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Tobias V. I. Langhoff reviews The Van der Nagel Papyrus: "Veederian Blue Prince" July 18, 2026 "Disclaimer: I was a beta tester on this game. This game was written, in just five days, for the Iron ChIF competition. It took me longer..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Zebulon: "Not a normal Hosted Game" July 18, 2026 "This Hosted game is very short and quick, and wasn't really designed for the same kind of things Hosted games usually are. It was for one..." - See full review

A new listing for All Time High, by 3Cats Studio

Passerine reviews recombinatorial: "a short game about a long journey" July 17, 2026 "recombinatorial is a short experience that leads the player character on an involuntary journey through a place of ruin and dislocation...." - See full review

A new listing for Penelope & Her Guest, by Surprise Iguana Games

A new listing for The Same Night, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for What Remains, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for The Last Witness, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for Night Shift, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for Nemesis Protocol, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for The Report, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for The Lighthouse Keeper, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for APHELION, by r0ck3tman84

MathBrush reviews The Golden Rose: "AU medieval game with a ton of text" July 16, 2026 "The Golden Rose This was a really interesting one. There’s been a poll running on r/hostedgames about games with the best prose, best..." - See full review

A new listing for NEGOTIATOR: Choice Text Game, by LovHatAds

A new listing for The Broken Crown, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for The Perfect Score, by Ibon Pino

A new listing for everything in their hands, by Coral Nulla and Naarel

A new listing for Big Small World, by Slackey and Blankmarks

EJ reviews Messages From the Universe Graveyard: "Universe Graveyard review" July 14, 2026 "The conceit of Messages from the Universe Graveyard is that it takes place in a defunct MMO, still accessible but no longer being..." - See full review

A new listing for Room Mom — The Simulation Archive, by David Clatfelter

A new Recommended List by Dampfschiff, Juegos para Gas July 14, 2026 15 items IF para principiantes, y también obras de arte y clásicos para mi querida amiga Gas :) Todo en español, por supuesto. Sé que parece que no he jugado casi, pero es que suelo jugar en inglés :p Voy a...

A new listing for The Cursed Planet, by Gianluca Girelli

Passerine reviews Lewd Mod: No Butts: "Don't believe the subtitle" July 14, 2026 "I feel I’m not the intended audience for this game for various reasons, but I gave it a try anyway because it was entered into the..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Fred A, Infocom Games by Difficulty, in Rated Order July 13, 2026 35 items The 35 canonical Infocom games categorized by difficulty, in rated order (high to low as of July 2026) within each level of difficulty. Difficulty is based on the tags: Trivially-Challenging, Basic...

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews What Happened to the Crew?: "A Masterclass in developing doomed characters" July 13, 2026 "In this sci-fi/horror mystery you are an investigator on behalf of Central Command. They have an urgent case for you. Niflheim, a..." - See full review

A new listing for TREK73, by William K. Char

A new listing for Skull Island, by John Patuto

kaemi reviews The Anachronist: "Great Play Marathon 2026: The Anachronist" July 12, 2026 "At its poetic core, The Anachronist yearns to lash together Reformation England and the Mughals’ confluence of the two seas to pursue..." - See full review

A new poll by Canalboy, Games with unknown authors created July 12, 2026 2 votes for 2 games Games where even the source code doesn't reveal the author. Search For The Lost Orb is another game without a known author although it isn't on the IFDB database. That one has the feel of the Cambridge...

dott. Piergiorgio reviews The Uncle Sam Atrium: "a rather interesting and unusual work." July 12, 2026 "he author’s classification as “educational” is correct, and this KN (Kinetic Novel) narrates the story of an lonely & abandoned..." - See full review

Passerine reviews the lamp of your body: "An enthralling short story" July 12, 2026 "This is a compelling, well-crafted short story with limited interactivity, written as speed IF, which means it's even better. Worth..." - See full review

JoshGrams reviews The Warren: "Most effective the first time" July 11, 2026 "This rabbit fairy-tale worked really well for me the first time, but on playing again I realized that " - See full review

JohnD reviews Junior Arithmancer: "Absorbing maths and logic puzzle with humour" July 11, 2026 "This is an unusual type of IF game, where a series of maths challenges take precedence over the standard sort of exploration and..." - See full review

SkyShard reviews Something in our heart: "Faulty Uploads" July 11, 2026 "I enjoyed the tactile feeling of Something In Our Heart. I think that all of the different user interfaces felt really creative. There..." - See full review

SkyShard reviews Lilac Song: "His Child" July 11, 2026 "Somewhere near the start of reading Lilac Song I was reminded of the novel The Remains of the Day, which I find to be an interesting and..." - See full review

News on Go Hunting: Updated Version July 10, 2026 A hotfix has been issued addressing two eensy teensy issues. Thank you for your interest in "Go Hunting."

MathBrush reviews Life as a Lich: "A partially incomplete game where you raise and maintain an undead army" July 10, 2026 "This game is by Adrao, whom I know from Hero or Villain. I associate this author with complex mechanics-focused games that let you try..." - See full review

A new listing for The Hand, by Andrea and David

MathBrush reviews Danse Nocturne: "Adverb game" July 10, 2026 "This is a small Inform game centered around adverbs, the second such game I have encountered (the other being Forever Always). It's also..." - See full review

baezil reviews A Garden of Impossible Objects: "disclaimer: objects not guaranteed" July 10, 2026 "I was about halfway through when I started to suspect we weren’t actually going to see any of the eponymous objects. This VN keeps you..." - See full review

Passerine reviews Untitled (Underground): "Hello from the secret tunnel, please send snacks" July 9, 2026 "I’m still in the middle of playing this game, and I don’t know if I’ll ever be done. In this story, our focus character Aisling..." - See full review

aluminumoxynitride reviews Grand Island Bank Robbery: "Layers and layers!" July 9, 2026 "A delightful, well-crafted little treasure hunt with far more replayability than you'd think going in."

A new listing for Uxisama, by Five Ages Studio

MathBrush reviews Mouse Train: Long Distance: "Beautifully illustrated mouse train game" July 9, 2026 "When you think of genres with standout authors, "mouse train" may not be one that immediately comes to mind, but perhaps that's a sign..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Lords of Infinity: "One of the most complex Choicescript games. Estate management, politics, war" July 8, 2026 "This game is the third in the Infinity Saga. One of the biggest differences between the Choice of Games games and the Hosted Games games..." - See full review

A new listing for Go Hunting, by Ryan Veeder

A new Recommended List by ArloElm, A Few Personal Favorites/ Games I Really Love as of July 2026 July 8, 2026 10 items These are 10 games that left an impression on me, and that I think about regularly. Some on the list may not be the most widely played, and a couple are still works in progress, but all are personal...

MathBrush reviews Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S: "Fun Christmas-themed sequel to Open Sorcery" July 8, 2026 "This game takes the structure of the first Open Sorcery and fits into a Christmas theme. Like the first game, you are a sentient fire..." - See full review

A new listing for Saint-Sworn, by Lapin Lunaire Games, KA Tan, 30x30

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