Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Lookout: "Lookout!" February 21, 2023 "In The Lookout, you play as a man named Adam Katz. Following a major personal tragedy, you have volunteered to staff a fire lookout..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Session: "A bilingual game about a menacing therapist and a cup of coffee" February 21, 2023 "This is a heavily-altered Twine game that has images with mouse-over animations, text that changes in dramatic ways, and other fancy..." - See full review

A new poll by David Welbourn, Verb That Noun titles created February 20, 2023 10 votes for 7 games This is a very silly poll that collects games with "Verb That Noun" style titles into one list. It amused me.

Victor Gijsbers reviews I've Attached My CV And Cover Letter: "The most fun I've ever had writing a cover letter" February 20, 2023 "I've Attached My CV And Cover Letter is a short game in which you... write a cover letter. The idea is quite brilliant. You're given a..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Exile's Rose: "Forgetfulness in a black flower's honey." February 20, 2023 "Exile's Rose is set in the world of Fallen London. I have scarcely scratched the surface of this lore-filled setting, so there are bound..." - See full review

Denk reviews Beyond the Tesseract: "Very original game from 1983" February 20, 2023 "This is what you get if you cross a Scott Adams adventure with an abstract math/physics adventure. The parser is primitive but consistent..." - See full review

Victor Gijsbers reviews Zymurgy: "Possibly the only IF game in which you play yeast" February 20, 2023 "Zymurgy is a SpeedIF game, which means that it was written in a short period of time to fit a certain prompt. In this case, the prompt..." - See full review

A new listing for Fervency, by Niko Charos

Victor Gijsbers reviews IRL: The Game: "Simplistic game about being online" February 19, 2023 "IRL: The Game was written by Julia Mkivic and accompanies a book by Chris Stedman. I haven't read the book, but it supposedly explores..." - See full review

Victor Gijsbers reviews How do we approach the singularity?: "Space mission with creative energy and spelling problems" February 19, 2023 "How do we approach the singularity? is a choice-based game written in Quest. At the time of writing this review (February 2023) the..." - See full review

A new competition page: The 2022 IFDB Awards created February 19, 2023 The IFDB Awards is an annual competition designed to award excellence in creating interactive fiction. It is held from February 1st to the first weekend after February 15th each year on the Interactive...

Victor Gijsbers reviews ANDROMEDA 1983: "Nice retro atmosphere" February 18, 2023 "I'm not particularly given to nostalgia for old school adventure games, but ANDROMEDA 1983 gets it right. The graphics and music are..." - See full review

IFDB site news February 18, 2023 The 2022 IFDB Awards have now concluded: The 2022 IFDB Awards are now closed. Results are available here. Feedback can directed to this forum post. Thanks to all those who participated!

IFDB site news February 18, 2023 The 2022 IFDB Awards are in!: Overall Categories Outstanding Game of the Year - Player’s Choice According to Cain, by Jim Nelson Outstanding Game of the Year 2022 - Author’s Choice The Spectators, by Amanda Walker Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Player’s Choice - an IFDB Poll No winner (4-way tie) Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Author’s Choice A Long Way to the Nearest Star, by SV Linwood Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice According to Cain, by Jim Nelson Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Use Your Psychic Powers at Applebee’s, by Geoffrey Golden Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Esther’s, by Brad Buchanan and Alleson Buchanan Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Tie: Quintessence, by Lapin Lunaire Games Cannelé & Nomnom - Defective Agency, by Younès R. & Yazaleea Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Quintessence, by Lapin Lunaire Games Most Sequel-worthy game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Lady Thalia and the Rose of Rocroi, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier Most Sequel-worthy Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Custard & Mustard’s Big Adventure, by Christopher Merriner Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Player’s Choice Tie: The Last Christmas Present, by JG Heithcock New Year’s Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Author’s Choice New Year’s Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Player’s Choice Trigaea, by RynGM Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Author’s Choice A Chinese Room, by Milo van Mesdag Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice The Archivist and the Revolution, by Autumn Chen Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Player’s Choice Cannelé & Nomnom - Defective Agency, by Younès R. & Yazaleea Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Author’s Choice Fairest, by Amanda Walker Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Alchemist’s Gold, by Garry Francis Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice The Mystery of Markham Manor, by Edward P. Toovey Language Based Polls Outstanding German Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice Schief, by Olaf Nowacki Outstanding Spanish Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice El Virulé, by paravaariar Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice La Princesse spéculaire, by Nathanaël Marion Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Une soirée costumée, by Julien Zamor Genre Polls Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice Fairest, by Amanda Walker Outstanding Horror Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice Sweetpea, by Sophia de Augustine Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Wry, by Olaf Nowacki Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Tie: Gent Stickman vs Evil Meat Hand, by AZ / ParserCommander Wry, by Olaf Nowacki Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge, by Dee Cooke Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Tie: Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge, by Dee Cooke The Thirty Nine Steps, by Graham Walmsley Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice The Archivist and the Revolution, by Autumn Chen Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice New Year’s Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen Outstanding Surreal Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush Outstanding Surreal Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Nose Bleed, by Stanley W. Baxton System-based polls Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice The Spectators, by Amanda Walker Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Of Their Shadows Deep, by Amanda Walker Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Alchemist’s Gold, by Garry Francis Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Tie Alchemist’s Gold, by Garry Francis Into The Sun, by Dark Star Outstanding Adventuron Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge, by Dee Cooke Outstanding Twine Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice The Grown-Up Detective Agency, by Brendan Patrick Outstanding Twine Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Computerfriend, by Kit Riemer Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice TIe: The Passenger, by Jime Rolón THROW. MARIA. OVERBOARD., by Travis Moy Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice THROW. MARIA. OVERBOARD., by Travis Moy Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Tie: Lost Coastlines, by William Dooling The Euripides Enigma, by Larry Horsfield Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Lost Coastlines, by William Dooling Outstanding Game in a Custom System in 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice Uncle Mortimer’s Secret, by Jim MacBrayne Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Player’s Choice The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Author’s Choice The Archivist and the Revolution, by Autumn Chen Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Alchemist’s Gold, by Garry Francis Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Carpathian Vampire, by Garry Francis Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice Prism, by Eliot M.B. Howard Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice Use Your Psychic Powers at Applebee’s, by Geoffrey Golden

