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Rovarsson reviews Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition: "Of the Puny and the Vast" May 18, 2022 "Alone... Alone in the deepest, most serious meaning of the word. Before you a blackness the stars do not penetrate. Around you a galaxy..." - See full review

A new listing for There's A Bear Outside, by Kanesha Bryant

MathBrush reviews CC's Road to Stardom: "Gorgeous graphics mixed with classic puzzles but confusing systems" May 18, 2022 "This Adventuron game takes full advantage of the system's graphical capabilities. It has excellent pixel art for a multitude of..." - See full review

A new listing for Maddie Goes Shopping, by HHRichards

Joey Acrimonious reviews Graveyard Shift at the Riverview Motel: "Horror anthology, condensed" May 18, 2022 "Graveyard Shift at the Riverview Motel has much to offer: a smorgasbord of spine-chilling tales, often gruesome and always..." - See full review

G. Faregan reviews Inside the Facility: "Sci-fi research facility" May 18, 2022 "This is largely a treasure hunt style game where you must determine where to take your current item, though there are also more..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Carpathian Vampire: "Short vampire game works even for those who don't like vampires" May 17, 2022 "I admit I'm not much of a fan of vampires, so when the author asked for testers, I opted for his other game. I've been through the..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Spooky Mansion: "Nostalgic, amusing graphics" May 17, 2022 "I come down on the non-serious side with EctoComp games, and so for me, The Spooky Mansion came a few months early. While the plot is..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews The Spooky Mansion: "Pleasant little illustrated Adventuron game intended for younger audiences" May 17, 2022 "This game was entered into the 2022 Text Adventure Literacy Jam. It has some lovely illustrations and uses the Adventuron engine. You've..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Kenny Koala's Bushfire Survival Plan: "A kid's parser game for protecting Australian wildlife from a forest fire" May 17, 2022 "Garry Francis is a prolific author, specializing in text adventures with a focus on puzzles and core parser gameplay (like..." - See full review

A new listing for NeverEverLand: Killer In The Woods, by gregdude

A new listing for A Shift in the Night, by Muulk

MathBrush reviews Mermaid Adventure: "Explore an underwater area with magic" May 17, 2022 "This is an Adventuron game written for the Text Adventure Literacy Jam. It's parser based and has you diving into the ocean, exploring..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Raspberry Jam: "Simple youthful farm tasks, unpolished but effective" May 16, 2022 "While most TALP games focus on the parser, Raspberry Jam allows hyperlinks to get around its homebrew engine. That makes it an oddity in..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Barry Basic and the Speed Daemon: "Three puzzle games of varying difficulty blended into one" May 16, 2022 "This game has the same storyline shown from multiple points of view. As you complete an easy one, a harder one unlocks. In an amusing..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Bright Blue Ball: "Animal protagonist, unusual verbs, smooth experience" May 16, 2022 "I didn't get to look at nearly as many Spring Thing games as I'd hoped, but all the same, I'm glad I got to The Bright Blue Ball. It's..." - See full review

A new listing for College Craze, by PrettyInk

MathBrush reviews Raspberry Jam: "A combo parser/link .exe game about collecting raspberries" May 16, 2022 "This game has a pretty unusual format. It's a .exe file entered into the Text Adventure Literacy Jam, and it features a bar for typing in..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Espiritu Roboto: "Robot near end-of-use finds self-fulfillment, friends" May 15, 2022 "Espiritu Roboto establishes a lane early, and it's a strong one: you're a robot who is about to undergo repair or, more likely, a memory..." - See full review

A new listing for Blameless, by ShannonStoHelit

Andrew Schultz reviews Library Quest: "Cute graphics, but be exact with nouns" May 15, 2022 "The cheery graphics in Library Quest quickly help reassure you nobody is going to be shushing you as you move between locations, or..." - See full review

Joey Acrimonious reviews Computerfriend: "Not quite how I remember 1999" May 15, 2022 "Much could be said about the zonked-out alt-history setting of Computerfriend, with its dystopian vision of environmental devastation,..." - See full review

Joey Acrimonious reviews Filthy Aunt Mildred: "Mildred takes you to school" May 15, 2022 "Filthy Aunt Mildred is a beautiful story. It is beautiful because it possesses an utmost clarity of vision and purpose, and every passage..." - See full review

Vulturous reviews A Fine Day for Reaping: "Fun so far, but with an unplayable bug: you can't go west" May 15, 2022 "I wish I could give this a proper review. It really is a cool premise. Unfortunately, trying to enter "w" or "west" or otherwise only..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Forgotten Island: "A magic pirate puzzle adventure with sound" May 14, 2022 "This is an adventuron game with a two-word parser and tutorial designed for beginners. While many games in this comp seem to lean towards..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Kobold in Search for Family: "Satisfying if slightly bumpy" May 14, 2022 "I admit the title put me off a bit. The wrong preposition could signal much more serious problems. But fortunately the game turned out..." - See full review

fuchs reviews Wizard's Club: "Too quick" May 14, 2022 "I imagine it is not the final version. The narrative is pretty minimalist and there are no mysteries. You finish in a few minutes, the..." - See full review

