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News on IntroComp 2025: Final results September 10, 2025
The winners of IntroComp 2025 have been announced. Congratulations!
NIEZWYCIĘŻONA [SEMPER INVICTA], by Naarel
Decker
Vanvid, by mistman96
ChooseYourStory
Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S, by Abigail Corfman
Twine
Lord, by Olli J. Paavola
Custom
The 404 Society, by McGravin
Twine
Saintsridge Angels, by Atreyu Celestine
Twine

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Reviews

Tabitha reviews The Tempest of Baraqiel: "A game at odds with itself" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Let Me Play!: "A game that fights you every step of the way" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story: "Math, translation, and saving lives" - See full review
Jaded Pangolin reviews Fable: "gay yearning for the chosen one" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Tempest of Baraqiel: "Translate an alien language with the help of a team" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Little Four: "Low-stakes home life simulator for Agatha Christie characters" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on IntroComp 2025: Final results September 10, 2025 Details
French Comp 2026 - Concours de FI francophone 2026 created September 7, 2025
Concours d'aventures textuelles, 6e édition (2010 - annulée) created September 2, 2025
31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025) created September 1, 2025
Single Choice Jam 2025 created August 22, 2025
News on IntroComp 2025: Late Entrant: The Ivory Calico August 19, 2025 Details
News on ParserComp 2025: Final results August 9, 2025 Details
IntroComp 2025 created August 8, 2025

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IFComp 2025 games playable in the UK by JTN, 62 items
New walkthroughs for August 2025 by David Welbourn, 9 items
Mentions honorables - FI les mieux notées du concours annuel n'ayant pas reçu de prix by fiction-interactive.fr, 23 items
good ass text RPGs by hecuba, 12 items
Phone-friendly parser games by kqr, 38 items
My IF favorites by xkia, 11 items
Prix de design narratif au concours annuel by fiction-interactive.fr, 3 items
New walkthroughs for July 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Prix technique au concours annuel by fiction-interactive.fr, 16 items

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IFDB Recommends

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...

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...

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...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

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Interactive Fiction technology Foundation
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