#html tryhard

this fic starts on the 25th day of the Romance Route and has three "romance" options to choose from and seven total endings. i wanted to add more routes and endings but i ran out of time...

why did i do this? i've asked myself that same question every day for the last two months. how did i do this? with a lot of crying and banging my head against the wall. how long did this take? i do not know. too long. a very long time. still, it turned out pretty slick! im mostly proud of it.

read it (play it?) on AO3:

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WE'RE BACK with HTML Tryhards 2026! 

HTML? What's that?

HTML is a markup language used to tell a web browser how to display content. You might be aware of simple uses of HTML, such as <b>bold</b> and <i>italics</i> but HTML can be used to do so much more! Do you like r/AITA stories? Have you ever been interested in including realistic text messages into your fics? Did you like choose-your-own-adventure books as a kid? HTML can be used for all of that and more!

Join us for HTML Tryhards 2026, where we bully our friends (and you? 👀) into making fanfiction super extra shiny using the power of HTML.

What does HTML have to do with fanfiction?

AO3 is a fanfiction hosting platform that supports the use of HTML, and that's where submissions for this event should be posted. We have a collection for you to post to, but please use the #HTML Tryhard tag on your work as well! 

If you post about your submissions on Tumblr, @ this blog or use the tag #htmltryhard2026, and we'll reblog you.

Rules

Submissions must include a significant portion of HTML. We'd prefer the entire work be HTML, but mixed prose and HTML is also acceptable.

Submissions MUST be HTML and not images or screenshots of text logs/tweets/etc.

There is no required minimum word count, but the suggested minimum word count is 500 words.

HTML/CSS guides are accepted (and encouraged!) as submissions.

Submissions should include the #HTML Tryhard tag on AO3.

Submissions should be added to the collection on AO3.

You can start posting submissions February 16th, and the last date of the event is February 22nd, though the collection will still be open after that date if your projects end up running late.

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changing the game

i coded an interactive game thing on AO3. in the spirit of sam reich, i made a bunch of my friends play this before i posted it :)

sam, i see why you do it now. i get it.

extended A/N and spoilers under cut

I coded a fully interactive phone into Ao3 and it feels like my head has been bashed in at Terminal Velocity

This bad boy -Plays a song -Has multiple text convos for you to read -Lets you send messages -Gives you multiple dialogue options -Changes notif display based on what you've already clicked

HTML and CSS on Ao3 is an awesome tool that allows for some amazing fandom applications. I have made a habit of collecting these resources, but one of the coolest types of fics I've found are actual interactive games in Ao3, and me being the html tryhard's self-appointed librarian, I've decided to compile these together in both my resource doc and on this tumblr post.

But can it run Doom? by gifbot: Play Doom with every ao3 user on the page!

Tropémon by gifbot : an Ao3 based pokemon game!

Nethack Sokoban by gifbot: a puzzle game

I Don’t Think We’re Ready for the Takeoff by gifbot : besides being a phone with interactive bits, you can play flappy bird

Conway’s game of life by gifbot

I Crush Everything by gifbot: play as squid that crushes things!

Five Times Luna Saw Snape Die (and One Time She Didn’t) by gifbot: Harry Potter Point and click adventure

Changing the game by mackerel_cheese: A really cool Game Changer mini-game style fanfic

New Roman Times Games by mackerel_cheese: play percy jackson themed word games

Mythomagic, 1st Edition: Battle of Olympus by mackerel_cheese : percy jackson card game simulation fic

do you believe in coincidences?  by mystyrust: danny phantom phone fic

Romance Route DLC by jihnari: a The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy Dating Sim hosted IN ao3!

Thousand Illusions by BurntMochicha: Dr. Stone Visual novel

Makoto Calls Byakuya a Bitch: An Interactive Fic by solace_at_last: Dangan Ronpa Visual Novel

Project Sekai Ao3 edition by polyneedpilled: Rhythm game IN ao3

Tower of Hanoi by the_untamed_poet25

Simon Sequence Game by the_untamed_poet25

Several Hangman games: X X X X X X X X X X by the_untamed_poet25 Hangman collection

Who Stole the Treasure on the Sunny by the_untamed_poet

Hunt the Whumpus by Charles_Rockafellor

Bubble-pop! Game by Charles_Rockafellor

Heark’s character creator by heark 

Closed Loop System by One_of_Them (greenbean_paste) Murderbot diaries fic with PLAYABLE minesweeper

spare time by One_of_Them (greenbean_paste) sad bowling game

Sudoku in Heart Flutter Against the Stars by WordsofWilderness: Sudoku in a Harry Potter Fanfic

Snao3ke by taxen99 : Snake!

windows9ao3 by taxen99: don’t know if this technically counts since its a computer but its very cool

Figured You Out - by Suzukitich  multiple logic puzzles

Logic Grid Puzzle Work Skin & Tutorial by BookKeep

The Case Of The Clickable Murdle by VThinksOn

Thank you to @html-tryhard for putting on such an amazing event!!

Told through headlines, Getting Together, Crack - Rated G - 996 words AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/80034381

Rated: T Pairing: Tim Drake/Jason Todd Summary:

Jason works alone, he doesn't need help. He doesn't need Tim butting in on his cases and he especially doesn't need some unknown number telling him what to do.

I'm excited to publish my CSS found-phone fic I Don't Think We're Ready for the Takeoff on AO3 as part of the 2025 KPDH Fest!

Take a secret look into the demonic machinations behind a plot to kill HUNTR/X that is at once much better and much worse than Jinu's ridiculous "Kpop boy band" idea.