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JJ McC reviews Xanthippe's Last Night with Socrates: "Hemlock, the Unlikley Aphrodisiac" January 25, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This is a character piece, speculating on a conjugal visit between Socrates and Xanthippe (his 2nd wife)..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Your World According to a Single Word: "The world of humans as seen through a single word" January 24, 2024
"This game has a bit of a different setup between the reader and the protagonist. The narrative voice of the game is a sentient word. It..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews POV: You're a Teenage Girl in a Conservative Christian Family: "A restricted life in twine game form" January 24, 2024
"I played this game as part of the short games jam. It's designed to show what life is like when you're part of conservative Christianity...." - See full review
Rovarsson reviews Varicella: "Il Reggente." January 24, 2024
"How Unseemly! ------------- The King is dead! All hail the Ki... well, seeing that Prince Charles is a five-year-old nasty specimen of..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews night confessional: "Is anyone listening?" January 24, 2024
""...the new confessionals proliferated. They assign penance through complex and unknowable mechanisms, utilizing the latest advancements..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Starfisher: "Interesting mood piece" January 24, 2024
"A nice slice-of-life story about family. The protagonist and their father go on a fishing trip together - the stuff of an old-timey..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Open Flame: "Short dark fantasy story" January 24, 2024
"It starts with one of those classic "you wake up confused and bound in an empty room" openings, but things quickly go haywire from there...." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Solkatt_ (english version): "Stunningly eerie horror game" January 24, 2024
"You're a 26-year-old NEET who starts hearing strange music in the house where you've been living depressed and friendless for many years...." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Summers with the Sea King: "Nostalgic love story" January 24, 2024
"This one didn't resonate with me as much as it did for some other people, maybe because I've never had a relationship like Kai and..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Space Wizard Rendezvous: "WIZARDS... IN SPACE!" January 24, 2024
"A very fun space romp. The story's punchy, flows well, doesn't waste words, gets to the main plot fast and resolves it just as fast...." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews Vomit Economy: "Short, darkly comedic business sim" January 24, 2024
""All you brats have been put through Vomit School, but you're the only one who learned anything there. And you have the motivation. Turn..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews The Sun Will Blind My Eyes: "Short study in mood and character" January 24, 2024
"This game captures a moment with careful attention to detail. It's not a situation I've ever been in - the morning after a one-night..." - See full review
TestTubeHuman reviews (You Can't) Escape the Unholy City: "Short surreal horror game" January 24, 2024
"I'm the one who submitted The Unholy City to Shufflecomp. It's a "song" (though more like a spoken poem set to music) from Thomas..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Detective Osiris: "Pet Dog, Solve Crime" January 24, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This is an Ink piece where you are Osiris solving the mystery of your mortal life’s murder...." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Into The Lion's Mouth: "Leo DGAF" January 24, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review “sigh Another standard-format Twine entry, front loaded with typos,” said I on firing it up. “I..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Dysfluent: "Pachyderm Ponderings" January 24, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Hey, can you see me? Can you hear me? There’s this giant elephant just sitting here, happily trumpeting..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Maverick Hunter: Scandalous Mission: "Unfinished choicescript crossover game" January 23, 2024
"This game has some good potential in it, but is unfinished. It's the beginnings of a choicescript game mingling characters from Megaman X..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews WHOM I SHOULD LOVE ABOVE ALL THINGS: "Strong writing, minimal interactivity, mlm romance" January 23, 2024
"This is a short game entered into the Bare Bones jam. It has no real interactivity and a stripped down interface, but that's kind of not..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Cycle: "If I could turn back time...I'd take back all the things that hurt you" January 23, 2024
"This is a kind of medium-length Twine game with some nice styling. It starts out with a 'my parents don't understand me' kind of vibe and..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews FEAST OF SENSES: "Bitsy game with graphics and a mishmash of sensory experiences" January 23, 2024
"I don't say this often, but I really just didn't like this game. It shows talent in making, and is almost certainly the game that the..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Three Things: "A powerful game told through poem translation" January 23, 2024
"This game is framed as homework for translation in a Russian lit class (or similar). You are given the poem ( a famous one: Он..." - See full review
A new listing for STRANDED, by Jon Matheson / Drunk Sylvari
News on Six: Six now playable online with sounds and music January 23, 2024
Thanks to mathbrush and his BisQuixe interpreter, people can finally play Six online with all the sounds and music! Thanks Brian for dragging the technology screaming into the present. The play link remains... - Details
JJ McC reviews My Brother; The Parasite: "Metaphor Gone Wild" January 23, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Title is relevant, I promise. Summitting Everest, as a concept, has had a weird journey during my..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews The Whale's Keeper: "Jonah's Lament" January 23, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Well this work presents an interesting review question, doesn’t it? Do I evaluate the story in..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Please Sign Here: "Didn't Think a Mystery Could Make Me Mad" January 23, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Buckle up, this one fired me up a bit This is a murder mystery. A barista protagonist survives a car..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Summers with the Sea King: "A nice, brief love story about summers and what goes unspoken" January 22, 2024
