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Rovarsson reviews Creative Cooking: "A glimpse into a world." December 11, 2023 "(This review is based on the IFComp version of the game.) Have a rummage through the fridge and get a can of something from the pantry...." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Barcarolle in Yellow: "Theatrical Reality (or vice versa?)" December 11, 2023 "(This review is based on the IFComp version of the game.) I already liked the sound of this title before I knew what it meant. It has an..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Bright Brave Knight Knave: "Might make light ... lake? (I am bad at this)" December 11, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Graham Nelson’s adage about a..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Gestures Towards Divinity: "A brazen head" December 11, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp. Some spoilers in this one, though..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The House on Highfield Lane: "Well implemented, but there were some player/character disconnects " December 10, 2023 "Players steer Mandy, the protagonist, into a creepy old house. The rest of the story involves trying to find a way out. I thought that..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Brave Bear: ""Simple" isn't always easy to deliver." December 10, 2023 "Brave Bear is a child’s toy with a solemn duty to keep its owner safe. I liked the concept, I enjoyed playing with toys, and I liked..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews At King Arthur's Christmas Feast: "It's like a Medieval Boy Scout Simulator" December 10, 2023 "This choice-based adaptation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a niche piece — almost a Medieval Boy Scout Simulator — and I love..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The Corsham Witch Trial: "A courtroom drama with many shades of gray" December 10, 2023 "The thing about The Corsham Witch Trial is that it contains no actual witches — and that’s fine, there weren’t any at the Salem..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews We All Fall Together: "A reckless disregard for gravity" December 10, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). I’ve never had a dream of..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Enigma of Solaris: "Short, talky golden-age sci-fi" December 10, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). I grew up reading Golden Age..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews To Sea in a Sieve: "De-plunder " December 9, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). I don’t know where a..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Please Sign Here: "Single White Barista" December 9, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Please Sign Here is a deceptively..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Whale's Keeper: "No fluke" December 8, 2023 "I used to work with some environmental advocates, from whom I learned a mouthful of a Greco-Roman phrase: charismatic marine megafauna,..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews One Knight Stand: "For the real CoG heads" December 8, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). One Knight Stand reminds me of a..." - See full review

A new listing for Вожатство - сильная сторона, by анонимность

Mike Russo reviews DICK MCBUTTS GETS KICKED IN THE NUTS: "DICK MCBUTTS GETS REVIEWED IN THE NUTS" December 7, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). There are some stories that, when..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Little Match Girl 4: Crown of Pearls: "Matchless" December 7, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). As discussed in my Eat the..." - See full review

A new poll by Max Fog, Longer optimization games created December 6, 2023 9 votes for 5 games Im looking for some games of more like 30 minute length, that are optimization based. And succeed in pulling it off. If you have some thoughts on length of these games (as in, maximum length or other), leave...

Rovarsson reviews Assembly: "Dark Worship through DIY-furniture." December 6, 2023 "It’s been a long day, but you might as well assemble this last little table. Even though you don’t remember picking it from the racks..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Eat the Eldritch: "It's beginning to look a lot like fish men" December 6, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Well, it’s finally happened...." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews In The Details: "Idle hands" December 6, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). I swear, the Comp randomizer has a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews my heart, bared.: "Fallen London fan game with a single choice" December 5, 2023 "This game was written for the Single Choice jam. As such, it is designed more as a short story, adding interactivity only to punctuate..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Chinese Family Dinner Moment: "A constrained parser game with a family dinner" December 5, 2023 "This is a parser game entered in the single choice jam, which requires that games only allow a single choice throughout the game. This..." - See full review

oscar-78 reviews Tuuli: "One of the best written adventures in Spanish" December 5, 2023 "Though it is short, it is still one of the best written adventures in Spanish. It has a great literary level that brings to mind the..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews (do not) forget: "An illustrated trippy game about finding meaning" December 5, 2023 "This game always shows up on lists when I'm searching alphabetically, due to its use of parentheses, so I wanted to review it. It's a..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Help! I Can't Find My Glasses!: "A bit out of focus" December 5, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). My freshman year of high school,..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Shanidar, Safe Return: "Lost in prehistory" December 5, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Shanidar, Safe Return, has a..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Spingly, games for beginners December 4, 2023 6 items work in progress collection games with built in hints and/or easier puzzles content in this list should be more or less suitable for most ages

