s extremely well crafted and very, very creepy–this is “mess with your head” IF par excellence. Precisely what happens, particularly at the end, is open to multiple interpretations. There’s also a lot going on, in a sense, so you may want to replay it a few times once you’re done. Not to everyone’s taste–it’s not an upbeat game by any means–but masterfully done.

Play this!