In Things to Share, you are a nameless observer to a small collection of someone’s private computer files, and the memories attached to them, as you explore this snippet of someone’s life.
The game is a short exploration of a lesser-represented queer experience. More of a mildly-interactive prose piece than true Interactive Fiction, the story bases itself around protagonist Dani’s digital keepsakes as they enter into a new relationship, and discover themselves through it.
I wrote Things to Share as both a final piece for one of my university modules, and an introduction to the ‘Ink‘ narrative scripting language (which it was written in, though the online version runs through Calico). It is inspired by Gone Home.
IMPORTANT:
This story contains profanity, sexual scenes, sounds of crying, and displays a somewhat dysfunctional queer relationship. Please play at your own discretion.
Selecting ‘DaisysSong.mp3’ will trigger an .mp3 file to play. You can stop it by selecting a new file, but there is no way to lower the volume from within the game—though it is short. Headphone users beware!
On a phone or tablet, you may not be able to hear ‘DaisysSong.mp3’ unless you are using headphones, or have turned off silent mode/Do Not Disturb.
Leon-Paul Daniel Lynn © 2022