Repeat the Ending

Repeat the Ending
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	5 April 2023
Credits
Author	Drew Cook
Artist	Callie Smith
Reception
Events	Spring Thing 2023 Best in Show
IFDB rating	4.5 out of 5 (33 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Surreal
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
IFDB play time	5 hours 50 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: Original art. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
IFID	7CD4E66D-D0CA-443E-9ADB-70D8BBD58469, 57CF02F3-2429-4D67-8045-C2FCACC3CBA6
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Explore an all-new "critical edition" of the forgotten 1996 Inform 5 game, Repeat the Ending.

How it begins

It is 1980. An orange-eyed woman enters a suburban home in search of forbidden magic. In 1996, a young man must live with the consequences.

This new text of 1996's Repeat the Ending includes footnotes, critical essays, and historical materials that will prove useful to any researcher. A transcript of the original 1996 work is provided as well.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 5 April 2023

• Repeat the Ending (Drew Cook; 05-Apr-2023; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 230913 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 7CD4E66D-D0CA-443E-9ADB-70D8BBD58469
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download RepeatTheEnding.zip from the IF Archive
  • Spring Thing 2023: Best in Show (tie)

Release 4

Date: 16 November 2023

• Repeat the Ending (Drew Cook; 16-Nov-2023; Glulx).
  • Release 4 / Serial number 231116 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 57CF02F3-2429-4D67-8045-C2FCACC3CBA6
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download Repeat_the_Ending.zip from the IF Archive
  • First published use of Drew Cook's Story Mode extension, an accessibility and tutorial feature

Related games

• Makes reference to In the End (Joe Mason; 1996; Inform 5; Z-code).

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Repeat the Ending - at itch.io.

Reviews

• Repeat the Ending: Where Do Personal Games Go? by Kastel for the August 2025 edition of The Imaginary Engine Review (29-Aug-2025).

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Repeat the Ending}}. This will display as Repeat the Ending (Drew Cook; 2023; Inform 7; Glulx).

Date: 5 April 2023

Date: 16 November 2023