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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for June 2025 June 28, 2025
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A Remote Problem, by André Kosmos
Inform 7
Hairs, by Aaron Fox-Lerner
Twine
What If Bitcoin?, by Will Barrent
Inform 7
Andromeda Genesis, by Joey Jones
Inform 7
ZEDIT, by Charles Briscoe-Smith
Inform 6

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Reviews

ChanceOfFire reviews Starfish and Crystallisation: "It's hard to read with the color choices" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Three-Card Reading: "A kinetic VN in twine" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Stowaway: "It’s outta this world " - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews A Bottle from the Future: "A message on the environment and sustainability " - See full review
CMG reviews Portrait with Wolf: "Portrait with Wolf" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Canvas Keepsakes: "A funny and gripping story about an artist who brings paintings to life" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 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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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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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