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nothingling reviews Horse Master: "Wow!" September 27, 2022 ""

nothingling reviews Counterfeit Monkey: "I LOVED it until it got into an unwinnable state" September 27, 2022 "According to the version notes, this quirk was fixed in version 10, but I played online and discovered that it was very much not fixed. I..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews That Night at Henry's Place: "Just a fun party. Right?" September 27, 2022 "Your best friend has a change in plans for Friday night. Instead of watching movies like usual you are going to a party hosted by Henry,..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Tripladin Massacre: "Three new moons ago…no, that’s not quite right" September 26, 2022 "You are trying to submit a story to the Salangrazarian Publishing Department. A rather controversial story. But if you want to be a..." - See full review

A new listing for five poems., by actuallydael

A new listing for Mystery of the Missing Wand, by William Moore

A new listing for Polarity, by William Moore

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Witch's Apprentice: "Solve creative puzzles to prove your worthiness" September 24, 2022 " The Witch’s Apprentice follows aspiring apprentice Esme Friggleswick, a young woman wishing to be a student of Madam Ingra. Her task..." - See full review

A new listing for Sanctuary in Time, by Max Ingram

jakomo reviews Madness at Hobbsgate: ""Damn it, it wasn’t quite fresh enough!"" September 23, 2022 "Credit to Karmic Shift Studios: they've clearly learnt from the flaws of the previous entries in the Horror in the Darkness series and it..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Night City 2020: "You can hide in the city. Or you can escape it. Or maybe rise above it." September 22, 2022 "Disclaimer: I am not literate in French. Instead, I played the game with translation. I would highlight the entire page, right click, and..." - See full review

A new poll by OverThinking, NPCs with agency created September 22, 2022 9 votes for 5 games I'm looking for the most-developed "AI" characters—people with goals, who can move around and complete tasks whether or not the player character is there to see them or tell them what to do. People with...

MathBrush reviews Uncle Mortimer's Secret: "An internally-consistent and pretty big Basic time-travel adventure" September 22, 2022 "This game placed well in the 2022 Parsercomp competition. It's in Basic, with a custom parser; most games written in Basic with a custom..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Cragne Manor: "A shoggothy shaggy-dog story" September 21, 2022 "In an IF scene that’s largely oriented around a model of games as small, auteur-driven jewels, Cragne Manor stands out. There’s the..." - See full review

Wynter reviews Bee: "A thoughtful story of childhood, with many paths" September 21, 2022 "I had long marked Bee for reading one day, but was disappointed to see that it was no longer available as the original platform was now..." - See full review

jakomo reviews Horror in the Pacific: "“Who are we to combat poisons older than history and mankind?”" September 21, 2022 "This second sequel to Horror in the Darkness works better than the lacklustre Horror at Innsport: mainly due to the locale. An exotic..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Cyborg: "Two halves of one body work together to regain memory" September 21, 2022 "When I first saw the game’s IFDB description I was expecting a story about a protagonist’s experience with being turned into a..." - See full review

Jade68 reviews Captain Verdeterre's Plunder: "A well written treasure hunting." September 19, 2022 "I have enjoyed a lot playing and replaying this game half a dozen times. Each gameplay I have retrieved higher amount of rewards. I like..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Scavenger: "At first, I didn't even know why I bought this Geiger counter..." September 19, 2022 "...but then it clicked. Scavenger is what it says on the tin. The tin is corroded and highly volatile. It might be radio-active. It's..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Past Present: "Entropy of a marriage" September 19, 2022 "A man enters his house. His ex-house, to be more precise. One more tour through the once-familiar, now-empty rooms. Regrets come alive,..." - See full review

Bosch reviews Theatre: "Fantastic, classic Lovecraftian horror" September 18, 2022 "A superbly spooky game with (aside from some trickiness near the end) puzzles that generally feel fair and logical. There's a lot of..." - See full review

jakomo reviews Horror at Innsport: ""The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind."" September 17, 2022 "The sequel to Horror in the Darkness is bigger and more ambitious: this time, there are actual NPCs scattered around the isolated island..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Soft Rumor of Spreading Weeds: "A multi-act story that touches on familiar ground" September 17, 2022 "This is a sequel (or maybe a prequel) of sorts for the game With Those We Love Alive. Its description merely says that it is set in the..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Old MacDonald Had a Farm: "Had a farm (didn't last, though)" September 15, 2022 "You play as a young man named “Olde” MacDonald. Do you have what it takes to be a farmer and support your family (and maybe even..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Andromeda Acolytes: "A dazzling start" September 15, 2022 "In fact, dazzling would be an understatement. But before we dive into that let’s start with some background. Note: This review is..." - See full review

