Warden: a (bug)folk horror
Ectocomp 2025 winner (Le Grand Guignol)
You're a tiny bug person who's just gotten home from a long trip. All that travel has made you hungry, but the key to your larder is missing. Explore your little community, find a sweet treat, track down your missing roommates, and don't even worry about everyone asking if you're feeling okay, you're feeling fine, why would they even ask, seriously why are they up to something are they out to get you can you actually trust anyone?
Warden: a (bug)folk horror is a parser game with two possible routes, each with multiple endings (some good, some... less good), and a lot of bugs. Content warnings available in-game.
Cover photography & design by baezil.
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- Release 25 days ago
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Apologies for the uneducated question, but how can I load/open my save file?
Hello! SO sorry for the delayed response. For games made in Inform, to load a save you type RESTORE. Update: Just tested and can confir that this does work! ([[[[){
Thank you, excited to go back and play now!! ([[[[[){:P
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I have all sorts of complimentary things to say about this charming (and at times disturbing) adventure, but I’ll skip them all and get to the important question — tatterbugs? You call them tatterbugs?
Here we mostly call them slaters, though woodlice, hedgepigs, sowbugs, and other names are also possible. But tatterbug is a version I’ve never heard.