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A new Recommended List by Dampfschiff, Juegos para Gas July 14, 2026
15 items
A new Recommended List by Fred A, Infocom Games by Difficulty, in Rated Order July 13, 2026
35 items
everything in their hands, by Coral Nulla and Naarel
Decker, Super Videotome, Twine
Big Small World, by Slackey and Blankmarks
Ren'Py
The Cursed Planet, by Gianluca Girelli
Inform 6
TREK73, by William K. Char
Custom
Skull Island, by John Patuto
Custom

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Reviews

EJ reviews Messages From the Universe Graveyard: "Universe Graveyard review" - See full review
Passerine reviews Lewd Mod: No Butts: "Don't believe the subtitle" - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews What Happened to the Crew?: "A Masterclass in developing doomed characters" - See full review
kaemi reviews The Anachronist: "Great Play Marathon 2026: The Anachronist" - See full review
dott. Piergiorgio reviews The Uncle Sam Atrium: "a rather interesting and unusual work." - See full review
Passerine reviews the lamp of your body: "An enthralling short story" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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
(No) Dialogue Jam 2026 created May 6, 2026
French Comp 2026 created May 5, 2026

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

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

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

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...

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...

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