New on IFDB

Mike Russo reviews Crash: "A well-done Fix the Spaceship puzzlefest" December 8, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp. I also beta tested this game, but..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews CHASE THE SUN: "Apocalypse Road" December 8, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review I really dig the Texture “drag and drop” interface, that is what I’ve learned. It feels like you..." - See full review

A new competition page: 2021 XYZZY Awards created December 7, 2022 Best Technological Development:...

Magnus W reviews Storforsen: "A short game, but with pretty cozy atmosphere." December 7, 2022 "This game is in Swedish, but I'll write the review in English. This game is pretty short, only a handful of rooms, but it is pretty cozy...." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Trigaea: "The longest freaking Twine game I have ever played" December 7, 2022 "(And appropriately, this review is not going to be a short read.) Trigaea in a sentence: An epic sci-fi Twine game that looks and feels..." - See full review

ccpost reviews Admiration Point: "The future of digital archiving is here!...in a thoughtful slice-of-life story" December 7, 2022 "As someone whose day job deals with digital archiving/curation work, I was instantly intrigued by this game. The protagonist, Maria,..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Into The Sun: "Looting a space hulk" December 7, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). The eternal pastime of the..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews [IFComp 22 - Beta] Cannelé & Nomnom - Defective Agency: "Stop Fighting Me Game, I'm On Your Side!" December 7, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review There is a really great game in here, struggling to get out. The setup: " - See full review

TrevorJ reviews A Long Way to the Nearest Star: "What a great NPC" December 6, 2022 "I really enjoyed this game. The AI character, Solis, is extremely well-written and steals the show. "

A new listing for The Lady's Book of Decency, by Sean

Magnus W reviews Hotel Noir: "Interesting start and setting, but unfortunately almost unplayable." December 6, 2022 "This game is in Swedish, but I'll write the review in English anyway. I played this game during a couple of hours, and had a really hard..." - See full review

Techno-D reviews Pushing Loyal People: "Alright. " December 6, 2022 "It's alright, I guess. :/"

Mike Russo reviews Lost Coastlines: "A sprawling, mechanical explore-em-up" December 6, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). I generally find people who like..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Nose Bleed: "Social Anxiety, or Just Jerky Peers?" December 6, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review Nose Bleed is a very short work that attempts to use interactivity to bring immediacy to a tightly..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Underwater Memories: "What remains of life once we lose it? " December 5, 2022 "The protagonist is a biosynthetic technologist whose job is to restore extinct animals and habitats. They also designed The Great..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Counsel in The Cave: "A lyrical coming-of-age story with too many missing bits" December 5, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). Not infrequently, I’ll argue in..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews One Way Ticket: "Straight Story? Lost Highway to Mulholland Drive" December 5, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This is a fine example of a work that embraces deeply weird, vaguely sinister and supernatural-tinged..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Christmas Greetings: "Merry Christmas, etc" December 4, 2022 "This is something new. I believe this is the first Twine game I have played that has animated GIFs. It is a Christmas themed poem about..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews A Walk Around the Neighborhood: "Donna. Hey, Donna." December 4, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review Here’s something you hear every year around Oscar time: “Comedy is hard, why isn’t it respected..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews A Tragedy Of Manners: "Don’t choose the wrong fork. Don’t say the wrong thing." December 4, 2022 "Lord Cephyis Alikarn is hosting a party at his opulent private estate on the Alikarn family's planet. It's kind of a big deal. This will..." - See full review

cray21 reviews Erstwhile: "Amazing game" December 4, 2022 "This game was a really good choice. I really thought i would beet the game in 1 try but no. It kept me thinking. I really think this game..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews A Matter of Heist Urgency: "Pony superhero jewel theft brawl-em-up, just go with it" December 4, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). Friends, I have by now been around..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Lucid: "Simile Spiral" December 4, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This one feels like an IF poem more than anything else. Mechanically, it is mostly an exploration through..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews This Is A Picture Book: "Go, Jo, Go! …right?" December 3, 2022 "This game is NOT for kids. Page 1: This is Jo. Jo wants to go on an adventure! You are reading a storybook about a boy named Jo who..." - See full review

