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A new listing for Restorers, by Livia J. Elliot

MathBrush reviews Anatomical Lessons with Dr.Avner!: "Torture/gore game with a mild twist" August 28, 2024 "A while ago I wrote on intfiction talking about a trend of games that followed a similar pattern: "The text is usually a variant of ‘Oh..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Lysidice and the Minotaur: "A stylish parser subverting a Greek myth" August 28, 2024 "Disclaimer: I playtested this game back before it was released. But today was my first time playing the published version! I love that it..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews Larvae: "Larvae" August 27, 2024 "What Is This? Larvae is a choice-based game starring Isla and Cameron, two recently-graduated college sweethearts. Isla is a biology nerd..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews A Collegial Conversation: "A Collegial Conversation" August 27, 2024 "A Collegial Conversation is a game written for SeedComp 2024. The author is using the “1 link = 1 viewpoint” seed, which is exactly..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews Collision: "Collision" August 27, 2024 "What is this? Collision is a game written for the Neo-Twiny Jam, with the attendant restriction of using 500 words or less. The conceit..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews Codex Crusade: "Codex Crusade" August 27, 2024 "What is this? Codex Crusade is a surreal Twine romp taking place at the University of Turin, Georgia (not the other one). Due to..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews A Mouse Speaks to Death: "A Mouse Speaks to Death" August 27, 2024 "What is this? In A Mouse Speaks to Death, you’re a mouse at the end of your life. Death has come for you, but before you go he asks you..." - See full review

Samuel Verschelde (Stormi) reviews L'île Tristam: "Un jeu de grande ampleur et qualité en Français" August 27, 2024 "Je dois préciser en premier lieu que j'ai beta-testé de manière poussée la version anglaise du jeu. Je ne suis donc pas entièrement..." - See full review

A new poll by Max Fog, Some of the best and most confusing mechanics you've ever played created August 27, 2024 12 votes for 10 games I'm looking for games with super weird or confusing mechanics, but actually are really good games. For example, I found the clock mechanic in Finding Martin really confusing, but I really like it.

Tabitha reviews Chinese Family Dinner Moment: "Short game, big punch" August 27, 2024 "I played this game last year when it was first released. Replaying it today, I found it even shorter than I remembered, which I think..." - See full review

A new listing for The Butterfly Dreams, by Ave Q Production

A new listing for A House of Endless Windows, by SkyShard

MathBrush reviews A Brief History of Divine Instruments, Vol. 1: "A story about a man and his weapon" August 26, 2024 "This story is the first in a series about a world where soldiers craft living weapons that take the appearance of humans. In this story,..." - See full review

News on Method in My Madness: Second release of Method in my Madness August 25, 2024 Doubled in size, for the better or worse.

A new listing for The Pawn, by Thomas J Devens

A new listing for Anastasis, by Janos Biro

wolfbiter reviews A Mouse Speaks to Death: "Vignettes from a mouse-y lifetime" August 24, 2024 "A creative look at a different world in this vignette-based game where you play as a sentient mouse. The vignettes were well written and..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews THE RUIN OF 0CEANUS PR1ME: "An adrenaline-filled exploration of a defunct station" August 24, 2024 "A delightfully adrenaline filled, pacey, chock-full-of-action ride. Fully delivers on the expected thrills of a game that involves..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews Cubes and Ladders: "A satirical office-themed puzzler" August 24, 2024 "This is a fun office-themed puzzler, elevated by clever writing and atmospheric art. Amusingly skewers the office environment (your..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews Your World According to a Single Word: ""How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it's just words.”" August 24, 2024 "- The Pale King, David Foster Wallace ..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews The Labyrinthine Library of Xleksixnrewix: "A fresh and unique concept for a puzzler, with some frustrating points" August 24, 2024 "There’s a lot to love in this game. It brings a fresh and unique puzzle concept, accompanied by delightful worldbuilding and a cute..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews Codex Crusade: "Fantasy academia meets office satire" August 24, 2024 "Fantasy academia meets office satire in this quick puzzler. The writing is clever and funny. The puzzles and plot were perfectly fine,..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews Museum Heist: "How much art can an art thief thieve?" August 24, 2024 "This is a fun “how much loot can you take with you” optimization puzzle. The construction is tightly focused on that objective (not a..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews He Knows That You Know and Now There's No Stopping Him: "A very short, dialogue-heavy retelling of Bluebeard" August 24, 2024 "A very short, dialogue-heavy retelling of Bluebeard, with the accompanying high stakes and emotional intensity. Overall, successfully..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews Dark Communion: "A high-stakes, short horror game set in an abandoned church" August 24, 2024 "A high-stakes, short horror game set in an abandoned church. ..." - See full review

