Entry for End Master's Prompt Contest 4

Years after abandoning the home he swore never to return to, Arthur steps across the threshold of his childhood house to find it preserved in eerie stillness—just as he left it. Haunted by memory and drawn by something unspoken, he walks familiar halls expecting nostalgia, maybe closure. But as shadows stir and the past plays out like a script he didn’t write, Arthur begins to suspect the truth waiting for him isn’t buried in memory. No, it’s alive in the walls. And it’s been waiting for him. What he uncovers will challenge everything he thought he knew about his family, his escape, and the night he tried to forget.

For End Master's Manifest Destiny Contest. Expanding horizons and all that.

You grew up here. All you've ever known is sitting in your little box of metal. Daddy takes care of you. He says the world is dangerous, that there are monsters looking to take you away. He protects you. At least, that's what he tells you. You know better...

(You are Tess, an 11-year-old girl who was abducted as an infant and grew up inside a cage that 'Daddy' built for you in the basement.)

WARNING     WARNING      WARNING

This story contains graphic depictions of violence, nonconsensual sex, and other sensitive topics. If any of these are triggers for you, I IMPLORE you not to read this. This does not reflect my personal views in any way. So in other words: This shit WILL be downright disturbing. Don't bitch if you get uncomfortable because that is the point. Thank you and have a wonderful read!

There are 26 endings. Play to see them all.

You met on a local hiking trail, both looking for an abandoned town rumored to be out there. It was clearly meant to be.

There are seven endings.

An entry into EndMaster's Prompt Contest 2

You can hear it ringing again. The endless droll of mechanical laughter that mocks you. Without fail, it rings at precisely 3:02 in the morning, never a good nights sleep allowed. Some days you yearn to smash it, others you let it ring until you think you may go deaf. And even still others lead you to answering...

the phone call.

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Just an extremely, bare minimum game (though this says nothing of quality) to test the waters on this site before I finish up the game I've been chipping away at for almost two years. Don't expect too much from it, I just wanted to tell a simple and short story!

Better than I expected to get actually, so I'll take it! Just glad it's over. Thanks for another great contest, End!

1) A story involving a dangerous hunting competition brings things to mind like The Hunger Games or The Most Dangerous Game. A fan fiction of either stories isn't really desirable, but using those as inspiration and running with it would be fine. Alternatively, going a Predator-esque route and making the protagonist an alien hunter that is competing to see who can slaughter the most dangerous beast could be entertaining as well.

29) A story about a homemaker protagonist while their significant other leaves for battle for extended periods of time (Soldier, raider, merc, etc). I feel like this holds so much potential for a quieter, introspective story that really can delve into a realistic scenario that plays out every day. Personally, if I felt comfortable writing in the historical fiction genre this would be a huge allure. Reminds me a bit of the Little Women plot. So the American Civil War or WWII might be stand out time periods to set this--though any war would do. 

50) A story about having cancer and trying to check off a bucket list before you die. Also make this into a game with a scoring system. (It’s cancer, just have fun with it!)  This can go so many directions-- make it a dark comedy that's blissfully apathetic, a drama that delves into the range of emotions that such a diagnosis may come with, or a tragedy with failure at every turn. Definitely depends on the writer. Truly limitless potential with this one, though I actually think the scoring system may be its biggest detriment for being chosen in a time-sensitive competetion. (Yes, I know the deadlines are absurdly long but look at the low turn out despite that). This also reminds me of a Johnny Depp movie--I just don't recall the name.

Truthfully, though, all of these have potential in the right hands. Just a matter of getting the attention of the right writer at the right time. If they finish it, that is.

Inscryption is what got me back into deck builders and made me want to build up my irl boardgame collection. That has... Not changed since. 

I only played Danganronpa recently and don't understand the negative connotation that it seems to have cause that game was alright. I've only played the first one. Is it worth it to continue?

1) Mario

2) Zelda

3) Pokemon

4) Elder Scrolls

5) Fallout

6) Doom

7) Crash

8) Donkey Kong

9) Borderlands

10) The Sims

11) Dead Space

12) Team Fortress, though was not my thing

13) Warhammer

14) Metal Gear

15) God of War (only the new two)

16) Tetris 

17) Red Dead (One of my favorite series of all time)

18) Rachet and Clank

19) Call of Duty

20) Age of Empires

21) Need For Speed

22) Prince of Persia (tho low-key I know it evolved into Assassin's Creed so despite being different IPs I lump them together a lot of the time)

23) Max Payne (never finished)

24) Halo

25) GTA

26) Diablo

27) Assassin's Creed 

28) Metroid

29) Bioshock

30) Mass Effect (2 is one of my favorite games.. up there with Red Dead)

31) Last of Us (but I actually didn't love the story, so that's a hot take)

32) Far Cry

33) Resident Evil

34) Tony Hawk Pro (though I never owned it, my younger brother was super into skating for a while. Parents thought it'd be a 'bonding' experience or whatever. We still don't talk sometimes lol)

35) Gran Turismo 

36) Rayman

37) Castlevania

38) Total War

39) Mortal Kombat

40) Uncharted

41) Tomb Raider (not the originals tho)

42) Portal

43) Sonic

44) Witcher (I know 3 is a masterpiece but I've actually played all of them)

45) Half-Life

46) Spyro

47) Dark Souls 

48) Silent Hill

49) Hit Man

50) Dragon Age (only Inquisition)

51) Banjo-Kazooie (this game was my childhood for a whole year)

52) Worms

53) Bomberman

54) Monster Hunter (really have to try the new game too)

55) Watch Dogs

56) Dishonored (first game is peak)

Lmao thanks, it's been a while

My entry: https://chooseyourstory.com/story/durwood-mansion

A supernatural mystery with Lovecraftian/Mythos themes and a slowly unraveling narrative spanning the history of an entire family. 

I've got about 6k written right now and have a good portion of branching done but not fully planned out. Only about 5 pages written though.

Throughout my childhood, my family had a rule that we could only play videogames or spend time on devices when it was raining. It was to encourage my siblings and I to use our imagination and not become dependent. Of course, I hated it like you did at first but as I got older I appreciated what it's done for me. I will say that a lot of peers within my age bracket (gen z) didn't have the same experience. I don't think it's common but I do think it's not unheard of.

Less depraved, I hope, but yes! This one is more.. eldritch horror or supernatural thriller. Depends on the route taken of course lol