Max Fog

I am a young IF writer, working on projects in the ancient Infocom parser language ZIL. Currently I am working on my next project: Climbing Up the Walls, a classic winter Lovecraftian horror story with a mindbending twist.

For the 2023 IFComp, I authored Milliways: the Restaurant at the End of the Universe - a full-length, Cruel, faithful, 39-year-old sequel to the Infocom text adventure Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky. It includes 10+ hours' worth of playtime across 11 settings, many interesting puzzles, and a lot of ZRCruelty. It is faithful in every dimension, except perhaps writing quality. If you are happy to restart sometimes, I highly recommend giving it a go.

I also have written the games Thread unlocked. and Method in My Madness, which are proof-of-concepts for larger games. I am a heavy fan of dark comedies, perhaps with a sci-fi twist. Outside of coding and writing, I meddle in music (particularly rock, especially Radiohead and some Failure), and theatre.

I am the lead singer and producer of the band Disaster Area. You can find our music on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp. I recommend Prelude if you're feeling energetic, or Paper Men if you want something calm. However, there's something for everyone, from psychedelic to pseudo-math rock!

My website is located at Neocities.