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Giger Kitty reviews A Paper Moon: "A decent, nay, pretty good puzzler, in a bland setting" March 9, 2026 "I had a pretty good time with A Paper Moon, and that has everything to do with its puzzles and how far things were implemented. Origami..." - See full review

News on The Corridor: Minor Update. Booze and Fags. March 7, 2026 I’ll be the first to admit that The Corridor has been neglected of late. There are two reasons for this, both an extension of what I mentioned in the Bunker Busting update. First, I’m doing a lot of... - Details

A new competition page: Smoochie Jam 2026 created March 7, 2026 The Smoochie Jam is a month-long unranked jam for interactive fiction about kisses, love, and romance. Games should be about romance, kissing, or the deliberate subversion thereof. This year, we're also...

A new listing for the Welder & the Smelter., by caskethouse

A new listing for Warm The Sun, by ozzymango

MathBrush reviews Life of a Mercenary: "Huge simulation game of running a mercenary company" March 7, 2026 "I was given a review copy of this game. While this isn't the Hosted Game with the highest wordcount (coming in at 380K words), it's..." - See full review

Giger Kitty reviews zRogue: "Great port" March 6, 2026 "Even though, in this day and age, roguelikes are plentiful for most devices - if I play on Android, I can enjoy Pathos as the latest..." - See full review

Giger Kitty reviews A Moment of Hope: "Could at least have updated the response to "x me"" March 6, 2026 "A short story which is well-written enough to make me feel uncomfortable for the PC and make me intensely dislike the object of his..." - See full review

A new listing for JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller, by JD Detective Thrillers Studio

A new listing for The Horror of Goldmine City, by Gianluca Girelli

A new listing for Canonical Cave Adventure, by Nathan Pitman

NMCannon reviews Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest: "A beautiful gem and great intro to WtA" March 5, 2026 "As someone completely new to Werewolf: the Apocalypse, this was a great intro! The art and music create a beautiful, haunting atmosphere..." - See full review

NMCannon reviews The Peregrination of Criselda dela Vega: "Captures a middle aged flashpoint" March 5, 2026 "When Moonlight Bomber announced he'd made a kinetic novel over the course of forty-eight hours, I knew I had to play The Peregrination of..." - See full review

NMCannon reviews Speakeasy: "Knock this back with a good drink" March 5, 2026 "I’m here because of BlerdyOtome! She featured Speakeasy and its Kickstarter, I became a Backer, and damn, I wish Open Late Games a very..." - See full review

NMCannon reviews The end of an obsession: "A more straightforward sequel, though worth playing" March 5, 2026 "It gets so lonely here was so good that it got me into ebi-hime's games in general, fast making her one of my favorite indie..." - See full review

NMCannon reviews It gets so lonely here: "I'm absolutely enthralled" March 5, 2026 "Wow! What an amazing game! This is my first game by ebi-hime, and I'm absolutely enthralled. Scuttling away from the more bloody aspects..." - See full review

NMCannon reviews Once on a Windswept Night: "Just too damn good" March 5, 2026 "Once on a windswept night is just do damn good. I feel like I say..." - See full review

A new listing for Fully Automated Space Capitalism, by Janos Biro

A new listing for Proximity, by afcn

EJ reviews The Van der Nagel Papyrus: "Van der Nagel Papyrus review" March 4, 2026 "I live in a city where a lot of the public buildings are in the Brutalist style. If you hang out with architecture nerds at all, sooner..." - See full review

A new listing for Dead Air at Cedarlock Point, by Michael Amos

A new listing for A Murder in Graycap, by Michael Amos

A new listing for The Martian Directive, by Michael Amos

A new listing for Briarrock Mesa, by Michael Amos

A new listing for Moon Base Juno: Breach Protocol, by Michael Amos

A new listing for The City of Lost Secrets, by Michael Amos

A new listing for Lost Beyond the Xanthor Gates, by Michael Amos

A new listing for Sangwright, by Rob Serpa

A new listing for The Shadows of Northreach Glen, by Michael Amos

Giger Kitty reviews The Questionable Substitute: "No game, but interesting to react to" March 2, 2026 "I don't know what the story is with this game. There is no game; we instantly get the game-over screen, being told the game is being..." - See full review

