Index: if-archive/games/mini-comps/ectocomp

A yearly Hallowe'en-themed competition, run since 2007. Originally ADRIFT-specific with a 3-hour time limit for authors, but since extended to all platforms and with a non-time-limited division, and non-English divisions.


11 Files

ectocomp-2007.zip [29-Nov-2023] [link to if-archive/games/mini-comps/adrift/ectocomp-2007.zip]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2007, Video.Tape / Decay, Witness: Demon vs Vampire, The Stowaway, The Forest House

All the entries in the October 2007 Ectocomp Competition:

  • Video.Tape / Decay by The Dominant Species (as T.D.S.) (1st)
  • Witness: Demon vs Vampire by Robert Street (2nd)
  • The Stowaway by Benjamin Samuel (3rd)
  • Forest House by Seciden Mencarde (4th)

[file is linked to games/mini-comps/adrift/ectocomp-2007.zip]

ectocomp-2008.zip [29-Nov-2023] [link to if-archive/games/mini-comps/adrift/ectocomp-2008.zip]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2008, Drinks With Lord Hansom, Return to Dracula's Castle II: Revenge of Dracula's Castle, Forest House 3: Sacrifice, Salutations, Conversation with a Hitchhiker, Blast, DeL SoL MADNESS

All the entries in the September 2008 Ectocomp Competition:

  • Drinks with Lord Hansom, by James Webb (as revgiblet)
  • Return to Dracula's Castle II: Revenge of Dracula's Castle, by Mel S
  • For3st House: Sacrifice, by Seciden Mencarde
  • Salutations, by Lumin
  • Conversation with a Hitchhiker, by James Webb (as revgiblet)
  • Blast, by Richard Otter
  • DeL SoL MADNESS, by Alvin Echeverria

[file is linked to games/mini-comps/adrift/ectocomp-2008.zip]

Ectocomp-2010.zip [29-Nov-2023] [link to if-archive/games/mini-comps/adrift/Ectocomp-2010.zip]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2010, Pete's Punkin Junkinator, Renegade Brainwave, Steve Van Helsing: Process Server, I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment, The Vault, The Fly Human, All Hallows Eve, Tenebrae Semper

All the entries in the October 2010 Ectocomp Competition:

  • Pete's Punkin Junkinator, by DCBSupafly
  • Renegade Brainwave, by J.J. Guest
  • Steve Van Helsing: Process Server, by Mel S
  • I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment, by Duncan Bowsman
  • The Vault, by BlueMaxima
  • The Fly Human, by Eric Anderson (Hensman Int'l)
  • All Hallows Eve, by Alvin Echeverria
  • Tenebrae Semper, by Seciden Mencarde

[file is linked to games/mini-comps/adrift/Ectocomp-2010.zip]

ectocomp2011.zip [02-Nov-2011]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2011, Bloodless_on_the_Orient_Express

All the entries in Duncan Bowsman's 2011 Ectocomp competition:

  • Bloodless on the Orient Express, by Hannes Schueller (Z-code)
  • Blue, by Taleslinger (Z-code)
  • Hungry, by Richard Otter (Adrift 4)
  • Stuck Piggy, by Mike Desert (Adrift 5)
  • Ignis Fatuus, by DCBSupafly (Adrift 5)
  • Death Shack, by Mel S (Adrift 5)
  • The House, by Finn Rosenloev (Adrift 5)
  • Attack of Doc Lobster's Mutant Menagerie of Horror, by Duncan Bowsman (Adrift 4)
  • Dash Slapney and the Calamitous Candy Corn Cornucopia, by Andrew Schultz (Z-code)
ectocomp2012.zip [31-Oct-2012]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2012

All the entries in J.J. Guest's 2012 Ectocomp competition:

  • What Are Little Girls Made Of? by Carolyn VanEseltine (Z-code)
  • Beythilda the Night Witch, by DCBSupafly (Adrift 5)
  • The Hunting Lodge, by HulkHandsome (HTML)
  • Ghosterington Night, by Wade Clarke (Z-code)
  • Parasites, by Marius Müller (Z-code)
  • The Evil Chicken Of Doom 3D, by Mel Stefaniuk (Adrift 5)
ectocomp2013.zip [31-Oct-2013]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2013

