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A new Recommended List by Vicusol, Games i've finished June 19, 2025
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Ibo, by Bahri Gordebak
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Hyper RPG Game!, by CKY
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Home, by Natalie Romano
Inform 7
Harry Potter: The Legend of the Dragon, by Brad Jorsch and Josh Anon
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Gamer: Digital Limbo, by Ian Ross
Inform 7
Detention, by Hayden Ramm
Inform 7

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Reviews

MathBrush reviews Portrait with Wolf: "4-faceted poetry game" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Echoes: "A combo pack of games tied together by themes and structure" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews He's Dating the DM?!: "Diskord and Dragons" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Quiero Matarte: "The linear path" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Elaine Marley and the Ghost Ship: "Commentary on games I've never played, with a fun adventure on the side" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Retool Looter: "Enjoyable word-reversing spy game" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 2025
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 created May 1, 2025
15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025
Smoochie Jam 2025 created March 5, 2025
The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025

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Games i've finished by Vicusol, 1 item
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New walkthroughs for May 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
2025 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
New walkthroughs for April 2025 by David Welbourn, 18 items
New walkthroughs for March 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Games Where The Shape Of The Map Is Relevant To Game Completion by Canalboy, 4 items
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Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

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...

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...

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...

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