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Spring Thing 2025
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The Spring Thing 2025 stories are now available for download. There are thirty-four entries this year:

In the Main Festival (eligible for prizes and ribbons):

As the Fire Dies, by Alex Carey and Deborah Chantson (Twine)
blackberry bloodbath, by Melany Socorro (Twine)
Canvas Keepsakes, by C.T. O'Mahony (Twine)
Chronicles of the Moorwakker, by Jupp (Twine)
Cut the Sky, by SV Linwood (Inform/Glulx)
Echoes (an anthology), by Ben Jackson (Twine)
Elaine Marley and the Ghost Ship, by Logan Delaney (Twine)
Espresso Moka, by Roberto Ceccarelli (Inform/Glulx)
For Lila, by MUSE (Twine)
The Goldilocks Principle, by iris (Twine)
Hauntless, by Abby Blenk (Twine)
Hell Ride, by Dana Montgomery (Inform/Glulx)
The Hound of Ricsige, by The Bentomologist (Twine)
idle phone simulator, by summsalt (Ren'Py)
Interview Interview, by Ronynn (Twine)
The Little Match Girl Approaches the Golden Firmament, by Ryan Veeder (Vorple)
Radiance Inviolate, by DemonApologist (Twine)
Retool Looter, by Charm Cochran (Inform/Glulx)
The Sandman, by Bellamy Briks (Twine)
Social Democracy: Petrograd 1917, by Autumn Chen (Dendry)
Spring Gothic, by Prof. Lily, Kastel, Lacunova, Nitori, Noelle (Ren'Py)
Starfish & Crystallisation, by Colin Justin Wan (Twine)
Stowaway, by Nicholas Covington (Ink)
Terra Nova - The Mystery of Zephyr's Landing, by P.Rail (Vorple)
Test Subject: Synaptix, by mkellygames (Twine)
Three-Card Reading, by Norbez Jones (Twine)
Wayfarers, by Gina Isabel Rodriguez (Twine)
We Stole a Ship to Run a Scam, by Peter M.J. Gross and Donald Conrad (RPG Maker MV)


In the Back Garden:

anpa ma, by Vivian Rose (Inform/Glulx)
As I Sat on a Sunny Bank, by Senica Thing (Twine)
A Bottle from the Future, by SKIT (Twine)
Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, by Drew Cook (Inform/Glulx)
Portrait with Wolf, by Drew Cook (Inform/Glulx)
Succor, by Loressa, Matthias Speksnijder and Dactorwatson (Twine)


The 2025 festival opens April 2, 2025 and closes May 9, 2025. You can find out everything you need to know at:
http://www.springthing.net/2025/

You'll find the links to download the entries or play them online on that page.

Some games may require an interpreter program to open. See the festival site at the link above for details on running a particular game.

The deadline for submitting ribbon nominations is May 9, 2025.

The details on how to submit nominations will be available soon. Check the Spring Thing home page for details.

Feel free to contact me if there are any problems.

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To all the players, and all the entrants, have fun! 

Brian

Updates:
Three-Card Reading updated 4/2/25.
Portrait with Wolf updated 4/2/25.
We Stole a Ship to Run a Scam updated 4/2/25.
Marbles D & the Sinister Spotlight updated 4/3/25.
Portrait with Wolf updated 4/3/25.
Succor updated 4/4/25.
Chronicles of the Moorwakker updated 4/4/25.
Radiance Inviolate updated 4/5/25.
Canvas Keepsakes updated 4/5/25.
Chronicles of the Moorwakker updated 4/5/25.
Hauntless updated 4/5/25.
Blackberry Bloodbath updated 4/5/25 (twice).
Elaine Marley and the Ghost Ship updated 4/6/25.
Starfish and Crystallization updated 4/7/25.
Chronicles of the Moorwakker updated 4/10/25.
The Goldilocks Principle updated 4/11/25.
Canvas Keepsakes updated 4/12/25.
Cut The Sky updated 4/15/25.