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A new poll by P-Tux7, Games where you do what the title says created September 7, 2026
The Gilded Mirage: Quest for El Dorado, by sagaflow team
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Last Stand at Thermopylae, by sagaflow team
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MathBrush reviews Tales of Nivea: GRIP: "Fantasy bureaucratic horror" - See full review
Jacic reviews Oz, The Great And Terrible: "Not in Kansas any more" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Ḫattušumna Laḫḫa: "Three Hittite games with ample English translation and help" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Dessert Island Adventure: "Lots of fun for kids and adults, written in a very capable custom parser system" - See full review
MathBrush reviews MAD WARRIOR: "Windows executable Diablo-like parser dungeon crawler" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Out by Midnight: "Optimization puzzle exploring a haunted house" - See full review

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32nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2026) created September 1, 2026
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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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IFDB Recommends

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...

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the...

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...

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...

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...

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