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A new Recommended List by Jackson, Favoritos November 20, 2024
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News on Quotient, The Game: The "Really Sort of Final" version is out! Details
Whembly Castle, by R.L. Turner
North Star DOS
The Curious Four go to Black Devil Reef, by Jon Bardi (as Cayenne Pepper Design)
Gruescript
Arctic Adventure, by The Ventureweaver
Custom
Mimeografika, by amberMechanic
Twine
Woodland Terror, by Helen Seymour and John Hudson
Custom

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Reviews

manonamora reviews Mathphobia: "When maths is actually the solution!" - See full review
manonamora reviews Ghost Hunt: "Easy-peasy halloween hunt" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG: "Once more with feeling" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews The Lost Artist: Prologue: "An interrupted st--" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews The Saltcast Adventure: "We're going underground" - See full review
manonamora reviews Boo.: "Creeps into your ears..." - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Gothic Horror Jam #2 created November 9, 2024
Text the Halls created November 4, 2024
Bare-Bones Jam 2024 created November 2, 2024
Confiture de Parser created November 2, 2024
ECTOCOMP 2024 created October 31, 2024
Anti-Productivity Jam created September 25, 2024
30th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2024) created September 1, 2024
Nebula Awards 2022 created August 29, 2024

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JH's IFComp favorites by jaclynhyde, 47 items
New walkthroughs for September 2024 by David Welbourn, 5 items
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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...

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...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

Trinity, by Brian Moriarty
You're neither an adventurer nor a professional thrill-seeker. You're simply an American tourist in London, enjoying a relaxing stroll...

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