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Tabitha reviews Fish Bowl: "Short and spooky" September 18, 2023 "While there are a few typos and unimplemented nouns, I absolutely love short, tightly-focused games, and this is an excellent example...." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Plasmorphosis: "A clever sci-fi Twine game about shapeshifting creatures" September 18, 2023 "This is a nicely styled Twine game that is digestible in an hour or so. You play as a robot rover helping a damaged ai-driven (fictional..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews A Dark Room: "A long crafting and exploration-based idle game/roguelike" September 17, 2023 "I played this game because it was one of 2 on the Interactive Fiction Top 50 poll of 2023 and I had never played it before. There are a..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Thaumistry: In Charm's Way: "Return of a Legend legend!" September 17, 2023 "Bob Bates is a legend in the world of text adventures. While his two games for Infocom (Arthur and Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown..." - See full review

Canalboy reviews Cave of Wonders: "An Early Adrift Game Cast Me Adrift" September 17, 2023 "Cave of Blunders, sorry Wonders was written by Campbell Wild as a demonstration game for his new text adventure creation system Adrift in..." - See full review

ccpost reviews Noblesse Oblige: "Gothic romance mystery that adds to Crème de la Crème universe" September 17, 2023 "I absolutely loved Hannah Powell-Smith's Crème de la Crème, and so I've had the follow-up games set in the same universe on my to-play..." - See full review

A new listing for Le Nouveau Jeu : Les Chroniques d'OPERA, by Gavroche Games

A new listing for Une Enquête de Maître Renart, by Franchiver

A new Recommended List by Lilie Bagage, French Interactive Fictions played on streams September 16, 2023 37 items Fictions interactives francophones testées à plusieurs durant des sessions de streaming sur ma chaîne Twitch. French interactive fictions played during streaming sessions on my Twitch channel.

Denk reviews Suspended: "Great sci-fi puzzler" September 16, 2023 "This game is among Infocom's finest. A sophisticated parser where you can order several robots around makes some original puzzles..." - See full review

A new competition page: Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2023 edition) created September 15, 2023 People were asked to send in a list of between 1 and 20 of their favourite IF games of all time (in no particular order). The number of points a game got was the number of lists on which it appeared. 59...

MathBrush reviews THE NIGHT BEFORE THE BLOOD MOON: "Kidnapped by a cruel psycopath" September 14, 2023 "This is a Ren'py game entered in the single choice jam with some other minimal constraints. It's go-go-go from the start, with flowery..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Yandere-chan: "A cosplay convention goes terribly wrong!" September 14, 2023 "This is a game from the Single Choice jam written using Ren'py. It depicts an annoying situation edging towards disturbing where the main..." - See full review

A new listing for XXX-Men, Ch. 1 -- The Sinful and the Sinister, by Alec Roberts

MathBrush reviews What They Don't Know: "A short story from three perspectives" September 14, 2023 "Although short, this game satisfies all my criteria for 5 stars: +Polish: This is a short twine game with custom styling and no typos or..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Girls' Day: "A story about family, heritage, and changes" September 14, 2023 "This game was written in Narrat, an engine I hadn't heard of before but which worked very smoothly; this was a visually well-done game,..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews The Fantasy Dimension: "A stroll in the woods…" September 14, 2023 "This game is a very traditional fantasy quest played completely straight. Lots of classic tropes in there, none of them subverted or..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews free bird.: "Bounded mastery" September 14, 2023 "A masterly example of sparse efficient writing. free bird relies on adjectives and nouns alone to paint the setting and the elements of..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Cozy Simulation 2999: "Rest. Be still. Enjoy the calm..." September 14, 2023 "What could be more comforting than sitting in front of a crackling fire, reading a book, sipping from a cup of steaming hot cocoa… But..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Last Notebook: "The latest in an ongoing saga of dinosaur related short stories " September 14, 2023 "This is my fourth TrexandDrago Development game and honestly they're out here doing things no one else is really doing. All of these..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews The Magic Word: "In which a particularly uncourteous imp tries to break your brain." September 14, 2023 "This game is based on an idea of mine that had been lingering in the back of my mind for a long time. SeedComp seemed like a perfect..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews SCLERA: "A searing strobe nightmare (positive)" September 14, 2023 "This was a trippy game. It felt raw and beautiful in its depiction of ugly emotions and behaviors, in a way that reminded me of..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews prepare for return: "A little experiment" September 14, 2023 "An odd little tidbit of a game that didn’t feel quite complete, but was interesting nonetheless. I liked the little poems and word..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews The Magic Word: "Whoof. Fiendishly difficult is right" September 14, 2023 "I did not like this game very much. I suck at parsers, and this game (unlike the other, much kinder, parsers I've played) doesn’t try..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews In a Tomb with a Donkey: "What it says on the tin and more" September 14, 2023 "This game was cute! I thought it was a pleasant story, fairly easy and intuitive, and it makes me want to take a crack at the Adventuron..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook: "Why pay attention to torrid space romance when there's paperwork to be done?" September 14, 2023 "This is a charming game about a very stuffy and uptight woman who’s probably very unpleasant to work with, but who is fun to see the..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets: "A timed text collapse" September 14, 2023 "With buttery smooth technical polish by Josh Grams and viscerally upsetting subject matter by Bez, I think it’s fitting that the “run..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews free bird.: "Cute little tidbit" September 14, 2023 "This was a delightful little tidbit, clever, simple, and effective. I don’t know what could be said about it that others haven’t..." - See full review

