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A new Recommended List by ArkhamKnight, Best of CYS - 2025 March 31, 2026
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Code of Ages, by Edorg Games
Twine
Chamber of Echoes, by Edorg Games
Twine
The Vineyard, by Opal Byrnes
Ren'Py
早咲きのくろゆり | Black Lily's Tale, by Oogi Saya and 1000-REKA
Unity
BlackJack-Synd, by Owltart
Ren'Py

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Reviews

jotheplunderer reviews Heroes of Tomorrow: Hidden Potential: "A standard teen superhero story that lacks depth and heart" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews Academic Pursuits (As Opposed To Regular Pursuits): "Interesting, but - in my opinion - dragged down by its linear mechanics" - See full review
Drew Cook reviews Closure: "A successful formal experiment" - See full review
Adam Biltcliffe reviews Canonical Cave Adventure: "Natural language parser?" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A1RL0CK: "Phenomenal" - See full review
Dbug reviews Le Diamant de l'île maudite: "One of the most advanced games on the Oric back then" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron Chif S1E1 - Dishes are served! February 27, 2026 Details
NarraScope Showcase 2026 created February 23, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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