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The Selvage Coast is a long run of chalk and timber, and every chart drawn of it is a promise the world has to keep: surveyed, fair-copied by an engraver who never saw the field book, signed by two hands, and sealed.
- ~50 min
- 11123 words
- 6 branch points
- 4 endings
- 46 plays
mature-17-plusfantasycartographychart-magiccoastalinstitutional-pressureprofessional-ethicssmall-townworkplacemoral-ambiguityrestrained-fantasy-craftno-explicit-sexual-content
Content notice (8)
- A false sealed chart and a record that is wrong on purpose for twenty years
- Coercion through a job, a signature, a wage account, and other people's licences
- Named self-interest and a career ambition pursued against the public record
- Relocation of four hundred and six people in the rain
- Nineteen deaths, described and counted, including two named adults
- A career-ending disclosure and a resigned commission
- Loss of a harbour's legal position and of two hundred and eleven men's work
- Chosen adult company, non-sexual, bounded, fades before anything is depicted
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In Ashcombe, an oath is not a promise.
- ~34 min
- 7664 words
- 4 branch points
- 4 endings
- 45 plays
mature-17-plusfantasycourt-intriguecoercioninstitutional-fraudobligationaccountingmoral-ambiguityadult-leadsno-sexual-content
Content notice (6)
- Coerced or uninformed labour used as a debt instrument
- Institutional fraud in a household's books
- Self-harm and self-destruction proposed as a solution
- A public reading of a private roll
- Reported deaths of supporting characters, not depicted
- A character who has never once been asked and never says so
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The Low Wetlands are a drowned valley of causeways and peat-cut islands, and the world took the water out of them forty years ago.
- ~44 min
- 9795 words
- 5 branch points
- 4 endings
- 50 plays
teenfantasyquiet-fantasysmall-godsadministrative-magicresource-allocationdrowned-landscapelabour-and-ledgersinstitutional-ethicsmoral-ambiguityno-sexual-content
Content notice (7)
- Inherited obligation and a lapsed civic right
- Unpaid and uncounted labour
- Institutional closure of a service and a public list of places that stopped asking
- Property loss: a third of a peat island and a standing ground
- Financial loss for a work crew of two pence a load
- A hard moral choice that no option resolves
- Chosen adult company, non-sexual, bounded, fades before anything is depicted
· art review pending · play time estimated from word count
Marrowgate is a walled city cut into seven terraces, and each terrace holds sixteen named doors that the city keeps locked as promises.
- ~26 min
- 5886 words
- 4 branch points
- 4 endings
- 71 plays
teenfantasycity-fantasycraft-and-apprenticeshiplockwork-magicinstitutional-negligencerecords-and-evidenceconsent-and-refusalcity-politicsmoral-ambiguityrestrained-fantasy-craftno-sexual-content
Content notice (6)
- Institutional negligence and an uninspected record
- Nine years of confinement in a room nine feet by one, described without injury
- A threatened demolition of an occupied room
- A clock of eleven days and a hard moral choice with no clean option
- A career and a stipend placed at risk
- A dated mention of an adult's action as a minor, not depicted
· art review pending · play time estimated from word count
In Pell, a market village of four hundred and six people on the River Wray, the magic is in the baking.
- ~9 min
- 2061 words
- 2 branch points
- 3 endings
- 40 plays
all-agesfantasyvillagefood-and-craftsmall-townquiet-mysterydebt-and-obligationdomesticfound-familymoral-ambiguityno-sexual-content
Content notice (5)
- A four-year debt of four coppers a day, kept in a tin and never mentioned
- A mother's departure and a shop bought out from under a girl of fourteen
- A customer who stopped coming because she got a job, and the ordinary shame of it
- A crumb read aloud in a market square with a name attached
- A hard moral choice that no option resolves
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Verrin Hollow is a hill town built around a wizard's glasshouse: one long room under a pitched glass roof, two hundred and forty feet from the fire wall to the cold end, standing on the shoulder above the town where the hill gives up and the streets stop.
