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A new Recommended List by Jade68, Ricardo Oyón games. August 26, 2026
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A new Recommended List by Jade68, Spanish if games released in 2026 at ifdb. August 26, 2026
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The Magician's Niece, by Eric Anderson
ADRIFT
Dreamworld Group Chat Game, by Puka Muriska
Twine
Dracula, by DJSoft
Custom
The Last Leventhian, by Marian Dumitrache
Custom
Homebound, by Portia Elan
Twine

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Reviews

Coral Nulla reviews Violet: "Yours, vegemite." - See full review
jas reviews 4x4 Archipelago: "Unfortunate Incentives" - See full review
Fan Shiyuan reviews Stay?: "A really moving game" - See full review
RainbowDarter reviews The Gnomish Treasury: "So Close to Great It Hurts" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Dinosaur Island Escape: "Parser-like Choicescript game based on Jurassic Park" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - Dishes are served! May 29, 2026 Details
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - The battle has begun! May 24, 2026 Details

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