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Jaded Pangolin reviews Necromanceers: "cool, weird, sometimes gross, sometimes sweet" October 18, 2026 "the ifcomp is almost over and i havent reviewed any games at all! ive been busy this year but tbh it's also that compared to last year,..." - See full review

NothingPersonnel reviews Ḫattušumna Laḫḫa: "A novel and fascinating game about the Hittite language" October 17, 2026 "Some scattered thoughts: - A lot of work went into the UI and translation mechanics. It looks amazing. Awesome stuff. - The educational..." - See full review

A new listing for Homicipher, by Yatsunagi October 17, 2026 Decipher the language of the horrifying men and escape while falling in love? When the protagonist wakes up, they find themselves lost in a different world. As they learn the words of the mysterious monsters...

Denk reviews when i was shot by elephants: "2 stars for making me laugh :)" October 17, 2026 "30 second game so no spoilers. But it made me laugh :) Nb: This is the 2012 "game", not the new tribute. Nbb: It seems that only the..." - See full review

AndrewStephens reviews Thirst for blood: "Small but Perfectly Formed" October 17, 2026 "A small, short but well-executed parser game. Technically a single room game but since you play as a mosquito there are many locations to..." - See full review

A new listing for A Tale of Crowns, by Qeresî October 16, 2026 The story takes place in Arsur, a fictional empire within a fantasy universe that draws inspiration from historical settings in the Middle East. Much of it is based on Kurdish culture, drawing from my own...

A new listing for Everbloom, by Dariel Ivalyen October 16, 2026 Everbloom is a cozy fantasy game set on the idyllic Everbloom Isle, a place where the charm of a simpler life and the warmth of a close-knit community come together. In this tranquil world, you’re invited...

A new listing for Critical Choice, by juanma2k October 16, 2026 Use your critical thinking for survive in a dystopian world where the masses are subjugated by the elites. Game coded with Boriel Basic for Zx Spectrum 48K.

A new listing for A CEIA INESPERADA, by LaFey October 16, 2026 A CEIA INESPERADA (The Unexpected Supper) is a humorous text adventure for the ZX Spectrum 48K, written in European Portuguese. What begins as a quiet, uneventful evening quickly turns into an unexpected...

The Elusive9 reviews The Moonlit Tower: "Super immersive full of sensory atmosphere, floor by floor" October 15, 2026 "This has got to be the most amount of flavor text in a game I’ve seen! You can touch every object, you can smell every room, you can..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by cakecavity, macabre or surreal fairy-tale deconstruction adjacent October 14, 2026 10 items this theme/subgenre seems to be frequent in IF. just some that have stuck with me or i think share points of comparison :)

A new listing for The Programme: An interactive psychological drama, by NWDest October 14, 2026 Six strangers. One rehabilitation programme. And a connection between them that runs deeper than any of them realise. *THE PROGRAMME* is an interactive psychological drama about six strangers from different...

A new review of I AM - From the Author "Full disclosure: I'm the creator of I AM, so I'm naturally a little biased! Still, I'd genuinely recommend giving it a try if you enjoy..." - See full review

A new listing for I AM, by Simone Nespolo October 14, 2026 I AM is a science-fiction interactive narrative presented through the interface of an old CRT terminal. A fragmented artificial intelligence known as LUCID-7 makes contact with the player, drawing them into...

Rui Pires reviews Bliss: "If I'm being honest, I can't rate it any less" October 14, 2026 "I initally thought the game was worth 4 stars, then I realised that I had never forgotten the game after playing it so many years ago...." - See full review

A new listing for The Last Train Home, by arena13 October 13, 2026 Punjab, 1947. A new border is drawn, and millions of families have days to leave the only homes they have known. The trains are the last way out. The Last Train Home is a free interactive story in five...

A new listing for Binnorie, by Ossuario October 13, 2026 There were two sisters sat in a bower; Binnorie, O Binnorie There came a knight to be their wooer. By the bonny mill-dams of Binnorie He courted the eldest with glove and ring, Binnorie, O Binnorie But he...

Next_Stop_Willoughby reviews When You Were Shot By Elephants: "False Advertising" October 13, 2026 "I was not shot by Elephants. " - See full review

A new listing for Chronicle, by Vihaan October 13, 2026 You write the official record of a valley, and the valley lives with what you write. You are the Chronicler. You ride out to incidents - a mine collapse, a barn fire, a disputed will - take notes at the...

A new listing for Strange Atlas, by geekgreg October 12, 2026 Write your own legend following the footsteps of your grandmother and doing what she left undone. Discover why the world is unraveling, explore the lands torn from other stories, and discover your destiny....

Next_Stop_Willoughby reviews Tableaux Vivants: "A charming Tableaux" October 12, 2026 "An absolutely charming game. I enjoyed the artistic references and the world-building potential. Everything works, the hints are helpful..." - See full review

tildemania reviews Demonstration: "Type Z" October 12, 2026 "This would have worked as a poem. I do not know why this was IF."

A new listing for The Dark Queen of Mortholme, by Mosu October 11, 2026 You are the Dark Queen—the most powerful being of your entire universe. Your lair is breached by an aspiring hero—a pitiful thing, easily crushed. Except they keep coming back. -- A 20 minute anti-game...

A new listing for The Starlight Circus, by natalyanewman October 11, 2026 "One and all, tall and small; those with smiles, and those with frowns — join us for a night of starlight after sundown!" The Starlight Circus is a single player text-based interactive narrative game,...

