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A new poll by OverThinking, Games that broke containment created July 13, 2025
A new Recommended List by proshai, miscellaneous July 13, 2025
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A new poll by MathBrush, The most famous games you've never played created July 13, 2025
A king has Zmtmr Quhwr Prnoq STOP daughters STOP named for reason STOP 1 pad key is XYZZY STOP K Dies STOP inherit the treasure, by Mathbrush
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Colditz, by Uto
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Room 309, by Faraz The Web Guy
Twine
Solo dos doseos, by Pablo Martínez Merino (aka Kozelek)
Inform 6
Letter from '65, by sasinguntag
Twine
Mini-Cluedo, by Daniel M. Stelzer
Dialog

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Reviews

ChanceOfFire reviews Distance: "Short, simple and sweet" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Eight Steps: "Shooting an arrow and feeling something else" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Escape Trajectory: "You are over encumbered and cannot run" - See full review
kaemi reviews Lockout: "ParserComp 2025: Lockout" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews A few steps (up the hill): "A short walk through nature" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Hauntings at St. Comba's Academy: "I saw a ghost" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Neo-Twiny Jam 2025 created July 3, 2025
ParserComp 2025 created June 30, 2025
Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 2025
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 created May 1, 2025
15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025

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miscellaneous by proshai, 28 items
New walkthroughs for June 2025 by David Welbourn, 7 items
Games i've finished by Vicusol, 1 item
Game I've started but not finished yet by Vicusol, 2 items
Favorite recommended list of action games by Litedeathdarkblade, 4 items
New walkthroughs for May 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
2025 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
New walkthroughs for April 2025 by David Welbourn, 18 items
New walkthroughs for March 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items

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IFDB Recommends

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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...

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...

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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.

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...

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