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thesleuthacademy reviews The Mansion: "More like an escape room than a mystery to be solved" March 11, 2023 "Having the maps were very, very helpful. Didn't think I could finish it without the maps nor walkthrough. But with these aids, I felt the..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold: "Dream Team Ebenezabeth Scrooge" March 11, 2023 "Our little match girl is nineteen years old and still on a (new) mission. For those who are hearing about this for the first time, The..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Lucid Night: "A symbolic contemplation of dreams and serenity" March 10, 2023 "This is an interesting short game written in PunyInform. It follows a rhythmic pattern of sleeping, dreaming, breathing, and waking. It..." - See full review

dogdennings reviews Burglar!: "Criminal Hijinx" March 9, 2023 "You, a master thief, have just broken into a house owned by Jefferson Smith, the fifteenth wealthiest person in England. You have 2 hours..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews The King's Ball: "Let the King eat Cake" March 9, 2023 "(This review is for the competition version. I expect any small hairs will be removed from the buttery patisserie in an updated version.)..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews In the Deep: "John Harper is thrown into the deep end" March 9, 2023 " In the Deep is an entry for Seedcomp. It uses the seed called "Offshore Oil" that grabbed my attention because of its unique subject..." - See full review

Denk reviews A Party to Murder: "Interesting murder mystery despite a few niggles" March 8, 2023 "The fact that Adrift 4 games now can be played very well online with the Parchment interpreter has given me new energy to play and review..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Lore Distance Relationship: "Remember the friends you had in middle school?" March 8, 2023 "This game is peak nostalgia value. I spent so many hours on Neopets when I was younger. I mean, I came after they freshened up the UI, so..." - See full review

Passerine reviews The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold: "A retro JRPG but it’s a text adventure" March 7, 2023 "I was a playtester for this game. All of the Little Match Girl games follow the titular little girl on a delightful quest through time..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews A Clean Getaway: "Investigate a medical lab after hours, but with some bugs" March 7, 2023 "This game has some problems, but most of them aren't serious or too hard to learn from, so I expect the author's next game would probably..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews prepare for return: "AI attempts to rebuild Earth for its makers." March 7, 2023 "(This review is based on the SeedComp version of the game.) After a period of 737 cycles in deep Sleep Mode, the Core of Reconstruction..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook: "All Hail Smurg IV !" March 7, 2023 "Meet Sub-Lieutenant of Human Resources Command Sheryl Swift. Sheryl is punctual, tidy, scrupulously hygienical, and conscientious about..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews Ghost: "Everybody’s house is haunted" March 6, 2023 "Ghost is a hidden gem. This game's writing is really funny, the puzzles are clever, and it gives you a large space to roam around. Right..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews In a Tomb with a Donkey: "Clever magical spells game...in a tomb...with a donkey" March 6, 2023 "This game was entered in Seedcomp, and is primarily based around the 'seed' of the same name, a text file by Rovarsson containing a vivid..." - See full review

Denk reviews ANDROMEDA 1983: "Great atmospheric retro game" March 6, 2023 "I have tried to beat this retro style Glulxe text adventure several times but got away from it, despite the highly atmospheric graphics..." - See full review

dogdennings reviews The Lighthouse: "A teachable moment" March 6, 2023 "Mr. Webster, the lighthouse keeper, has asked you to take care of his lighthouse while he is away. Are you up for the job? ..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Cozy Simulation 2999: "Comfort… centuries from now. Still comfortable?" March 6, 2023 "So warm. How lovely. Welcome to your cabin. Please, take a look around. You find yourself in a cozy cabin surrounded by a winter..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews GlkChess: "How about a game of chess?" March 6, 2023 "GlkChess is not an IF game, but a recreation of Chess playable in Glulxe. Everything works the way you would expect, with even some..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews A1RL0CK: "Fun amnesia sci fi thriller that needs just a bit more polish" March 5, 2023 "I always like Marco Innocenti games, they usually guarantee some fun exploration, tricky puzzles and lots of complex backstory. I also..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets: "Death and dark secrets threaten a discord community" March 5, 2023 "This is a great, character driven mixed-media game that simulates discord while also using additional text and pdf files to tell an..." - See full review

