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La ciudad más decadente, by Sara Luna Castillo
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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
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Dark Pit, by Andy Kosela
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The Flightless, by Polaris Storm
Twine
The Amulet, by Peter Lister
Machine Language

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Passerine reviews Cryptid Hunter: "Enigmatic, evocative creature encounters" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Pattern Beneath: "A symbolic progression of mankind with puzzles in JS" - See full review
Outboard reviews Dark Pit: "A classic text adventure" - See full review
Naarel reviews The Minimalist Game: "I guess you guys aren't ready for it... but your kids are gonna love it!" - See full review
HereticMole reviews The Missing City Council: "A perfectly normal location exploration. Mind the art pieces." - See full review

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IFDB Recommends

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...

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...

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

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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