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MathBrush reviews 9:05: "The most-reviewed game on IFDB" March 25, 2023 "As of writing, this game has 54 reviews on IFDB, more than any other game on the database. I had a review of this game years ago that was..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews A Thousand Words: "A dark satire of art criticism" March 25, 2023 "This Seedcomp game is based on artwork submitted to the first chunk of the competition, and this game focuses heavily on the art. It..." - See full review

A new listing for Conflicting Histories, by Siobhan McGuinness

A new listing for Special Family, by Black_Flame

News on A1RL0CK: A1RL0CK Release 3 is out! 28 systems ready! March 24, 2023 A1RL0CK has reached Release 3.0 (probably the last) and now comprehends a formatted Parchment version and 28 vanilla systems (all need original machines or emulators).

MathBrush reviews The King's Ball: "A short puzzle-heavy game about sneaking into the King's Ball" March 24, 2023 "This game has you as a humble baker who has a chance of a lifetime: a sponsorship from a King. If only you can get into the ball! The..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Wychwood: "Bull's Manor" March 24, 2023 "Recidivism isn't a character flaw to you, it's a matter of pride. No sense in honing those burglar skill just to let them go to waste..." - See full review

Juuves reviews Darkness: "There's light at the end of the tunnel" March 22, 2023 "A game centered on the pursuit of light and finding your way out of the darkness. The interface was very smooth, and I liked the idea of..." - See full review

marbledRye reviews 9:05: "short, sweet, with high replay value" March 22, 2023 "what a great little beginner's masterpiece! This could be a great intro to IF, and a springboard for so many IF opportunities. I really..." - See full review

dogdennings reviews All Alone: "it’s coming" March 22, 2023 "You are home alone, but not entirely alone. ..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Escape From the Deep: "Oceanic research base investigation goes haywire" March 22, 2023 "For this game, we jump ahead to the year 2055. You are part of a team sent to investigate Neptune Base, a research and mining station at..." - See full review

iris reviews What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed: "Innovative and clean, but falling flat emotionally at times" March 22, 2023 "By far my favorite part of What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed was the mechanics, which struck me as exceedingly clever and well-fitted to..." - See full review

A new listing for Stars Arisen, by Abigail C. Trevor

thesleuthacademy reviews Happyland: "Body was unsearchable :(" March 21, 2023 "I was not able to examine or search the victim's body. It just kept saying the body was not there " - See full review

Kastel reviews Toby's Nose: "Time to Be a Good Pupper" March 21, 2023 "What makes or breaks a mystery title for me and many others is the investigation. One can craft the most intricate mysteries with clever..." - See full review

A new listing for Gonzague, by Oscar Arcane

MathBrush reviews His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook: "As a bureaucrat play hide and seek with documents" March 20, 2023 "This was a refreshingly well-designed game. There were a couple of things that didn't work out for me, but this game had the kind of..." - See full review

ArgyleLyle reviews Eon of the Green: "Interestingly Meh" March 19, 2023 "The visuals are largely there for the ADHD crowd. For me, they do not enhance the experience. The choices have consequences, but the..." - See full review

A new poll by Denk, Games with "recipe puzzles" created March 19, 2023 14 votes for 11 games Any game where "recipe puzzles" are a big part of the game, whether it is alchemy, potion brewing, cooking etc. I came to think of this as I am currently playing "According to Cain" and realized the puzzles...

Rovarsson reviews A1RL0CK: "Whale Song to Soothe?" March 19, 2023 "(This review is for the PunyJam version of the game) This is a game which takes a tried and true adventure setup and squeezes the best..." - See full review

marbledRye reviews What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed: "I'm an idiot but this game is great" March 19, 2023 "This was my first IF foray. That being said, it has ignited a love of these games for me. I found the storytelling immensely immersive,..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews Burglar!: "House exploration treasure hunt" March 19, 2023 "Burglar! is a simple treasure hunt. You're a burglar invading someone's wealthy estate, and you have two hours to explore and rob it..." - See full review

A new poll by Dawn S., "Weird and Eerie" interactive fiction created March 19, 2023 31 votes for 20 games I’m reading and really enjoying The Weird and the Eerie, by critic Mark Fisher. In this book, Fisher explores the sense of something’s being simultaneously unsettling and fascinating. “Weird” and...

kaemi reviews Submarine Sabotage: "PunyJam #3: Submarine Sabotage" March 18, 2023 "Deep beneath the frigid waves, a plucky submariner is in dire straits: “The USS Ibis is currently on a training exercise in the North..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Eon of the Green: "Not the most accessible fiction." March 18, 2023 "Eon of the Green shows you a bunch of trippy visuals and then asks you to interpret them through a sequence of dialogue options. There..." - See full review

