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Escape from Byron Bay: "Meh"
June 27, 2022
"Okayish setting: You're an employee in some medical laboratory, something's turning the population into zombies(?), you got to escape and..." - See full review Rovarsson reviews
Opening Night: "A rose for a star."
June 27, 2022
"A bouncer looks down his nose at you. "So sorry to inform you, sir, but we do have a dress code here. If you would be so kind to adhere..." - See full review A new listing for
Towers of Hanoi, by Phil Riley
June 27, 2022The well-known mathematical puzzle Towers of Hanoi, written as an exercise in writing in Inform 7.
jfred reviews
Aisle: "One choice..."
June 27, 2022
"An interesting idea and some great endings. Some more disturbing than others, but maybe more disturbing that I tried then it was..." - See full review jfred reviews
9:05: "Quicky with a replay"
June 27, 2022
"A quick little game . Because of my play style of b-lining to the end " - See full review Fizzgig reviews
Make It Good: "Janky as heck, but fascinating and fun nonetheless"
June 26, 2022
"This entire game is essentially one big story-puzzle: you, a washed-up, alcoholic detective who's lost a lot of his moral compass, must..." - See full review See the full list...
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