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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for April 2026 April 29, 2026
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Stolen Hearts, by Ming-Yee Iu
Custom
Wonderful Swamp Crab, by Porpentine
Inform 7
Cloadokum, by Porpentine
Inform 7
Spooky Manor, by Derek L. Haslam
Star Bores, by Tony Blews
PAW

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Reviews

MathBrush reviews Nils' Bohrmaschine: "Grocery checkout in German" - See full review
WorstPunk reviews Eat Me: "A poem of a game" - See full review
Jo the Plunderer reviews Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION: "A quick, energetic superhero story that lacks focus" - See full review
Passerine reviews Stooping to Diplomacy: "This game is a vampire" - See full review
Tabitha reviews Loadstone: "A fun concept that could use some polish" - See full review
Revolting Peasant Press reviews Red Reckonin': "A Grim Weird Western" - See full review

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IFDB Recommends

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...

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

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...

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...

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut, by ZA/UM
Disco Elysium is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to...

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