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crotovane reviews A House of Endless Windows: "cinema" August 10, 2025 "the tension sinks its teeth into you from the very first scene. i was instantly struck by pierce’s relationship with his mother: the..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Lockout: "Ship-shape" August 10, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forum during ParserComp. I beta tested the game). You don’t see as many one-room..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Thousand Lives: "History's Millstone" August 10, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Email! Played : 7/18-26/25 Playtime: 12m over 6-9 days, bittersweet ending Three years into..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Resurrection Gate: "18 in Charisma, Strength TBD" August 10, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: choice-select Played : 7/21/25 Playtime: 30m demo This work is a fantasy game demo, an..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews What Happened Last Night?: "A gauntlet-style murder drama game" August 9, 2025 "At 4900 words, this is the shortest game you can purchase from Choice of Games, and is listed under its Hosted Games label. It’s a..." - See full review

News on ParserComp 2025: Final results August 9, 2025 The winners of ParserComp 2025 have been announced. Congratulations!

MathBrush reviews Trees Don't Tell: "A puzzly Choicescript game about a forest and demons" August 9, 2025 "This is the third-least rated game on the Hosted Games app. While some games have tens of thousands of ratings, this one has had 9..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Sandman: "Try not to fall asleep after the end of the world" August 9, 2025 "This is a well-written and illustrated game with a post-apocalyptic setting. In it, the world has been afflicted with (very early..." - See full review

crotovane reviews Lewd Mod: Noir: "normal porn for normal people" August 9, 2025 "the appeal of a game like this is the voyeurism. you work at a spy agency with access to private candid photos of all the women in your..." - See full review

A new listing for AND!XOR B.E.N.D.E.R, by @ANDnXOR

Wade Clarke reviews take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die: "Finely constructed comic book presentation of romance'n'death subject matter" August 9, 2025 "I would describe take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die as a linear, emotionally heavy, romantic (in the oldest tradition)..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Last Audit of the Damned: "Damned if you do" August 9, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forum during ParserComp. As of this writing, this entry and the other one by the same..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Journey: "Not much to sink your teeth into" August 9, 2025 "For good or ill, we as a society appear to have move past the era of the mash-up – instead of “it’s X meets Y!” we now have..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews EYE: "TLA" August 9, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forums during ParserComp) The old saw about IF being a story at war with a crossword has..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews machina caerulea: "Adjectives Unwelcome" August 9, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: choice-select Played : 7/21/25 Playtime: 15m, 3 endings This "Penny Pinching Parity" work,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lewd Mod: Noir: "The Cam Girl is IN" August 9, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: choice-select Played : 7/21/25 Playtime: 30m demo, 2 playthroughs Some erotica embraces a..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Sword of Voldiir: "Dungeons and D20s" August 9, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: RPG/choice-select Played : 7/20/25 Playtime: 30m I have previously asserted that High..." - See full review

A new competition page: IntroComp 2025 created August 8, 2025 IntroComp is an annual competition where participants develop excerpts of interactive fiction, gain feedback from audience reactions, and (hopefully!) use this feedback to release a fantastic final product.

A new listing for Through Death New Life, by Ulrike Skadir

A new listing for Resentful ❅ Revered, by Damon L. Wakes

A new listing for The Little Match Girl 6: Fulcrum of the Telkon Vortex, by Ryan Veeder

