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A new competition page: Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026
L'inconnue du Douro, by farvardin
Textallion
Initiation(s), by galthubuswoerk
Godot
Le date le (+) ou (-) long, by Lilie Bagage, CrocMiam
Ink
A Garden of Impossible Objects, by SkyShard
Godot
News on Cubes and Ladders: Cubes and Ladders is Live [Version 2.0 / Remastered / Now Improved] Details
L'Héritier des Pharaons, by Julien Z / smwhr
Ink

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Wynter reviews Our Only Life: "It'll be like this, won't it?" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Our Only Life: "Doomscroll time" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Hairs: "I need a haircut" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Freed from the Curse: "I guess that's a happy ending" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Ravine: "Horror at a frozen research station" - See full review
MathBrush reviews First Year Demons: "Fascinating government-sponsored educational game about Chinese culture" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026
ShuffleComp 2025 created February 2, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has concluded! January 25, 2026 Details
Independent Games Festival 2026 created January 9, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has begun! January 1, 2026 Details
NarraScope Showcase 2025 created December 12, 2025
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 Details
Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025

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1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around...

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Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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

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...

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