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A new listing for Late Summer by the Pond, by Peter Johnston

MathBrush reviews Big Deal, Oh!: "Illustrated wordplay game" May 18, 2026 "Andrew Schultz, renowned wordplay game writer, has recently been adding images to his games which I think has been a great improvement...." - See full review

A new listing for Monster II: Hurt People, by Sherbet

A new listing for Tale of Grond, by corgi213

A new listing for The End of the Horizon, by ericyopy

A new listing for Drops of Jupiter, by Shadowdrake27

A new listing for The Worldkeepers, by Techno Mage

Mike Russo reviews meminerimus: "In memoriam" May 18, 2026 "can’t fully decode the wordplay that gives rise to meminerimus’s title, but I think “minimum” or “minimus” has to be..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Latinorum: "amo amas amat" May 18, 2026 "Back in the mid-90s when Doom was all the rage, I was in high school and had dreams of video-game-writing glory, so one afternoon I..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Enigmart: "A smorgasbord of puzzles" May 18, 2026 "There are a lot of crimes to be laid at the door of postmodernism, from academic texts that use up three quarters of their word count..." - See full review

A new listing for Live Me Not, by Clayfinger

MathBrush reviews Adventure in the Crypt: "A systematic old-school parser game investigating a mysterious tomb" May 17, 2026 "Like several other games in this archaeology-themed competition, this has a mash-up of different cultures, with a Sherpa guiding us into..." - See full review

A new listing for Blood is Thicker Than Tea, by Orange

A new listing for OLD GODS, by Sadly Dead

A new listing for The Cat Must Be Fed, by Techno Mage

A new listing for Caracosa, by Petros

A new listing for Death By A Designer Handbag, by stories unwritten

A new listing for Wintertorn, by Fabrikant

A new listing for APEPROPHECY, by hetero malk

Jo the Plunderer reviews Wizard Confidential: "A quirky noir story that has potential but falls flat" May 17, 2026 "Play as a private detective suddenly forced to take over your mentor’s business when he suddenly goes missing. Solve crime, find your..." - See full review

jakomo reviews Open Sorcery: Sea++: "Enchantment under the sea" May 17, 2026 "A huge, puzzle-filled adventure through multiple domains of the "deep web" - a metaphysical aquatic/internet/innerspace ocean, as you try..." - See full review

MostImmortalSnail reviews Warden: a (bug)folk horror: "A worldbuilding-heavy game with some nice horror" May 17, 2026 "There are three other bug-related games I'll discuss here: Hollow Knight, its sequel Silksong, and the more obscure game called Bug..." - See full review

A new listing for Cold Signal, by J.Zwanzea

News on The Jackal Protocol: Looking for reviews and comments May 17, 2026 Hello there, I am looking for reviews and comments on both the game play and the interface. Thanks for your time and have fun :)

A new listing for The Jackal Protocol, by J.Zwanzea

Tiberius reviews Actual Workers: "Game not available" May 17, 2026 "This game isn't available."

MathBrush reviews Samurai of Hyuga Book 3: "Detective game followed by training montage" May 17, 2026 "I liked this game a lot more than the first two in the series. Those leaned heavily on anime tropes and picked some of ones I don't enjoy..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Universal Robot (Assembled By Hex): "Some assembly required" May 17, 2026 "There are few constants in this storm-tossed age, but it is nonetheless an iron law of IF that you will never have a bad time in an..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Cyclic Fruition Number One: "Loop the loop" May 17, 2026 "Literary hypertext is like a fractal miniature of the IF scene: compared to the larger world of video games, IF is a tiny, un-commercial..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The House: "Too much of a boy's club" May 17, 2026 "“The House is one of those games that lives or dies by vibes. While the setup calls to mind Maniac Mansion – you need to assemble a..." - See full review

MostImmortalSnail reviews Kisaragi Station: "Feels like AI writing" May 16, 2026 "The game caught my interest because it received a positive review and a few positive ratings on IFDB, but I couldn't enjoy it. The..." - See full review

Wynter reviews Kisaragi Station: "Silence is the most unnerving thing" May 16, 2026 "You're on a chat forum late at night, and another poster is on the train home ... except it should have reached its destination by now...." - See full review

dott. Piergiorgio reviews Legend of the Sword: "wasted 1980s pounds" May 16, 2026 "Was a very mediocre commercial UK game of 1980, back then, not worth the price tag. (later, if I found the time, I'll add bibliographical..." - See full review

A new listing for Road of Darkness, by Aster Fialla

Mike Russo reviews Strings: a (bug)folk song: "Entomological musicology" May 16, 2026 "I was halfway into Strings when I realized that there was a certain repetitiveness to its puzzle structure. In this substantially cozier..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews 23 Minutes: "Walking the walk" May 16, 2026 "My son was home from preschool for six straight days last week – a combination of the weekend, Easter holidays, and a bout of strep..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Coffee Cake Caper: "A matter of proof" May 16, 2026 "My wife is a fan of all things British, and I’m usually happy to go along for the ride, so when she started getting into TV adaptations..." - See full review

JohnD reviews The Plant: "Satisfying puzzles in a well-designed adventure" May 15, 2026 "The Plant begins with your boss's car breaking down in the middle of the night, miles from anywhere. Mr Teeterwaller, your boss, seems..." - See full review

A new listing for Inertia, by gleepglorpthemartian

HereticMole reviews The Perilous Plot: "“Not getting Northanger Abbey vibes” -person who only read Northanger Abbey" May 15, 2026 "Originally written on the intfiction forums. Minor edits were made. You’re a dastardly villain in a suitably moody mansion, whose..." - See full review

HereticMole reviews The Universal Robot (Assembled By Hex): "CEO Relieved AI Can't Replace Him If He Already Contributes Nothing To Company" May 15, 2026 "Originally written on the intfiction forums. Edited to remove a bug report that no longer applies to current versions. I wanted to save..." - See full review

HereticMole reviews Before the Snow Melts: "She has kept her head lowered, to give him a chance to come closer." May 15, 2026 "Originally written on the intfiction forums. Minor edits were made. Clover, your childhood friend turned crush is moving. You and her..." - See full review

A new listing for Wizard Confidential, by Anthony W. Eichenlaub

jakomo reviews Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S: "Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone" May 14, 2026 "Open Sorcery feels like the last thing on earth you could possibly spin into a Christmas-themed story, yet here it is. And it works. A..." - See full review

jakomo reviews Open Sorcery: "Elemental, my dear Watson" May 14, 2026 "Possibly the most original concept in all of gaming. Heck, all of literature. You're an elemental spirit meshed with computer code,..." - See full review

Passerine reviews Cryptid Hunter: "Enigmatic, evocative creature encounters" May 14, 2026 "Cryptid Hunter is fairly minimalist but evocatively written, which pretty much describes my favorite kind of game. The title is mostly..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Pattern Beneath: "A symbolic progression of mankind with puzzles in JS" May 13, 2026 "This game is a parser game written in QuestJS and entered in the 2026 Text Adventure Literacy Jam. In it, you enter a strange villa with..." - See full review

Outboard reviews Dark Pit: "A classic text adventure" May 12, 2026 "A solid premise, a well-conceived environment, and excellent writing. Nice minimal combat with real risk. "

A new listing for La ciudad más decadente, by Sara Luna Castillo

Naarel reviews The Minimalist Game: "I guess you guys aren't ready for it... but your kids are gonna love it!" May 12, 2026 "The year is 2024. I just returned to my roots and reconnected with my deep desire to engage with all things interactive fiction. This is..." - See full review

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