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JJ McC reviews Trail Stash: "Crooner Spam" January 8, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This author is all over the map, we know this about him. He has produced games that tickled me, engaged..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Who Iced Mayor McFreeze?: "Bubble Gumshoe's Sweet Return" January 8, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This game is a sequel, a welcome return to the syrup-slick streets of Sugar City! That’s the most..." - See full review

News on How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title: Cistern area note: seemingly invisible object if particular sequence typed January 7, 2024 In versions < 1.3, near the cistern, if player performs a series of actions in a less forthright sequence, an important object will apparently become invisible. Downloadable game has been fixed: if you are currently playing the game and experience this problem, the object should become visible with the command LOOK IN WATER. If you still seem to have problems, the author should be able to send an in-game code that will correct it. Contact [email protected] or PM to johnnywz00 on IntFiction.org. Apologies, and thanks!

A new listing for Universe Has No Favorites, by DSI Softworks

Zephyr_Runner reviews Never Gives Up Her Dead: "A remarkable achievement" January 7, 2024 "Never Gives Up Her Dead captures the feeling of playing through massive adventures like Curses and Mulldoon Legacy while also skipping..." - See full review

P. B. Parjeter reviews Buck Rockford Heads West: "Hilarious short game with a simple ending that made me think" January 7, 2024 "I played “Buck Rockford Heads West” by J.J. Guest a few times as part of the IF Short Games Showcase 2023. I really liked the humor...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Out of Scope: "Ready, Aim, (mis)Fire" January 7, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review The blurb had me excited for this entry. These were bold themes: forbidden sibling love, violence..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Gestures Towards Divinity: "When Art Speaks, Listen!" January 7, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review This is a melancholy work about Francis Bacon, the troubled violence artist. I know the blurb denied this..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Finders Commission: "Heist For Cats" January 7, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review What a lovely palate cleanser this is. A short, unadorned Twine game about thieving, that is to say,..." - See full review

A new listing for (not so) strangers in the night, by manonamora

News on How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title: In-game fix available for missing hints in early post-comp release January 6, 2024 In versions < 1.2, there is a puzzle late in the game whose corresponding hint section won't ever activate (there is a walkthrough, but it is more cumbersome to use). The downloadable game has been fixed, but if you are playing the game with one of the early versions and you need the hints for the lodestone, the author can send you a code to fix it in-game. Let me know at [email protected] or johnnywz00 at IntFiction.org if you need help. Apologies, and thanks!

BitterlyIndifferent reviews My Gender Is a Fish: "Short and enjoyable" January 6, 2024 "This choice-based work is beautiful. Maybe it’s not technically beautiful — MGIAF uses Twine’s basic Sugarcube format with default..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The Daughter: "Difficult to access, but maybe that was intentional?" January 6, 2024 "I had difficulty engaging with this work because of implementation issues. The pale gray text was difficult to read, most of the passages..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The Last Night of Alexisgrad: "Fun for two people, probably tricky to implement" January 6, 2024 "This entry is meant to be explored by two players who communicate with each other outside of the story. The strong characterization of..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds: "Curly fries on fangs." January 6, 2024 "Seriously? Your first night off in like, forever, one of the few times you have enough change in your pockets to treat yourself to some..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Tricks of light in the forest: "Middle march" January 6, 2024 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. I beta tested this game. Also, this..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Death on the Stormrider: "The HMS Outsider" January 6, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review IFCOMP23 had a weirdly prominent nautical subcurrent. In recognition, this is the inauguration of the..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews One Knight Stand: "Second String Polo Hero" January 6, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review It occurs to me that due to some accident of providence over the last year I have seen very few..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Cannery Vale: "The Ferris Wheel goes Round and Round..." January 5, 2024 "===================== A XYZZY award for Best Setting and several nominations in other categories for an author otherwise unheard of?..." - See full review

Johnnywz00 reviews According to Cain: "Thought-provoking and polished TADS 3 work" January 5, 2024 "This is only my second IFDB review, so I'm going to reuse the disclaimer I used in the first one and say that I don't feel especially..." - See full review

A new listing for GET CORN, by Joey Tanden

A new listing for Monster Rally, by Charles A. Crayne, Dian Crayne

Mike Russo reviews Xanthippe's Last Night with Socrates: "This man knows nothing" January 5, 2024 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. I beta tested this game). In the..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Honk!: "Heartfelt clowning" January 5, 2024 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. I alpha tested this game). One of..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Ribald Bat Lady Plunder Quest: "Is That a Codpiece or Just Happy to See Me?" January 5, 2024 "Adapted from an IFCOMP23 Review So human sexuality, that’s a huge thing innit? Nearly universal in concept, infinitely unique in..." - See full review

Zephyr_Runner reviews How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title: "An adventure of exceptional quality" January 4, 2024 "Having finished it, I can say this is now firmly in my top three favorite works of IF. The polish of implementation is shockingly good...." - See full review

IFDB site news January 4, 2024 Database performance improvements: Over the past few days, we've rolled out a number of database performance improvements. The site should load faster now, especially on the home page, game listings, searches, and user profiles. More details on the performance improvements are available on the intfiction.org forum.

