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A new competition page: 3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
Vulgar Girls, by HHRichards
Twine
A Duck Has An Adventure, by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
Flash
The Cruel Count's Castle, by Drosselmeyer
Inform 7
서울 2033 | Seoul 2033, by Banjiha Games
Dead Frontier: Outbreak II, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates
Flash
Dead Frontier: Outbreak, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates
Flash

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Reviews

MostImmortalSnail reviews The Wuther Underground: "Short speedIF parser with one clever trick" - See full review
Passerine reviews oxblood: "They're just like us" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Castle of Thread: "Hindered by poor implementation" - See full review
Comely reviews El Museo de las Consciencias: "Una auténtica obra coral" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews 5 Minutes to Burn Something!: "A constant, outrageous, well-implemented escalation" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
FI Express created February 5, 2026
Partim 500 - Edition 2025 created February 5, 2026
Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026
ShuffleComp 2025 created February 2, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has concluded! January 25, 2026 Details
Independent Games Festival 2026 created January 9, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has begun! January 1, 2026 Details

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