A new listing for Ares-1: Mars Core, by Alisa Prokurat October 11, 2026 === SYSTEM NOTICE: ORBITAL TRANSMISSION INBOUND === WELCOME TO THE CORE. ARES-1: Mars Core is a hardcore, turn-based survival strategy simulator in a raw monochrome CRT aesthetic where you play as the...

greensardine reviews Anchorhead: "A decent story with frustrating puzzles" October 10, 2026 "Note: This review is for the 1998 version of the game. Anchorhead is somewhat well written and has an interesting story, but the puzzles..." - See full review

Next_Stop_Willoughby reviews Out of Luck: "The true winner in my Heart" October 10, 2026 "I just spent a very entertaining few days reading through the Iron CHiF episode 3 thread in the IF forums. The concepts really intrigued..." - See full review

MadEvilElif|Fragment Worlds reviews The First Day of My New Life: "About the game" October 10, 2026 "I wrote the same but it didn't contunie."

A new review of Adventure in the Crypt - From the Author "Adventure in the Crypt, and Adventure in the Crypt - Hard, are games for a beginner of the genre. It was a submission to TALP 2026. TALP..." - See full review

A new review of Cloak of Darkness - From the Author "Because of the strangeness of the specification, it is somewhat hard to faithfully recreate the exact logic from the specification. This..." - See full review

A new listing for Cloak of Darkness, by Andy Bantly October 10, 2026 Cloak of Darkness is the traditional “Hello, world” of parser‑based IF: a three room mystery built to test how an engine handles rooms, darkness, objects, and conditional endings. This version features...

A new listing for The Final Mask, by Andy Bantly October 10, 2026 You wake in a room that remembers you. A mask waits. The world shifts around the choices you make, and the choices you refuse.

A new listing for Manifest Loss, by Aurelie Dore October 7, 2026 Manifest Loss is a historical interactive mystery set in Barbados in 1691. A shipping discrepancy leaves the evidence scattered across manifests, testimony and warehouse records. Examine the surviving...

A new listing for Playkraft, by Aditya Narayan Rai October 6, 2026 Hi, I'm Aditya, and I made a detective game that lives in your browser. Each case hands you a tiny internet. There is a search engine, a social network, an inbox, a map, a few news sites, a podcast, and one...

A new listing for Cognitive Architect, by Yashvi Bajoria October 6, 2026 You are an Architect — a near-future psychological counsellor equipped to step directly into the subconscious mind of a patient trapped in a traumatic catatonic state. To wake them, you travel through...

Canalboy reviews The Usurper: Mines of Qyntarr: "When Is A Puzzle Not A Puzzle?" October 6, 2026 "This game is very much a case of what might have been. Originally posited as the third game in a series (although it was the only one..." - See full review

A new listing for Maze AI, by Vilius Padleckis October 6, 2026 Maze AI is a text RPG for iPhone in which a large language model writes the narration turn by turn. You pick one of 58 scenario worlds — dark fantasy, sci-fi horror, cyberpunk heists, cozy shopkeeping,...

A new listing for Tales of Munin, by Bryan Williams October 6, 2026 Tales of Munin is a free text RPG you play in your browser. You type what you do in plain English and the world answers. Year 214 After the Fall. You live in Wide Rest, a town split by a canal. The Lit hold...

A new listing for Hawksmoor: The Drowned City, by Dom Wright and Phil Gooch October 5, 2026 Set in a floating city - ancient, divided, and slowly drowning - you are a suspect, and The Watch are on your tail. Can you uncover the truth?

kaemi reviews Residual Income: "IFComp 2026: Residual Income" October 4, 2026 "Several times, and I must say I’m batting a thousand on this (baseball (good (what have you never left the house and encountered..." - See full review

A new listing for The Journal, by panikka studio October 4, 2026 You find your childhood journals. Some pages are blacked out, and you don't remember those days. Click an underlined moment and you're back there, age 7, 13 or 17. Do one thing differently, come back, and...

A new listing for The Curse of Ravenrock, by Marian Dumitrache October 3, 2026 A choice-driven dark fantasy interactive fiction game with a sandbox feel, set across the mist-bound settlements and old roads of the Mistveil Basin. Follow a travelling party across the basin as they...

OtisTDog reviews The End Means Escape: "Accurate title" October 2, 2026 "If you are a completionist who happens to encounter this game, then you will find the title to be 100% accurate: The end is your escape..." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator: "You don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy this one." October 2, 2026 "The blurb for Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator claims: >Any fun you may have, or amusement you may find, while piloting this simulator..." - See full review

A new listing for Night Desk, by Tiny Lobby October 2, 2026 You are the new night clerk of a small hotel. After midnight people come to the desk, and a woman in grey leaves an envelope and two hundred dollars for a favour: if anyone asks, she was never here. You...

A new listing for Leaving the Suit Behind? You Are Invited to Fill Out the Robin Exit Interview, by n0tabadday October 2, 2026 Robin Satisfaction Survey: Please provide a brief exit interview. A DC Comics / Batman fangame.

A new listing for Vanyar (2026), by Johan Berntsson October 1, 2026 When an ancient diamond falls into the hands of a rebellious lord and his dragon, a kingdom's fate rests on your blade and an elven sage's quiet magic. Experience an authentic retro journey; a resurrected...

A new listing for Driftmark, by Aurelie Dore October 1, 2026 Driftmark is a three-episode choice-based historical interactive fiction set in the seventeenth-century Caribbean. Follow Mercy and the crew of the Iron Mercy through disaster, divided loyalties, and...

Tabitha reviews The Empty Chamber: A Celia Swift Mystery: "Fun one-room mystery with some rough spots" September 30, 2026 "Overall I quite enjoyed this one, but hit a few significant snags. Starting with the things I liked: it's a one-room mystery, and that..." - See full review

A new listing for Burtonport, 1985, by Padraig O Cinnéide September 29, 2026 At 2am on May 30th 1985, three men, Sean, Patsy and Tommy set out in a boat off the coast of Donegal, Ireland to see what they might find in the water.

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