All the entries in J.J. Guest's 2013 Ectocomp competition:

  • The Argument-Winner's Ghost, by Andrew Schultz (Z-code)
  • Blackness, by Michael W Phipps Jr (Z-code)
  • Boogle, by Buster Hudson (Twine)
  • The Cenric Family Curse, by Jonathan Snyder (Z-code)
  • Chemistry and Physics, by Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine (Twine)
  • Crater Creek, 2113, by Angela Shah (Z-code)
  • Dead Pavane for a Princess, by Emily Boegheim (Z-code)
  • Faithful Companion, by Matt Weiner (Z-code)
  • Fish Dreams, by Carolyn VanEseltine (Z-code)
  • The Hallway Phantom, by Tyler Zahnke (Web)
  • Headless, Hapless, by Mostly Useless (Z-code)
  • Hill of Souls, by Angela Shah (Z-code)
  • The Horrible Pyramid, by Ryan Veeder (Z-code)
  • Ice House of Horrors, by Sean M. Shore (Z-code)
  • Jack, by Jason Lautzenheiser (Glulx)
  • The Nessa Springs Slasher, by Marius Müller (Z-code)
  • Personality Rights, by Sumana Harihareswara (Ren'Py)
  • The Profile, by Mike Snyder (Hugo)
  • A Slight Problem with Zombies, by David Whyld (Twine)
  • The Tale of the Cursed Eagle, by Slat Leering (Z-code)
  • Trick Or Treat, by Adelynn Snyder (Twine)
  • The Voodoo You Do, by Marshal Tenner Winter (Glulx)
  • Wisp, by Lea Albaugh (Z-code)
  • You are a Blob!, by SoftSoft (Twine)
  • ZombieDating.zom, by Anonymous (Web).
ectocomp2014.zip [30-Nov-2014]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2014

All the entries in the 2014 Ectocomp competition:

  • Lime Ergot, by Rust Blight (Z-code)
  • A Fly on the Wall, by Nigel Jayne (Z-code)
  • Choose Your Own SCARY Death, by Healy (Twine)
  • Devil's Food, by Hanon Ondricek (AXMA)
  • First Person, by Buster Hudson (Glulx)
  • ACAG, by David Whyld (Twine)
  • The Weird Mirror, by M.J. Antonellis (HTML)
  • Carriage Returns, by David Good (Glulx)
  • Wedding Day, by E. Joyce (Z-code)
  • Eclosion, by Buster Hudson (Twine)
  • It Is Pitch Black, by Caelyn Sandel (Twine)
  • LISEY, by Marco Innocenti (Glulx)
  • IDSPISPOPD (HTML)
  • Candlesmoke, by Caelyn Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine (Twine)
  • halloween candy triage simulator 2014, by j. marie (Twine)
  • Candy Rush Saga, by Andrew Schultz (Z-code)
  • The Voodoo You Do 2, by Marshal Tenner Winter (Glulx)
  • City of the Living Dead, by Tanah Atkinson (Twine)
  • Character Creation, by Erin Gigglecreek (Z-code)
ectocomp2015.zip [31-Oct-2015]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2015

All the entries in the 2015 Ectocomp competition, in the 'La Petite Mort' category:

  • Open That Vein, by Chandler Groover (Z-code)
  • The oldest hangover on Earth, by Marius Müller (Z-code)
  • Heezy Park, by Andrew Schultz (Z-code)
  • The Story of the Shinoboo, by Adri (Z-code)
  • Halloween Dance, by Mathbrush (Glulx)
  • Home/Sick, by Felicity Banks (ChoiceScript)
  • The Ghost Ship, by Jonathan Snyder (Z-code)
  • The Physiognomist's Office, by Christina Nordlander (Z-code)
  • Food, Drink, Girls, by Roboman (Twine)
  • In the 'Le Grand Guignol' category:
  • Ashes, by Glass Rat Media (Twine)
  • Invasion, by Cat Manning (Twine)
  • Nine Lives, by Merlin Fisher (Z-code)
  • Voice Box, by B Minus Seven (Twine)
ectocomp2016_grand_guignol.zip [31-Oct-2016]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2016

All the entries in the 2016 Ectocomp competition, in the 'Le Grand Guignol' category:

