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New on IFDB
All Updates | Site News | RSS FeedA new competition page: Smoochie Jam 2026 created March 7, 2026
A new poll by Jack Batt, What kind of forensic evidence do you prefer in a detective text adventure game created March 6, 2026
Games
Add a game listingNews on The Corridor: Minor Update. Booze and Fags. Details |
the Welder & the Smelter., by caskethouse Decker |
Warm The Sun, by ozzymango Twine |
JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller, by JD Detective Thrillers Studio |
The Horror of Goldmine City, by Gianluca Girelli Inform 6 |
Canonical Cave Adventure, by Nathan Pitman Replit |
Reviews
MathBrush reviews Life of a Mercenary: "Huge simulation game of running a mercenary company"  - See full review |
Giger Kitty reviews A Moment of Hope: "Could at least have updated the response to "x me""  |
NMCannon reviews Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest: "A beautiful gem and great intro to WtA" |
NMCannon reviews The Peregrination of Criselda dela Vega: "Captures a middle aged flashpoint" |
Competitions
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News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron Chif S1E1 - Dishes are served! February 27, 2026 Details
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron ChIF S1E1 - The heat is on! February 22, 2026 Details
Polls
Create a pollHelp other IFDB members find the games they're looking for by voting in their polls. Here are a few recent ones:
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IFDB Recommends
| Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to... |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that... |
| The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are... |
| Eat Me, by Chandler Groover In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts. |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon... |
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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.
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