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New on IFDB
All Updates | Site News | RSS FeedA new competition page: 3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
A new competition page: FI Express created February 5, 2026
Games
Add a game listingDead Frontier: Outbreak II, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates Flash |
Dead Frontier: Outbreak, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates Flash |
Siren, by Sherbet ChooseYourStory |
Brimstone, by Enterpride ChooseYourStory |
Wholesome Dog's Birthday Adventure, by Sherbet ChooseYourStory |
Monster, by Sherbet ChooseYourStory |
Reviews
Giger Kitty reviews A Beauty Cold and Austere: "Well done, intriguing - but who is it for? I thought maybe for me, but no"   |
Dan Fabulich reviews Within the Woods: "A scavenger hunt where you examine everything" |
Competitions
Add a competition listingIF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has concluded! January 25, 2026 Details
Polls
Create a pollHelp other IFDB members find the games they're looking for by voting in their polls. Here are a few recent ones:
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IFDB Recommends
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a... |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that... |
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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.
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