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Time Adventure, by Peter Smith
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The Road to Hell, by Rogerio Biondi
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House of Loki, by Alex Kubodera
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Ordon reviews Cyclic Fruition Number One: "almost a fever dream, double demo" - See full review
Beth_95 reviews Lost Pig: "Fun intro to IF" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Spur: "Grand Theft Trotto" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews The Song of the Mockingbird: "Entertaining puzzle game with an unfortunately rushed ending" - See full review
Ordon reviews Ajana Path (অজানা পথ): "মোটামুটি, ছোটখাটো" - See full review
Senozoid reviews Windhammer: "Old-school high-fantasy gamebook, playable even with pen and paper" - See full review

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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