Wade Clarke reviews Nose Bleed: "All that blood gets between player and interface. In a good way." December 3, 2022 "(This is an edited version of a review I posted in my blog during IFComp 2022) Nose Bleed is a clicking-choice-based story with graphic..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Thick Table Tavern: "Bartender Hero" December 3, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp) Rarely have I encountered as..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews You Feel Like You've Read this in a Book: "Hey, That Is a Thing I Recognise" December 3, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review You’re all familiar with Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, yes?..." - See full review

Nomad reviews The Adventure: "Not recommended." December 2, 2022 "The Adventure was written in BASIC by some high school kid in 1988. The setting is a high school (presumably the author's) with just a..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Computerfriend: "Riveting. A favorite" December 2, 2022 "This game captivated me when I first played it. I played it four or five times and got I think four different endings (1, 3, 6, maybe 4..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Thanatophobia: "A chatbot mystery" December 2, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp. I also beta tested this game, and..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Graveyard Strolls: "Haunted by Font-changes" December 2, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This one feels like an anthology of sorts. The protagonist is walking through a graveyard, interacting..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone: "So much to do! So much to see!" December 1, 2022 "Several days ago, I visit IFDB and see this: News on Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone: OFFICIAL PLAYER'S GUIDE November 22,..." - See full review

kbadly reviews Bronze: "Great for beginners... or those who want a compelling, quick game" December 1, 2022 "I really enjoyed the ease of this game-- not necessarily easy to solve, but easy to play casually. I did not need to make maps or take..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Inside: "Sorcerous Psychotherapy" December 1, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review As an IF setting, "mind palaces" and dreams carry a lot of the same advantages: ability to lean into IF..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Last Christmas Present: "A world-beating feelie elevates a sometimes-frustrating scavenger hunt" December 1, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). IF, it hardly needs repeating, is..." - See full review

Victor Gijsbers reviews Bender Lyfe: "Non sequitur football horror" November 30, 2022 "When people come across systems for writing choice-based stories, and then start writing a quick first game without much forethought,..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Andelmans' Yard: "Cat rescue leads in a different direction" November 30, 2022 "You are fourteen-year-old Kyle, a Boy Scout looking to earn a Community Service badge. Peanut the cat has run off, and this is your..." - See full review

A new listing for The Little Match Girl 4: Crown of Pearls, by Ryan Veeder

A new listing for The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold, by Ryan Veeder

A new listing for The Little Match Girl 2: Annus Evertens, by Ryan Veeder

News on The Little Match Girl, by Hans Christian Andersen: A Pretty Vorple Version November 30, 2022 A new version of The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen is available at the author's website and on itch.io. It uses Vorple to match the visual style of later games in the Little Match Girl series.

Andrew Schultz reviews U.S. Route 160: "A brief slice of running away" November 30, 2022 "We've all had those involuntary moments where maybe we misunderstood or misread a work, but it was powerful to us in some way. That..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Campus Invaders: "Gaming for Grades" November 30, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review Now that it’s been pointed out to me that a few works here are the product of short-burn IF workshops,..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Witchfinders: "Recovers from a weak beginning" November 30, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). There’s recently been an IntFic..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Nose Bleed: "Escalatory workplace horror" November 29, 2022 "In which you're a generic office worker with a bit of a problem. Love the escalation in this one, it starts off maybe realistic then..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews A Long Way to the Nearest Star: "Great game for AI fans" November 29, 2022 "So I didn't manage to beat this game within the 2-hour mark (spent too long trying to access the janitorbot's security logs before I gave..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Inside: "Witch and familiar" November 29, 2022 "Fun little game. You play as a witch trying to escape a mental prison. Well, you actually play as her familiar (?), who apparently lives..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Lucid: "Interactive dream" November 29, 2022 "Interesting style of writing which is more poetry than prose. Prose poem, if you will. Love the surrealism and the moody atmosphere with..." - See full review

TestTubeHuman reviews Glimmer: "Tonal dissonance" November 29, 2022 "This may just be me, but I liked the 'fall into a deep depression' part much more than the " - See full review

A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for November 2022 November 29, 2022 10 items On Monday, November 28, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even...

Previous | 9501–9550 | Next