Dan Fabulich reviews The Van der Nagel Papyrus: "Cool puzzles, except for one boring mechanic" March 2, 2026 "Be sure to play the Vorple version on the author's website, which includes fun font stuff and color changes. This game was developed..." - See full review

Dan Fabulich reviews VALIS II: "Queer sci-fi romance kinetic novel" March 1, 2026 "It's a "kinetic novel," where you don't make any choices. (You can click "auto" to make the game autoplay, revealing the text without..." - See full review

Dan Fabulich reviews oxblood: "Strongly written, no choices" March 1, 2026 "It's a fresh take on vampires, which is impressive in its own right. It has no plot choices, but it still relies on interactivity, with..." - See full review

Nomad reviews The Babysitter: "Not bad!" March 1, 2026 "What The Babysitter is about is very well depicted in the blurb. The game is addressing players who are either very young or very new to..." - See full review

dogdennings reviews The Babysitter: "A wholesome game about being responsible" March 1, 2026 "Mr. and Mrs. Graham have hired you to watch over their daughter while they go to the movies. This might prove to be a problem. ..." - See full review

A new listing for The Van der Nagel Papyrus, by Ryan Veeder

A new listing for course correction, by Lucian P. Smith

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron Chif S1E1 - Dishes are served! February 27, 2026 The games produced by the competing chefs have been released for play: course correction by challenger Lucian P. Smith, and The Van der Nagel Papyrus by defending Iron Chef Ryan Veeder. Both are available at... - Details

A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for February 2026 February 27, 2026 8 items On Friday, February 27, 2026, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even...

BeingTheWriter reviews Type Help: "What a complex, entertaining game!" February 26, 2026 "I LOVED this game. I had been looking for an interactive fiction game that would be atmospheric, complex, and entertaining to explore the..." - See full review

A new listing for Reigns: The Witcher, by François Alliot, Oscar Harrington-Shaw, Nerial

A new listing for Steel and Laurel Wreaths: When Honor Demands Sacrifice, And Glory Comes Wrapped In Chains, by L. M. Hawkes

A new listing for Shadows Beneath the Arena: An Interactive Roman Arena-Bound Trial Where Every Decision Shapes Survival and Reputation, by L. M. Hawkes

A new listing for Lanista of the Forsaken Vow: A Veteran Gladiator’s Oath Beneath Rome’s Arena Politics, by L. M. Hawkes

A new listing for Lanista of the Iron Sand: A Thracian Gladiator’s Trial in the Colosseum, by L. M. Hawkes

Canalboy reviews Undercover: "More Basildon Bond Than James Bond" February 25, 2026 "This spy caper from the early nineties has an interesting premise but is let down badly by non-intuitive puzzle solutions, an..." - See full review

A new listing for How the Little Match Girl Came to Learn the Code of Poseidon, by Ryan Veeder

caligula jones reviews Shrapnel: "An attempt to blow apart your perceptions, with mixed results" February 24, 2026 "I'm of two minds about this game. First, the good. It is undoubtedly creative and successful in its goal of destroying all the..." - See full review

A new competition page: NarraScope Showcase 2026 created February 23, 2026 Designers, developers, writers, and students of narrative games and interactive fiction were invited to submit digital game projects to the 2026 NarraScope Showcase. The NarraScope Showcase celebrates the...

OtisTDog reviews 'Steading of the Hill Giant Chief: "Perhaps better suited to ECTOCOMP" February 22, 2026 "Mike Russo's entry in to 2024's Really Bad IF jam is truly impressive. It is a very short, very stereotypical fantasy game in the sense..." - See full review

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