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1-50 | NextMathBrush reviews 9:05: "The most-reviewed game on IFDB" March 25, 2023
"As of writing, this game has 54 reviews on IFDB, more than any other game on the database. I had a review of this game years ago that was..." - See full review
"As of writing, this game has 54 reviews on IFDB, more than any other game on the database. I had a review of this game years ago that was..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews A Thousand Words: "A dark satire of art criticism" March 25, 2023
"This Seedcomp game is based on artwork submitted to the first chunk of the competition, and this game focuses heavily on the art. It..." - See full review
"This Seedcomp game is based on artwork submitted to the first chunk of the competition, and this game focuses heavily on the art. It..." - See full reviewA new listing for Conflicting Histories, by Siobhan McGuinness March 25, 2023
You arrive at the address that the strange note had detailed: 66 Avenue Street, City. You read the note again to ease your doubts: “Historian, we need your expertise. Come to the Museum at 66 Avenue Street...
A new listing for Special Family, by Black_Flame March 25, 2023
Special Family is a erotic game where you try to touch and have sex with your family members without waking them up. (For now only sister option is there) This game contains incest and non-consensual sex....
News on A1RL0CK: A1RL0CK Release 3 is out! 28 systems ready! March 24, 2023
A1RL0CK has reached Release 3.0 (probably the last) and now comprehends a formatted Parchment version and 28 vanilla systems (all need original machines or emulators). - Details
MathBrush reviews The King's Ball: "A short puzzle-heavy game about sneaking into the King's Ball" March 24, 2023
"This game has you as a humble baker who has a chance of a lifetime: a sponsorship from a King. If only you can get into the ball! The..." - See full review
"This game has you as a humble baker who has a chance of a lifetime: a sponsorship from a King. If only you can get into the ball! The..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews Wychwood: "Bull's Manor" March 24, 2023
"Recidivism isn't a character flaw to you, it's a matter of pride. No sense in honing those burglar skill just to let them go to waste..." - See full review
"Recidivism isn't a character flaw to you, it's a matter of pride. No sense in honing those burglar skill just to let them go to waste..." - See full reviewJuuves reviews Darkness: "There's light at the end of the tunnel" March 22, 2023
"A game centered on the pursuit of light and finding your way out of the darkness. The interface was very smooth, and I liked the idea of..." - See full review
"A game centered on the pursuit of light and finding your way out of the darkness. The interface was very smooth, and I liked the idea of..." - See full reviewA new Recommended List by Juuves, — Parabolic to the Human Condition March 22, 2023
2 items
On the tin.
On the tin.
marbledRye reviews 9:05: "short, sweet, with high replay value" March 22, 2023
"what a great little beginner's masterpiece! This could be a great intro to IF, and a springboard for so many IF opportunities. I really..." - See full review
"what a great little beginner's masterpiece! This could be a great intro to IF, and a springboard for so many IF opportunities. I really..." - See full reviewdogdennings reviews All Alone: "it’s coming" March 22, 2023
"You are home alone, but not entirely alone. ..." - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Escape From the Deep: "Oceanic research base investigation goes haywire" March 22, 2023
"For this game, we jump ahead to the year 2055. You are part of a team sent to investigate Neptune Base, a research and mining station at..." - See full review
"For this game, we jump ahead to the year 2055. You are part of a team sent to investigate Neptune Base, a research and mining station at..." - See full reviewilyu reviews What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed: "Innovative and clean, but falling flat emotionally at times" March 22, 2023
"By far my favorite part of What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed was the mechanics, which struck me as exceedingly clever and well-fitted to..." - See full review
"By far my favorite part of What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed was the mechanics, which struck me as exceedingly clever and well-fitted to..." - See full reviewA new listing for Stars Arisen, by Abigail C. Trevor March 21, 2023
Reclaim your mother's lost throne with the mighty power of the skies! Bring down lightning on your foes, climb an endless tower, and call the ghosts of old foes to your aid. In this fantasy epic, how will...
thesleuthacademy reviews Happyland: "Body was unsearchable :(" March 21, 2023
"I was not able to examine or search the victim's body. It just kept saying the body was not there " - See full review
"I was not able to examine or search the victim's body. It just kept saying the body was not there " - See full reviewKastel reviews Toby's Nose: "Time to Be a Good Pupper" March 21, 2023
"What makes or breaks a mystery title for me and many others is the investigation. One can craft the most intricate mysteries with clever..." - See full review
"What makes or breaks a mystery title for me and many others is the investigation. One can craft the most intricate mysteries with clever..." - See full reviewA new listing for Gonzague, by Oscar Arcane March 21, 2023
Gonzague is an interactive fiction game made with Twine, based on the novel Le Bossu by Paul Féval. It is a court intrigue and swashbuckling story set in early 18th-century France. The game has two versions:...
