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Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Selfish Gene: "At the end of the day, we all want the same thing" December 10, 2025 "This is what you trained for all your life. This is what your squadron died for. The expeior queen, helpless, at your feet. Helpless, she..." - See full review

Fleurmaleur reviews According to Cain: "Promises Greatness, Offers Goodness" December 10, 2025 "As someone new to IF, I am both enamored and underwhelmed by According to Cain. The concept kept me continuously engaged and each new..." - See full review

A new listing for The Acreage, by Daniel Tozier

tildemania reviews EYE: "Arthur DiBianca please never stop making games" December 9, 2025 "I just love your work so much man."

Rovarsson reviews Every day I get emails: "Reality horror" December 8, 2025 "A short and poignant description of a terrifying future where support and co-operation gradually slip away day by day, where pressure to..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Growth under the Dome: "There is little room to grow when you live under a dome" December 8, 2025 "Growth under the Dome is an Ink game that describes itself as a “Solarpunk coming of age story.” A compelling story, but also one..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Doctor Morben's Asylum: "Loot or Soul?" December 7, 2025 "A loot-fest in an abandoned mental institution turns into a ghostly rescue mission. But the protagonist’s original objective of..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Warden: a (bug)folk horror: "Beetle Jig and a dead carapace..." December 7, 2025 "A world where a wooden log becomes an impassable barrier. The stump of a tree a house for three families. A small corner of a field a..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Beneath the Weeping Willow: "Ghostly remembrances" December 7, 2025 "Guests arriving in the airbnb! A chance for you to be noticed, perhaps to be free of whatever it is that still chains you to the mortal..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews The Beast of Torrack Moor - 30th Anniversary Edition: "Small town business and the silent moors..." December 7, 2025 "Proud investigative reporter you may be, but there’s been a bit of a lull in the area of exciting news-stories lately. Perhaps this..." - See full review

A new listing for The Tales of Erenel, by Will11

A new listing for The Enchanted Forest, by Peace SnuglyCloud

A new listing for Containment Breach: SCP Research, by Peace SnuglyCloud

Wade Clarke reviews Temptation in the Village: "Atmospheric elaboration on a Kafka short story with a psychological focus." December 6, 2025 "(This is an edited version of a review originally published in my blog during IFComp 2025.) Temptation in the Village is Anssi..." - See full review

A new listing for Loving Him, by Coralina

Dan Fabulich reviews Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider: "Close to great" December 5, 2025 "I quite enjoyed this game. The writing is cute, and the puzzles are fun. I have some spoilerific feedback for the author. " - See full review

EJ reviews Detective en habitación cerrada: "Reseña de Detective en habitación cerrada" December 5, 2025 "Detective en habitación cerrada es un juego de Inform alucinante protagonizado por un detective que sólo puede investigarse a sí..." - See full review

EJ reviews Go-Strange-Ghost Range: "Go-Strange-Ghost Range review" December 5, 2025 "Go-Strange-Ghost Range is one of Andrew Schultz’s oronym games in the vein of Why Pout and Us Too. If you’ve played those games, you..." - See full review

EJ reviews Dad's Shiva: "Dad's Shiva review" December 5, 2025 "Dad’s Shiva is a choice-based game about visiting your sister during the official mourning period for your father, though you didn’t..." - See full review

