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JJ McC reviews Your World According to a Single Word: "A Word About Your Life" October 19, 2024 "Played: 7/11/24 Playtime: 15min Let’s say I gave you infinite monkeys, y’know, as a birthday gift. Following year, I gave you..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Someone Else's Story: "Inside the Actor's Studio" October 19, 2024 "Played: 7/11/24 Playtime: 12min, 6 playthroughs This is a work submitted for an internet fad Jam - the BEST kind of Jam. An internet fad..." - See full review

A new poll by EJ, Investigating your own death created October 18, 2024 14 votes for 10 games Games that substantially revolve around a dead protagonist trying to find out (or even remember) something about how they died.

MathBrush reviews +=3: "A famous troll game made to prove a point" October 18, 2024 "This is a troll game in multiple ways. First of all, there is a troll. The point of the game is to cross the bridge that he is guarding...." - See full review

DemonApologist reviews idle hands: "Never so sweet a Hell, as this." October 18, 2024 "For my first IFDB review, it seems appropriate that I should respond to one of the rare pieces of fiction that has been written..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews My Girl: "Less Love and Honor, More Obey" October 18, 2024 "Played: 7/11/24 Playtime: 30min, read time really This is a linear work, its aims cleverly clued by its graphical layout which..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Kiss of Beth: "Perils of Dating" October 18, 2024 "Played: 7/11/24 Playtime: 15min, two playthroughs Y’know how some games are emerald-cut jewels of insight into some aspect of creation?..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Cubes and Ladders: "Dogbert, Where Are You?" October 18, 2024 "Played: 7/10/24 Playtime: 1/2 hr, 86 pts, fired; additional 1hr “won” with walkthrough goose CW: AI art CnL has a lot going for it, I..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Down, the Serpent and the Sun: "An almost-linear map in a highly unusual setting" October 17, 2024 "This game is Chandler Groover's earliest game. In it, a feathered serpent devours you while you are standing on a Mesoamerican pyramid,..." - See full review

A new poll by jaclynhyde, Narrator as a Separate Character created October 17, 2024 15 votes for 13 games Games where the narrator is a distinct character from the PC whose actions you're controlling.

EJ reviews Traffic: "Traffic review" October 17, 2024 "In this game, the PC is run over by a car that veers onto the sidewalk and killed—and then regains consciousness in the body of the..." - See full review

AndrewStephens reviews A Death in Hyperspace: "A Scifi Murder Mystery? Sign me up." October 17, 2024 "This is definitely my cup of tea - a scifi murder mystery where you are the ship's computer trying to figure out who killed the captain...." - See full review

EJ reviews A few hours later in the day of The Egocentric: "The Egocentric review" October 17, 2024 "Even though The Copyright of Silence was punishingly difficult and I never actually completed it successfully, I have a lot of fondness..." - See full review

EJ reviews Eikas: "Eikas review" October 17, 2024 "Eikas is a community kitchen management sim. The PC has moved to a small, rural town in a gently fantastical setting to work as a chef,..." - See full review

AndrewStephens reviews Doctor Who and the Dalek Super-Brain: "A short romp for fans of Doctor Who" October 17, 2024 "This is a slight but fun choice-based game that heavily leans into its 80s Doctor Who aesthetic. Its strengths are the excellent graphics..." - See full review

EJ reviews A Dream Of Silence: Act 3: "A Dream of Silence review" October 17, 2024 "Baldur’s Gate 3 is on my to-play list, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I am also pretty sure that when I do, Astarion will not..." - See full review

EJ reviews Civil Service: "Civil Service review" October 17, 2024 "The protagonist of Civil Service appears at first to be a naive positive-thinking type taking a job in a dysfunctional government agency...." - See full review

EJ reviews 大鱼 | Big Fish: "Big Fish review" October 17, 2024 "This is a mystery game in which you play as a journalist whose uncle has been falsely accused of a murder. By the time the PC finds out,..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews consciousness hologram: "Stuck in a utopia, searching for something to do" October 17, 2024 "I thought I had played and reviewed this game long ago, but it turns out that I was thinking of Universal Hologram from 2021 by the same..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Codex Crusade: "Makin' Gruel and Doin' School" October 17, 2024 "Played: 7/9/24 Playtime: 45min, two restarts due to bugs I was immediately won over by the sly, subversive wit that permeates the piece...." - See full review

JJ McC reviews constellate: "Alt-Right Amore" October 17, 2024 "Played: 7/9/24 Playtime: 20min, 4 playthroughs Sometimes my subconscious is an a$$hole. There is a phrase that came to mind during my..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews How To Make Eggplant Lasagna (With Cats!): "Wait, Where's Garfield?" October 17, 2024 "Played: 7/7/24 Playtime: 15min, 4 endings I swear, fresh off their IFCOMP23 performance, @EJoyce has decided to just troll me..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by jaclynhyde, JH's IFComp favorites October 16, 2024 48 items My personal favorite games from IFComps I've judged, in no particular order (read: alphabetical until I get tired of sorting). Will be updated as I play through the games I didn't get to during the comp.

