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The Red Weight, by alsakin
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Time Adventure, by Peter Smith
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The Road to Hell, by Rogerio Biondi
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House of Loki, by Alex Kubodera
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Doug Egan reviews Tethered: "dramatic launch of a new IF development system" - See full review
Ordon reviews Cyclic Fruition Number One: "almost a fever dream, double demo" - See full review
Beth_95 reviews Lost Pig: "Fun intro to IF" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Spur: "Grand Theft Trotto" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews The Song of the Mockingbird: "Entertaining puzzle game with an unfortunately rushed ending" - See full review
Ordon reviews Ajana Path (অজানা পথ): "মোটামুটি, ছোটখাটো" - See full review

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IFDB Recommends

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...

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

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

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...

80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around...

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