Wynter reviews You’re A Single-Celled Organism. Can You Evolve Into A Duck?: "Pleasantly silly" March 5, 2023 "I'd seen Clickventures referred to on the IFDB but not actually encountered one until now. This is a whimsical short game about trying to..." - See full review

A new poll by autumnc, Programming/command-line games? created March 5, 2023 34 votes for 19 games What are some games that either include computer programming as a game mechanic, elements that simulate computer programming, or include some sort of command-line or terminal interface? This could include...

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews prepare for return: "At one point you wake up and ask: Does it really matter anymore?" March 5, 2023 "In prepare for return, you play as an AI stored in an underground facility with the task of making Earth habitable for humans. Following..." - See full review

A new listing for You’re A Single-Celled Organism. Can You Evolve Into A Duck?, by ClickHole

TestTubeHuman reviews You’re A Computer. Can You Pass The Turing Test?: "Slapstick comedy with absurd AI dialogue" March 5, 2023 "I found this one hilarious, in an offbeat kind of way. You play as a computer who can only talk by imitating other people's vocabulary,..." - See full review

dogdennings reviews Castle Adventure!: "This old castle" March 5, 2023 "Castle Adventure! is about as old school as you can possibly get. It is the fantasy-themed story of a nameless adventurer and their quest..." - See full review

kaemi reviews Lucid Night: "PunyJam #3: Lucid Night" March 4, 2023 "Dreams are an activity undertaken when exhaustion overcomes your consciousness, so why shouldn’t we begrudge dreams, forced weary on a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews La Bibliothèque Monde: "An entire world and ecosystem contained in a library" March 3, 2023 "This is a world-building heavy game about an enormous library the size of an entire planet. In it, there are all sorts of bizarre things:..." - See full review

News on The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold: Actual Release March 3, 2023 Hans Christian Andersen's beloved story "The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold" is now available for everyone to play.

thesleuthacademy reviews Bronze: "Well-designed mechanics" March 2, 2023 "I felt that being able to find something and the directions on the status bar made the gameplay a lot more enjoyable and much less..." - See full review

Denk reviews NEST: "Short, surreal and great fun" March 2, 2023 "This is a short game for day two of #EnigMarch and was made in seven hours but is surprisingly fun despite having no testers. I did find..." - See full review

A new listing for NEST, by Ryan Veeder

OverThinking reviews free bird.: "Clever bird. Animal praxis." March 2, 2023 "Full disclosure: this game did use my seed “Room; Closed Door,” which challenged authors to create a room escape game using only..." - See full review

A new competition page: SeedComp! - 2023 created March 2, 2023 SeedComp! is a 2-round interactive fiction game jam, focusing on creativity and the growth of ideas. Round 1: Planting During the 1st Round, Planting, you are invited to submit 'seeds' into the competition....

A new listing for The King's Ball, by Garry Francis

A new listing for prepare for return, by Travis Moy

A new listing for Cage Break, by Jacic

A new listing for In the Deep, by Styxcolor

A new listing for free bird., by Passerine

A new listing for In a Tomb with a Donkey, by Dee Cooke

A new listing for Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets, by Naomi Norbez, Josh Grams

A new listing for While Rome Burns, by CSR

A new listing for Cozy Simulation 2999, by KADW

A new listing for After the Accident, by Amanda Walker

A new listing for The Rye in the Dark City, by manonamora

A new listing for Closed Door; Key?, by KnightAnNi

A new listing for In a dream I told my mother, by Milo van Mesdag

A new listing for A Thousand Words, by Milo van Mesdag

A new listing for SCLERA, by MeiZi

A new listing for The Magic Word, by B.J. Best

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