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News on 31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025): Final results October 19, 2025
The winners of IFComp 2025 have been announced. Congratulations!
Catacombs Revisited, by Brian Cotton
Custom
slime feet, by Nadia Nova
Custom
The Wrath of Anubis, by Garry Francis
Inform 6
Unknown Dimension, by Garry Francis
Inform 6
Caribbean Treasure, by Garry Francis
Inform 6
Suzerain: Kingdom of Rizia, by Torpor Games
Unity

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Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Anhedonia: "A simple game that considers the ontology of depression" - See full review
Rovarsson reviews Cut the Sky: "Sword adventure" - See full review
Rovarsson reviews Hauntless: "Ghostly circus" - See full review
Rovarsson reviews Hell Ride: "To the carnival" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on 31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025): Final results October 19, 2025 Details
News on IntroComp 2025: Final results September 10, 2025 Details
Single Choice Jam 2025 created August 22, 2025
News on IntroComp 2025: Late Entrant: The Ivory Calico August 19, 2025 Details
News on ParserComp 2025: Final results August 9, 2025 Details

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Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
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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...

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

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