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Mike Russo reviews Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart: "The rest is silence" May 20, 2024 "I’m a reasonably confident critic of several things: writing, first of all, but also characterization, plot, and puzzle design (whether..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Luna Gardens: "The tao that can be spoken is still hard to get the parser to understand" May 20, 2024 "(This is a review of the Spring Thing version of the game; I understand it's since been updated to address some of the implementation..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Nonverbal Communication: "Noun the verb" May 20, 2024 "My wife recently decided she wanted to get into gardening, and as a result we’ve started to slowly make some improvements to our back..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart: "Metaphor Maze!" May 20, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/16/24 Playtime: 15min A second ST24 Bitly entry! I’ve only recently encountered my first!..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Deep Dark Wood: "Seeing the Forest AND the Trees" May 20, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/16/24 Playtime: 25min, lots of exploring the endings I was introduced (as was, I believe,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Portrait: "Pictures of Lily" May 20, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/16/24 Playtime: 1hr, 60/80 pts, art lover This work is a teaser for an anticipated (by me)..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Bakemono no Sekai - World of Monsters: "A game packed with outsider perspective on Japan" May 19, 2024 "This is an interesting game, entered into the Text Adventure Literacy Jam. It explores a small village and hotel in rural Japan, and..." - See full review

Fie reviews Nonverbal Communication: "Very short limited parser puzzle game" May 19, 2024 "A limited parser game, like Blue Lacuna in that you type keywords to interact with them, without verbs. You are in a workshop full of..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Social Democracy: An Alternate History: "Antifascist Zeitgeist" May 19, 2024 "You’ll probably go into this death-of-the-Weimar-Republic simulator expecting a titanic struggle against Hitler, pouring all your wits..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Studio: "Sus-studio" May 19, 2024 "(This is one of those games that can’t meaningfully be reviewed without spoiling a particular narrative and gameplay twist, so it might..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Pass A Bill: "Whip it good" May 19, 2024 "(I beta-tested this game) In my first review of this year’s Thing, I lifted up Potato Peace as an example of a game that has the..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Ink and Intrigue: "Shaken AND Stirred" May 19, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/15/24 Playtime: 1.75hrs, current ending ‘Product Misuse’ is a squirrelly legal tactic,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Nonverbal Communication: "Verbs are for Nerds" May 19, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/13/24 Playtime: 40min, 4 plays, 3/3 endings There is something inspirational about the..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Studio: "New Home Alone" May 19, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/10/24 Playtime: 1.5hr, 4 endings of at least 5 I really like what this game is doing, and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Lulu and the Asteroid of 100% Guaranteed Doom: "A fantasy game exploring another world, with AI assistance" May 18, 2024 "This game was entered in the Text Adventure literacy jam. It includes a brief tutorial where you take a nap, encounter a violent..." - See full review

A new listing for Hazel, by RetroKissGames

Mike Russo reviews To Beseech Old Sins: "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only cuddling" May 18, 2024 "OK, anecdote time: when I was in high school, my summer job for a couple years was as a busboy at a country club. This was less exciting..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews You Can Only Turn Left: "Sleep no more" May 18, 2024 "I’ve made the point before (even in another review for this festival, I think?) that dreams are typically more meaningful to experience..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Truth About PRIDE!: "Rainbow bright" May 18, 2024 "I’m not quite sure how folks decided Bitsy should become an IF platform – from its Gameboy aesthetic, I’d imagine it’s mostly..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Trials of Rosalinda: "Questbone Connected to the Heartbone..." May 18, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/10-12/24 Playtime: 4.25hrs Well, this was just delightful. I’ve not had cause to..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille: "Dearest Ren*****, let me tell you about my day..." May 18, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review, English version Played: 4/9/24 Playtime: 1.75hrs, all but 1st on FF, 3.5 endings Epistolary works -..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Alltarach: "Always After Me Irish Myths" May 18, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/9/24 Playtime: 2hrs It is rare for me to see the ‘Interactive’ and ‘Fiction’..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews Top Floor Please: "Elevator antics" May 17, 2024 "This game sees you invited to a party in a mysterious hotel. You travel to various floors to gather what you need to set it up, while..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Thanks, but I don't remember asking.: "Too short for real consequences" May 17, 2024 "Thanks, but I don't remember asking. is a short blurry Twine story, set in some sort of (post-)apocalyptic future, in which you are an..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Deep Dark Wood: "Surprising Retruning Anthology" May 17, 2024 "Deep Dark Wood is an anthology collection of micro games created by Slovakian children in Twine. Though the authors are different, the..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Voyage of the Marigold: "Star trekkin'" May 17, 2024 "I was into a lot of the standard nerdy stuff when I was a kid in the late 80s – DnD, Star Wars, Asimov, Tolkein, you name it. But the..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille: "Doctor doctor give me the news" May 17, 2024 "I can’t think of a piece of IF that’s made me feel dumber than Doctor Jeangille’s Letters. That’s not because it’s got fiendish..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Thanks, but I don't remember asking.: "Dream theater" May 17, 2024 "I don’t think it’s a kick against Thanks… to say that its opening is disorienting and dreamlike, since the author’s note reveals..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Pass A Bill: "Mr. Fudd Goes to Washington" May 17, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/8/24 Playtime: 25min, Master of Politics, 4/7 deaths If there is a more fraught topic to..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Zomburbia: "Oldschool (Implementation) Horror" May 17, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/8/24 Playtime: 2hrs, unwinnable at 1.5. Restarted, 1.25hrs later ANOTHER unwinnable state?..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Octopus's Garden: "Eight Legs, One Hat" May 17, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/8/24 Playtime: 45min How smart are Octopi? One list had them #8 in ranked sub-human IQ,..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille: "Lovelorn letters... with a twist" May 16, 2024 "The first thing that struck me about this game was the UI. It’s gorgeous! The softly textured main background, the handwriting fonts..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews To Beseech Old Sins: "Left me a bit lost" May 16, 2024 "I was drawn into this one by the stylish UI and the character-focused setup, immediately interested in our three MCs’ circumstances and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Who Kidnapped Mother Goose?: "A fairytale game about rescusing a kidnapped mother goose" May 16, 2024 "This is a polished parser game entered in the Text Adventure Literacy Jam. In it, you find that Mother Goose was kidnapped, and you have..." - See full review

