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A new Recommended List by Tabitha, No One's Home May 18, 2026
13 items
Dynasty of the Sword, by Lhadhaniel
Unity
Maniac Mansion, by Ron Gilbert, Garry Winnick, David Fox, Carl Mey, Chris Grigg, David Lawrence
SCUMM
Radiotext, by Alp Arslan
Godot
TSA, by Peter Flanagan
Yellowood
Yes, Chef!, by Peter Flanagan
Yellowood
The Cats of Crossed Elder, by Jennifer S. Lange
Twine

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Reviews

Crazyqix reviews Junior Arithmancer: "A dark work of genius that drives an obsession..." - See full review
EJ reviews His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook: "HM Royal Space Navy Service Handbook review" - See full review
HereticMole reviews Unseelie: "What’s wrong babe, you’ve barely touched your glowing cave fungus?" - See full review
HereticMole reviews 23 Minutes: "Could’ve, would’ve, should’ve" - See full review
HereticMole reviews Enigmart: "Imagine if you had to do a puzzle for each item in the cart during self-checkout" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Exchange: "Doctor doctor" - See full review

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No One's Home by Tabitha, 13 items

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IFDB Recommends

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...

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

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...

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...

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