A new listing for exPhrasis, by Alexandra L. Martin

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Cubes and Ladders: "Just another surreal day at the office" February 18, 2023 " Update When I leave feedback in reviews, they are just meant to be a resource for the author(s). Hopefully a helpful one. That said,..." - See full review

News on The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold: Release Date Announcement February 18, 2023 The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold will enjoy a public release on March third.

MathBrush reviews Entre les lignes de feu: "The story of a soldier obssessed with letters" February 17, 2023 "This is kind of a happy accident; this game is one I played before in Spanish from Ectocomp, but it happened to match the 2023 French..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Deck the Halls, Gieves: ""Checkers old Chum!"" February 17, 2023 "An invitation arrived. What a horrendous prospect! To spend the Christmas festivities in Penrose Hall, your exasperating Aunt Allison's..." - See full review

A new competition page: Partim 500 - 2018 Edition created February 17, 2023 1. Quoi ? Pour quand ? Une semaine pour réaliser une toute petite aventure textuelle de 500 mots ! On cherche ici avant tout des aventures hypertextes à la Twine (mais pouvant être réalisées avec...

A new listing for Se connecter, by gaad

A new listing for bref Tourment de Jeunesse, by Nighten

A new listing for n-o-u-s, by Adrien Saurat

A new competition page: Partim 500 - 2020 Edition created February 17, 2023 1. Quoi ? Pour quand ? Un peu plus d'une semaine pour réaliser une toute petite aventure textuelle de 500 mots ! On cherche ici avant tout des aventures hypertextes à la Twine (mais pouvant être...

A new listing for Voleur de vaisseau malchanceux, by Léo Tranlin

A new listing for Eldorafiot !, by PsychoPatoune

A new listing for Elle est où la boîte à clous ?, by kaelhem

A new listing for Le Grand Débarquement, by BatteMan

A new listing for Gluxgle, by dhakajack

A new competition page: Partim500 - 2021 Edition created February 17, 2023 1. Quoi ? Pour quand ? Un peu plus d'une semaine pour réaliser une toute petite aventure textuelle de 500 mots ! On cherche ici avant tout des aventures hypertextes à la Twine (mais pouvant être...

A new listing for Moment Volé, by Yazorius

A new listing for Seul.e, by Gavroche Games

A new listing for Déchouement de la vie d'un écrivain, by Léo Tranlin

A new listing for Le Castor et la Lapine, by Ju / smwhr

A new listing for Un mariage explosif, by Lilie Bagage

A new listing for The Quest for the Sacred Flame of Hestia, by Simon D. Allan

Jaded Pangolin reviews Lethe: "interesting but a little broken" February 17, 2023 "i haven't played the original amnesia game. i'm new to parser if and a little intimidated by it, and based on the reviews saying how..." - See full review

BasicUser reviews The Night of the Vampire Bunnies: "I honestly liked it." February 17, 2023 "I remember playing this game on an old PS/2 on a floppy disk when I was a child. Next to Zork, it will always have a special place in my..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews End of The World: "Google Forms IF: the next generation?" February 16, 2023 "End of The World is a demonstration of how Google Forms works as a vehicle for making and playing IF. It's a very unusual format, but it..." - See full review

A new listing for End of The World, by Lowhim

MathBrush reviews La Mort venue des Archives = Death from the Archives: "Pleasant worldbuilding in an intro to an exciting fantasy game" February 16, 2023 "This is just the very first act of a large story. It sets up the main action and then promises the next story (as shown by the Episode 1..." - See full review

thesleuthacademy reviews Lost Pig: "A gem of a find!" February 16, 2023 "This made me laugh. I couldn’t do without the hints (had to get help from external hints to exit as well), but the puzzles were great..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Les saisons de Pippa: "Complex worldbuilding about a world of insects and men" February 16, 2023 "This game has some pretty awesome worldbuilding. It's a French hypertext game with three main stories and a few incomplete ones. It has..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews ZenFactor Spa: "A basic introductory game introducing text adventures in an office setting" February 16, 2023 "This Italian game hasn't had any reviews since it came out 13 years ago, and someone suggested it, so I checked it out. It's a cute..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Retour vers l'extérieur: "Escape-bunker" February 15, 2023 "A word to the wise: when you’ve been holed up in a security bunker for months, it’s not the best idea to read the “Survivor’s..." - See full review

A new listing for Tomlin's Little Life, by Coleman Andersen

A new listing for Sorry for Your Loss, by Hyuccubus

A new listing for De l'orge académique, by El Lobo

thesleuthacademy reviews The Missing Ring: "A light and heartwarming mystery" February 14, 2023 "A clean and light-hearted family mystery, with a hint of humour. " - See full review

A new listing for Dorm: Adventure at the 8-Bit Assembly, by Carrington Vanston

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