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A new competition page: Spring Thing 2026 created April 6, 2026
Intelligence, by Zero Trick Pony
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Tf game, by Aika092
Join the Swarm, by Senica Thing
Twine
Unseelie, by Alun Clewe
TADS 3
Exchange, by Peter Johnston
Ink
The Universal Robot (Assembled By Hex), by Agnieszka Trzaska
Twine

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Reviews

MathBrush reviews Hero or Villain: Genesis: "Hero sandbox with huge power variety but weaker story" - See full review
archcorenth reviews The Wrath of Anubis: "Pointless Indiana Jones retread." - See full review
tnsur reviews Anchorhead: "Wasn't for me" - See full review
Denk reviews Latinorum: "Charming C64 retro game with limited commands (3.5 stars)" - See full review
f-a reviews A Rock's Tale: "A fantastic universe" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Spring Thing 2026 created April 6, 2026
16th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 4, 2026
Nebula Awards 2023 created March 19, 2026
Nebula Awards 2019 created March 19, 2026
Nebula Awards 2018 created March 19, 2026
Nebula Awards 2025 created March 16, 2026
Smoochie Jam 2026 created March 7, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but...

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...

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...

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

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