MathBrush reviews His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook: "As a bureaucrat play hide and seek with documents" March 20, 2023
"This was a refreshingly well-designed game. There were a couple of things that didn't work out for me, but this game had the kind of..." - See full review
"This was a refreshingly well-designed game. There were a couple of things that didn't work out for me, but this game had the kind of..." - See full reviewArgyleLyle reviews Eon of the Green: "Interestingly Meh" March 19, 2023
"The visuals are largely there for the ADHD crowd. For me, they do not enhance the experience. The choices have consequences, but the..." - See full review
"The visuals are largely there for the ADHD crowd. For me, they do not enhance the experience. The choices have consequences, but the..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews A1RL0CK: "Whale Song to Soothe?" March 19, 2023
"(This review is for the PunyJam version of the game) This is a game which takes a tried and true adventure setup and squeezes the best..." - See full review
"(This review is for the PunyJam version of the game) This is a game which takes a tried and true adventure setup and squeezes the best..." - See full reviewmarbledRye reviews What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed: "I'm an idiot but this game is great" March 19, 2023
"This was my first IF foray. That being said, it has ignited a love of these games for me. I found the storytelling immensely immersive,..." - See full review
"This was my first IF foray. That being said, it has ignited a love of these games for me. I found the storytelling immensely immersive,..." - See full reviewScrooge200 reviews Burglar!: "House exploration treasure hunt" March 19, 2023
"Burglar! is a simple treasure hunt. You're a burglar invading someone's wealthy estate, and you have two hours to explore and rob it..." - See full review
"Burglar! is a simple treasure hunt. You're a burglar invading someone's wealthy estate, and you have two hours to explore and rob it..." - See full reviewkaemi reviews Submarine Sabotage: "PunyJam #3: Submarine Sabotage" March 18, 2023
"Deep beneath the frigid waves, a plucky submariner is in dire straits: “The USS Ibis is currently on a training exercise in the North..." - See full review
BitterlyIndifferent reviews Eon of the Green: "Not the most accessible fiction." March 18, 2023
"Eon of the Green shows you a bunch of trippy visuals and then asks you to interpret them through a sequence of dialogue options. There..." - See full review
"Eon of the Green shows you a bunch of trippy visuals and then asks you to interpret them through a sequence of dialogue options. There..." - See full reviewA new listing for Eon of the Green, by Miky Kray March 18, 2023
In this text based RPG you play as an agent exploring Earth's far future. Receive weird visuals from lifeforms on the brink of extinction. Can you decipher their meaning? Eon of the Green is a game about the...
MathBrush reviews In the Deep: "A choice-based story about an underwater dive gone bad" March 18, 2023
"This game reminds me of bits of a lot stories--Armageddon, Sphere, Alien. But it's it's own thing. This is a choice based game where you..." - See full review
"This game reminds me of bits of a lot stories--Armageddon, Sphere, Alien. But it's it's own thing. This is a choice based game where you..." - See full reviewArgyleLyle reviews Harasho: Love Live Yuri Dating Sim: "Short, Empty" March 17, 2023
"Very little content. Images hosted off-site. What's is not explained. There is no means to check progress. Not great."
"Very little content. Images hosted off-site. What's is not explained. There is no means to check progress. Not great."deathbytroggles reviews Demon's Forge: "In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?" March 17, 2023
"I played this as a child and never got out of the first area. I figured I was young and impatient and decided to revisit this with..." - See full review
"I played this as a child and never got out of the first area. I figured I was young and impatient and decided to revisit this with..." - See full reviewArgyleLyle reviews Sexual Service Act: Going To Work: "Wow, Bad." March 17, 2023
"Uninteresting in the extreme. Dull, repetitive writing. 'Choices'. This barely qualifies as a game."
"Uninteresting in the extreme. Dull, repetitive writing. 'Choices'. This barely qualifies as a game."ArgyleLyle reviews Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis: "Pretentious" March 17, 2023
"I genuinely have no interest in playing through some dude's Google search results for 'classical literature and history' and 'bad porn..." - See full review
"I genuinely have no interest in playing through some dude's Google search results for 'classical literature and history' and 'bad porn..." - See full reviewNews on A1RL0CK: A1RL0CK Rel. 2.0 (post-comp polish) March 17, 2023
The post-comp version of the PunyJam #3 entry. A LOT of things were addressed. - Details
ArgyleLyle reviews Fuchs & Unger Jewellery: "Not currently playable." March 17, 2023
"The game is not currently playable, as it relies on external websites that no longer exist. The first thing you need to know is that the..." - See full review
"The game is not currently playable, as it relies on external websites that no longer exist. The first thing you need to know is that the..." - See full reviewA new Recommended List by Juuves, Ambience March 17, 2023
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Works that could very well be turned into ambient tracks.
Works that could very well be turned into ambient tracks.
