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N. Cormier reviews God is in the Radio: "It's Halloween, and you're in a cult. What could go wrong?" November 25, 2022 "God is in the Radio is a short visual novel made in Ren’Py, and with its heavy emphasis on the visual side stands out from the crowd...." - See full review

Hellhound117 reviews Attack Of The Flying Saucer (Gamebook, CYOA): "Really entertaining!" November 24, 2022 "I played this game for quite a while, I died a lot but eventually survived. I haven't even tried all the options yet, I pretty much..." - See full review

Hellhound117 reviews Adventure (BBC Master Welcome Disc, 1986): "Error Experienced - was unplayable online" November 24, 2022 "I didn't give this a star rating because I couldn't play it. Not sure if the author knows, but when I tried to play online I received the..." - See full review

Hellhound117 reviews Dragon Warrior Text Adventure: "A Fun Throwback!" November 24, 2022 "This was a really fun throwback. I'm glad that the author created a Twine version, because I'd never heard of it or played it prior. I..." - See full review

Hellhound117 reviews Dogface Finds a Stick: "Cute!" November 24, 2022 "This was a fun game, it's cute how it's written from the dog's point of view. I think I've played through every option and although it's..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Through the Forest with the Beast: "A quick journey through a trap-loaded forest" November 24, 2022 "The opening screen promises a lot: a well-done background, effective and non-intrusive sound, and a request to pick your name and a color..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews An Alien's Mistaken Impressions of Humanity's Pockets: "Not Alien Enough" November 24, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This was a small game, showcasing Alien scientists excavating modern human artifacts, and being mildly..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Lost at the market: "A shaky Gruescript allegory" November 24, 2022 "Lost at the Market is I think the first Gruescript game to be released by anyone other than the language’s creator, Robin Johnson...." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews You're In Deep: "Seeing some s*** at the end of your world" November 24, 2022 "This is a quick but surprisingly deep (heh) Twine game about trying to survive a hurricane in your attic. There’s only one puzzle..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews Defrosted: "Icy Cold Mushrooms" November 24, 2022 "I love weird concept games! And this one is pretty darned weird, being inspired by a dream the author had. Props to them for rolling with..." - See full review

A new poll by cray21, games like color the truth created November 23, 2022 9 votes for 7 games i am looking for more games like color the truth, honestly, i enjoyed playing it, and i hope there are more games like it

cray21 reviews Color the Truth: "outstanding game" November 23, 2022 "this game is outstanding, intriguing, never would have thought it would be this interesting, does anyone have any other recommended games..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews HOURS: "Frenetic, with an interesting end, but uncontrolled" November 23, 2022 "HOURS certainly jumps right in: you're a soldier who has had a mortal wound, and an apparition tells you, hey, come with me and kill the..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Headlights: "Experimental Parser, WIP" November 23, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review This is a parser based game, but the implementation feels like it is fighting convention kind of just to..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Jungle adventure: "The parser's more disorienting than the jungle" November 23, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). These days when I’m reviewing a..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews The Good Ghost: "I'm not crying, you're crying!" November 23, 2022 "Oh man, this game got me right in the heart. The Good Ghost has a simple presence - you’re a ghost bound to the house where you used to..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Jadeite for the Queen: "A would-be gem that unravels too soon" November 22, 2022 "You are Royal Councilor for the King. The Queen’s birthday is next week, and you have been tasked with finding the perfect jadeite..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews 4 Edith + 2 Niki: "Bro-Tone, an IF implementation" November 22, 2022 "Adapted from an IFCOMP22 Review 4 Edith + 2 Niki proclaims itself a dating sim, but this game is not what those words suggest to me. It..." - See full review

News on Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone: OFFICIAL PLAYER'S GUIDE November 22, 2022 An OFFICIAL PLAYER'S GUIDE is now available for Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, with all kinds of tips and hints and solutions and maps.

Andrew Schultz reviews Tower of Plargh: "A "my first game" in Inform with some charm" November 22, 2022 "The Tower of Plargh is a short puzzle game where you must do stuff and then push a big button in a center room to advance, once you’ve..." - See full review

Mike Russo reviews Traveller's Log: "Beware the snadwick, my son" November 22, 2022 "(This is a lightly-edited version of a review I posted to the IntFiction forums during 2022's IFComp). The ur-philosophy of video games..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews The Haunted Help Desk: "The IT ticket from hell" November 22, 2022 "The Haunted Help Desk has the scariest real-world premise yet: dealing with your company’s IT department. (I kid, I kid!) The conceit..." - See full review

N. Cormier reviews Euphoria Brighter Than A Comet: "Gender and Halloween" November 22, 2022 "So, just to establish where I personally am coming from in this review - I’m a gay cis woman. I don’t consider myself trans or..." - See full review

Draconis reviews The Good Ghost: "A beautiful story" November 21, 2022 "Oh, this was lovely. A choice-based story about a ghost bound to a family home, materializing at five different points in the life of the..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Escape from Hell: "This time you'll succeed for sure!" November 21, 2022 "This is the other Grand Guignol I tested. It’s a very cool experiment: a “parserless parser” game (in a custom-made framework no..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Civil Seeming Drivel Dreaming: "Real reams: seal seams" November 21, 2022 "The first Grand Guignol I’m playing is also one that I tested, because it’s currently got only 12 ratings and I’d like to increase..." - See full review

