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So You Have a Knife at Your Throat

by Natasha Luna profile

Thriller
2023

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(based on 5 ratings)
3 reviews

About the Story

So You Have a Knife at Your Throat is a sapphic mini-thriller created for Neo-Twiny Jam, a game jam for tiny interactive fiction games.

You are an assassin whose hard work has been rudely interrupted—by the same woman who's been interrupting you for a while now, actually. And now she has your life in her hands.

What will you do?

Features:
- 496 words
- 3 endings
- 1 horrible way to die
- Violent sexual tension between women
- A knife at your throat

Content warning: Textual descriptions of violence, blood, and death; sexual themes (no explicit content); 17+ recommended


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Awards

Entrant - Neo-Twiny Jam

38th Place, Best in Show - The IF Short Games Showcase 2023

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A brief but thorough exploration of two assassins colliding, August 5, 2023
by MathBrush
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game was written in 500 words or less for the Neo Twiny Jam.

It features 2 assassins who have met at knife point. Will you fight, or romance?

It manages to pull a few surprises while playing with well-trodden tropes. The writing is to-the-point and effective. I enjoyed playing it right after I finished re-watching Hawkeye, which includes a similar assassin-on-assassin fight.

Short, but worth it.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
But it doesn’t have to stay that way…, July 15, 2023
by manonamora
Related reviews: neotwinyjam

You are an assassin, interrupted in your job by a knife at your throat. Your next action will determine whether you live or die, or maybe walk away a bit worse for wear…
For all its violence and tension, I did giggle at some endings, as the writing has quite a bit of humour. Another was pretty hot as well.
A good bite-size thriller!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Life-threatening lesbian action, July 4, 2023
by Lance Cirone (Backwater, Vermont)

Being threatened at knifepoint. Intense lesbian sexual tension. Two great tastes that taste great together!

So You Have a Knife at Your Throat has you, an assassin, about to be jumped by a fellow assassin. There's a few lines that hint at more beyond just what's witnessed in the game ("you're pretty damn sure she wants it too," "this has been going on too long," "you don't want to think about how your heart beats faster when she's around"). I like the bits of detail we get, but the dynamic was interesting enough that I would love to see it expanded on in another story. Still, working within the Neo-Twiny Jam constraints, it's worth playing.

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