A new listing for Healing Mia, by Deathworks

A new listing for Feyrealm Adventure, by Alina Derzhapolskaia

A new listing for .22LR, by Damon L. Wakes

Mike Russo reviews Wild West: "Cowboy in amber" August 8, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forums during this year's ParserComp; due to the similarities between the trilogy of..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Tin Star: "Cowboy in amber" August 8, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forums during this year's ParserComp; due to the similarities between the trilogy of..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Desperados: "Cowboy in amber" August 8, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forums during this year's ParserComp; due to the similarities between the trilogy of..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The 13th Quest: "You CAN spell fantasy adventure without "AI"" August 8, 2025 "(This review was originally posted on the IntFic forums during ParserComp) So, generative AI in IF, there’s a topic I’m sure we’re..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die: "Low Wordcount = High Esteem" August 8, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: choice-select/Visual Novel Played : 7/18/25 Playtime: 10m What a cool, unique combination..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Deluge: "Where My Waders?" August 8, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: choice-select Played : 7/18/25 Playtime: 10m 2 playthroughs It occurs to me I have gone..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews return to home: "Palate Cleanser" August 8, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: parser Played : 7/18/25 Playtime: score 13/14; locs 13/14 10m 3 playthroughs I am..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by xkia, My IF favorites August 7, 2025 10 items My absolute favorites in no particular order - IFs that I would easily recommend. Many have great humor, clever mechanics/puzzles, an engaging story, and/or an emotional throughline. All were wonderful and...

sofv223 reviews Type Help: "Spectacular -- and I'm not a horror fan." August 7, 2025 "I'm glad I wasn't put off by "gruesome" and "ghosts." It's not what I expected -- it's better. Loved every minute. Try it even if you..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Blood and Sunlight: "Baby, It's Sunny Outside" August 7, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Choice-select Played : 7/18/25 Playtime: 10m, 3 endings Elsewhere, I have asserted that..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Ataraxia: "Cottage Core Calliope" August 7, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: RPG/Choice-select Played : 7/17/25 Playtime: 2.5hrs, Day 55, plateau’d This is a work..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Habeas Corpus: "Save Siren or Sleep?" August 7, 2025 "Style: Choice-select Played : 7/15/25 Playtime: 7m both endings An honorary entry in the "Penny Pinching Parity" review sub-series. This..." - See full review

A new listing for Grievance, by Whill

A new listing for Hope’s Peak, by Kalle MacDonald

JJ McC reviews Lazarrien: A Love Story: "Ain't Myth-behaving" August 6, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: (single) Choice-select Played : 7/15/25 Playtime: 20m, one playthrough Fantasy hero awakens..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Butterfly Dreams: "Charlie and the VR Factory" August 6, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Visual Novel Played : 7/15/25 Playtime: 15m demo There were enough caveats and warnings to..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews A House of Endless Windows: "Dead To Me" August 6, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Visual Novel Played : 7/15/25 Playtime: 30m This is a visual novel that a..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Radiance Inviolate: "Save (or doom) a vampire" August 5, 2025 "Radiance Inviolate had me at “queer vampires”, and it did not disappoint. Trapped in a pit with sunrise on the way, the vampire..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Heaven Alive: "Life Ain't Fair" August 5, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Choice-Select Played : 7/15/25 Playtime: 5m, three playthroughs Another in my review..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Method in My Madness: "Style, Meet Substance" August 5, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Graphical playfulness seems to be the least-utilized tool in the IF author’s toolbox. I don’t..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Moon's Knight: "500 Words or Less, or Pizza is Free" August 5, 2025 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 25 Review Style: Choice-Select Played : 7/14/25 Playtime: 5m, two playthroughs, all 497 words Another in my..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Succor: "Amounts of succor may vary" August 4, 2025 "My overwhelming feeling after playing Succor was frustration. I related a lot to the protagonist's situation; I've been in that kind of..." - See full review

actually_incorrect reviews take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die: "Polished graphics and moving story" August 4, 2025 "take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die is a neat little game that I enjoyed, and one that I immediately started over again..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Starfish and Crystallisation: "Vibes over details" August 4, 2025 "This was a very vibes-based piece; I got a strong sense of emotion from it, and feel it was successful on that front. However, I never..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews The Goldilocks Principle: "A minority opinion" August 4, 2025 "I'm clearly in the minority on this one, but I didn't find The Goldilocks Principle effective. The piece wants readers to interrogate why..." - See full review

A new listing for Encounter HD, by Mickael Pointier

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