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Exactly what it says on the tin. These games include some of my favourite NPCs. Games are in no particular order.
"(This review is based on the Spring Thing 2023 version.) But… but… I only wanted to play a game. A childish little spooky sleepover game…..." - See full review "(This review is based on the Spring Thing 2023 version.) What a welcome surprise! I expected this to be an elaborate joke game, where you..." - See full review "Gone Out For Gruyere is a fun puzzlefest. In this one, you're stuck in a room with a giant cheese mocking you every time you move. It's..." - See full review "(This review is based on the Spring Thing 2023 version.) Once again, Scotland Yard is baffled and comes knocking on your door for..." - 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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| 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... |
| 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... |
| Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to... |
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