- ~5 min
- 1257 words
- 2 branch points
- 3 endings
- 47 plays
all-agesfantasyworkplacehorticultural-magicquiet-fablemoral-ambiguityrecords-and-ledgersinstitutional-ethicsno-sexual-contentno-romance
Content notice (5)
- A falsified official record and a cut page in a bound ledger
- Institutional pressure and an admission of wrongdoing
- A hard moral choice that no option resolves
- Labour conditions and a rota with a named person on it
- A child character, non-sexualised and in no adult role
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The Vault
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The seed is alive. The accession cannot be proved.
- ~170 min
- 11665 words
- 18 branch points
- 5 endings
- 41 plays
literary fictionadult dramaprocedural tragedyGreyfen, four days in October 2026
adult dramaliterary fictionproceduralseed bankfamily betrayalinstitutional pressureclimate anxietymoral ambiguitymother and daughterslow burnworkplace drama
Content notice (8)
- irreversible extinction of biological heritage
- institutional coercion and financial precarity
- professional misconduct and falsified custody records
- family grief, betrayal and estrangement
- alcohol misuse
- off-page destruction of biological material
- no instructional pathology or modification detail
- all characters are adults
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The Placement
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The only family that said yes locked the door.
- ~170 min
- 13326 words
- 13 branch points
- 5 endings
- 42 plays
literary fictionprocedural dramafamily tragedyEast Barlow, Northbridge, seven weeks in summer 2027
adult dramasocial careproceduralfoster carefamily courtinstitutional failuremoral ambiguitycare leaverliterary fictiontragedy
Content notice (10)
- institutional abuse and coercive restraint
- falsification of care records
- failed adoption and family separation
- addiction recovery
- housing insecurity
- fatal house fire
- burns and smoke injury
- a body seen after death
- old missing-person grief
- no sexual content
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What the Interpreter Said
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His sentence lasted eleven seconds. Hers became the record.
- ~180 min
- 12858 words
- 10 branch points
- 5 endings
- 45 plays
literary fictionlegal dramaprocedural tragedyBellweather, April 2026 to January 2027
legal dramaadult dramacourtroom proceduralwrongful convictioninterpretersfamilyinstitutional betrayalmoral ambiguitylanguageliterary fiction
Content notice (8)
- wrongful conviction and imprisonment
- permanent injury and aftermath of workplace violence
- coercive institutions and professional misconduct
- destruction of evidence
- family rupture and language loss
- suicide referenced without depiction
- alcohol referenced
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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Ninth Floor
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A building can be empty on every form and still have someone inside.
- ~180 min
- 11604 words
- 12 branch points
- 5 endings
- 44 plays
literary fictionadult dramaprocedural tragedyNorthbridge, England; eleven weeks in autumn 2026
adult dramaliterary fictionhousingproceduralfamily secretsinstitutional failuremoral ambiguityworking classslow burntragedy
Content notice (10)
- housing insecurity and homelessness
- coercive control and confinement recalled
- sexual coercion referenced without depiction
- addiction and pregnancy discussed
- school-place fraud
- institutional pressure and falsified safety records
- death and human remains
- family estrangement
- violence and injury where earned
- all speaking characters are adults
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The White List
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Seventeen numbers. Two false identities. One signature that cannot be taken back.
- ~175 min
- 11311 words
- 16 branch points
- 5 endings
- 38 plays
literary fictionprocedural tragedyadult dramaCalder Vale, 8-9 October 2026
adult dramaproceduralrural tragedyveterinary medicinemoral ambiguityworkplace dramafarmingbetrayalinstitutional pressureliterary fiction
Content notice (7)
- animal death and livestock disease control
- graphic aftermath without instructional killing detail
- professional coercion and false certification
- financial distress and loss of a family farm
- betrayal by a trusted colleague
- alcohol use and grief
- no explicit sex; all characters are adults
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The Salt Widow
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The king died with his heart still in his brother's mouth.
