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ChanceOfFire reviews Interview Interview: "What the *bleep* was that ending" June 6, 2025 "It starts off pretty entertainingly. You attend a series of interviews (not just the job interview kind) and get to pick from one of four..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Echoes: "An interesting IF with puzzles and exploration elements" June 6, 2025 "Echoes is an anthology of three games in one. I didn’t do the Labyrinth one as it didn’t appeal to me that much. Treasure of the Deep..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Time Crystals of Cythii: "Game featuring 5 disasters is very far from a disaster" June 6, 2025 "Small disclaimer note: I was given a beta version of this game, but I was unable to test it or I did not make time for it because I had..." - See full review

kqr reviews Along the River: "Plays like a first game – naïve and interesting, lots of friction" June 5, 2025 "The premise is mundane but somewhat relatable. The narrative is just enough to motivate continuing play for a few more minutes, but not..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Kenam Moorwak - Chronicles of the Moorwakker: "A lengthy and deep adventure with adventure RPG elements" June 5, 2025 "Chronicles of the Moorwakker has plenty of content which will keep you occupied for some time. Your task here is to investigate the death..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Canvas Keepsakes: "A fast-paced and thrilling adventure with a good dose of special effects." June 5, 2025 "With solid writing and an interesting story which keeps the tension going, Canvas Keepsakes provided a pretty entertaining experience. As..." - See full review

kqr reviews Gun Mute: "Novel concept well executed, somewhat unforgiving against failure" June 5, 2025 "I disliked being forced to be the first one to shoot in an early scene. Instead of the game telling me "you think by walking past these..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Heroes Rise: The Prodigy: "Hero to Zero" June 5, 2025 "I first played Heroes Rise well over a decade ago, when Choice of Games was first inviting authors to write for their professional label...." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Tempus Fugit: The Past is Yet Unwritten: "Spaceship time travel ... on rails" June 5, 2025 "Disclaimer: I tested this game in its near-final state. This review reflects my replaying the released version. I had access to a map..." - See full review

kqr reviews His Majesty’s Ship Impetuous: "Very short, almost fun while it lasted" June 4, 2025 "I agree with the porter that this version with explicit choices is less janky than the original, although it does lose some of it's..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Home Party: "Be proud to become a terrible neighbor!" June 4, 2025 "I may have bumped HP's rating up because of the author's notes as they told what they were trying to do -- the vision and so forth...." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Coke Is It!: "Interactive Fiction: Brought to you by..." June 3, 2025 "In the glory days of the rec.arts.int-fiction newsgroup, from time to time someone (or a group of someones) would make a game as a..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Heart of Battle: "Gladiators and romance" June 3, 2025 "Heart of Battle had a really slow start, as you learn more about the oppressive situation you find yourself trapped in, and get to know..." - See full review

Nomad reviews Bump In The Night: "Underimplemented miniature, but fun" June 3, 2025 "You're a small child at night, and there's a monster at the end of your bed. Story: That summary above is all you get to know in the..." - See full review

A new listing for Bridge to eQualia, by blackle mori

Andrew Schultz reviews Fixing Time: A Hack & Makerspace Adventure: "Visit inventors, be an inventor" June 3, 2025 "This review is for the comp version of the game. The thorny bits I saw feel like something that was just missed while implementing an..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Succor: "Struggles of the mind" June 2, 2025 "As someone who has struggled with a lot of negative emotions, I suppose I could relate to the player in multiple ways. You walk around..." - See full review

kqr reviews Plundered Hearts: "Perfect length, well-integrated puzzles, would love a sequel" June 2, 2025 "After learning about text adventures (through Aaron Reed's excellent book), the one I've looked forward to playing the most is Plundered..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Tours Roust Torus: "Viewer Review" June 2, 2025 "The third game in the Stale Tales Slate series is by far the shortest and simplest. Unfortunately, it's also the least entertaining...." - See full review

Litedeathdarkblade reviews Dead Man's Grave: "Loved it" June 2, 2025 "I loved it it had vampires in it"

A new Recommended List by Litedeathdarkblade, Favorite recommended list of action games June 2, 2025 4 items My favorite recommended action containing games

Andrew Schultz reviews Fat Bear: "Entertaining twelve-item treasure, I mean food, hunt" June 2, 2025 "The best preparation to help ensure you enjoy Fat Bear is to have a map ready in landscape mode, or download a map from the Internet...." - See full review

A new listing for Ethan the Bartender, by Kefan Yang

A new listing for Compendium I, by 30x30

A new listing for in sky above, in earth below, by Naarel

Biggles1977 reviews The Plant: "Fun Time" June 1, 2025 "Thought I would give this a try and had a blast! The puzzles gave me a challenge and at times I chuckled at the solution and other times..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews We Stole a Ship to Run a Scam: "A short 2D RPG" June 1, 2025 "I probably would have given this game three or four stars. However, I am declining to leave a star rating as I’m not sure how I should..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Test Subject: Synaptix: "Making money in an age where jobs are gone" June 1, 2025 "Recently, I have seen a few IF games include mentions about AI, automation and how it could possibly lead to mass unemployment. Well, now..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews As the Fire Dies: "A Puzzle in a Dream" June 1, 2025 "The writing is solid, in a game which takes you in a dream featuring various environments, where you have to work your way to solve a..." - See full review

