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A new Recommended List by RainbowDarter, Devon's Favorites (So Far) August 11, 2026
10 items
Becoming Alan Smedwick, by Tender Boing
Custom
One Remained, by Alex Winters
None
The Brain Cell, by Marc van der Meer
Custom
The Veil, by Josh Hamelin
Twine
The Mermaid's Mystery, by Vance Chance
ChoiceScript

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Reviews

Tabitha reviews my baby needs blood: "A trans tale" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Relics of the Lost Age: "Archaeology game with a very large amount of hot-button issues included" - See full review
Tabitha reviews A Garden of Impossible Objects: "Impossible resolution" - See full review
Canalboy reviews Kingsley's Mansion: "It's Illogical Doctor" - See full review
RainbowDarter reviews The Archivist and the Revolution: "Anxiety. Despair. Algae-Based Foodstuffs." - See full review
Passerine reviews Lilac Song: "“You are done with the game, for now. Do something else.”" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026
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(No) Dialogue Jam 2026 created May 6, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

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

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...

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...

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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