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A new listing for Lies Under Ice, by Joey Jones

manonamora reviews Door: "Doors. Just... doors." January 12, 2024 "Door(s) is a tiny game where you are shown doors on the screen, which you can click open or close, and throw them off the screen. Mess..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Murder at the Manor: "So... why was he murdered again?" January 12, 2024 "Murder at the Manor is a short pulpy murder-mystery game, where you play as Detective Picton, tasked to solve the an unsolvable case. The..." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident: "Significantly less than the sum of its parts" January 12, 2024 "After finishing this game, I was surprised to learn that it placed a respectable 4th of 27 entries in the 2007 IF Comp. This is..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Eat the Eldritch: "Ia, Ia, Cthulhu F'ishtix" January 12, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Part 5 of our nautical sub-series “Here There Be Poopdecks.” And its about time we got us some..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews LAKE Adventure: "Look Back in Gameplay" January 12, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This one shares some DNA with Hand Me Down and some more with Spring Thing 23’s Repeat the Ending. That..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Last Vestiges: "Escape Room, M.E." January 12, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review The classic closed room mystery makes an appearance! Here, a bloody body with no wounds, and a somewhat..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Occhiolism: "Choices were made, but you won't make any." January 11, 2024 "In the format of a kinetic visual novel (you have one choice that doesn't affect anything), the story follows an almost fusional couple,..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Bittersweet Harvest: "Didn't quite hit the mark" January 11, 2024 "In the format of a kinetic visual novel (there really aren't any choices), the story follows an Harvester - an otherworldly being who..." - See full review

manonamora reviews The Last Mountain: "Running down that hill" January 11, 2024 "I could not be furthest from the intended audience for this game: I absolutely hate running. I just don't get the appeal or why people..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Lucid Night: "A trippy [refreshing] experience" January 11, 2024 "This was a very trippy experience, as lucid dreams can often be. It is surreal right from the start, finding yourself inside an airlock..." - See full review

manonamora reviews After the Accident: " Moving to the core." January 11, 2024 "Holy moley, what a game! Grabbed me by the throat and would not let me go... I was at a loss for words for a long time when I reached the..." - See full review

manonamora reviews In a minute there is time: "A voyeur for a minute" January 11, 2024 "The entry does an interesting thing with the mechanic, limiting the playthrough to a 60 seconds - though it lets you "rewind" and try as..." - See full review

manonamora reviews Pick Up the Cookie and Sigh: "Oh the embarrassment!" January 11, 2024 "I had completely forgotten about this short story until I tried to pick up the cookies. I thought this was going to be a Pick Up the..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Summers with the Sea King: "Emotional story with meaningful choices" January 11, 2024 "This game really hit for me emotionally, partly because it captured some feelings/experiences that I remember from childhood but also..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Assembly: "In his House at I’kea Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming" January 11, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This work is a masterful mashup of Elder Gods and Ikea-based gameplay. Sure, I know what you’re saying...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews All Hands: "Two Reviews in One!" January 11, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Not ONLY is this part 4 of the “Here There Be Poopdecks” (nautical) review sub-series, it is ALSO..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lonehouse: "A Shaft of Gold, While All Around is Dark" January 11, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review The second of the review Subseries, “Playing With Matches,” covering IFCOMP23 Texture entries! I went..." - See full review

A new poll by albie, Games for introducing teens and tweens to interactive fiction created January 10, 2024 43 votes for 24 games Looking for Twine games (ideally) that are appropriate for 10-16 year olds. Bonus points if it has an interesting/fun story or showcases some of the cool stuff that can be done with this medium. Thanks! :)

A new listing for I Gave You a Key and You Opened the Darkness, by Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas

manonamora reviews free bird.: "Clever puzzles. Interesting implementation." January 10, 2024 "free bird. is a minimalist hyperlink puzzle game, where you play as a bird (cockatoo?) locked in a cage yearning for freedom. Using the..." - See full review

A new listing for 253: a Novel for the Internet in Seven Cars and a Crash, by Geoff Ryman

A new listing for Strange Rooms, by W. H.

