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Kara Goldfinch reviews Worlds Apart: "A must play" October 26, 2020 "This is my first review here. I've been playing IF for about 20 years, so I thought it's about time I wrote one, even though I'm not the..." - See full review

A new listing for Empyrean, by Kyle Marquis

A new listing for Silverworld, by Kyle Marquis

GhostGabriel reviews Babel: "Would prefer more Interactive in my IF" October 26, 2020 "(Very minor spoilers ahead) Let me start off by saying, I love atmospheric horror. Running through post-disaster settings unlocking doors..." - See full review

A new listing for Main Course - The Retro Cut, by Quantum Sheep,quantumsheep

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Ulterior Spirits: "Strong story, weak interaction." October 25, 2020 "Ulterior Spirits is a choice-based work created with Unity. This entry uses graphics, sound, and a futuristic presentation to support a..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Nightfall: "Stubbornly going back into an evacuated city to find "her"" October 25, 2020 "Well, this was straight up my alley. Squarely in my comfortzone. Apparently I feel comfortable exploring the dimly lit streets of a..." - See full review

A new listing for Good dog, by Tracy Canfield

autumnc reviews Trusting My Mortal Enemy?! What a Disaster!: "Enemies-to-best-friends?" October 24, 2020 "The premise of "enemies-to-lovers" is a common one in fanfiction, and that's what this story reminded me of. Except the main characters..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Tavern Crawler: "A goofy and endearing RPG for beginners" October 23, 2020 "I don't love RPGs as much as I did when I was younger, but can still get roped in if the focus on story outweighs the focus on stats...." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews The Impossible Bottle: "Amazing concept with near perfect execution" October 23, 2020 "What initially appears to be a charming slice-of-life about a six year-old girl helping her dad get ready for a dinner party turns into a..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Captain Graybeard's Plunder: "Butterfly in the sky, I can fly twice as high" October 23, 2020 "A short game that interweaves the magic of literature with a pirate's need to live one more glorious battle. Several historical works are..." - See full review

greenbug reviews Lost Pig: "Hard but fun puzzles, thin story" October 23, 2020 "My partner and I had a mostly fun time playing this game. The characters are cute in concept, but the general story is underdeveloped..." - See full review

greenbug reviews Remedial Witchcraft: "Quick, witchy fun" October 23, 2020 "Spent about an hour this evening on this pleasant, funny story with a delightful theme. The one hint I got was clever and didn't make me..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews The Place: "Poor structure, poor writing" October 22, 2020 "In the game's blurb, the author announces (after begging the player not to quit the game early, which is always a good sign) that, " I am..." - See full review

RadioactiveCrow reviews You Couldn't Have Done That: "Short game about an autistic girl's first day at a new job" October 21, 2020 "Please know that I mean this with the utmost respect, and in the best way possible, when I call this piece an "autism simulator". I say..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Sunset Over Savannah: "A shining pearl." October 21, 2020 "Playing Sunset over Savannah is a marvelous experience. It is a story about personal growth and difficult emotional decisions in a..." - See full review

