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A new Recommended List by writersarchive, Surreal, experimental, psychological, weird, unusual, historical January 16, 2026
35 items
A new Recommended List by Denk, 2026 Alternative Top 25 January 16, 2026
25 items
Strange House, by Anonymous
LADS
Mugger, by Anonymous
LADS
Castle Slab, by Tara McGrew
LADS
Castle Dracwulf, by benkid77
LADS
Nyoperativsystem, by Nakade
Custom
it sucks to be us, by tofurocks
Twine

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BrettW reviews Us Too: "Whirred plaid right into his hands" - See full review
BrettW reviews The Little Four: "Utterly charming homage to Hercule Poirot." - See full review
BrettW reviews whoami: "Great command-line interface vibes with a sparse fiction." - See full review
BrettW reviews A Rock's Tale: "Delightful writing with a nice gameplay loop" - See full review
BrettW reviews Hobbiton Recall: "Enthusiastic, colourful, but a little off-target" - See full review
BrettW reviews you are an ancient chinese poet at the neo-orchid pavilion: "poets racing cups downstream / some unaware theirs have tipped" - See full review

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Independent Games Festival 2026 created January 9, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has begun! January 1, 2026 Details
NarraScope Showcase 2025 created December 12, 2025
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 Details
Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025
PunyComp 2025 created December 2, 2025
News on ECTOCOMP 2025: Results are out! December 1, 2025 Details
Iron ChIF (Pilot Episode) created November 14, 2025

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Surreal, experimental, psychological, weird, unusual, historical by writersarchive, 35 items
2026 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
Favourite games from 2025 by Max Fog, 10 items
New walkthroughs for December 2025 by David Welbourn, 10 items
New walkthroughs for November 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Glitch Horror Interactive Fiction by Jerce, 6 items
New walkthroughs for October 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
IFComp 2025 games geoblocked in the UK by JTN, 23 items
recs for ace! by Cryptic Puffin, 14 items

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IFDB Recommends

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around...

Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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