- ~28 min
- 3831 words
- 11 branch points
- 5 endings
- 43 plays
dark fantasypolitical dramaerotic tragedyThe tide-kingdom of Vellin, three nights after an unfinished succession
successiondark fantasypolitical intrigueadultgoreexplicit sexsiegecourt intriguetragic romancegame of thrones
Content notice (6)
- graphic violence and gore including ritual cannibalism
- explicit sex used as politics and as desire
- pregnancy
- coercion and marital rape implication
- execution, hamstringing, throat-cutting
- siege, drowning, mass death
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The station needs two engineers. The contract recognizes one woman.
- ~65 min
- 5215 words
- 12 branch points
- 4 endings
- 109 plays
dark science fictionadult dramaworkplace thrillerromanceSevern Repair Station in orbit around the fictional gas giant Ananke, June 2168
dark science fictionspace stationadult dramaidentitylabourqueer romancecloningworkplacebranchingmoral ambiguity
Content notice (9)
- duplicate identity and threatened decommissioning
- bodily autonomy
- industrial space accident
- sleep deprivation
- workplace coercion
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no instructional reactor detail
- no slurs written out
Nine workers, one unsigned deed, seventy-two hours before the seal.
- ~65 min
- 6841 words
- 12 branch points
- 4 endings
- 131 plays
adult dramaworkplace dramaromancelegal dramaLydon, an invented port city, May 2027
adult dramasex workworker cooperativequeer romancepropertyprivacyworkplacebranchingmoral ambiguitysecond chance
Content notice (9)
- legal adult sex work discussed
- economic precarity
- licensing pressure
- client privacy
- death and inheritance
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no sexual acts depicted
- no slurs written out
The fire saint's contract expired. Forty thousand homes did not.
- ~60 min
- 5479 words
- 11 branch points
- 4 endings
- 107 plays
literary fantasyadult dramapolitical dramaromanceAnselm, an invented second-world river city, winter 2027
fantasyadult dramamunicipal fantasylabourqueer romancewinterfire saintpoliticsbranchingmoral ambiguity
Content notice (8)
- coerced magical labour
- cold exposure and threatened deaths
- class inequality
- institutional deception
- strike conflict
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no slurs written out
Seven dead workers have valid bookings. Checkout is at eight.
- ~55 min
- 6450 words
- 10 branch points
- 4 endings
- 122 plays
spookyfolk horroradult dramaromancemysteryVeyr, an invented coastal city, 17-18 February 2027
spookyghost storyadult dramahaunted hotelworkplacequeer romancegriefinstitutional cover-upwinterbranching
Content notice (8)
- death in an industrial accident
- ghosts and supernatural cold
- institutional cover-up
- grief and family guilt
- medical distress from cold
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no slurs written out
A white stake is an argument. A signature lets people walk.
- ~150 min
- 15159 words
- 18 branch points
- 5 endings
- 138 plays
literary fictionadult dramaprocedural tragedypost-war political dramathe Kestrel Valley in the fictional Republic of Drenava, 1-14 October 2026, eleven years after the armistice
adult dramaproceduralhumanitarian deminingpost-warworkplacemoral injuryinstitutional pressuresmall communitydisabilityslow burnmoral ambiguityliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- landmines and explosive remnants of war
- a demining accident
- graphic traumatic injury and amputation
- blood and medical aftermath
- wartime detention and disappearance discussed
- institutional pressure and workplace investigation
- hearing loss and disability
- grief and survivor guilt
- no instructional ordnance detail
- no slurs written out
She certifies what the works can do. The sale decides what those words mean.
- ~180 min
- 12392 words
- 9 branch points
- 5 endings
- 128 plays
literary fictionindustrial dramapolitical dramaVeyra, Republic of Orsava, January to October 1997
adult dramaindustrial dramapolitical fictionworkplaceprivatisationlabourmoral ambiguitypost-socialistslow burneconomic coercionliterary fiction
Content notice (8)
- economic coercion and wage theft
- unemployment and threatened poverty
- political and corporate corruption
- labour conflict and strikebreaking
- a nonfatal industrial crush injury
- alcohol and tobacco use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- class prejudice and xenophobia shown through behaviour; no slurs written out
The state mark is hers. So are the eleven cases attached to it.