  • Bring Me A Head!, by Chandler Groover (Twine)
  • Vlad the Impala, by Pumpkin B. Parjeter (Twine)
  • Psychomanteum, by Hanon Ondricek (Glulx)
  • A Friend to Light Your Way, by verityvirtue (Twine)
  • Four Sittings in a Sinking House, by Bruno Dias (Blotter)
ectocomp2016_petite_mort.zip [31-Oct-2016]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2016

All the entries in the 2016 Ectocomp competition, in the 'La Petite Mort' category:

  • Going Home, by Santiago Eximeno (Twine)
  • Low, by Peregrine Wade (Glulx)
  • The Curious Incident at Blackrock Township, by Bitter Karella (Twine)
  • Because You're Mine, by Owlor (Glulx)
  • The Unstoppable Vengeance of Doctor Bonesaw, by Lewis Blanco (Z-code)
  • What to Do When You're Alone, by Glass Rat Media (Twine)
  • Edith's Cats, by Roboman (ADRIFT)
  • Toiletworld Omega, by Brian Kwak (Glulx)
  • The Periwink, by Jedediah Berry (Twine)
  • Light into Darkness, by Christina Nordlander (Z-code)
  • Flight of the Necrovoyager, by Joey Bones (Twine)
  • Howled House, by B Minus Seven (Raconteur)
  • Scars, by Olivia Dunlap (Twine)
  • Honeysuckle, by Cat Manning (Texture)
  • A Checkered Haunting, by Andrew Schultz (Z-code)
  • The Train of Life, by Marco Innocenti (Twine)
ectocomp2023.zip [16-Mar-2024]
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IFWiki: ECTOCOMP 2023

Most of the entries in the October 2023 Ectocomp Competition, in all languages and both categories (Petite Mort / Grand Guignol):

  • ~~~Into Darkness~~~, by Jacic
  • 30 Dreams in 31 days, by Mery
  • A Study of Human Behavior, by Earth Traveler
  • Ah Lim's Chicken Rice, #01-08A, by Kastel
  • Among the Haunted, by aurelim
  • BILLIE NIGHT, by Sequentia Soft (Fran Kapilla)
  • Bonfire Night: The Black Dog, by Carter X Gwertzman
  • Chasquidos, by binary-sequence
  • ConfigurationUploader, by Autumn Chen
  • Dark Communion, by alyshkalia
  • El Fin de la Historia, by n2n
  • El Virulé, segunda parte: Padre, by paravaariar
  • End Of History, by n2n
  • Esbozo de feto investigando crimen, by Strollersoft
  • Forever and Ever, by PetricakeGames-IF
  • Good Bones: A Haunted Housewarming, by Leon Lin
  • GUT THE MOVIE, by Coral Nulla
  • Haunted House for Social Phobics, by Stewart C Baker
  • In the Blink of an Eye, by manonamora
  • InGirum_English, by BenyDanette
  • InGirum_French, by BenyDanette
  • Latter-Day Pamphlets, by Robert from High Tower Games
  • Meurtre dans la Station Spatiale, by maximejr
  • Monte de las Ánimas (2023), by Dareint
  • Öhfwërhld, by Bruhstin
  • Please Leave a Message, by Passerine
  • Put-Peep(tm), by PMarlowe
  • Red Haze / Bruma Roja, by rubereaglenest
  • Roads of Liches, by Andrew Schultz
  • Taller Tech Mauler Mech, by Andrew Schultz
  • THAT WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM RESURRECTION, by swanchime
  • The Author and its characters, by Stanwixbuster
  • The Dying of the Light, by Amanda Walker
  • The Haunting of Corbitt House, by Arlan Wetherminster
  • The Labyrinthine Library of Xleksixnrewix, by Dercomai
  • The Loneliest House, by alyshkalia
  • The Revenant's Lament, by 30x30
  • The Shattered Fortress, by JazzTap
  • Travesuras de estudiantes, by ivsaez
  • Vampire Gold, by Olaf Nowacki
  • YOUNGBLOOD; YELLOWBELLY, by swanchime
  • Your Body a Temple, or the Postmodern Prometheus, by Charm Cochran
  • Zombie Eye: Campfire Tales, by Dee Cooke

(The remaining five entries either didn't have consent to be archived, or it wasn't technically possible.)