Juuves reviews The Fire Tower: "Deeply familiar" March 17, 2023
"I liked the lyricality of this, the fact that the author didn't have to use overly-flowery words and phrases to effectively convey the..." - See full review
"I liked the lyricality of this, the fact that the author didn't have to use overly-flowery words and phrases to effectively convey the..." - See full reviewdeathbytroggles reviews Infidel: "He never would have made it past the rats. He hates rats. " March 17, 2023
"Playing a tomb raider is a perfect setting for a text adventure, and there’s so many things about this game that Infocom got right...." - See full review
"Playing a tomb raider is a perfect setting for a text adventure, and there’s so many things about this game that Infocom got right...." - See full reviewKinetic Mouse Car reviews A1RL0CK: "03 03 03 03 03" March 17, 2023
"When I first sat down to play A1RL0CK, I made a prediction based on the opening scene: The protagonist is a girl whose parents work in..." - See full review
"When I first sat down to play A1RL0CK, I made a prediction based on the opening scene: The protagonist is a girl whose parents work in..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews prepare for return: "Play an artificial intelligence rejuvenating the earth for humans" March 17, 2023
"This is choicescript game entered in Seedcomp, based on a seed by Slugzuki. You play as an artificial intelligence that has woken up..." - See full review
"This is choicescript game entered in Seedcomp, based on a seed by Slugzuki. You play as an artificial intelligence that has woken up..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Closed Door; Key?: "A brief verbless escape room in Twine" March 17, 2023
"This was a nice little treat, but was over as quick as it began. This is a seedcomp game based on the prompt that players do a closed..." - See full review
"This was a nice little treat, but was over as quick as it began. This is a seedcomp game based on the prompt that players do a closed..." - See full reviewJuuves reviews JELLY: "Sweet. Sticky. Surprisingly refreshing" March 16, 2023
"Sweet. Sticky. Surprisingly refreshing. This game is different from the ones I usually peruse. A Twine work with parser elements (typed..." - See full review
"Sweet. Sticky. Surprisingly refreshing. This game is different from the ones I usually peruse. A Twine work with parser elements (typed..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews Lucid Night: "I keep having that dream..." March 16, 2023
"Lucid Night uses the frame of an interrupted night’s sleep filled with lucid dreams to present the player with a collection of small..." - See full review
"Lucid Night uses the frame of an interrupted night’s sleep filled with lucid dreams to present the player with a collection of small..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews In a minute there is time: "Foggy Oysters" March 16, 2023
"“…those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose…” Tom Waits - Martha A poem draws the reader into the mood. A loner, anxious, on the..." - See full review
"“…those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose…” Tom Waits - Martha A poem draws the reader into the mood. A loner, anxious, on the..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews The Rye in the Dark City: "Promising start to a bakery mystery" March 16, 2023
"This was a fun game, as yet unfinished (I would definitely bump up the rating once/if it gets done). You play as a down-and-out detective..." - See full review
"This was a fun game, as yet unfinished (I would definitely bump up the rating once/if it gets done). You play as a down-and-out detective..." - See full reviewKinetic Mouse Car reviews How the Little Match Girl Got Her Colt Paterson Revolver, and Taught a Virtue to a Goblin: "An enticing side story about a girl’s unique training via fire" March 16, 2023
"In this bite-sized adventure, seventeen (or so) Ebenezabeth Scrooge is training her powers with her adopted father, Ebenezer Scrooge. She..." - See full review
"In this bite-sized adventure, seventeen (or so) Ebenezabeth Scrooge is training her powers with her adopted father, Ebenezer Scrooge. She..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Cozy Simulation 2999: "A study in contrasts with vibes of Porpentine" March 16, 2023
"This Twine game has you enter a beautiful cabin that you can customize to your hearts content. Drinks, decorations, everything is what..." - See full review
"This Twine game has you enter a beautiful cabin that you can customize to your hearts content. Drinks, decorations, everything is what..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews After the Accident: "A shattered relationship left behind on the asphalt" March 16, 2023
"This is a Seedcomp game, where people leave inspiration for others who go on to make games based on it. This game is based on a poem by..." - See full review
"This is a Seedcomp game, where people leave inspiration for others who go on to make games based on it. This game is based on a poem by..." - See full reviewthesleuthacademy reviews The Wizard Sniffer: "Excellent" March 15, 2023
"By far the best game I've played. Was quite stuck at the machine puzzle and had to rely on the transcript. Otherwise, the in-game hints..." - See full review
"By far the best game I've played. Was quite stuck at the machine puzzle and had to rely on the transcript. Otherwise, the in-game hints..." - See full reviewA new listing for How the Little Match Girl Got Her Colt Paterson Revolver, and Taught a Virtue to a Goblin, by Ryan Veeder March 15, 2023
Written for Day 13 of #EnigMarch 2023.
Juuves reviews Phenomena: "A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs" March 14, 2023
"A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs. I liked it for its themes of cosmic worldliness ... which could be construed as..." - See full review
"A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs. I liked it for its themes of cosmic worldliness ... which could be construed as..." - See full reviewA new listing for More than 25 Million Poems about the Midwest, by B.J. Best March 14, 2023
You will be writing one of 25,660,800 possible poems about the American Midwest. Simply click on the line of poetry that is most appealing to you. You will continue to choose lines for a total of six. At the...
Juuves reviews The Fall of Asemia: "Perhaps we are all just children of Asemia" March 14, 2023
"I am very frustrated right now. I just completed a very long review of this game, hit preview, and then it switched onto the Log In page..." - See full review
"I am very frustrated right now. I just completed a very long review of this game, hit preview, and then it switched onto the Log In page..." - See full review1-50 | Next