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MathBrush reviews BLACKOUT: "It's the end of the world. What do you want to do?" November 14, 2022 "This is a speed-written IF game using the Twine system. In it, the singularity has happened, but technology is giving humans exactly 7..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews origin of love: "Love poem about romantic encounter with a husband" November 14, 2022 "This brief game is essentially a poem about physical love between the main character and their husband. It is simultaneously explicit and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews ZIT: "A brief, pustulent game about a horrendous zit " November 14, 2022 "This is a surprisingly polished game for 4 hours (I've said that a lot this comp, I wonder if this shows that I don't use my time as..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Trials and Tribulations of Edward Harcourt: "Excellent gothic horror choice game, currently a WIP" November 14, 2022 "I loved the part of this game that is currently complete. It's a well-style gothic horror game involving you and an old acquaintance,..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Kinetic Mouse Car, Storybooks for young audiences November 14, 2022 6 items There are already several polls about games for kids, but I wanted to narrow it down a bit. This list is for games with artwork that, regardless if it were the author's intent, give the impression of reading...

MathBrush reviews Zombie Eye: "A brief but frightening Adventuron game about a zombie eye" November 14, 2022 "This is a pretty surreal Adventuron game with images and a little music about confronting a giant Zombie eye in the London Underground...." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Something Blue: "A riff on gothic horror and folk tales through letter rewriting" November 14, 2022 "This is a charmingly complex game for one written in less than 4 hours for a speed-IF. You are essentially a protagonist in a gothic..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Blood Island: "What could possibly go wrong?" November 14, 2022 "In a nutshell: Slasher horror + Reality TV + Dating sim = Blood Island This is the only ChoiceScript game in the 2022 IFComp. Blood..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Restitution: "A classic story with a small addition involving reader response" November 14, 2022 "This game is part of a group of similar stories. Other such games by this author have consisted of a classic short story with modern..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews HSL Type Ω MEWP Certification Exam: "A multiple choice certification quiz with extensive manual (but spooky)" November 14, 2022 "This gave me a chuckle, especially as a high school teacher. The game consists of two parts: a 1000-line text manual and a 35-question..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Cell 174: "Grimdark prison interview" November 14, 2022 "This game, written in Ink in 4 hours or less, has you, apparently a psychologist, interviewing a cold, emotionless killer. You have to..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews MARTYR ME: "A torture/religious game written in 4 hours or less" November 14, 2022 "(I discuss some body horror stuff in this post, so squeamish may want to skip) This is a speed-IF made for Ectocomp. In it, you play as a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews THROW. MARIA. OVERBOARD.: "A brief Choicescript tale about a troubled ocean voyage" November 14, 2022 "This is a speed-IF written in 4 hours or less, written using Choicescript (which is a hard engine to do speed-IF in). It features a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Untitled Ghost Game: "A time management game where you make your house as creepy as possible" November 14, 2022 "I had a lot of fun with this game. Modeled on Untitled Goose Game, your goal is to cause trouble. Specifically, you have 6 hours before..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews One More Page: "A text message horror game written in 4 hours or less" November 13, 2022 "This is a relatively brief choice-based game with an interface written in Ink that mimics text messages. You are texting your mom and..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Nightmares Within Nightmares: "A series of cyclical nightmares with inter-connected puzzles" November 13, 2022 "This is a Twine game where you have three dreams in order, over and over again, about dying. Each dream is fairly brief, with 2-3 or 4..." - See full review

kaemi reviews Low-Key Learny Jokey Journey: "IFComp 2022: Low-Key Learny Jokey Journey" November 13, 2022 "Andrew Schultz has a nervy knack for swervy snacks that train take you to a brain break, and if all the play’s pain slays sane, then at..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Good Ghost: "A lovingly written short story about a ghost protecting a family over time" November 13, 2022 "This game is written with Twine and takes place in five acts, each of which is brief but meaningful. You play as a ghost that finds..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Vivienne Dunstan, Viv’s top 10 favourite IF games November 12, 2022 10 items This is a list of my top 10 favourite IF games, in chronological order of release. There are many other games that I think are fantastic, but this is trimming the list down to just my all time top 10, as of...

