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"The main blurb gets the premise across pretty well: you're in a metal band, the (terrible) act ahead of you in the lineup is running over..." - See full review "If you check the about screen before playing, you'll see that this game includes a disclaimer: Disclaimer: The thoughts, actions and..." - See full review "This game was released as part of IFComp 2021 alongside another game, And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, which is..." - See full review "In this interactive fiction piece (which I played as part of a group and then again on my own), you play as the author, going through all..." - See full reviewHelp 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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| 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... |
| 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... |
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