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A new Recommended List by JTN, IFComp 2026 games playable in the UK September 2, 2026
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A new competition page: 32nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2026) created September 1, 2026
News on The Perfect Score: Aventuras 0.21.0 adds persistent progression and a seven-day Live Story Details
Flowers, by Millie Hyatt
Inform 7
Escape Room, by Jandeveloper101
Twine
how to make a personal game, by Anna Anthropy
Twine
EMPATHY MACHINE, by Merritt Kopas
Twine
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by MX Halo
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Reviews

baezil reviews Quackpond: "Smart, sad, and nostalgic" - See full review
Mr. Patient reviews MAD WARRIOR: "EQUIP TORCH LEFT" - See full review
AndrewStephens reviews New Captain: "A Star Trek TNG Episode in Game Form" - See full review
baezil reviews Thirst for blood: "a skeeter-bite-sized adventure" - See full review
f-a reviews A Spy's Heist: "No frills game" - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews Alana's Dungeon: "Undertested, underwhelming" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

32nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2026) created September 1, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
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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IFComp 2026 games playable in the UK by JTN, 57 items
New walkthroughs for August 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
My favorite games by powdered8475, 2 items
Ricardo Oyón games. by Jade68, 4 items
Spanish if games released in 2026 at ifdb. by Jade68, 6 items
Games by emigre, 57 items
Devon's Favorites (So Far) by RainbowDarter, 10 items
My Top 10 Game list (2026) by MathBrush, 10 items
Friend recommendations (WIP) by Unearthly, 10 items

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IFDB Recommends

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

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...

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...

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon...

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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.