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"Honestly, I doubt anyone will read this review, but it's a great game. Intriguing worlds, great art, awesome dialogue, and unique UI..." - See full review "Excellent Interactive Science Fiction exquisitely developed and written (in Spanish). It is hypertext (although it is not Twine). It..." - See full review "My nephew and I were amused by this bare-bones vignette in which every turn another minute passes and we're already late and the phone is..." - See full review "Happy birthday to you! It's your special day and your parents have gone all out and got you the Queen-package for Grooverland. It's an..." - See full reviewHelp other IFDB members find the games they're looking for by voting in their polls. Here are a few recent ones:
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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. |
| 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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