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A new poll by Creative☆CMP , Hear the sound of your silence created May 22, 2025
10 Things You Can Be, by br0kenleg
Super Videotome (Modded)
Familiar Shadows, by Becky Carpenter
Twine
Temple of Terror (Fighting Fantasy Classics), by Simon Woodroffe and Mike Woodroffe
Eye of the Dragon, by Ian Livingstone
Freeway Fighter, by Ian Livingstone
Creature of Havoc, by Steve Jackson (U.K.)

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Reviews

ChanceOfFire reviews Demon Mark: A Russian Saga: "A charming story with fairytale vibes" - See full review
Zachary Groettum reviews Familiar Shadows: "Brilliant contarst of the familiar and the unknown" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews The ORPHEUS Ruse: "Assuming control" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Congresswolf: "Politics is one job I'll never do" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Aisle: "One false choice at the nexus of a multiverse of incompatible pasts and futures" - See full review
MathBrush reviews anpa ma: "Brief fantasy parser adventure written in the conlang Toki Pona" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 2025
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 created May 1, 2025
15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025
Smoochie Jam 2025 created March 5, 2025
The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025

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2025 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
New walkthroughs for April 2025 by David Welbourn, 18 items
New walkthroughs for March 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Games Where The Shape Of The Map Is Relevant To Game Completion by Canalboy, 3 items
New walkthroughs for February 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Annotated Interactive Fiction by Pinstripe, 8 items
Games I’ve Started by jupiterleah, 8 items
New walkthroughs for January 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
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The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are...

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...

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...

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

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the...

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