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A new Recommended List by Max Fog, Favourite games from 2025 December 31, 2025
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Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, by Ryan Veeder and Tobias V. I. Langhoff
Inform 7
The Shameful Dead, by Fluxion
ChooseYourStory
The Ghost People, by Fluxion
ChooseYourStory
The City of Tenebris, by Vance Chance
Ren'Py
Two Hours to Midnight, by Jacqueline Ashwell
Inform 7

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Reviews

hemoanemic reviews Will the Real Marjorie Hopkirk Please Stand Up?: "RE; Will the Real Marjorie Hopkirk Please Stand Up?" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Zodiac - An Arthur Blonde Mission: "James Bond-style comedy parser game" - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Starfreighter: "A procedural generation space commerce game with no growth" - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Editor-In-Chief: "A crisp and creative (if vague) game about news and reader metrics" - See full review
Emanuelle reviews Faute De Servo: "Oublier, réapprendre, avancer" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Two Hours to Midnight: "A short journaling game for New Year's reflections" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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
Bare-Bones Jam 2025 created November 3, 2025
ECTOCOMP 2025 created October 31, 2025

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