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A new Recommended List by Hidnook, People's Champion Tournament 2025 January 14, 2025
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The Labyrinth Of Time's Edge, by The Ventureweaver
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Five Candles in the Meadow, by Harley D.
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The Balls of Cerberus, by Stan Carter
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Basement Rats, by Mad Hatter's Daughter
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Eros, by Mad Hatter's Daughter
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nana k reviews Parallel: "lack of information for important things" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Get There on Time!: "Brief Choicescript game about being late to work, with self-introspection" - See full review
MathBrush reviews A Dodecapedic Box: "A surreal minimalist parser game" - See full review
MathBrush reviews sojourn: "A well-made, small poem game" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Flashpoint: "A horror story set in a small-town school dance" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Flight: "A brief, one-choice game about a toxic relationship" - See full review

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