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A new Recommended List by zephyo, Favorites September 27, 2026
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Tainted Blood, by StorytellerMeeka
Ren'Py
In Transit, by Mehmetcan Serinkaya
Ink
Borrowing Kai’s Phone, by Charlie Ocean
Twine
Only God May Judge, by Some Guy in a Hat
Inform 7
Pelican House, by Charlie Ocean
Twine
The Library of Unsent Letters, by Charlie Ocean
Twine

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Reviews

Dan Fabulich reviews Tableaux Vivants: "Just one puzzle didn't jibe right" - See full review
AndrewStephens reviews Residual Income: "Short Scifi Heist" - See full review
MathBrush reviews IF Derby: "Short horse-race game with animations, makes ifcomp references" - See full review
MathBrush reviews High School Reunion: "Short texture game with branches" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Residual Income: "Short heist game with solid writing" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Black Thumb: "Short, buggy parser game with beautiful story" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

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...

The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are...

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

Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

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