ECTOCOMP

Ectocomp is a yearly Hallowe'en competition originally for ADRIFT games written in three hours or less. It has been held since 2007 and has thus far spurred the creation of 82 games. It opened to all development platforms in 2011. Each year's competition has its own page on IFWiki, listed below.

Pages by Year

• Ectocomp 2007. 4 entries. Winner: Video.Tape / Decay, by The Dominant Species.
  • Reviews on the ADRIFT Forum.

• Ectocomp 2008. 7 entries. Winner: Drinks With Lord Hansom, by James Webb.
  • Reviews on the ADRIFT Forum.

• Ectocomp 2009. 3 entries. Winner: The Dangers of Driving at Night, by Lumin.
  • Reviews on the ADRIFT Forum.

• Ectocomp 2010. 8 entries. Winner: Pete's Punkin Junkinator, by DCBSupafly.
  • Reviews on the ADRIFT Forum.

• Ectocomp 2011. 10 entries. Winner: Bloodless on the Orient Express (Hannes Schueller; Z-code).
  • Reviews on the ADRIFT Forum.

• Ectocomp 2012. 6 entries. Winner: Ghosterington Night (Wade Clarke; Z-code).

• Ectocomp 2013. 25 entries. Winner: The Horrible Pyramid (Ryan Veeder; Z-code).
  • Reviews on the Interactive Fiction Community Forum.

• Ectocomp 2014. 19 entries. Winner: Candlesmoke (Caelyn Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; Twine).

• Ectocomp 2015.
  • La Petite Mort division: 9 entries. Winner: Open That Vein (Chandler Groover; Z-code).
  • Le Grand Guignol division: 4 entries. Winner: Ashes (Glass Rat Media; Twine).

• Ectocomp 2016.
  • La Petite Mort division: 16 entries. Winner: The Periwink (Jedediah Berry; Twine).
  • Le Grand Guignol division: 5 entries. Winner: Bring Me A Head! (Chandler Groover; Twine).

• Ectocomp 2017.
  • La Petite Mort division: 12 entries.
  • Le Grand Guignol division: 12 entries.

Links

Download:

• Ectocomp 2010 from the ADRIFT site.
• Ectocomp 2009 from the ADRIFT site.
• Ectocomp 2008 from the ADRIFT site.
• Ectocomp 2007 from the ADRIFT site.

On the ADRIFT Forum:

• Ectocomp 2012
• Ectocomp 2011
• Ectocomp 2010