As the Fire Dies, by Alex Carey and Deborah Chantson

Description: Have you ever woken up shivering after kicking off your covers in the middle of the night? As the Fire Dies is a text-based fantastical adventure through a dream world that feels the effect of a "real life" fire. 

Author Statement: Alex and Deb were both speakers at the Full Indie Dev Summit in Vancouver but only got to meet properly after the event. After the loveliest of video chats, Alex invited Deb to work on this game idea he was mulling over. With Alex taking the lead on the narrative system and Deb getting to use all the flowery verbose description of her dreams, As the Fire Dies is the product of their collaboration.

System: Twine
Entered In: Main Festival 
Tags: family-friendly, family-friendly language, fantastical, dream like, puzzle, lizardog, ramen, gingerbread, text-based, no graphics, introspective, poetic, use your own imagination, quiet
Play Online Link: https://rollingcarey.itch.io/as-the-fire-dies
 

This story was entered in the 2025 Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction. More info on the festival is available at http://www.springthing.net/
