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A new competition page: 15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Windhammer, by Wayne F Densley
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Mystic Sands: It’s All Greek To Me!, by Jason Singer
Windows
Ja no queden flors, by Arien and Albert
Twine
Matar al dragón, by Alan
Ink
News on Quotient, The Game: Quotient Really sort of final, final release Details
Chasse à l'easter-egg - Escape Game Quimper 2025, by BG pour l'Escape Game Quimper
Twine

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Reviews

Wynter reviews Test Subject: Synaptix: "The age of human art has ended, and what came before means nothing" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Little Match Girl 5: The Hunter's Vow: "A complex magical game with many points of view and settings " - See full review
SELI-chan reviews Terra Nova - The Mystery of Zephyr's Landing: "Gorgeous art, creative puzzles, immersive soundscape" - See full review
Canalboy reviews The Dungeons of Dunjin: "A Polished Dunjin Romp Indeed" - See full review
JoshGrams reviews Le Morte D'Arthur: "Not a bad concept, but hard to recommend" - See full review
kaemi reviews Portrait with Wolf: "Spring Thing 2025: Portrait with Wolf" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025
Smoochie Jam 2025 created March 5, 2025
The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025
News on ShuffleComp 2024: ShuffleComp 2024 Results February 11, 2025 Details
News on ShuffleComp 2024: Voting begins for ShuffleComp 2024 January 27, 2025 Details

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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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