A new Recommended List by Spingly, spingly's favourite games December 4, 2023 9 items not too difficult and/or with mechanics or storylines that i found compelling My comments aim to provide a brief summary with rough suitability ratings

Rovarsson reviews LUNIUM: "Keys and cuffs." December 4, 2023 "(Review based on the IFComp version of the game.) Without reading the blurb, I had expectations of a SF or fantasy work in which Lunium..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Detective Osiris: "Murder-solving amongs the Gods" December 4, 2023 "(Review based on the IFComp version of the game.) This title interested me because it brings together two elements that I would not have..." - See full review

thesleuthacademy reviews A Clockwork Noir: "A promising noir mystery" December 4, 2023 "Looked promising till I got hopelessly stuck . A walkthrough or a hint system would have..." - See full review

A new listing for Big Brains in Little Jars, by Ashlee Sierra

MathBrush reviews eurydice exhumed: "Orpheus and Eurydice, with a single choice" December 4, 2023 "This was made for the Single Choice Jam, and it takes that format in a straightforward way. The game has a linear text that spools out..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Vambrace of Destiny: "Pauldron of peril, gorget of glory" December 4, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). It’s probably the dream of most..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Sculptor: "Art vs commerce in a rigged fight" December 4, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). The randomizer, ever playful, gave..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Death on the Stormrider: "Hide-and-seek for your brother's life!" December 3, 2023 "I had a dream: The Doors were performing a sweaty, breathtaking drawn-out version of Riders on the Storm when David Suchet’s finely..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Tricks of light in the forest: "Woodland Wonder" December 3, 2023 "A very intruiging title. I didn’t know what to expect. The “tricks” part made me think of magicians or wizards at first. The game..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Lonehouse: "An over-generic take on loss" December 3, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). My wife has a sweatshirt that used..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Bali B&B: "Indonesian innkeepery" December 3, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). For all that Bali B&B lives up to..." - See full review

MartynJBull reviews The Archivist and the Revolution: "Magnificent tense dystopia" December 2, 2023 "“The Archivist watched. The Archivist listened.” And no matter what happens as the game progresses, this is how you always feel...." - See full review

Tabitha reviews The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode: "An effective argument" December 2, 2023 "I found this game to be an effective argument that the fear that games may be hiding secret hateful content is silly, because games don't..." - See full review

MartynJBull reviews A Paradox Between Worlds: "Confusing" December 2, 2023 "I played this after playing Pageant by the same author. It’s a very different story and expansive in its ambition. So expansive it’s..." - See full review

A new listing for Grassy Knoll: The JFK Assassination Simulation, by Tom Kidd

MartynJBull reviews Pageant: "A memorable story" December 2, 2023 "I played Pageant after reading the Autumn Chen interview in The Rosebosh IF magazine: https://the-rosebush.com/2023/07/autumn-interview/..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head: "The world's first Muppetvania" December 2, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Everyone remembers the first time..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Beat Witch: "Effects pedal to the metal" December 2, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). Beat Witch is something I..." - See full review

Victor Gijsbers reviews Fix Your Mother's Printer: "Light but enjoyable" December 2, 2023 "It had to be a printer. Printers are evil. I'm relatively tech savvy, but the one computer accessory that I look at with trepidation is..." - See full review

Havoc Crow reviews The Fat Lardo and the Rubber Ducky: "Best left forgotten" December 1, 2023 "A simplistic, joke game, with a deliberately dumb premise: you're an "excessively fat imbecile", stuck in a room with no exits and a..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews One Does Not Simply Fry: "(Insert LotR pun here)" December 1, 2023 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2023's IFComp). The 2023 Com doesn't have an entry..." - See full review

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