Freya Campbell on putting Flicksy inside Bitsy inside Twine because it seemed cool

Freya Campbell (she/they) is an interactive fiction writer, designer, and game engine combiner. Her games focus on small interactions in fantastical settings, emphasizing pacing and being incredibly queer. They joined me on this week’s episode to discuss writing interactive fiction, putting engines inside each other, and using engine constraints to inform pacing. In closing, I am shamed for having not yet played a bunch of very good games (editor’s note: since recording I have played We Know the Devil and it is just as fantastic as Freya makes it out to be).

You can play all of Freya’s games on itch and follow her on Twitter @Spdrcstl.

Freya’s Cool Things to Share
We Know the Devil (Worst Girl Games, 2015)
Heaven Will Be Mine (Worst Girl Games, 2018)
Ladykiller in a Bind (Love Conquers All Games, 2016)
Disco Elysium (ZA/UM, 2019)

Things Discussed
Superlunary (Freya Campbell, 2019) - See also: “Food from the torpedo chambers”
The Tower Trilogy (Freya Campbell, 2018-2019)
The End of Decay (Freya Campbell, 2020)
Mutazione (Die Gute Fabrik, 2019) - See also: “Episode 23: Hannah Nicklin”
Bitsy
Twine
Flicksy

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