Full game released on September 1st, 2024

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The Maze Gallery was created over the course of 6 months by 34 contributors, 27 of them authors. It is a choice-based interactive fiction game about a surreal art museum that is intent on keeping its patrons forever.

You have been transported to a bizarre museum whose strangeness only grows the longer you remain, and you grow strange with it. Find your way out of the twisting halls, past the impossible paintings, and try to retain some sense of self for when you return to the real world

This first public release is for IFComp, and will remain content-consistent over the course of it's judging period. After the judging period is over the next build will include quality of life updates, additional art and music. For now, the Gallery awaits.

Come in. Enjoy the art. Stay awhile.

Technology Used

Written in Ink

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Credits

Contributor	Role(s)	Primary Entries
Paxton	Project Lead	Acropolis, Collection of Tiny Art, "Cow" Painting, Directory, Distorted Mirror, Eastern Stairwell, Gift Shop, Lobby, Metaphorical Taxidermy, Real Fake Doors, Shipwreck in a Bottle, Full Game Scope
Rachel Aubertin	Writer	Dinosaur Janitor, The Rabbit Hole
Chrys Pine	Writer & Editor	The Copperplate, Historiette Collection
Ed Lu	Writer	Captych
Toni Owen-Blue	Writer & Artist	Clive Stout, The Decapitated Pig, Ernest, Mincent, The Short Supremacist, The Wing of Bad Art, 1, 728, Various Illustrations
Christi Kerr	Writer & Additional Feedback	Bathroom, Missing Teeth
Sean Song	Writer	Hands of God, John & Jane, Lovers of Garbage, Portrait of an Old American Feast
Joshua Campbell	Writer	Major Arcana Exhibit, Minor Arcana Exhibit
Dawn Sueoka	Writer	The Wing of Four Humors
Randy Hayes	Writer & Editor	Band of Merry Mice, Cuniculus Murium
Allyson Gray	Writer & Editor	Galatea Pedestal, Inkblot Alcove, Inkblot Dark, Inkblot Light, The Missing Art Wing, Serena
Shana E. Hadi	Writer & Editor & Artist	Banquet of Unearthly Delights, Blob, Body Parts Room, Hungry Room, Hieronymus, Zizi!!!!, Various Illustrations
IFcoltransG	Writer & Editor	Rangi & Leucippe
Dominique Nelson	Writer	Jo's Cafe
Orane Defiolle	Writer	The Gallery of Talking Paintings
An Artist's Ode	Writer	Hallway Harmonia
Sisi Peng	Writer & Editor	Exhibit of Regret
Kazu Lupo	Writer	de(VOID)
divineshadow777	Writer & Editor	The Dead Presidents Wing
Robin Scott	Writer	Clown Alley, Clown Cathedral
Sarah Barker	Writer	Collectable Letters of Emma Hamilton
David Gürçay-Morris	Copy Editor	Full Game Scope
Benjamin Gear	Composer	Various Background Music
Ben Ash	Composer & Technical Audio Designer	Various Music, Sound Effects, Audio Implementation, Audio Engineering
Charm Cochran	Composer & Writer & Editor & Technical Designer	Atrium, Outro, Various & Sound Effects
Tori Paxton	Artist	Art Deco Backgrounds
Elizabeth Moran	Artist	Various Illustrations
Xan "Lithish" Farley	Artist	Unique Doors & UI
Ghost Clown	Technical Designer & Additional Writing	Full Game Scope
TavernKeep	Additional Writing
Alex Parker	Additional Writing
Mia Parker	Additional Writing
J Isaac Gadient	Additional Writing
brydyne	Playtester
auranym	Playtester
Laurent Le Brun	Playtester
Lance Campbell	Playtester
Richard G.	Playtester
Alex	Playtester
Shawn Featherly	Playtester
Alex Oldaker	Playtester
Victoria Medina	Playtester
Angelique Po	Playtester
Shawn Huang Fernandes	Playtester
Kazen	Additional Feedback

For more details and a complete walkthrough download the Maze Gallery Info file below.