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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for September 2026 September 28, 2026
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Night Desk, by Tiny Lobby
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Vanyar (2026), by Johan Berntsson
Inform 6
Driftmark, by Aurelie Dore
Twine
Burtonport, 1985, by Padraig O Cinnéide
Twine
The Message from Deep Space, by Applesinmypants

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Reviews

OtisTDog reviews The End Means Escape: "Accurate title" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator: "You don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy this one." - See full review
Tabitha reviews The Empty Chamber: A Celia Swift Mystery: "Fun one-room mystery with some rough spots" - See full review
NMCannon reviews Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives: "The dark, marvelous VtM I know and love" - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews Tableaux Vivants: "Just one puzzle didn't jibe right" - See full review
AndrewStephens reviews Residual Income: "Short Scifi Heist" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
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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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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