A new listing for Andromeda Acolytes, by Wade Clarke

autumnc reviews Age of Fable: "A lost(-ish) game from an older internet" September 15, 2022 "The official website for this game does not work, and the author's website seems to be entirely offline. It's not playable using Wayback..." - See full review

News on Cragne Manor: Full Let's Play by Mike Russo September 14, 2022 Mike Russo @DeusIrae has completed an entire annotated Let's Play of Cragne Manor on the intfiction.org forums. It is a series of posts with interjections by the community and some of the creators and... - Details

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Casting: "Casted" September 14, 2022 "Normally AIF is not my thing, but they could use reviews anyway, so why not. This one is about being casted in adult film. You receive a..." - See full review

Ola reviews Bee: "Brilliant Writing" September 14, 2022 "I got a glimpse into a world I didn't know much about and found pretty much all of the characters relatable as well as interesting."

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Star Yonza: "A sci-fi adventure that needs development before it can shine" September 14, 2022 "Our PC is Yonza, an alien protagonist seeking out a life with purpose. Often games opt with human protagonists with diverse alien NPCs,..." - See full review

zinze reviews Ghost Mountain: "Stuck" September 14, 2022 "I'm not sure what I can do where I am; I haven't found a light source or an offering, and the mountain teleporty thing seems to end the..." - See full review

jakomo reviews Horror in the Darkness: ""We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity"" September 13, 2022 "A very familiar slice of Lovecraftiana, exploring a secluded mansion to uncover the mystery of the residents who seemingly vanished...." - See full review

Myrnoid reviews Turbo Chest Hair Massacre: "A lot of fun" September 13, 2022 "Turbo Chest Hair Massacre doesn't take itself seriously. The first piece of evidence for this is that it's called Turbo Chest Hair..." - See full review

Myrnoid reviews Nanopesos: "A well-made little sim with heavy themes" September 13, 2022 "Nanopesos is a skillful little game that effectively communicates the desperation wrought by the cost of living in many countries. The..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Black Phone: "A choice-based mystery in an apartment setting" September 13, 2022 "This is a short mystery game where you search someone’s apartment in their absence for a black phone. Gameplay There is a brief intro..." - See full review

dvs reviews Map: "Wonderful metaphors and emotions, frustrating as a game" September 12, 2022 "There is a great short story in this game. The author creatively captures the emptiness and cottony lack of motivation in depression...." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews BaoBao: "An unusual yet elegant remembering of one's mother" September 12, 2022 " BaoBao follows the trope of a protagonist digging through a computer only to find a surprise AI. Our protagonist is Aiyo. Her mother..." - See full review

Gyromancer reviews House: "Lovingly crafted Lovecraftian horror marred by some amateur design decisions" September 11, 2022 "Don’t be fooled by the gentle introduction, this game quickly ramps into gear. At it’s best it can be incredibly bleak, atmospheric,..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Alco's Infinity: "A human, a cyborg, or an AI? A casual look at different definitions" September 11, 2022 " Alco’s Infinity follows Alco, a crewmember on a four-person starship that carries out assignments for the Universal Corps. This is a..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Trial of the Inuop: "Simple but fun UFO-reminiscent game" September 10, 2022 "The premise of the story is that you have been abducted from your house by an alien species who call themselves the Inuop. They put you..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Texas Instruments Theater: "A bit of a mess, but maybe that's the goal" September 9, 2022 "What is this game about? I still have a hard time with understanding the premise but let me do my best in explaining the backstory. While..." - See full review

A new listing for Soir de bal à Terrencehall, by KrisDoC

A new listing for Can You Escape, by Last but not Least

A new competition page: Vampire: The Masquerade Jam 2021 created September 8, 2022 Have you ever wanted to make your own Vampire: The Masquerade video game and share it with the world? Here’s your chance! To celebrate the finale of Month of Darkness, we’re opening our Dark Pack...

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Submerge: "A bit confusing but the story stays afloat" September 8, 2022 "This is a story-centered game about returning to an old passion after it slipped away. It follows a protagonist whose view of an ideal..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Alchemist's Gold: "A smallish, polished heist game using traditional puzzles" September 7, 2022 "This game has you explore a forest and a small house to rob an alchemist of his gold. The motivations and storyline are lightly sketched,..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Survival: "Not there yet" September 7, 2022 "I was lured in by the cover art. It looked like a surreal, tropical island. In this game you spend the day fishing only to have your boat..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Containment: "Suspenseful but with snags" September 7, 2022 " Containment touches on a familiar concept, a nuclear plant on the verge of a meltdown. The game pairs this with the trope of a lone..." - See full review

A new competition page: Nebula Awards 2020 created September 6, 2022 The Nebula Awards® are voted on, and presented by, full members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, the...

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