Fie reviews You Can Only Turn Left: "Story isn't interesting, but the sound design is" May 16, 2024 "This game describes itself as "a playful exploration" and inspired by "guided sleep meditations", and it goes about as deep as it..." - See full review

Fie reviews A Simple Happening: "Would be more funny if it was less lazy" May 16, 2024 "This is a comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's not trying to say anything about feudal Japan, though it is set in feudal..." - See full review

AvB reviews Dead Man's Fiesta: "A feast for fans of the Big Lebowski" May 16, 2024 "(I posted this review years ago in a non-public message board, but I feel enough water has gone down the river to post it here, now)..." - See full review

AvB reviews Ferryman's Gate: "Your English teacher would like this" May 16, 2024 "(I posted this review years ago in a non-public message board, but I feel enough water has gone down the river to post it here, now)..." - See full review

manonamora reviews To Beseech Old Sins: "Anti-clamatic Guess the Link" May 16, 2024 "To Beseech Old Sins is a linear sci-fi Twine story, part of a larger series, where you play as Epsilon, a superpowered (if you will)..." - See full review

manonamora reviews PROSPER.0: "temporary Poetic end-a-eve-or" May 16, 2024 "Note: I beta-tested this game. PROSPER.0 is a dystopian Twine game with a very interesting gameplay mechanic. As an employee of..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Rescue at Quickenheath: "Grinning all the way through!" May 16, 2024 "Rescue at Quickenheath is a delightful fantasy swashbuckling Twine puzzle-y game, where you play as the dashing highway-person Kit..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews A Simple Happening: "Commit to the bit" May 16, 2024 "I was raised Catholic, and unsurprisingly given the wide range of material included in the Bible, I remember often being confused by what..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Alltarach: "Historical mythologies" May 16, 2024 "(This is a game with a narrative that unfolds in layers, and as a result it’s hard to talk about without engaging with some elements..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Case of the Solitary Resident: "Ferns and forensics" May 16, 2024 "So this is a slightly strained parallel, maybe, but you know Evil Dead 2? The title makes it sound like a sequel, but actually it’s..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Loose Ends: "The Broad Wore Fangs" May 16, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/4/24 Playtime: 1.75hrs, For as big a horror fan as I am,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Voyage of the Marigold: "The Wrath of C'mon" May 16, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/4/24 Playtime: 1.75hrs, 4 plays, 4 fails Have we culturally saturated ourselves on Star..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews You Can Only Turn Left: "I'm not High, You're High!" May 16, 2024 "Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/4/24 Playtime: 15min, two passes I know I just said two passes, but this is a one..." - See full review

A new listing for Top Floor Please, by Lokman Salikoon

manonamora reviews Potato Peace: "In a world, where mankind and potatoe..." May 15, 2024 "Potato Peace is a fairly linear game made in Ink, set in a fantasy world where mankind and potatoes live in peace and harmony (sort of)...." - See full review

manonamora reviews Do Good Deeds...: "Be kind and become the Forest King" May 15, 2024 "Do Good Deeds... is relatively short Twine children's story, where you play as Modis, an outcast elf on a stroll in the forest. Along the..." - See full review

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