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A new poll by Games from the Lightside, Games made with niche/odd engines created October 30, 2026 4 votes for 4 games Okay I created a poll for mice for the Neo-Interactives folks, it's time for me to make a poll about something I'm super interested in. We all know the Big Three (Unity, Godot, Unreal), Twine, the Inform...

JJ McC reviews A Garden of Impossible Objects: "Time Tested, Time Texted" October 30, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Visual Novel Played: 7/29/26 Playtime: 10m, finished Safety tip: this work requires webGL2...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Something in our heart: "Make 'CyberGrunge' Happen" October 30, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Visual Novel Played: 7/21/26 Playtime: 25m Visual novels are clubbed in with IF pretty..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews All That Shimmers...: "En Garde, Mon Parser" October 30, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Parser Played: 7/21/26 Playtime: 45m, defeated witch There is an aspect to parser creation..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Quackpond: "Good weather for ducks" October 30, 2026 "There is no shortage of thinkpieces arguing that parasociality is the defining ailment of our modern world; the internet has gotten..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Necromanceers: "Nominative determinism" October 30, 2026 "The disorienting, proper-noun-heavy opening of Necromanceers at first feels like it’s going to lead in to an anime-tinged..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews 9 Days in a Van with your 3 Best Friends: "Band aids" October 30, 2026 "I am guessing that it would not surprise my readers to learn that I wasn’t especially cool in middle or high school; the traits that..." - See full review

A new listing for FꙮLLOWER, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 The one you loved has started his epic, without you. Is there any chance that you can follow him to Paradise? FꙮLLOWER is a short IF Paradise Lost fangame written in free verse (because I suck at blank...

A new listing for The Doctor Without a Reflection, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 Content Warning: This game contains mentions of disease outbreak, related deaths, and implied suicide. You've come to see a doctor you've heard of. They basically demanded to see you by a lake... but all you...

A new listing for Bell the Mouse, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 Bell the Mouse is a short VN about a mouse in a bandit gang who has to distract the owner of a mansion from noticing everyone else. How do they do this? By wearing a bell collar, of course! Does it go to...

A new listing for Snaked or Shanked, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 Snaked or Shanked is a short visual novel where you have to referee an animal fight... to the DEATH! Yes this is a war crime in the animal world, but who cares, crimes are fun! A rat and a snake... who will...

A new listing for Starling of the Show, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 Starling of the Show is a visual novel about a bird magician who attempts to join a magical performing arts place called the Show. Follow Starling as they try their best to showcase their skills! Oh, and...

A new listing for the awesome jax vn, by Polaris Storm October 29, 2026 Edit: APRIL FOOLS LOL. This is a shitpost project I made to make my friends laugh because I am infamous for being Gangle's number one defender. It also served as a way for me to play with and practice...

JJ McC reviews Untitled (Underground): "Layered Liminal Podcast: Like and Subscribe!" October 29, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Visual Novel Played: 7/21/26 Playtime: 25m, two playthroughs (second kinda quick) For much..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Quirky Test: "Browser Tricks" October 29, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Parser Played: 7/21/26 Playtime: 1hr, 23/23, unclear bonus? Andrew Schultz has long been..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews oxblood: "Vampy Ex-Girlfriend" October 29, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Choice-Select Played: 7/20/26 Playtime: 30m Some things I can endlessly revisit, not..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Uninteractive Fiction 3: "Drummed out of polite society" October 29, 2026 "In our irony-soaked age, there’s nothing as shameful as admitting you don’t get the joke. But as I get older I am intentionally..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews When You Were Shot By Elephants: "AT GUNPOINT" October 29, 2026 "As the parent to a soon-to-be-five-year-old, I’ve had occasion to reflect on the dilemma faced by the creators of movies and TV for..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Thirst for blood: "Red and sweet" October 29, 2026 "This review was originally conceived as opening with an extended attempt to theorize a distinction between the zany and the whimsical...." - See full review

A new Recommended List by dgtziea, Personal Top 20 October 28, 2026 20 items In chronological order.

A new Recommended List by Belrandyn, My favorite IF games. October 28, 2026 21 items

A new listing for Descent, by Ryan Veeder October 28, 2026 Lephrea the vampire gets an interesting message.

Paddythemic reviews Deadline, or, Being Douglas Adams: "Brief mostly" October 28, 2026 "Didn't need a hint! This review is more verbose than the game code. "