Kastel reviews The Roottrees are Dead: "The Roottrees are Fine" June 1, 2025 "When I play murder mystery games, I'm not necessarily looking for a "good story" (it's a nice bonus though) but rather the mechanics that..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Their First Meeting: "Yes, making fire must've been tough at first, but ..." May 31, 2025 "TFM features two main puzzles, classical ones you likely have seen before. Not the "wolf goat cabbage", liar/truth-teller, find the..." - See full review

dott. Piergiorgio reviews Nouns: "it's Plotkin." May 31, 2025 "'nuff said. even when experimenting with an IF language, Uncle Zarf always manage to create unusual stories."

A new listing for Demian, by zigzadig

MathBrush reviews Terra Nova - The Mystery of Zephyr's Landing: "Scif-fi post apocalyptic dystopian exploration game" May 31, 2025 "In this game, you play as an explorer searching in the ruins of a dystopian civilization. In this world, a cruel Caretaker manipulated..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Tin Star: "A gigantic western adventure with plenty of content" May 31, 2025 "Tin Star was the first choicescript game to cross one million words, and was the only member of the million plus club for quite some..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Temple of Endless Night: "Enjoying the beauty of Egypt" May 31, 2025 "Temple of Endless Night might not be the biggest name in the choicescript universe, but it is easily one of my favorite fantasy..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews The Twelve Trials: "An enjoyable quest with a bunch of cool people" May 31, 2025 "Gameplay-wise, The Twelve Trials follows a really tried-and-true stat based formula. You pick a few skills you are good at before you..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Life of a Mercenary: "A strong example of an open-adventure style game in choicescript" May 31, 2025 "As with other titles from the author, Life of a Mercenary comes with plenty of gameplay and management elements, but with a good dose of..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews The Great Tournament 2: "If only the battles weren't so tedious" May 31, 2025 "The Great Tournament 2 continues from where the first game left off. You had the choice of four ROs in the first game, and the sequel..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Belle-de-Nuit: "Plenty of romance in a story with a lack of direction" May 31, 2025 "You work for a luxury brothel. No, not as a courtesan, but a swordswoman, providing combat services for the Belle-de-Nuit. That said, you..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews Mayor Mystery: "ARG-style?" May 31, 2025 "Mayor Mystery is one of those games that puts on a front, and turns out to be more than it appears. You receive an anonymous letter..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Message in a Melody: "Alien invasions and youtube music" May 31, 2025 "Full Disclosure: I am a credited beta tester for this game. Compared to Zoo-pocalypse, Message in a Melody is more like your traditional..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Lady Anneliese Dies: "Trying to crack this one" May 31, 2025 "I've played quite a number of VNs for the dialogue jam. A good number of them had pretty high production values for the event, and Lady..." - See full review

Lance Cirone reviews Mix Tape: "Scrapbook burning with music" May 31, 2025 "Mix Tape is an introspective look at a relationship. You play as Valentine, whose boyfriend Peter has taken her to a cliff overlooking..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews The Roottrees are Dead: "Review of Commercial Version" May 31, 2025 "If you liked the deduction aspects of Return of the Obra Dinn but felt it was either too gruesome or too hard on the eyes, then The..." - See full review

News on Dragon of Steelthorne: River Rescue Obby (year-late) spinoff game news post May 31, 2025 River Rescue Obby is a 3d Roblox platforming adventure created in 2024 by Wade Clarke based on scenes, characters and situations from Dragon of Steelthorne, Vance Chance’s Choicescript entry into Spring... - Details

deathbytroggles reviews Gateway 2: Homeworld: "Solid sequel, but inconsistent" May 31, 2025 "A direct sequel to Gateway, I was psyched to finally sit down and play one of the more heralded games by Legend about Frederick Pohl’s..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews A Princess Saves a Dragon: "Seems like you need saving at first, but..." May 30, 2025 "PSaD does a lot of things right without being spectacular. The author mentioned they were rushing at the end just to have something..." - See full review

News on Quotient, The Game: Quotient, The Game now has a formal map! May 30, 2025 There is now a new, easy-to-read map in addition to the "inform style" maps... (Other minor tweaks/improvements... for example, the NPC's get a little smarter all the time.) Enjoy! Greg

ChanceOfFire reviews Ice Cream For Love!: Gone Phishing: "Adorable art, humorous dialogue and something dark around the corner" May 30, 2025 "Having to download this game versus just playing it in my browser felt like a lot of work at first. (I'm lazy.) Still, I think it was..." - See full review

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