MathBrush reviews The 5-Second Simulation: "Repeat to win, in a one room game" January 10, 2024 "This is short one-room, one action puzzle game entered in the Single Choice Jam. I interpreted it as a short coding exercise designed to..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Fix Your Mother's Printer: "Family Tech Support, the Game" January 10, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review I do love me some Adventure Snack. A “slice of life comedy” seems in the brand’s wheelhouse,..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews All Hands Abandon Ship: "I Don't Feel Doomed" January 10, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Part 3 of the “Here There Be Poopdecks” sub-series, this one on a spaceship. This is a light..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews GameCeption: "Squib Game" January 10, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Alright, with a game name trading on Inception you are inevitably going to bring some baggage to this..." - See full review

News on THE RUIN OF 0CEANUS PR1ME: THE RUIN OF 0CEANUS PR1ME Release 2 is out! January 9, 2024 Play it on your modern hardware or choose among: • Amiga • AppleII • Atari8bit • AtariST • BBC • C64 • C128 • CPC • Mac Classic • Mega65 • MSX • PLUS/4 • SAM Coupe • Spectrum +3... - Details

A new listing for A Newt by Any Other Name, by Chandler Groover and Failbetter Games

A new listing for The Green King, by James Chew and Failbetter Games

A new listing for The Stripes of Wrath, by Gavin Inglis and Failbetter Games

A new listing for The Children of the Glow, by Katharine Neil and Failbetter Games

A new listing for The Path of Blood and Smoke, by Luke van den Barselaar and Failbetter Games

MathBrush reviews Blade of the Overlord: "Short story about card game and luck told with 3d graphics" January 9, 2024 "This is a game entered in the single choice jam. It has animated 3d graphics, but is used to tell a text-based story, the images serving..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Boing!: "A one-move game set in a subway" January 9, 2024 "This is a surreal one-move game entered into the Single Choice Jam. You start in a subway, but something feels...off. Every choice that..." - See full review

manonamora reviews You're a Time Agent!: "Silly time loops!" January 9, 2024 "When it comes to time-loops settings and gameplay, Tabitha always delivers. This time taking a more silly approach to the genre, with you..." - See full review

EJ reviews Last Valentine's Day: "Last Valentine's Day review" January 9, 2024 "Last Valentine’s Day represents the experience and aftermath of a breakup as a time loop in which the PC relives the last day of the..." - See full review

EJ reviews The Gift of What You Notice More: "The Gift review" January 9, 2024 "The Gift of What You Notice More is a puzzle game revolving around a surreal exploration of the dissolution of a couple's relationship...." - See full review

EJ reviews The Whisperers: "The Whisperers review" January 9, 2024 "The central conceit of The Whisperers is that the player is an audience member watching a play in Stalin’s USSR. At various points in..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Beat Witch: "Outside the Circle of Trust" January 9, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Last year I thoroughly embarrassed myself tossing around a “My Little Pony” reference in reviewing a..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews We All Fall Together: "Things to Do While Plummeting" January 9, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review Over time I have developed a love/hate relationship with Texture as an IF platform. There are a few..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Barcarolle in Yellow: "Film Theory 101 - Lesson 6, Italian Giallo" January 9, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review “I love your work.” “You mean, you love to watch me die.” Students? This is how you start a film...." - See full review

manonamora reviews Cage Break: "Escape Room - Bird Edition" January 8, 2024 "A pretty sweet and simple premise: you are a bird stuck inside a case, one you really want to escape. How? That is for you to find out...." - See full review

manonamora reviews NEST: "Frustratingly Delightful!" January 8, 2024 "Word-play-ish parser my beloathed… (/jk) Through exploration and mini-puzzles are part of the game, its central mechanic relies on the..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews My Name Is Soda: "A glimpse into humanity as seen through the eyes of soda" January 8, 2024 "This was part of the Single Choice Jam. It's a well-written surreal-ish game from the perspective of... soda pop. Apparently, it can..." - See full review

A new listing for Starfisher, by lnmmnl

A new listing for The End of the Line, by Coral Nulla

A new competition page: ShuffleComp 2023 created January 8, 2024 ShuffleComp 2023: The Re-Shuffling ShuffleComp is a musical interactive fiction competition where you make games based on songs, which are submitted by other entrants. The last ShuffleComp occurred in 2015....

A new listing for The Last of What We Once Were, by Jackson The Bear

A new listing for (You Can't) Escape the Unholy City, by alyshkalia

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