Paddythemic reviews The Sofa At The End Of The Universe: "Expand" October 28, 2026 "The start of an idea that could be fun to expand on. You may have been on to something here. "

jakomo reviews SCAVS: "Smooth operator" October 28, 2026 "The IFComp 2026 winner is a collection of familiar elements put together with polish and a well-paced rising sense of tension, concluding..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Krampus Case: "Christmas Crime and Pagan Punishment" October 28, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Choice-Select Played: 7/17/26 Playtime: 30 min, solved in 16 days If there is one thing I..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Antediluvian Weapon: "Elementals of the Enlightenment" October 28, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Parser Hybrid Played: 7/17/26 Playtime: 45m, won after dying a few times Ok, two scenarios...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews A Train to Piccadilly: "Society for ColdWar Anacrhonism" October 28, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Parser Played: 7/16/26 Playtime: 5hr, finished with MANY hints It has been a while since I..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Acquisition: "American psych-out" October 28, 2026 "The Acquisition has enough specific date markers and references to contemporary events to make clear it’s not a period piece, but this..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Golden King: "All that glitters... is awesome" October 28, 2026 "In most areas of IF, I feel very well-qualified to offer my opinions: I’ve played and reviewed hundreds and hundreds of games by this..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Everyone's Invited: "A long excruciating party" October 28, 2026 "The eternal debate about whether fiction needs sympathetic characters is, I think, mostly wrong-headed – like, if you frame to the..." - See full review

A new listing for Fissure - A Contract between Worlds, by AdelCYOA October 27, 2026 Fissure: A Contract Between Worlds is a completely text-based interactive fiction. Follow the story of Jean, an ordinary salaryman working a routine job at a faceless company — until he decides, or not, to...

News on PataNoir: Tie-in Poem October 27, 2026 To put players in the proper surreal noir mood, I have written the following poem: A Devil's Threeway With Trouble Private eye, behind my desk, legs crossed, door opening, the bell rings. She wears black... - Details

A new listing for The Unnumbered Room, by Impossible Editions Free Studio October 27, 2026 Four fictional objects arrive before a museum opens. Arrange up to three on Daylight, Centre and Exit using five units of care. Their qualities and placement affect the score and which of five fixed literary...

A new listing for The Midnight Exchange: The Rain Bell, by Impossible Editions Studio October 27, 2026 Six calls reach the exchange from different years. Read each caller’s account alongside the reference records to identify who is speaking and when. Reconstruct an event order and correct a mistaken...

MathBrush reviews Keeper of the Day and Night: "Fantasy/supernatural boarding school, part II" October 27, 2026 "I liked this better than the first game, though it did something I see a lot in sequels and which sometimes I love and sometimes I don't:..." - See full review

Passerine reviews When You Were Shot By Elephants: "Just Shoot Me" October 27, 2026 "Every IFComp, I come across a Personal Pick: a game that grabs me and speaks directly to the heart and/or brain in a surprising way, and..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Sleepless in the Sapphire City: "Ulysses Got Bit" October 27, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Visual Novel without pictures Played: 7/16/26 Playtime: 30m, finished “isn’t it freeing..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews recombinatorial: "Interactive Innovation" October 27, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Choice-Select Played: 7/16/26 Playtime: 5m One of IF’s venerable capabilities is the use..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lewd Mod: No Butts: "Unrealistically Few D!@k Pics" October 27, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Choice-Select Played: 7/16/26 Playtime: 10m, one mis-classified image By all accounts,..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Black Thumb: "Seeds of change" October 27, 2026 "The identity of Black Thumb’s protagonist is never made that big a deal: this is a magic-realist game about the lengths you’ll go to..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews WITHOUT corporation: "In Limbo" October 27, 2026 "It’s not actually a complaint to say that I don’t feel like I can remember a time when I wasn’t playing WITHOUT Corporation. It was..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Alana's Dungeon: "A grand(child's) adventure" October 27, 2026 "When I was ten or eleven, my parents put me in a weekend enrichment program at the local college. It involved doing something other than..." - See full review

A new listing for Goose the Goosie Girlie in: Breakfast Quest, by Emma Conner October 26, 2026 You are a small and precious little baby cat. Can you obtain breakfast?

A new listing for The Shadow Crown - Frostwynd Chronicles, by Superhero Panda October 26, 2026 The kingdom of Frostwynd is dying. Long ago, the Shadow Crown corrupted the noble dragon Scorathax and plunged the realm into eternal twilight. From the last bastion of light, Eldergrove, you set out to end...

A new poll by Games from the Lightside, Games about mice created October 26, 2026 16 votes for 16 games Games that involve mice in some major way, probably as characters or a major focus on them with symbolism, etc. Mmm, rodent.

A new listing for Who Kept the Light, by TorkelRunarson October 26, 2026 The prequel to The Turner of Hollin Rigg. For sixty years one man kept the lamp burning on a Yorkshire moor. A short folk-horror text adventure about his last nights. Plays in the browser.

A new listing for The Turner of Hollin Rigg, by TorkelRunarson October 26, 2026 Keep the lamp lit. Don't let owt in. The Turner of Hollin Rigg is a short folk-horror text adventure set on a lonely Yorkshire moor. Through one long night you tend a lamp, listen at the door, and piece...

JJ McC reviews Saintsridge Angels: "Harem Horror in First Gear" October 26, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Choice-Select Played: 7/15/26 Playtime: 2.5 hours, 5 (of 9 I think?) chapters complete,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews GET MANIFE$TO: "Groucho's Little Red Book" October 26, 2026 "Adapted from a Review-A-Thon 26 Review Style: Parser Played: 7/8/26 Playtime: 2hrs, score 450/1000, blunzed, stuck and quit Here is a..." - See full review

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