kaemi reviews The Hole Man: "Spring Thing 2022: The Hole Man" May 14, 2022 "The Hole Man is a game of identity theft, as in, “Some thief stole you, from top to bottom, and didn’t leave anything behind...." - See full review

kaemi reviews Computerfriend: "Spring Thing 2022: Computerfriend" May 14, 2022 "Some months ago I was with a group in Chicago, and we went up into one of those skyscraper observation decks, and I was surprised to..." - See full review

kaemi reviews New Year's Eve, 2019: "Spring Thing 2022: New Year's Eve, 2019" May 14, 2022 "Reflexive introspection of the encounter: forced into self by being viewed by all the others who make you you, the you you have to bear..." - See full review

kaemi reviews Graveyard Shift at the Riverview Motel: "Spring Thing 2022: Graveyard Shift at the Riverview Motel" May 14, 2022 "There’s a lot made of liminal spaces recently, with widely shared images of spaces that were once public, filled with life, which now..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Wizard's Club: "A short ADL game about picking up and dropping items to get points" May 14, 2022 "This feels kind of like a game for the author to experiment with and/or learn ADL. It's a .exe file that leads to a simple game with < 10..." - See full review

Joey Acrimonious reviews Crow Quest: "Quest for the crown" May 14, 2022 "For a first foray into Twine, this is a mighty promising game. The narration perfectly captures what I imagine the internal lives of..." - See full review

Joey Acrimonious reviews Abate: Hide Behind the Curtains: "I don't know what happened" May 14, 2022 "If I had to describe Abate in one word, it would be: potato. Potatoes are, of course, the most important motif in the game, and they..." - See full review

News on Shuffling Around: Shuffling Around release 5: final major release May 14, 2022 I've put off release due to feature creep, but what I think is the final version of Shuffling Around is now at itch.io. It was conceived over 10 years ago, in April 2012, and it was submitted to IFComp in... - Details

MathBrush reviews The Lonely Troll: "A cute smallish game about a troll helping magical creatures" May 13, 2022 "I think this game does exactly what its creator seems to have wanted to do: make a light parser game with intuitive commands in a fun..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by Nomad, My favourite games of all time May 13, 2022 11 items I like parser games with easy puzzles that play in a detailed game world. That's two completely different things: I love to dive into a game world, explore its locations, backgrounds, lores and laws, NPCs...

Joey Acrimonious reviews Baby on Board: "A tech demo" May 13, 2022 "Games made with the Perplexity engine are hugely unique experiences because of the idiosyncratic way in which the parser and world model..." - See full review

Joey Acrimonious reviews The Prairie House: "Atmospheric ghost story" May 13, 2022 "While neither very wide nor deep, this is a lovingly-crafted game, and I adore it. The prose is confident and generally succinct. The..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Carpathian Vampire: "A solid, compact game with fair puzzles and a light difficulty" May 12, 2022 "This is a vampire game designed for the Text Adventure Literacy Jam. It's aimed towards beginners, and I think serves its purpose fairly..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Sindrella's Potions: "A great game with magic and puzzles but some weird bugs" May 12, 2022 "This is really a very inspiring game, but I haven't been able to complete it yet due to some weird issues. You are sent back in time to..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Yes, Another Game with a Dragon!: "In Defense of Scaly Monsters" May 12, 2022 "In olden times, shrouded from memory by the mists of time, darkness had fallen over the Land of IF. There was bitter strife amongst the..." - See full review

Wynter reviews New Year's Eve, 2019: "Realistic and thoughtful story of a difficult social event" May 12, 2022 "You are Qiuyi/Karen Zhao, a young Chinese-American who is home from university and celebrating New Year's Eve with friends and family -..." - See full review

EJ reviews The Legend of Horse Girl: "A quest for justice (sort of) in the Old West (sort of)" May 11, 2022 "The Legend of Horse Girl is a gleefully absurd take on Western tropes, starring a heroine raised by wild horses and featuring a bar..." - See full review

EJ reviews The Fall of Asemia: "Signs and symbols" May 10, 2022 "The Fall of Asemia is a game about language, or a game about history and culture and the fact that these are necessarily mediated through..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Grandma's Flying Saucer: "Pleasant Adrift game set in space with economic system" May 10, 2022 "This game seems to be set in the universe of Grandpa's Ranch, another game by this author, but with a very different execution. In this..." - See full review

Nomad reviews The Origin of Madame Time: "Nice!" May 8, 2022 "You're Justine Thyme, an ordinary schoolgirl with a passion for superheroes. She trips into a war between superheroes and villains and..." - See full review

A new listing for Golden Seas, by Paul Weller

Rachel Helps reviews Ma Tiger's Terrible Trip: "A two-player Twine game that includes a "conversation" between players" May 8, 2022 "This game has an interesting concept: two people play as grown siblings. Some of the text displayed for the first person depends on the..." - See full review

msj reviews Detectiveland: "Uplifting and humorous" May 7, 2022 "A delectable foray into the minds of others, and a send-up of the genre. A pleasure just to read, on and between the lines."

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