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A new listing for The Enchanted Forest, by Peace SnuglyCloud

A new listing for Containment Breach: SCP Research, by Peace SnuglyCloud

Wade Clarke reviews Temptation in the Village: "Atmospheric elaboration on a Kafka short story with a psychological focus." December 6, 2025 "(This is an edited version of a review originally published in my blog during IFComp 2025.) Temptation in the Village is Anssi..." - See full review

A new listing for Loving Him, by Coralina

Dan Fabulich reviews Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider: "Close to great" December 5, 2025 "I quite enjoyed this game. The writing is cute, and the puzzles are fun. I have some spoilerific feedback for the author. " - See full review

EJ reviews Detective en habitación cerrada: "Reseña de Detective en habitación cerrada" December 5, 2025 "Detective en habitación cerrada es un juego de Inform alucinante protagonizado por un detective que sólo puede investigarse a sí..." - See full review

EJ reviews Go-Strange-Ghost Range: "Go-Strange-Ghost Range review" December 5, 2025 "Go-Strange-Ghost Range is one of Andrew Schultz’s oronym games in the vein of Why Pout and Us Too. If you’ve played those games, you..." - See full review

EJ reviews Dad's Shiva: "Dad's Shiva review" December 5, 2025 "Dad’s Shiva is a choice-based game about visiting your sister during the official mourning period for your father, though you didn’t..." - See full review

A new listing for Creation: Dawn of a New God, by Liam Reichdan

A new listing for The Krampus Case, by Kirk Damato, Sarah Willson

JJ McC reviews Detritus: "Shine on You Crazy Jackson" December 5, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review When reviewing IF, I sometimes find myself grappling with episodes in a series, of struggling to find the..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Exorcist Tipline: "Wonderful writing, art, programming and characters, rough gameplay choices" December 5, 2025 "In this game, you are an exorcist, shunned by normal people. After a compelling intro, you enter a small town with a grid-like map and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider: "Guide a stranger through a complex process" December 4, 2025 "This game was part of Iron ChIF, and it is a good showing for a game written in a short time period. I particularly loved the setting,..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Games of the Monarch's Eye: "Compete in a series of games for a high position while balancing factions" December 4, 2025 "This is one of the more recent Choice of Games titles. In it, you play as a contestant in a series of games to become the Monarch's Eye,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lady Thalia and the Case of Clephan: "Lady Thalia and the Existential Enigma" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review I think if we spent too much time thinking about the randomness in our lives we might collapse of..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story: "Two-Fisted Code Breaking" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review Where is the line between evaluating a work on its intrinsic merits, and in the context of its ongoing..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?: "Here's Lookin at You, SweetTart" December 4, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review If you are here for a dispassionate, critical deconstruction of this work and series, boy do I have bad..." - See full review

oscar-78 reviews Helikoj: "Uno de los juegos con más profundidad psicológica en español" December 3, 2025 "Tiene uno de los mejores comienzos que he jugado en una aventura de parser (con todo el trasfondo del personaje, las observaciones..." - See full review

A new listing for Of Mermaids, Riddles, and Treasure Maps, by Livia J. Elliot

A new listing for Little Bead in a Squall, by C.B. Lansdell

A new listing for Rainbow-1, by Fabrikant

A new listing for Siege of Pemdas Isle, by Orange

A new listing for The Life and Death of the Pinball Wizard, by Mad Hatter's Daughter

A new listing for The Laconia Incident, by Fabrikant

A new listing for The Terror of the Sea, by Will11

A new listing for Constellaris Court, by Mystic Warrior

JJ McC reviews The Kidnapping of a Tokyo Game Developer: "The Tortoise and the Eno" December 3, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review Games about games. Is there anything more inbred navel-gazing? (JOKE SETUP: this will pay off in 2027/28...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews High On Grief: "No Dessert For Me, Thanks" December 3, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review This series has sunk into my brain a bit. The first entry I found to be challenging - unconvincing..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Litchfield Mystery: "Not Helping, Detective Lizard-Brain" December 3, 2025 "Motive, Means, Opportunity. Any consumer of detective entertainment has heard this mantra many times. It is so ubiquitous it kind of..." - See full review