A new listing for The Morning Tea Party, by Simseron

EnriqueHA reviews smooch.click: "A procedurally generated prelude to a kiss" October 21, 2020 "A cafe serves a bagel-centric spin on avocado toast, a party has an analog radio playing in background, and a cousin’s loft is..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews They Will Not Return: "A helper robot navigates a disaster-filled future" October 21, 2020 "They Will Not Return is a game that follows a helper robot in a post-apocalyptic setting, with choice-based interaction and some..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Ürs: "Gorgeously illustrated game about rabbits in an extraterrestrial world" October 21, 2020 "Ürs follows a rabbit who lives in a warren that appears idyllic on the surface, but which opens up into a larger extraterrestrial world..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Bogeyman: "Disturbing piece that embodies a malleable entity from folklore" October 21, 2020 "Bogeyman is a deeply disturbing and successful piece that casts the titular creature as a sadistic paterfamilias who employs..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Faerethia: "Lovely mix of philosophy, human experience, and speculative scenarios" October 21, 2020 "Faerethia has a novelistic and cinematic quality that I enjoyed, with a plot that's sketched out in a short amount of space and written..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Dull Grey: "Dark, fatalistic, and beautifully designed experience" October 21, 2020 "Dull Grey is an intriguing piece featuring a main character who seems unable to control his own destiny. It’s also a beautifully..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Night Guard / Morning Star: "Haunting story about the sacrifices made in service of art" October 20, 2020 "Night Guard / Morning Star explores art, sacrifice, and the difficulties of living in the shadow of a self-centered parent. These themes..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews The Golden: "An apocalyptic sunset over the world" October 20, 2020 "A classic short Twine story, The Golden depicts a moody, near-future setting at sunset in a beachside house, with hints toward a more..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Another Love Story: "A tale of growing obsession with a mysterious figure in the wilderness" October 20, 2020 "Another Love Story presents a tale of obsession that features a series of photographs of open, remote places in nature that are woven..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews So Are the Days: "A suite of experimental stories on the concept of sand" October 20, 2020 "So Are The Days consists of a suite of very short experimental stories that play with various qualities of sand, evoking a sense of the..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Amazing Quest: "A satirical experience with the same binary choice at each step" October 20, 2020 "A command-line focused game, Amazing Quest is true to its sardonic title in providing an "experience" with binary choices and some..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews #VanLife: "A sendup of influencer culture in gamified form" October 20, 2020 "#Vanlife is an odd game whose goal seems to be to juxtapose the veneer of an enlightened life on the road with the hell of dealing with..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews You Will Thank Me as Fast as You Thank a Werewolf: "An auto-generated piece of prose poetry" October 20, 2020 "With a zinger of a title, You Will Thank Me As Fast As You Thank A Werewolf leverages a machine learning model to re-conceptualize a..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Electric word, "life": "Nostalgic slice of life Halloween story" October 20, 2020 "Sporting a Prince-inspired title, Electric Word, “life” is a story with light interactivity about the long-ago memory of a mysterious..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews The Cave: "Short, room-based RPG mostly set in the dark" October 20, 2020 "The Cave is an RPG that involves exploring a dark cave and interacting with the environment, all while philosophical musings pop up on..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Chorus: "Cerebral, text-focused story with a large fantasy cast" October 20, 2020 "Chorus ambitiously follows a large cast of fantasy-inspired characters through a day of carefully mediated interactions in a city full of..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Big Trouble in Little Dino Park: "Escape from a Jurassic Park knock-off" October 20, 2020 "With a parody title that signals wackiness from the start, Big Trouble in Little Dino Park is a choice-based game heavily inspired by the..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Sense of Harmony: "A study of an android-like character who has sharply attuned senses" October 20, 2020 "Sense of Harmony tells the story of a woman who may be an android, but more importantly seeks to balance emotional labor with her own..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Phantom: "A retelling of the Phantom of the Opera story in a modern setting" October 20, 2020 "As one might expect, Phantom retells the classic story, this time in a modern setting and fully from the perspective of Christine as she..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Babyface: "A spooky piece of dynamic fiction" October 20, 2020 "Babyface uses interaction and multimedia effects to craft a bone-chilling horror story about someone returning to their hometown to..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Mother Tongue: "A cute text conversation narrative" October 20, 2020 "Mother Tongue tells the story of a character whose mother wants to impart lessons in Tagalog, in the process exploring the ambivalence of..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Tavern Crawler: "A mini tabletop RPG quest in choice-based format" October 20, 2020 "Tavern Crawler is a game that's chock full of fantasy tropes, stat progression, and relationship building as the player follows the..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews The Moon wed Saturn: "A story about a remembrance of relationships past" October 20, 2020 "In a highly experimental fashion, The Moon Wed Saturn tells a cinematic time-shifting story about a the memory of a relationship between..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Congee: "A beautiful, lived-in short story with light interaction" October 20, 2020 "Congee is a short game with multimedia elements about a young woman who craves a piece of home while living abroad. The story features..." - See full review

EnriqueHA reviews Doppeljobs: "A hardboiled story set in a fantasy sand world" October 20, 2020 "Doppeljobs follows a newly trained doppelgänger who’s trying to make ends meet while avoiding (or seeking) a mysterious sand deity. I..." - See full review

RadioactiveCrow reviews Academic Pursuits (As Opposed To Regular Pursuits): "One-room game that works its puzzle(s) into its storytelling" October 20, 2020 "This is a short, one-room, parser-based game where you play someone moving into an office at a university. The game is basically one..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Stand Up / Stay Silent: "Sci-fi story with racial injustice allegory" October 19, 2020 "As part of my career I teach (and learn) racial equity and antiracism and was hoping at least one game in this year's competition would..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Quest for the Sword of Justice: "A light JRPG parody" October 19, 2020 "Growing up on JRPGs and being a huge fan of the Dragon Quest series, I was excited when I loaded this one up. For sure it really..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Fragile Shells: "Space Station Escape" October 19, 2020 "This, ladies and gentlemen, is good work! "Fragile Shells" is an excellently made text escape game. It consists of a series of..." - See full review

Rovarsson reviews Hibernated 1 - This place is death: ""It is what it is."" October 19, 2020 "Edit: It has been brought to my attention that what I called "retro-gameplay feel" is actual sparsity due to the limitations of the..." - See full review

A new poll by C4rd1n4l, Games with a good "Investigation" feel created October 19, 2020 17 votes for 10 games I'm looking for games that really push you to closely examine every nook and cranny of a setting. Maybe an escape-room game of some kind where the player has to "solve" all the puzzles in a room before...

A new listing for Gamma Intruder, by cyberlouse

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