Heartlines IFFY Jam: And the Winners Are...
Discover the winners of the Heartlines IFFY Jam, featuring 39 heartwarming interactive fiction games created by the RUN community. Meet the top creators and learn about upcoming jam!
By RUN.team · July 13, 2026
Love is certainly in the air! For three weeks, the RUN community dove headfirst into branching paths, missed connections, and grand gestures for the Heartlines Jam. We challenged you to use IFFY - our AI-powered Interactive Fiction studio - to craft original romance stories where the reader holds the ultimate power.
From enemies-to-lovers slow burns to high-stakes supernatural heartstrings, you blew us away with how deeply meaningful interactive fiction can be. Every single published entry gave players the chance to make hard choices, take risks, or walk away completely.
This time, the power was entirely in the hands of the players. Our community turned out in droves to play, rate, and root for their favorites. After hundreds of playthroughs and community votes, the leaderboards have settled, and we are thrilled to announce the community-voted winners of the Heartlines Jam!
The Winners
🥇 1st Place, $1,000 | A CROWN OF SALT AND SCAR by GEMIINII
Navigate the heavy tides of duty and desire in a beautifully dark, branching fantasy romance where every choice leaves a scar.
🥈 2nd Place, $600 | Leather and Lies by ChrissySRay
Uncover hidden truths and navigate intense romantic tension in a thrilling, high-stakes game of attraction and deception.
🥉 3rd Place, $400 | bloodmage://enthralled by lthrjckrjckr
Risk it all in a dark, supernatural romance where magical contracts and complex choices bind you to a dangerous power.
4th Place, $100 | A Game of Sabotage by silvernexus8861
Balance corporate espionage and rising passions as you decide whether to protect your mission or follow your heart.
5th Place, $100 | The White Wolf and Clover by MoonSpark
Step into a charming, folklore-inspired fairytale romance where your choices shape the destiny of a wolf and a clover.
🌟 Editor's Pick, $300 | HeartLines by AliciasDesk
An incredibly clever, meta-narrative romance that explores the literal and emotional lifelines connecting two people across a digital space.
Congratulations to all six winners, and to every creator who entered something into this jam!
Ready to pivot from matters of the heart to matters of space, time, and reality-bending logic? Our next creative sprint is already locked in, and it’s going to stretch your narrative design skills to the absolute limit. Get your paradoxes ready, because the Portal Problems Jam is LIVE NOW! With another $2,500 prize pool and a whole new creative direction. We're giving aspiring video gen and short film creators a chance to publish and tell a story, build a portfolio piece, grow an audience, and compete for a share of a $2,500 prize pool using ViddyGo and RUN.
Full Portable Problems Jam details → https://run.world/jams/portal-problems