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Hello! Here are some IFs with a school/academic setting, various genres included. Also, some of these are not exactly school settings but instead set in university/college so I hope that's alright!

Completed

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance by Rocket Adrift Games

Honor Bound by @hpowellsmith (you get to be a bodyguard for a student at an elite school)

Blackstone Academy for the Magical Arts by Alana Joli Abbot

Changeling by Steamberry Studio

Community College Hero by Eric Moser

Creme de la Creme by @hpowellsmith

Grand Academy for Future Villains by Katherine Nehring

Keeper of the Sun and Moon (and the rest of the Keeper series) by @keeperofthesunandmoon

Known Unknowns by @brendanpatrickhennessy

Monster Prom by Beautiful Glitch

Psy High by Rebecca Slitt

Way Walkers: University by J. Leigh with Mac J Rea

XOXO Droplets by @gb-patch

Royal Affairs by @hpowellsmith

Through The Panels by Yam Harvest Games

Help! I Can't Find My Glasses! by @lacewing-if

Pageant by @cyberpunklesbian

Hanna, We're Going to School by Kastel

Totem Force by @parrotwatcher

Professor of Magical Studies by Stephen Granade

Sixth Grade Detective by Logan Hughes

Works-in-Progress

Anti-Mutant Academy by @antimutantcog

On The Scene by @onthescene-if (no demo yet)

Romantic Comedy of the Damned by @artwoo1

When The Beast Sings by @abeastlysong (no demo yet)

High School Revenge by @high-school-revenge

College Tennis: Origin Story by @collegetennisoriginstory

Berry Thief by @missfruitbud

The Marked by @peonyb

False Grace by @raddixie (possible hiatus, last active in november 2025)

The Muse by @themuse-if

Burning Academia by @burning-academia-if

The Golden Thread by @goldynskies

Lovecraft Academy & The One Chosen by @parrotwatcher (confirmed hiatus)

Powered by @powered-if (confirmed hiatus)

Houkago by @houkago-if

In All My Dreams I Choke on Invisible Smoke by @kanderwund

Painted Devils by @painted-devils-if (possible hiatus)

What Awaits Us by @whatawaitsus (likely abandoned)

Triaina Academy by @leo-interactive-fiction (possible hiatus)

College Heist by @collegeheist (possible hiatus)

A Tale of Heroes by @juantheashura

Severance by @severance-if (no demo yet)

Pactbinder by @pactbinder-if

The In-Between by @dalekowrites

Text Your Life by @pizzawriters

The Ballad of the Young Gods by @childrenofcain-if

With Bruised Blood by @withbruisedblood-if

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Hello! Hope you find something you like! This is an updated list of MCs as supernatural hunters!

Completed Works

Hunter: The Reckoning - A Time of Monsters by Paul Wang

Hunter: The Reckoning - The Beast of Glenkildove by William Brown

Works-in-Progress

Bad Ritual by @heart-forge

The Northern Passage by @northern-passage

When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings

Wolfsbane by @wolfsbane-if

Demonology: Incubus by @sonnet009games

Bitter Silver by @lookout-drive-games (kickstarter active)

The Corruptant by @cyn-if

Fellow Traveler by @robotvampire

Possible Hiatus/Abandoned Works

Snakeroot by @cerberus-writes (on hiatus as per itch.io status)

The Spirited: Origins by @yuveim (demo is password-protected on itch.io)

Underbelly by @/underbelly-if (blog seems to be deactivated)

Virtue's End by @virtues-end (last updated october 2024, blog last active in february 2025 -> possible hiatus)

Larkin by @larkin-if (last found demo is from dashingdon, blog was last active in 2024)

Sea of Graves by @/housemiroe (work deleted off of itch.io and tumblr blog deactivated)

Hello! I am sorry it's giving you trouble.

We are a directory, so I feel that it is our responsibility to make sure that we have updated information about every IF that is on our blog. For that, we do mention IFs that are on hiatus/abandoned so that people who happen to be looking for them and come across our lists are able to find out the status.

That said, just because an IF is on hiatus/abandoned I don't think it's correct to assume that they won't come back. We never know what may happen.

It's also difficult to gauge the actual status of an IF as sometimes the authors may not make a post about it and just go inactive for a while. This is why we are open to corrections all the time!

You are free to ignore the hiatus section of the lists -- in the future I'll make sure the categories of 'Completed', 'WIP' and 'Hiatus/Abandoned' are separated.

Hey! I'm gonna say no because of this written by the author herself:

First update and roundup of the year :> I say this constantly, but I feel inclined to remind people that when I'm inactive on Tumblr I'm not abandoning the story. I am actively working on it. I still get a ton of inbox messages about that but it's understandable which is why I will definitely make a better effort!

Ooh! Congrats on getting started on your game!!

I have to say first of all that I've had most experience growing an audience through choicescript and the associated forums, but since then I've also branched out to explore other coding languages like ren'py and from there, gathered a bit more knowledge of itch.io. So this advice is from that angle, though if anyone else has more suggestions and more experience with twine and itch.io or other forums, do chime in!

Itch.io

I think first of all, if you haven't already, putting your game on itch.io is an essential first step! From there, you can start being discovered by people, and can also start following others/building up a network of other creators you like. Be sure to tag your game with the tags that'll help show your game to relevant players, e.g. romance, amare, otome, fantasy etc.

Next, there are often game jams and events on itch.io itself that you can enter, often the requirements are that you add a new chapter or have a new update during the jam period, and your game will be added to a collection of games that players can check out. Often this might be under a theme (so you'll have to check if your game fits the theme).

Other non itch.io tips

I think first of all, playing lots of other games and organically cross-promoting and talking to other creators is probably the main thing I'd advise!

Another thing I'd add is that there are websites/databases for interactive fiction, like ifdb and vndb that you should definitely list your game on. We also try to help reblog and share chapter updates and intro posts at @interact-if, but there also other similar blogs @amaregames or @interactive-fiction-recs-for-you etc that you could reach out to!

An additional step that you could try especially if your game has slightly more visual elements would be to reach out to content creators and/or streamers to see if they'd like to check out your game on stream, or include your game in compilations or rec lists. I've had a lot more success here for my visual novel, merry crisis, as fully text based games still seem like they're too niche/maybe less exciting to stream.

Finally, I don't have too much experience or success at this, but I'm sure you could try your hand at social media -- besides Tumblr, which is an excellent place to slowly build a community around your IF, there's also Instagram, Reddit (there are threads like r/interactivefiction) or even tik tok. Regular progress updates, little snippets of your game, or even teaser art/bonus scenes are some ideas for content!