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Nightmare Planet 2025, by Andy Bantly
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Crosswick Monster, by Coral Russell
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Amara, by Future Logs
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Moirai, by Lilith
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Una vetllada gironina, by KehosWorld
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Wynter reviews Extinction Escape: Your Travel Guide to the Apocalypse: "Did that quack sound... sarcastic?" - See full review
BitterlyIndifferent reviews Intelligence: "It came from outer space" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Great Tournament: "One of the most-played Choicescript games" - See full review
Ordon reviews The Missing City Council: "The author's machinations are beyond my comprehension" - See full review
Denk reviews The Death Star: "Very simple, only for Eamon lovers" - See full review
Ordon reviews Defrosted: "Abysmal" - See full review

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IFDB Recommends

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...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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

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...

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