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All Updates | Site News | RSS FeedNews on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron Chif S1E1 - Dishes are served! February 27, 2026
The games produced by the competing chefs have been released for play: course correction by challenger Lucian P. Smith, and The Van der Nagel Papyrus by defending Iron Chef Ryan Veeder. Both are available at... - Details
Games
Add a game listingThe Shadows of the Northreach Glen, by Michael Amos Custom |
The Van der Nagel Papyrus, by Ryan Veeder Inform 7 |
course correction, by Lucian P. Smith Inform 7 |
Reigns: The Witcher, by François Alliot, Oscar Harrington-Shaw, Nerial |
Steel and Laurel Wreaths: When Honor Demands Sacrifice, And Glory Comes Wrapped In Chains, by L. M. Hawkes Custom |
Reviews
Giger Kitty reviews The Questionable Substitute: "No game, but interesting to react to"   |
Dan Fabulich reviews The Van der Nagel Papyrus: "Cool puzzles, except for one boring mechanic" |
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IFDB Recommends
| 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... |
| Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog. |
| 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth 1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around... |
| 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... |
| Eat Me, by Chandler Groover In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts. |
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