MathBrush reviews The Sun Doesn't Shine Here: "Untold horrors in a changing labyrinth with giant story twist" November 12, 2022 "This game is based on cosmic horror. You and two companions have been trapped in a shifting labyrinth for days, trying to find your way..." - See full review

Ifaddict reviews To Persist/Exist/Endure, Press 1: "To Persist/Exist/Endure/Give Up" November 12, 2022 "A part of the game description goes: Agency Of Neverending Happiness and Clearing Out Monsters From Under Your Bed! We offer assistance..." - See full review

Ifaddict reviews Inside: "Strange Tour On A Witch's Mind " November 12, 2022 "Inside, in a nutshell, is an INK-written game about exploring and finding the way out of the witch's mind which is filled with memories..." - See full review

A new listing for Warsim: The Realm of Aslona, by Huw Millward

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Esther's: "Mice are nice" November 12, 2022 " At Esther's cafe your adorable host / Served cheese to the mice when they wanted toast! / That won't bother Harold's robust appetite, /..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Enigma of the Old Manor House: "A pleasant, methodical ghost-hunting parser game" November 12, 2022 "This game was made in 4 hours, but has about a dozen beta testers, and it makes sense, as it is very polished. This is a game where you..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Haunted Help Desk: "A maze full of whacky horror-fied coworkers" November 12, 2022 "This is a Twine game with a neat little map in the corner showing all the rooms in a kind of maze. You navigate around with a score..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Defrosted: "Freezer burn horror" November 11, 2022 "In the far future, climate change has done a number on planet Earth. Glaciers are melting. After a particularly large melt scientists..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Zombie Blast 2023: "Zombie defense minigame written for Ectocomp" November 11, 2022 "This is a fun little whack-a-mole game written in Choicescript for Ectocomp in the Grand Guignol division. In this game, you have a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Defrosted: "Man-shaped mushrooms make me maniacal" November 11, 2022 "This is a relatively brief twine game with three endings, two bad and one good. The idea is that global warming exposed a layer of..." - See full review

A new listing for Defrosted, by Riyadth

MathBrush reviews Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat or Trick: "Mad scientist time-loop game written in 4 hours" November 11, 2022 "This is a game with a fun little idea for the speed-IF portion of Ectocomp. It's hard to write a parser game at all in 4 hours, let alone..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Haunted Carnival: "Low-key haunted fun at a carnival" November 11, 2022 " The Haunted Carnival is a two-word custom parser game. While strolling through the woods you find yourself following a strange path that..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews God is in the Radio: "A tarot- and cult-influenced Halloween Visual Novel" November 11, 2022 "This is an impressive game for one made in 4 hours. It features a kind of cult or religion that has 22 members, one for each of the major..." - See full review

A new listing for God is in the Radio, by catsket

A new listing for The Dark Secret of Calming Creek, by Ededo Entertainment

MathBrush reviews Escape from Hell: "Big, puzzly hybrid parser game about possession and archdemons" November 10, 2022 "This is a complex, rich game written using a custom parser-choice hybrid system similar to Robin Johnson's Gruescript, in which you have..." - See full review

A new listing for Private, by ShameGames

MathBrush reviews Nowheresville: "An expansive city with sparse puzzles and creepy atmosphere" November 10, 2022 "This is an interesting game; there is a large city that is literally part of hell, with tons of streets and cross streets. Each area..." - See full review

A new listing for The Haunted Carnival, by Joe Lesko

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Something Blue: "A short horror story via mail" November 9, 2022 "The protagonist of Something Blue is Helen, a young woman recently married to an affluent man named Henry Compton. Great match. The..." - See full review

A new listing for Upheaval, by Alex Leone

Rovarsson reviews Escape from Hell: "Belphegor didn't want to play." November 8, 2022 "Blegh! You came so close last time! So close, but then Satan caught you escaping and threw you back. Stuffed in the body of a lowly..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Lost Coastlines: "It’s time for a nap" November 8, 2022 "This game looks at what could happen when you fall asleep and dream. Overview I want to keep myself from going on a tangent of Lost..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews MARTYR ME: "If you are going to kill me, at least do a good job" November 8, 2022 "This is an EctoComp game. Had I not known that when I first saw the swirly bleeding-heart cover art, I would have guessed that I was..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Reg and the Kidnapped Fairy: "A goofy over-the-top short combat game speed-IF" November 7, 2022 "This is a parser game written for the Petite Mort version of Ectocomp 2022, written in 4 hours or less. The game is intentionally silly;..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews You Are a Zombie Yelp Reviewer: "Undercooked" November 7, 2022 "You are a zombie reviewing a meal. I was not anticipating an undead connoisseur penning comprehensive reviews after sampling a..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews There Those Dare Doze: "Quick and short wordplay game centered around rhyming pairs" November 7, 2022 "This is the the first Petite Mort game I've played this year (games writtern in 4 hours or less) and the fifth entry in Schultz's series..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Spectators: "Complex and rich historical tragedy with multiple perspectives" November 6, 2022 "This game is a fine game, one of the most complex and deep I've seen during Ectocomp. I may be making this up but I swear I heard the..." - See full review

A new listing for The Spectators, by Amanda Walker

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Campus Invaders: "You've got this" November 6, 2022 "Oh no! Aliens have arrived and the fate of the city is now in your hands. Campus Invaders is a comedic sci-fi peril story about a..." - See full review

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