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A new competition page: Spring Thing 2026 created April 6, 2026
A new competition page: 16th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 4, 2026
Join the Swarm, by Senica Thing
Twine
Unseelie, by Alun Clewe
TADS 3
Exchange, by Peter Johnston
Ink
The Universal Robot (Assembled By Hex), by Agnieszka Trzaska
Twine
Strings: a (bug)folk song, by Tabitha and baezil
Inform 7
Social Democracy: Popular Front, by Autumn Chen
DendryNexus

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Reviews

f-a reviews A Rock's Tale: "A fantastic universe" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Encounter: A 8-Bit Noir Adventure: "A graphical remake of an old detective game with 2-hour time limit" - See full review
Jo the Plunderer reviews The Road to Canterbury: "Enjoyable if you go in with the right expectations" - See full review
Denk reviews Attack of Doc Lobster's Mutant Menagerie of Horror: "Speed IF (played with Parchment): Creative monster creation!" - See full review
MathBrush reviews War for the West: "Medieval Lord simulator with mild fantasy elements" - See full review

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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...

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...

Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky
"Join the Patrol, and see the Galaxy!" You took the poster's advice, bait and all, and marched right over to the recruitment station near...

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...

Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but...

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