News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 The IF Short Games Showcase 2025 is currently open for submissions! You can submit up to two short games, previously released or not, as long as they were made in 2025. Games in the SGS compete for an... - Details

oscar-78 reviews Every day I get emails: "¿Qué hay más terrorífico que el trabajo o la economía?" December 2, 2025 "Cuando hablamos de terror solemos pensar en lo sobrenatural, craso error, porque ¿qué hay más terrorífico que el trabajo o la..." - See full review

A new competition page: Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025 The Short Games Showcase is an opportunity to show off shorter interactive fiction works made in the past year (Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025), regardless of whether or not they are previously released.

oscar-78 reviews Estado Profundo: "Una obra ambiguamente magistral" December 2, 2025 "La viñeta temporal que se nos muestra tiene una gran atmósfera y ambiente con detalles realistas que capturan agudamente el ethos y la..." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Catch That Kitty: "Getting knocked out by a fish was never part of any plan." December 2, 2025 "I don't like "chatting around bushes," so I'll be blunt: This game is a nonsensical mess. However, it very clearly does not take itself..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews 3XXX: NAKED HUMAN BOMBS: "Unfair Expectations" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There’s a tension in creative endeavors we don’t talk about much, among all the tensions we DO talk..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Fascism - Off Topic: "Bear V Troll: Monsters Fight!" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There is a danger in digesting any comedy work that has even a hint of provocation or social commentary...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Imperial Throne: "I'd Rather Be a Hammer Than a Nail" December 2, 2025 "Adapted from an IFCOMP25 Review There is a saying, “When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” Imperial Throne..." - See full review

A new listing for Market Day, by n-n

oscar-78 reviews Muerte de Berta Cáceres: "La balada del activismo trágico" December 2, 2025 "Una entrada que entra en la categoría de la rememoración de quienes ya no están con nosotros. A pesar de ser un relato por opciones..." - See full review

oscar-78 reviews Jailbreak: "Una meta aventura que habla del estado terminal de la cultura" December 2, 2025 "Mi entrada favorita de la ECTOCOMP 2025. Un inteligente giro meta a una situación aparentemente sencilla que siembra la sospecha sobre..." - See full review

Comely reviews Mititz: "Aventura clásica de terror con final acelerado" December 2, 2025 "Un juego muy en la línea de lo que suele ofrecernos el autor en estas competencias, atmósfera angustiante y tramas clásicas y..." - See full review

Comely reviews Jailbreak: "Una de mis favoritas de la Ectocomp 2025" December 2, 2025 "Una de mis favoritas de la edición. Parte de un contexto clásico y aparentemente anodino de escape de celda para darle uno o dos giros..." - See full review

Comely reviews El Sueño del Caracol: "La timidez como peso insoportable" December 2, 2025 "Versión interactiva del corto que le sirve de inspiración (y que visioné a posteriori, aunque creo que ya lo había visto antes)..." - See full review

Comely reviews You promise: "Mejor jugarla en inglés" December 2, 2025 "Una entrada muy meritoria para haber sido realizada en 4 horas (que en realidad creo que fueron dos, al estar escrita a dos manos). Nos..." - See full review

Comely reviews Muerte de Berta Cáceres: "Una canción interactiva" December 2, 2025 "Tercer parte de las entregas ectocómpicas de Ruber, esta vez basada en una canción y en una historia trágica sobre los peligros del..." - See full review

Comely reviews Velatorio: "Una gamberrada, pero más que eso" December 2, 2025 "Probablemente la entrada más inesperada de la comp y de las que más me han gustado. No sólo por el estilo visual y la ambientación..." - See full review

Comely reviews En la Oscuridad: "Breve hiperficción experimental" December 2, 2025 "Breve hiperficción experimental que juega con la atmósfera más que con el espacio, describe muy bien la angustia infantil de la..." - See full review

Comely reviews Más perdido que el barco del arroz: "Más perdido que el barco del arroz" December 2, 2025 "Para ser un bitsy (ya sabéis que no me entusiasman) me ha resultado muy entretenido y he exprimido todos los finales. No hay excesivos..." - See full review

News on Lazarrien: A Love Story: Visual Overhaul & Light Mode December 2, 2025 Lazarrien: A Love Story has been updated with a full visual overhaul, including new custom backgrounds, implementation of light mode, and a restructuring of the underlying randomization mechanic.

MathBrush reviews Endymion: "Complex but compact language translation game " December 2, 2025 "This game was written in a short time as part of a competition for using the Dialog language. It reminded me of both Hadean Lands in its..." - See full review

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