- ~180 min
- 12613 words
- 14 branch points
- 5 endings
- 130 plays
literary fictionworkplace dramaprocedural thrillerromanceBellwether, Harrow County, five days in July 2027
adult dramaproceduralindustrialfood safetysmall townworkplacemoral ambiguityslow burnclassimmigrationlabourliterary fiction
Content notice (11)
- industrial animal slaughter and carcass inspection
- foodborne illness and hospitalisation
- repetitive-strain injury and disability
- worker compensation
- employer-tied visas and immigration enforcement
- identity-document scrutiny
- mass layoff and plant closure
- poverty and institutional pressure
- alcohol use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
One signature closes the road. One weak layer outlasts every good result.
- ~160 min
- 11348 words
- 13 branch points
- 5 endings
- 117 plays
literary fictionworkplace dramaprocedural tragedyCalder and Ardent Ridge, one winter from November 2026 to April 2027
adult dramaavalancheski resortsmall townworkplace tragedyproceduralcoroner's inquestmoral ambiguityclassinstitutional pressurewinterliterary fiction
Content notice (8)
- avalanche burial and death
- recovery and attempted resuscitation
- grief and survivor guilt
- public blame and workplace pressure
- economic precarity and threatened homes
- professional explosive avalanche control discussed non-instructionally
- alcohol use
- sexual intimacy implied; cuts away
A perfect joint can carry a lie.
- ~190 min
- 9147 words
- 18 branch points
- 5 endings
- 126 plays
literary fictionmaritime dramaprocedural thrillerromancethe Mediterranean, six weeks in May and June 2027
adult dramamaritimeproceduralsubmarine cablesinfrastructurecorporate cover-upmoral ambiguityworkplace dramaslow burnislandsecond chanceliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- infrastructure failure and communications deprivation
- medical jeopardy
- a death from delayed emergency care, recalled
- corporate negligence and coercion
- evidence concealment and professional misconduct
- dangerous maritime work and a hand injury
- storm peril
- alcohol use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
Consecutive
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The court hears only what you say it heard.
- ~165 min
- 27431 words
- 13 branch points
- 7 endings
- 40 plays
literarylegal dramatragedypolitical thrillerContemporary — eleven years after the Vaskaran clearances
courtroominterpreterwar crimeslanguagemoral injurybetrayalbranchingliterary
Content notice (8)
- All characters are adults.
- Mass atrocity, forced displacement and drowning described in survivor testimony
- Institutional coercion; a witness pressured about her own language
- Graphic recollection of injury and corpse recovery, where earned
- Moral injury, complicity and professional ruin
- Alcohol misuse under strain; insomnia
- Desire and an old obligation between unequal parties; sex cuts away at the door
- No instructional detail for weapons or intrusion. No slurs written out.
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Every ruling is defensible. Together they choose a member of parliament.
- ~200 min
- 31412 words
- 14 branch points
- 7 endings
- 128 plays
literary fictionpolitical dramaromanceprocedural tragedythe Division of Carrigan Bight, four days of September, present day
political dramaadult dramaproceduralelectoral fraudsmall townestranged siblingssecond chance romanceinstitutional rotslow burnmoral ambiguityclassliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- political corruption and clientelism
- workplace prosecution and public disgrace
- estrangement and family rupture
- poverty, unemployment and rationed healthcare
- a death from a delayed medical procedure, recalled
- alcohol use
- intimidation and doxxing of an official
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- violence where earned
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
They only get paid if the ocean is dead.
- ~195 min
- 31875 words
- 17 branch points
- 7 endings
- 114 plays
literary science fictionromancesurvival dramapolitical tragedyEuropa, Jovian system, October-November 2117
hard science fictionEuropaadult dramaplanetary protectiondebt bondagescience fraudlove triangleworkplace tragedyinstitutional rotslow burnsurvivalfirst contact
Content notice (10)
- suicide and its aftermath
- debt bondage and financial coercion
- graphic injury during a hull breach
- radiation exposure and chronic illness
- bone loss and medical trauma
- institutional abandonment
- grief and body recovery
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- violence where earned
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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