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A new Recommended List by Unearthly, Friend recommendations (WIP) August 2, 2026
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DRIVE, by DRIVE
Custom
GHOST LAYER, by XaltotunITA
Inform 7
on thursdays we make video games, by Els White
Jupiter
Rivals, by Tim Sheinman
Unity
My Friends the Monster Trainers, by Jamwitch
Custom
The Case of the Dungeon Descent, by Jamwitch
Custom

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Reviews

Mike Russo reviews Quirky Test: "Spooner feeding" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Trenchline: "Bunkered up" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews GET MANIFE$TO: "Manifest no" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Paradox Factor: "Intricate time loop puzzle game" - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews The Incident at Galley House: ""Type Help" has a better, creepier frame story" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Magikiras: "Million-word mech game that's mostly chilling with your buds" - See full review

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Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - Dishes are served! May 29, 2026 Details
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - The battle has begun! May 24, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2) created May 24, 2026
(No) Dialogue Jam 2026 created May 6, 2026
French Comp 2026 created May 5, 2026
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2026 created May 1, 2026

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Friend recommendations (WIP) by Unearthly, 10 items
New walkthroughs for July 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
My favorite-est games!!!! by The Elusive9, 6 items
Juegos para Gas by Dampfschiff, 17 items
Infocom Games by Difficulty, in Rated Order by Fred A, 35 items
A Few Personal Favorites/ Games I Really Love as of July 2026 by ArloElm, 10 items
New walkthroughs for June 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
New walkthroughs for May 2026 by David Welbourn, 9 items
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IFDB Recommends

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the...

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

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...

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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