Mike Russo reviews LAKE Adventure: "Post-post-modern and emotionally raw" January 4, 2024 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. I beta tested this game. Also, this..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title: "I am definitely shook" January 4, 2024 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. I beta tested this game). I always..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Detective Osiris: "Ancient Egyptian king/god tries to solve his own murder" January 4, 2024 "Now for a detective hunt, where Egyptian king/deity Osiris tries to figure out who killed him. I knew who did this according to Egyptian..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Magor Investigates...: "Fun fantasy parser game but needed to be longer" January 4, 2024 "(Note this is a review of the game version available part way through the competition) This is a fantasy parser game, where you’re a..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Tricks of light in the forest: "Atmospheric walk in an intriguing forest" January 4, 2024 "This game is coded with Gruescript, so memorably used by Robin Johnson to write Detectiveland which he won IFComp with. As a result this..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Trail Stash: "Word puzzler well implemented but not for me" January 4, 2024 "Unusually for this author this is a Twine piece, though using word puzzles and limited locations. It also has neat inventory management,..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews To Sea in a Sieve: "Comedy one room pirate parser game" January 4, 2024 "Next up this parser game, which turns out to be a tight time-based puzzler about how to survive a sinking ship, and successfully throw a..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Fix Your Mother's Printer: "Where you try to fix a printer, and uncover surprising depth" January 4, 2024 "This choice-based piece coded in Ink sees you try to fix your mum’s printer problems, remotely, via video chat. There are lovely..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Honk!: "Circus based parser game, full of fun and ingenuity" January 4, 2024 "(Note this is a review of the game version available mid competition) This parser game sees you as a clown - armed with clown car, bendy..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews One King to Loot them All: "Parser game about a barbarian king, with neat implementation tricks" January 4, 2024 "This parser game sees you as a barbarian king, try to avenge the loss of a friend, and defeat an evil enemy. This was really something..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Escape your psychosis: "CYOA exploration of experiencing psychosis" January 4, 2024 "This is a choose your own adventure piece exploring the experience of having a psychotic episode (or more than one …) and how you might..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Barcarolle in Yellow: "Atmospheric horror game set in Venice, but needed smoother implementation" January 4, 2024 "This is an atmospheric horror parser game, where you play a film actress, and end up caught in a bizarre series of events in 1970s..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Into The Lion's Mouth: "Intriguing tale of an African lion but unclear if game is working as should do" January 3, 2024 "This Twine piece sees you stranded in the wilderness of Africa, threatened by lions, and recounting time rescuing a young lion cub. I..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews One Does Not Simply Fry: "Fun mash up of Lord of the Rings and a cooking competition" January 3, 2024 "This ChoiceScript piece is a simulation of a cooking competition, that’s seriously inspired by Lord of the Rings, but is slightly..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Creative Cooking: "Intriguing fantasy world but needed much deeper implementation" January 3, 2024 "(Note this is a review of the game version available part way through IFComp) I wasn’t sure I’d be able to run this parser game. The..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews In The Details: "Strange tale of a jaded musician, hampered by limited choice and agency" January 3, 2024 "This Texture piece sees you as rather a jaded musician who’s got secrets and finds that things are catching up with you as you go to..." - See full review

Vivienne Dunstan reviews Bali B&B: "Simulation of running a B&B in Indonesia, and finding so much more" January 3, 2024 "This is a warm-hearted ChoiceScript coded simulator where you have to temporarily run your grandparents’ B&B in Indonesia, and get..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by manonamora, Favourite games published in 2023 January 3, 2024 13 items Like the title indicates, below are games published in 2023 which I really enjoyed playing. There is no real order in this list. And I probably forgot some knowing me... (will update this at some point...

A new competition page: Partim500 - Edition 2023 created January 3, 2024 This is primarily a French language interactive fiction jam. You may participate in a very poor French ;) or even in another language, but in this later case we won't garantee any feedback on your game. If...

A new listing for tramway, by fifre

A new listing for Mondes rêvés, by Natrium729

A new listing for La manif', by SAB

A new listing for Petit ramoneur, by Wahya

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