Narrative-driven experiences where systems and stories are inseparable.

Strange Artifice is the Naarm/Melbourne-based studio of writer, developer, and musician Joshua Meadows.

Alcyone: The Last City

A 250,000+ word branching interactive sci-fi novel set at the end of the universe. Out now for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

More about Alcyone: The Last City
  • The City's six Denizen Sextants and central Citizen District under its hexagonal shield
  • Choosing an origin during rebirth, with attribute cards down the left
  • The Rebirthing Facility glowing among the City's buildings

Iyetra

An episodic science-fantasy novella series set in a hybrid universe of magic and technology. Books One through Six out now.

More about the Iyetra series
  • Floating islands drifting through an orange sky, from the cover of Book 01: Sleeping God
  • A blazing light among shattered red crystal, from the cover art of Book 04: Incursion
  • Green smoke curling around a horned silhouette, from the cover art of Book 05: Aftermath's Dawn