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MathBrush reviews The Usher Foundation IV: The Vast: "Interestingly-styled Twine game focused on adrenaline and open spaces" December 13, 2022 "This game is the fourth in a series of Twine games centered around the Magnus Archive podcast. This one centers on the Vast, or the fear..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews January: "Lovely prose elevates a meditative postapocalyptic story" December 13, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). January is a postapocalyptic story..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews According to Cain: "Brothers Gonna Be Brothers" December 13, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review I was really drawn to the conceit of this thing - a merging of historical murder mystery (the FIRST..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Galactic Peace: "If only it were that easy" December 12, 2022 "In Galactic Peace, astronomers observed a new planet in the Alpha Centauri system. This planet is called Guava and has six moons, three..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Usher Foundation III: The Buried: "A brief horror story about a gay couple and deep snow" December 12, 2022 "This is the third game in a multi-part series based on the Magnus Archives. This one focuses on the Buried, or the feeling of..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Usher Foundation II: The Hunt: "Spend a horrible night in a lab" December 12, 2022 "This is the second in a series of short Twine games centered around the themes of the Magnus Archives podcast. This one is based on one..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Prism: "My city of runes" December 12, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). There have been a lot of cities in..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Princess of Vestria: "Action Princess!" December 12, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This was a fun story divided into 7 chapters, that played out in three phases for me. The first phase was..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Usher Foundation I: The Dark: "First in a series of games based on Magnus Archives" December 11, 2022 "While hunting through few-rating games from this year, I was pleased to see a whole series of Twine games based on the Magnus Archives,..." - See full review

Joan reviews Signal Error: "An incomplete review" December 11, 2022 "Didn't quite finish the game, but I figured I should leave my thoughts here since it doesn't have any other player reviews at this point...." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Black River Prison: "Short game with colorful links about an abused prisoner aided by voices" December 11, 2022 "I've been browsing IFDB by searching 'added:2022' by the fewest ratings to see games that didn't get noticed this year. This was an..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews The Thirty Nine Steps: "A pacy albeit implausible spy novel adapatation" December 11, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). Maybe we should style the title..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Blood Island: "Monster Mash-up" December 11, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review I am a big horror movie nerd, and marrying deep genre love to a reality show setting? We’re firmly in..." - See full review

A new listing for Lethe, by Thomas M. Disch and Tom Blackwell

A new listing for Arcadie: Second-Born, by Arcadie & Utopie

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Lady's Book of Decency: "It’s not easy being a proper werewolf (or a werewolf at all)" December 10, 2022 "You are a becoming young lady in an affluent family. Your household is staffed, you have a governess, and are at the age when you should..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Use Your Psychic Powers at Applebee's: "A dubiously-ethical ESP marketing simulator" December 10, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). Would it be elitist to confess..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Arborea: "Tale of Two Tree-Types" December 10, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review Mostly polished parser adventure, squarely in my wheelhouse. There is some opening business about a..." - See full review

A new listing for Professor of Magical Studies, by Stephen Granade

Mike Russo reviews The Alchemist: "A solid but only lightly-themed adventure" December 9, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). I remember the first time I heard..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Under the Bridge: "Billy Goat Gruff Reboot" December 9, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review A very short mood piece with some sharp if narrow observations to convey. As a web-driven experience I..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Towers of Hanoi: "Completely straightforward ascii art version of towers of hanoi" December 8, 2022 "One of the old tropes in reviewing IF was to complain about how many people put the Towers of Hanoi in the game, since it was an old..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Big Nose on the Big Pyramid: "Q-Bert in text" December 8, 2022 "I was browsing through games published this year without reviews, seeing if I missed any good games. I saw an Andrew Schultz game with no..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Lady's Book of Decency: "Adjust to life as both a werewolf and a high-society young lady" December 8, 2022 "This is a branching stats-based Twine game that is fairly brief, split up into 4 or 5 segments that each last an in-game week. You are a..." - See full review

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

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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

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