Draconis reviews BLACKOUT: "What matters in the end?" November 21, 2022 "The Singularity has come. The world (as you know it) will end in seven days. What will you do? This is a melancholic, somewhat mournful..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Nightmares Within Nightmares: "Within Nightmares Within Nightmares Within…" November 21, 2022 "You’re trapped in a nightmare. But not just a nightmare. Every time you wake up it just changes—you might wake up from being chased..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Untitled Ghost Game: "dSpooky/dt" November 21, 2022 "It’s a beautiful day in the mansion, and you are a horrible ghost. A new owner has just purchased your ancestral estate and is about to..." - See full review

A new review of Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat or Trick - From the Author "Now that Ectocomp is over, I made some tweaks and updates based on comments here: Clearer room descriptions, including a full list of..." - See full review

Draconis reviews One More Page: "A strong setup and a lot of bathos" November 21, 2022 "This one appears to be the third in a series I haven’t played, but hopefully it stands on its own. It takes the format of a text..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat or Trick: "A fun time loop and an unfortunate number of bugs" November 21, 2022 "From the description, this one seems to be a parser puzzlefest written in Inform 7. You’re a 12-year-old trick-or-treating on your own..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Something Blue: "An excellent use of the medium" November 21, 2022 "Epistolary IF! I always love it when a piece makes use of the medium in a clever way. This is a Twine work where the classic “click..." - See full review

Draconis reviews THROW. MARIA. OVERBOARD.: "The Rhyme of the Byzantine Mariner" November 21, 2022 "This is a ChoiceScript game set in Imperial Constantinople, which I think means it’s somewhere between ~400 and ~1400 CE—my knowledge..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Buggy: "This game is buggy" November 21, 2022 "This is a work that I’m not quite sure how to describe. It’s a very short parser game written in Inform 7, and it’s quick to..." - See full review

Draconis reviews origin of love: "the way a wound bays for the knife" November 21, 2022 "This one is more interactive poetry than interactive fiction: a sequence of stanzas hyperlinked together, with additional lines that show..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Reg and the Kidnapped Fairy: "Werewolf Punching Simulator" November 21, 2022 "I’m really not sure what to make of this one. My first thought was that it was a parody, but now I think it’s deeply, purely sincere...." - See full review

Draconis reviews Restitution: "An experiment in agency" November 21, 2022 "As the author explains on the main page: This is a study in stateful media with an emphasis on narration-based agency. To avoid breaking..." - See full review

Draconis reviews You Are a Zombie Yelp Reviewer: "Just a bit undercooked" November 21, 2022 "This is a very short (less-than-five-minute) choice-based game that’s exactly what it says on the tin. You’re a zombie who just ate..." - See full review

Draconis reviews There Those Dare Doze: "Fight fating, write rating" November 21, 2022 "This is a wordplay-based puzzle game, in the tradition of Nord and Bert and Ad Verbum—the sort of thing that really depends on the..." - See full review

Draconis reviews HSL Type Ω MEWP Certification Exam: "Clearly you're not HSL certified" November 21, 2022 "Another stark tonal shift! This is a parody of workplace safety training, meant to ensure that employees know how to properly use and..." - See full review

Draconis reviews MARTYR ME: "Deeply unsettling" November 21, 2022 "…dear lord. I’m not sure how to describe this one. It’s a choice-based work from the perspective of a serial(?) killer and their..." - See full review

Draconis reviews ZIT: "Real-world body horror" November 21, 2022 "The opening sequence conveys two crucial things. One, this looks like an Inform game (Parchment’s classic font and color scheme). And..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Starlight Shadows: "By our powers combined!" November 21, 2022 "A much more lighthearted choice-based game. You’re Lyra, you’re hosting a high school party, an Entity is going to attack in two..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Cell 174: "Taking "psychological horror" literally" November 21, 2022 "A choice-based piece, written in Ink, based around a conversation between a psychologist and a patient (set in I think the USSR?). I say..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Zombie Eye: "Short, sweet, and spooky" November 21, 2022 "The first one the randomizer gave me is actually one I tested: a short (5-minute) parser game about dealing with the eponymous Zombie Eye..." - See full review

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Neurocracy: "Activate your neurometric colloids and dive in" November 20, 2022 " Solve a murder in a near future world by diving into the Wikipedia of that world This is one of the coolest games I have played. In ..." - See full review

ArloElm reviews Zorlok: "A Strong Introduction to Demonic Adventure " November 20, 2022 "At the time I'm writing this review, only the game's prologue and character creation are available to play, but that's more than enough..." - See full review

A new listing for Zorlok, by Albie

N. Cormier reviews Through the Forest with the Beast: "Things that go bump in the forest" November 20, 2022 "Through the Forest with the Beast is a fifteen minute branching Twine game by someone who, as far as I can tell, is a first-time IFComp..." - See full review

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