Draconis reviews Winter-Over: "Oh no, not Daniel!" October 16, 2024 "Wrapping this year's reviews with one more murder mystery! This is another one in the vein of The Killings in Wasacona: you have a..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Hildy: "> NOOGLE ME" October 16, 2024 "Big, unapologetic, lovingly-made tribute to the Enchanter games? Sign me up! There was basically no chance that I would actually dislike..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Bureau of Strange Happenings: "The old hyperdimensional-portal-in-the-laundromat trick!" October 16, 2024 "You are government agent Larch Faraji (they/them) of the Bureau of Strange Happenings, tasked with investigating aliens, ghosts, and..." - See full review

Draconis reviews The Killings in Wasacona: "If only suspects didn't have rights!" October 16, 2024 "It should surprise nobody that I'm playing the murder mysteries first, but this one feels nicely different from the rest in a way that..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Focal Shift: "[hacker voice] I'm in" October 16, 2024 "The opening to this game tells you exactly what you're getting into: a good, classic cyberpunk heist, where a shady benefactor has hired..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Redjackets: "He deserved it for being connected to Malört" October 16, 2024 "This seems like a game tailored precisely for me. It's vampires planning a heist (though to assassinate someone rather than steal from..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Bad Beer: "Forget murder, what about the beer??" October 16, 2024 "The classic setup for a mystery is a murder, but it can also be fun to do a bit of lower-stakes problem-solving, too. In this case, the..." - See full review

Draconis reviews Where Nothing Is Ever Named: "> EXAMINE THING" October 16, 2024 "I loved the concept of this one, but would have liked a bit more thorough implementation. The idea is that there are two things in front..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews NYX: "A short science-fiction horror piece about space" October 16, 2024 "This brief work was entered in the 2024 Neo-Twiny Jam. It's a well-written and polished game about a spacecraft where survival is no..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe: "Of two minds..." October 16, 2024 "Another comp game that I'm a bit torn about, although the parts I liked made it one of my favorites this year. As a sucker for historical..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Eikas: "Cozy and fun" October 16, 2024 "I quite enjoyed this game; highlights were the progression of newcomer knowing no one to being part of the community, the coziness of the..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Beware The Faerie Food You Eat: "A replayable and polished tale of a faerie journey" October 16, 2024 "I've been trying to go back and review games I remember playing but somehow forgot to review. This game is one of Astrid Dalmady's..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews The Garbage of the Future: "Great spooky atmosphere even if a little clunky" October 16, 2024 "This game has a unique UI that has a sleekness to it, but is also rather disorienting. Other reviewers (at intfiction.org) have covered..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Focal Shift: "Puzzle-focused hacker game" October 16, 2024 "This game is quite polished and has a smooth parser and a nice UI. I followed the advice from other players to look at the instructions..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Imprimatura: "A beautiful game that didn't quite hit for me" October 16, 2024 "This was a polished and well-written game that unfortunately I didn’t really connect with. After finishing my first playthrough, per..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Why Pout?: "Another great Andrew Schultz wordplay game" October 16, 2024 "I was very excited for this one, and it didn’t disappoint. It’s got a similar-but-distinct mechanic from the Prime Pro Rhyme Row..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Deliquescence: "A mix of remove and emotion" October 16, 2024 "I’m torn on this one. It’s like a bleaker Queers in Love at the End of the World—you only have a brief amount of time left with..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews Bad Beer: "A short game with a fun twist" October 16, 2024 "Bad Beer is an enjoyable little game! “Little” in that it’s a pretty quick experience; in contrast to the stated playtime on the..." - See full review

Tabitha reviews A Warm Reception: "Lots of potential" October 16, 2024 "This is a sweet, fairly simple game that wasn’t quite what I expected based on the blurb. The mystery is solved via notes you happen..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two: "Strong romance game with more character emphasis but less plot than first" October 16, 2024 "The Wayhaven Chronicles are one of the most popular series of commercial IF games available. They follow a detective in the small town of..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Teatime with a Vampire: "MEIF-alicious" October 16, 2024 "Played: 7/6/24 Playtime: 35m, 4 endings - 3 short, one very long and very good This work gave me cause to ruminate over the nature of..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Not Just Once: "Party Anecdote Generator" October 16, 2024 "Played: 7/6/24 Playtime: 25min, 5 playthroughs, 3 endings PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: DR. WHO PLAYS NO PART IN THIS WORK This is a short..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews How Dare You: "LOVE ME!!! : the game" October 16, 2024 "Played: 7/6/24 Playtime: 10min, 4 playthroughs Hm. This is the latest work that confounds my reductive reviewing approach with another in..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Andromeda Chained: "A Drama Re-Framed" October 15, 2024 "Played: 7/6/24 Playtime: 13min, 8 playthroughs GONNA DISCUSS WITH BIG SPOILERS, LIKE NOTHING BUT it’s pretty short, go ahead and play..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews The Way Home: "When You Have a Rat, All Problems Look Like Cheese" October 15, 2024 "Played: 6/7/24 Playtime: 15min, lost, 1.25hrs later, won The Way Home is an ADRIFT game. For a Linux user, ADRIFT games are …..." - See full review

JJ McC reviews Halfling Dale: "Back There Again - A Halfling's Tale" October 15, 2024 "Played: 7/6/24 Playtime: 15min, chapter1 I did not expect this here! A preview chapter of a pay-to-play text adventure! I am delighted..." - See full review

Jacic reviews Uninteractive Fiction: "Accurate" October 15, 2024 "Well it does what it says on the tin!"

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