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A new Recommended List by ArkhamKnight, Best of CYS - 2025 March 31, 2026
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Ever Been Chased By A Dinosaur, by stories unwritten
ChooseYourStory
Piece of Me Diner, by Sherbet
ChooseYourStory
Dawn of Heroes, by C. Claymore
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Paradigm, by NoLatency
Heart of Olympus, by Loom & Lore
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Reviews

Denk reviews Attack of Doc Lobster's Mutant Menagerie of Horror: "Speed IF (played with Parchment): Creative monster creation!" - See full review
MathBrush reviews War for the West: "Medieval Lord simulator with mild fantasy elements" - See full review
Stu Dobbie reviews Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story: "Super fun! Challenging puzzles with the aha moments you came for." - See full review
JoshGrams reviews Forsaken Denizen: "But IS it survival horror?" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Hangman's Gulch: "Treasure, animals and caffeine" - See full review
jotheplunderer reviews Heroes of Tomorrow: Hidden Potential: "A standard teen superhero story that lacks depth and heart" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Nebula Awards 2023 created March 19, 2026
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NarraScope Showcase 2026 created February 23, 2026

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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...

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

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

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...

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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