Eczema Angel Orifice

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Eczema Angel Orifice is a single player action game with horror, fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by xrafstar and was released on April 10, 2019. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

A collection of hypertext stories where you read words and make choices by clicking on links. Most of the stories have content warnings and director's notes, so you can easily find the hot stuff. Some of these games are available free online so you can make the informed consumer choice as to whether to subject yourself to this hideous garbage, or some other hideous garbage not personally writ…

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Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

story3 positive mentions

A unique and visceral collection of experimental interactive fiction with strikingly emotional and imaginative storytelling.
The writing is deeply personal, evocative, and inventive, blending surreal horror, humor, and melancholy with raw honesty.
Includes rare works now offline elsewhere, making the collection a valuable and essential archive of the author's influential early pieces.

The stories can be intense, difficult, and mentally taxing, potentially overwhelming some players.
The unconventional narrative structures and strange, fragmented storytelling may challenge players looking for straightforward gameplay.
Some content includes strong themes and NSFW elements which might not be suitable for all audiences.

story
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The story is praised for its surreal, esoteric writing and unconventional, often cryptic descriptive style that challenges the reader's understanding. It presents a fractured narrative where reality is warped by unseen forces, evoking a unique, mentally provocative experience reminiscent of distinctive Japanese short-story authors.
- “I love it a lot, an experience of surreal esoteric writing; the story is filled with unconventional and strange descriptive choices, almost as if the story itself does not want to be understood. The very text and idea held in it are so strange and adversarial to one's mind.”
- “The storytelling dances along fractured lines of meaning, where the world and your understanding of it have been warped by power beyond the point of view character's understanding.”
- “I haven't found any writing that's made me feel like hers since I was a teen reading edgy creative Japanese short-story authors like Otsuichi, Otaro Maijo, and Tatsuhiko Takimoto.”
- “I love it a lot, an experience of surreal esoteric writing, the story is filled with unconventional and strange descriptive choices, almost as if the story itself does not want to be understood, the very text and idea held in it so strange and adversarial to one's mind.”
- “The storytelling dances along fractured lines of meaning, where the world and your understanding of it has been warped by power beyond the POV character's understanding.”
humor
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The humor is a unique blend of bizarre, manic, and darkly comedic elements that feel both alien and deeply familiar, balancing unsettling surrealism with genuine warmth and honesty. It combines disturbing and thought-provoking moments with a playful, intimate tone that resonates emotionally without alienating the player.
- “It's funny, cute, alien and yet deeply familiar.”
- “A collection of messy, visceral, disturbing, hilarious, thought-provoking, uncomfortably intimate interactive fiction.”
- “I'm reluctant to use the word bizarre to describe this, though it superficially is, because there's such a strong current of unflinching honesty and warm humanity running through all the surreal horror and manic humor that I don't really feel alienated by any of it.”
emotional
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The emotional impact of the writing is deeply resonant, capturing a raw and authentic perspective reminiscent of edgy Japanese short-story authors. It effectively conveys the intense, multifaceted struggles of marginalized experiences, making the emotional journey both poignant and immersive.
- “I haven't found any writing that's made me feel like hers since I was a teen reading edgy, creative Japanese short-story authors like Otsuichi, Otaro Maijo, and Tatsuhiko Takimoto.”
- “It's the experience of someone who has really been there, converted into hypertext, the collective voice of a non-normative experience lived at the fringes of society; of how perilous this experience is not only emotionally, but also socially or economically.”
music
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The music, featuring artwork by Ada Rook, is highly praised for its quality and is available for free on the creator's website.
- “It's free on her website and has an awesome soundtrack and art by Ada Rook.”