A new listing for Eon of the Green, by Miky Kray

MathBrush reviews In the Deep: "A choice-based story about an underwater dive gone bad" March 18, 2023 "This game reminds me of bits of a lot stories--Armageddon, Sphere, Alien. But it's it's own thing. This is a choice based game where you..." - See full review

ArgyleLyle reviews Harasho: Love Live Yuri Dating Sim: "Short, Empty" March 17, 2023 "Very little content. Images hosted off-site. What's is not explained. There is no means to check progress. Not great."

deathbytroggles reviews Demon's Forge: "In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?" March 17, 2023 "I played this as a child and never got out of the first area. I figured I was young and impatient and decided to revisit this with..." - See full review

ArgyleLyle reviews Sexual Service Act: Going To Work: "Wow, Bad." March 17, 2023 "Uninteresting in the extreme. Dull, repetitive writing. 'Choices'. This barely qualifies as a game."

ArgyleLyle reviews Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis: "Pretentious" March 17, 2023 "I genuinely have no interest in playing through some dude's Google search results for 'classical literature and history' and 'bad porn..." - See full review

News on A1RL0CK: A1RL0CK Rel. 2.0 (post-comp polish) March 17, 2023 The post-comp version of the PunyJam #3 entry. A LOT of things were addressed.

ArgyleLyle reviews Fuchs & Unger Jewellery: "Not currently playable." March 17, 2023 "The game is not currently playable, as it relies on external websites that no longer exist. The first thing you need to know is that the..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Juuves, Ambience March 17, 2023 2 items Works that could very well be turned into ambient tracks.

Juuves reviews The Fire Tower: "Deeply familiar" March 17, 2023 "I liked the lyricality of this, the fact that the author didn't have to use overly-flowery words and phrases to effectively convey the..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Infidel: "He never would have made it past the rats. He hates rats. " March 17, 2023 "Playing a tomb raider is a perfect setting for a text adventure, and there’s so many things about this game that Infocom got right...." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews A1RL0CK: "03 03 03 03 03" March 17, 2023 "When I first sat down to play A1RL0CK, I made a prediction based on the opening scene: The protagonist is a girl whose parents work in..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews prepare for return: "Play an artificial intelligence rejuvenating the earth for humans" March 17, 2023 "This is choicescript game entered in Seedcomp, based on a seed by Slugzuki. You play as an artificial intelligence that has woken up..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Closed Door; Key?: "A brief verbless escape room in Twine" March 17, 2023 "This was a nice little treat, but was over as quick as it began. This is a seedcomp game based on the prompt that players do a closed..." - See full review

A new poll by pieartsy, PCs with mental disabilities other than depression and anxiety created March 16, 2023 26 votes for 20 games Games with PCs that have mental disabilities aside from depression or anxiety - PTSD, OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, dyslexia, etc - that significantly impact them/the story. The PC does not...

Juuves reviews JELLY: "Sweet. Sticky. Surprisingly refreshing" March 16, 2023 "Sweet. Sticky. Surprisingly refreshing. This game is different from the ones I usually peruse. A Twine work with parser elements (typed..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Lucid Night: "I keep having that dream..." March 16, 2023 "Lucid Night uses the frame of an interrupted night’s sleep filled with lucid dreams to present the player with a collection of small..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews In a minute there is time: "Foggy Oysters" March 16, 2023 "“…those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose…” Tom Waits - Martha A poem draws the reader into the mood. A loner, anxious,..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Rye in the Dark City: "Promising start to a bakery mystery" March 16, 2023 "This was a fun game, as yet unfinished (I would definitely bump up the rating once/if it gets done). You play as a down-and-out detective..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews How the Little Match Girl Got Her Colt Paterson Revolver, and Taught a Virtue to a Goblin: "An enticing side story about a girl’s unique training via fire" March 16, 2023 "In this bite-sized adventure, seventeen (or so) Ebenezabeth Scrooge is training her powers with her adopted father, Ebenezer Scrooge. She..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Cozy Simulation 2999: "A study in contrasts with vibes of Porpentine" March 16, 2023 "This Twine game has you enter a beautiful cabin that you can customize to your hearts content. Drinks, decorations, everything is what..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews After the Accident: "A shattered relationship left behind on the asphalt" March 16, 2023 "This is a Seedcomp game, where people leave inspiration for others who go on to make games based on it. This game is based on a poem by..." - See full review

thesleuthacademy reviews The Wizard Sniffer: "Excellent" March 15, 2023 "By far the best game I've played. Was quite stuck at the machine puzzle and had to rely on the transcript. Otherwise, the in-game hints..." - See full review

A new listing for How the Little Match Girl Got Her Colt Paterson Revolver, and Taught a Virtue to a Goblin, by Ryan Veeder

Juuves reviews Phenomena: "A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs" March 14, 2023 "A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs. I liked it for its themes of cosmic worldliness ... which could be construed as..." - See full review

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