pieartsy reviews After the Accident: "you like motifs? this game's got 'em" September 14, 2023 "Absolutely gorgeously written game. Amanda uses Sophia’s seed to wonderful and tragic effect. The themes and symbolism woven through..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The thoughts crossing my mind. And the ones stuck: "A look into the mind of a person surviving in a bleak world" September 13, 2023 "This is a Bitsy game, a kind of game that uses arrow keys to control minimalistic pixel images. In this game, you pass through the mind..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews At the Poison's Edge: "A twine game built with minimal assets and choices" September 13, 2023 "This game is built around a pretty tight set of constraints, with limited words, graphics, choices, and music. But it manages to do some..." - See full review

ghost2k reviews One Way Ticket: ""One Way Ticket" - An Unforgettable Journey " September 13, 2023 ""One Way Ticket" is an interactive fiction game that leads players on a perplexing journey through a mysterious town. Developed with..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Earth IQWXZS Must Die: "A quick combinatorial game " September 12, 2023 "This game is about aliens coming to earth and holding the earth hostage until you, an above-average intelligence human, can solve a bomb..." - See full review

Sunnyseth reviews The Minimalist Game: "Transparent: holds its integrity" September 12, 2023 "I think that the difficulty found by other players lies solely in their expectations. If they are to take a game by its own words, then..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Ranaway: "A linear ADRIFT game about escaping an abusive situation" September 12, 2023 "This is the third game I've played by TrexandDrago Development. Like the others, this is a shorter story with a bit wobbly English and an..." - See full review

News on Repeat the Ending: Updated to version 3.6 September 12, 2023 In the past month or so, I've worked to unify the builds for standalone and online play of Repeat the Ending, and that work is now complete. With this effort completed, I have decided to stop hosting... - Details

Dmitri Kubasov reviews Scaffold 22: "Very well-written and atmospheric" September 12, 2023 "The game is clearly a labor of love. It's easy to get lost in this detailed cyberpunk noir if you want to, but the plot strikes a fine..." - See full review

Denk reviews The strange case of Walter Donovan: "Moving "limited parser" game despite a primitive parser" September 12, 2023 "This game is a "limited parser" game in that you are given all 11 verbs up front so you don't have to guess any verbs. Well, at one point..." - See full review

A new listing for The Forgotten Pyramid, by Chris Schneider

Andrew Schultz reviews Escape From Summerland: "You'll like the emoticons here. No, really." September 11, 2023 "I feel Escape from Summerland may be underrated because it didn't get the IFComp reception it could have -- the authors were in a time..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Remembrance: "A science fiction musing on death and family relationships" September 11, 2023 "This game in the Single Choice Jam focuses on a single emotional moment. You are on a space station and are preparing for your mother's..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Carmine and Charcoal: "An alchemical riddle mystery" September 11, 2023 "This game was entered into the Single Choice jam. It's a long choice-based game with an elaborate setup and worldbuilding. You are part..." - See full review

dubya_a reviews Alco's Infinity: "cool world-building, futurism" September 11, 2023 "Very cool world-building. Very cool use of voice, of non-audible communication. If you're looking for something that is innovative,..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Small World: "He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon..." September 11, 2023 "That's odd... The miniature globe you got from your great-aunt for your tenth birthday is stuck. It doesn't spin anymore. You lean in..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Changes: "Great story, tough start, tough end" September 11, 2023 "Changes may have the most creative story from IFComp 2012: you wake up in the body of a rabbit, but with the mind of a human. This isn't..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Purple Pearl: "Teamwork in a fishbowl" September 11, 2023 "Milo van Mesdag opened the Pandora's Box of two-player interactive fiction. It explored themes of oppression and war, pitting two..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Bug Hunt On Menelaus: "A nice intro to the Horsfieldverse. Wish there were more!" September 11, 2023 "I confess I've never really gotten into Larry Horsfield's work. Based on this, perhaps I should, or at least try to chip away at one of..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Paint!!!: "Madcap humor, worth poking through if nothing else" September 11, 2023 "There are some jokes which are Not Your Thing but still give you a chuckle. David Whyld's games are like that for me. I prefer my humor..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Real Me (Neo-Twiny Jam 2023): "Quick reflections on being oneself" September 11, 2023 "The author wrote two vignettes for Neo Twiny Jam, and although A Crown of Ash was a more evocative title, The Real Me lasted with me a..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Molesworth: "Save the world, but not from the Mekon" September 10, 2023 "On reading that there was a text adventure called Molesworth I held out high hopes that it was about Nigel Molesworth, hero of Geoffrey..." - See full review

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