A new listing for Creation: Dawn of a New God, by Liam Reichdan

A new listing for The Krampus Case, by Kirk Damato, Sarah Willson

JJ McC reviews Detritus: "Shine on You Crazy Jackson" December 5, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review When reviewing IF, I sometimes find myself grappling with episodes in a series, of struggling to find the..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Exorcist Tipline: "Wonderful writing, art, programming and characters, rough gameplay choices" December 5, 2025 "In this game, you are an exorcist, shunned by normal people. After a compelling intro, you enter a small town with a grid-like map and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider: "Guide a stranger through a complex process" December 4, 2025 "This game was part of Iron ChIF, and it is a good showing for a game written in a short time period. I particularly loved the setting,..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Games of the Monarch's Eye: "Compete in a series of games for a high position while balancing factions" December 4, 2025 "This is one of the more recent Choice of Games titles. In it, you play as a contestant in a series of games to become the Monarch's Eye,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lady Thalia and the Case of Clephan: "Lady Thalia and the Existential Enigma" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review I think if we spent too much time thinking about the randomness in our lives we might collapse of..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story: "Two-Fisted Code Breaking" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review Where is the line between evaluating a work on its intrinsic merits, and in the context of its ongoing..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?: "Here's Lookin at You, SweetTart" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review If you are here for a dispassionate, critical deconstruction of this work and series, boy do I have bad..." - See full review

oscar-78 reviews Helikoj: "Uno de los juegos con más profundidad psicológica en español" December 3, 2025 "Tiene uno de los mejores comienzos que he jugado en una aventura de parser (con todo el trasfondo del personaje, las observaciones..." - See full review

A new listing for Of Mermaids, Riddles, and Treasure Maps, by Livia J. Elliot

A new listing for Little Bead in a Squall, by C.B. Lansdell

A new listing for Rainbow-1, by Fabrikant

A new listing for Siege of Pemdas Isle, by Orange

A new listing for The Life and Death of the Pinball Wizard, by Mad Hatter's Daughter

A new listing for The Laconia Incident, by Fabrikant

A new listing for The Terror of the Sea, by Will11

A new listing for Constellaris Court, by Mystic Warrior

JJ McC reviews The Kidnapping of a Tokyo Game Developer: "The Tortoise and the Eno" December 3, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review Games about games. Is there anything more inbred navel-gazing? (JOKE SETUP: this will pay off in 2027/28...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews High On Grief: "No Dessert For Me, Thanks" December 3, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review This series has sunk into my brain a bit. The first entry I found to be challenging - unconvincing..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Litchfield Mystery: "Not Helping, Detective Lizard-Brain" December 3, 2025 "Motive, Means, Opportunity. Any consumer of detective entertainment has heard this mantra many times. It is so ubiquitous it kind of..." - See full review

News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 The IF Short Games Showcase 2025 is currently open for submissions! You can submit up to two short games, previously released or not, as long as they were made in 2025. Games in the SGS compete for an... - Details

oscar-78 reviews Every day I get emails: "¿Qué hay más terrorífico que el trabajo o la economía?" December 2, 2025 "Cuando hablamos de terror solemos pensar en lo sobrenatural, craso error, porque ¿qué hay más terrorífico que el trabajo o la..." - See full review

A new competition page: Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025 The Short Games Showcase is an opportunity to show off shorter interactive fiction works made in the past year (Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025), regardless of whether or not they are previously released.

oscar-78 reviews Estado Profundo: "Una obra ambiguamente magistral" December 2, 2025 "La viñeta temporal que se nos muestra tiene una gran atmósfera y ambiente con detalles realistas que capturan agudamente el ethos y la..." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Catch That Kitty: "Getting knocked out by a fish was never part of any plan." December 2, 2025 "I don't like "chatting around bushes," so I'll be blunt: This game is a nonsensical mess. However, it very clearly does not take itself..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews 3XXX: NAKED HUMAN BOMBS: "Unfair Expectations" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There’s a tension in creative endeavors we don’t talk about much, among all the tensions we DO talk..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Fascism - Off Topic: "Bear V Troll: Monsters Fight!" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There is a danger in digesting any comedy work that has even a hint of provocation or social commentary...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Imperial Throne: "I'd Rather Be a Hammer Than a Nail" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There is a saying, “When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” Imperial Throne..." - See full review

A new listing for Market Day, by n-n

oscar-78 reviews Muerte de Berta Cáceres: "La balada del activismo trágico" December 2, 2025 "Una entrada que entra en la categoría de la rememoración de quienes ya no están con nosotros. A pesar de ser un relato por opciones..." - See full review

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