"This game was entered in Shufflecomp. It has beautiful styling, with an easily readable font and nice color choices. The game plays..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Space Wizard Rendezvous: "A brief but fun musically-inspired magic game" January 22, 2024
"This game was entered in ShuffleComp and inspired by Charlemagne by the Blossoms. It's a fun game with both strong character building and..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews night confessional: "A strong story about a coin-operated confessional" January 22, 2024
"In this Shufflecomp game, you play in an alternate reality where the Catholic church has eliminated both priests and Pope and has gone to..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Starfisher: "A meditative and peaceful story about father and child" January 22, 2024
"This game had a few surprises for me, and I liked it. It was entered in Shufflecomp. You play as a child come to visit your father. There..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews The End of the Line: "A collection of stories, on shuffle" January 22, 2024
"This game was made for Shufflecomp. In it, you play as someone on a train who is approached by another passenger. He wants to tell you..." - See full review
A new listing for Crocodracula: The Enigma of Crocodracula, by Ryan Veeder
MathBrush reviews (You Can't) Escape the Unholy City: "An atmospheric game about inescapable destiny" January 22, 2024
"This game is surreal. It was written for ShuffleComp. In it, you find yourself compelled, no matter what you do, to approach " - See full review
MathBrush reviews Messages From the Universe Graveyard: "Inter universal storytelling" January 22, 2024
"This game is a participatory game, an MMO masquerading as an MMO. The conceit is that you are playing an old, defunct MMO which you..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Meritocracy: "Philosophy 101" January 22, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Man did this work intersect some weird slices of my life. I minored in Philosophy years ago. A good chunk..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews LUNIUM: "You Have Solved My Penalty Point Puzzle" January 22, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review So this is an Escape Room, full stop. If that sounds prejorative, that's because it is. I’m not here to..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews My Pseudo-Dementia Exhibition: "Memoir Museum" January 22, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review If my review series has a brand, it is sloppy-pouring my so-called personality all over works that really..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Open Flame: "A cool looping Twine game about a temple and some helpful friends" January 21, 2024
"I liked this game. The presentation was neat, with real-time smoke in the background over at-your-own-pace text (I'd love to see more of..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Give Me Something to Dream: "Elliptical writing about an encounter between a sorceress and others" January 21, 2024
"This is a Texture game entered into Shufflecomp. In it, you see a variety of characters in a fantasy setting, talking about witches,..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Last of What We Once Were: "Reminiscence of lost friends" January 21, 2024
"This is a brief Twine game with a single branch, giving a tale of grief and loss. Each of the two branches gives a slightly different..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Solkatt_ (french version): "A visual game set in an apartment with surreal elements" January 21, 2024
"This game was entered in Shufflecomp, and I played the French version. In it, you play as a young adult/teen living in your parents..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Citizen Makane: "Review Sans Context - Deceptive or Merely Unhelpful?" January 21, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review WARNING. The following review comes from a place of ignorance. As a recent entrant into IF culture, I had..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews To Sea in a Sieve: "I Be Bailing, Matey, I Be Bailing!" January 21, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review One room IF has a special place in my heart. The authorial challenge of stuffing multiple arcane,..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews The Little Match Girl 4: Crown of Pearls: "Everything, Everywhen, All At Prompt" January 21, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This was my introduction to a series that seems to be picking up steam, with 5 of its 7 episodes coming..." - See full review
sgware reviews You Are Standing: "So much beauty compressed into a small game" January 20, 2024
"This game would probably be great as a freestanding artifact, but it is especially poignant when you consider the context in which it was..." - See full review
deathbytroggles reviews Enchanter: "Zifmia review. "Oh hi, reader!"" January 20, 2024
"The first game of the second trilogy in the Zork universe, Enchanter tells a much more interesting tale with significantly more rewarding..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Bright Brave Knight Knave: "Never Knew that Clever Clue" January 20, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review There is an obvious bit for these reviews, right? Some alliterative rhyming to show I am clever enough to..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews One King to Loot them All: "Conan and the Treasures of Par-Sur" January 20, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review I do my level best not to compare works against each other. I have a nominally objective rubric I attempt..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews The Paper Magician: "The Whisker in Darkness by HP Lovecat" January 20, 2024
"Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review "Mine eyes ope’d, my world 4 walls wide and manifest but as long as my gossamer memories, only the last..." - See full review
Niels G. W. Serup reviews The Princess of Vestria: "Nice hints (and good game!)" January 19, 2024
"Other reviews have highlighted that this is a well-made fantasy adventure, which I agree with: I felt that the abstraction at which the..." - See full review


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