wolfbiter reviews DOL-OS: "Explore a semi-derelict computer desktop for fun and profit" August 24, 2024 "This game presents the immersive opportunity to explore a simulated semi-derelict computer desktop, including its saved and deleted..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Akusekijima (ES): "A story about a god of an island " August 24, 2024 "This is part of the Single Choice Jam, and is inspired by a short Japanese film called Boze. In it, you are a weakened and forgetful god..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Thread: "A brief game about fate and a witch" August 24, 2024 "This is a short game that depicts a scenario that is all too human but phrased in fantastical terms: deciding whether to remain home with..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews In Wake of Betrayal: "Blood and despair: a snippet of a shattered life" August 24, 2024 "This is a brief story entered into the Single Choice jam. It is the climax of a story with no buildup: a queen is in full rage and..." - See full review

A new listing for A Man, by 45vats

5thEarth reviews Welcome: "You can see a game here." August 23, 2024 "The total lack of exposition turns the mechanics of the game engine itself into a kind of logic puzzle. Information is desperately..." - See full review

cgasquid reviews The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode: "An argument built on a foundation of sand" August 22, 2024 "The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode is a harmless game about finding bunny rabbits hiding in a Jewish neighborhood. Adorable,..." - See full review

cgasquid reviews Adventureland: "The first text adventure I ever played" August 22, 2024 "At the age I was, I got hours and hours of fun out of Adventureland ... 's demo. As sparse as the text was, as weird as the puzzles were,..." - See full review

cgasquid reviews Softporn Adventure: "Not great, but not completely wretched" August 22, 2024 "Unlike most adult IF, Softporn Adventure has actual puzzles and gameplay outside of simple seduction. Given the era, it's not surprising..." - See full review

cgasquid reviews The Absolute Worst IF Game in History: "A complete waste of time" August 22, 2024 "I really wish I could convey to people that just because something runs doesn't mean it should be published. It's also unfortunately..." - See full review

EternalDelay reviews God Cursed: "Interactive ~fantasy~" August 22, 2024 "This piece is amazing. I love it so much. From start to cliffhanger, the conversations were absolutely fantastic. The dialogue felt so..." - See full review

Flufflezot reviews Our Life: Beginnings & Always: "Love, love, love!" August 21, 2024 "This is one of my favorite otome games/romance visual novels. "

Jaded Pangolin reviews The Roottrees are Dead: "fun family drama investigation, too bad about the art" August 20, 2024 "so i will say up front that i'm not a fan of ai art, and if i had realized that this game had a lot of it i might not have started..." - See full review

A new listing for The Little Match Girl and His Holiness Pope Pius IX, by Ryan Veeder

A new listing for Welcome, by Ryan Veeder

A new competition page: IntroComp 2024 created August 19, 2024 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 Good Bones, by xyzoe and IronSerenity

A new listing for Undone, by Davis G. See

A new listing for The Royal Mystery Shopper, by Katie Benson

A new listing for An Unexpected Visitor, by Nate Taylor (as Clive Gerard)

A new listing for The Scholar, by Cameron G. Smith

A new listing for Mothership, by Strand Games

A new listing for Space Ferrets, by Rhianon P. Brown

A new listing for Magnitude Operation, by Lynda Clark

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