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A new competition page: ParserComp 2025 created June 30, 2025
Zoram il Guerriero: La Prova, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Ulrich: Il Ladro di Camelot, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Roy Norton: Missione Mistero, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Nigel Stevenson: La Valle Incantata, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Nigel Stevenson: La Rosa Scarlatta, Parte I: L'Incantesimo della Rosa, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Murray Shannon: L'Orrore di Goldmine City, by Bonaventura Di Bello
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Reviews

kqr reviews The Plot of the Phantom: "Unique creation story, varied puzzles, intriguing meta-plot" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Compendium III: "It ends in doom" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Compendium II: "It continues" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Compendium I: "The beginning" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Choice of the Vampire: "A story with many options and branching paths" - See full review
Wade Clarke reviews A Taste of Terror: "Big, classically-styled horror text adventure with mystery and some grisly" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

ParserComp 2025 created June 30, 2025
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

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New walkthroughs for June 2025 by David Welbourn, 7 items
Games i've finished by Vicusol, 1 item
Game I've started but not finished yet by Vicusol, 2 items
Favorite recommended list of action games by Litedeathdarkblade, 4 items
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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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...

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...

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...

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.

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