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A new poll by Tabitha, Building Exploration created May 8, 2026
Inertia, by gleepglorpthemartian
Twine
Wizard Confidential, by Anthony W. Eichenlaub
ChoiceScript
La ciudad más decadente, by Sara Luna Castillo
Twine
News on WWII Elevator Escape: V3 released: Hint system menu added - not affecting game time unlike previous hint system Details
Saraab: Beyond the Veil, by Rooted Elevation Games
Ren'Py
Dark Pit, by Andy Kosela
ZIL

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Reviews

Mike Russo reviews Strings: a (bug)folk song: "Entomological musicology" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews 23 Minutes: "Walking the walk" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews The Coffee Cake Caper: "A matter of proof" - See full review
JohnD reviews The Plant: "Satisfying puzzles in a well-designed adventure" - See full review
HereticMole reviews The Perilous Plot: "“Not getting Northanger Abbey vibes” -person who only read Northanger Abbey" - See full review
HereticMole reviews The Universal Robot (Assembled By Hex): "CEO Relieved AI Can't Replace Him If He Already Contributes Nothing To Company" - See full review

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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...

Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to...

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...

Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

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...

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