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P. B. Parjeter reviews Elaine Marley and the Ghost Ship: "Elaine Marley and the Ghost Ship review" May 27, 2025 "The Story Ghost Ship is a Monkey Island fan game. It’s also a critical essay about the series and one of its central characters, Elaine..." - See full review

P. B. Parjeter reviews Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight: "Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight Review" May 27, 2025 "The Story Marbles has a simple story: you’re a cat, and you’re investigating some sort of creature at a stage show alongside your..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for May 2025 May 27, 2025 8 items On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more...

kqr reviews So Far: "Long and interesting, but a little empty" May 27, 2025 "For over a week I managed to get through this game without consulting a walkthrough. As long as one is extremely methodical in examning..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Monster in the Attic: "Two sides of the horror coin" May 27, 2025 "It's straightforward. A conversation between someone and a monster, with the option of playing both perspectives, one after the other. As..." - See full review

A new listing for Kitsune, by Thom Baylay

A new listing for Message in a Melody, by Tyler S. Harris

A new listing for It Takes Three to Tango, by C.C.Hill

A new listing for Scales of Justice, by Julia Owl

kqr reviews Photopia: "Disjointed, at-the-time experimental, but still moving narrative" May 27, 2025 "In contrast to many others, I did not go in with very high expectations of Photopia. What I did know was that (a) it's very different;..." - See full review

A new listing for The People's House, by R. F. Kramer

A new listing for First Bull Run, by Dan Rasmussen

A new listing for Life of a Mercenary, by Philip Kempton

A new listing for The Great Tournament 2, by Philip Kempton

A new listing for Temple of Endless Night, by Dariel Ivalyen

A new listing for The Twelve Trials, by Douglas DiCicco

A new listing for Belle-de-Nuit, by Rebecca Zahabi

ChanceOfFire reviews lone signal: "A short and linear but thought-provoking game" May 27, 2025 "Lone Signal is a good example of how to get a lot done with a few words. You play as a probe, venturing through the depths of space and..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Lysidice and the Minotaur: "It's in a maze, but it's not Some Maze Game" May 27, 2025 "When you think of minotaurs, you think of mazes, which generally aren't a great thing in text adventures--and probably not what you want..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews With Love from Oodna: "An entertaining road trip game which throws a ton of challenges at you" May 27, 2025 "You're taking a long roadtrip on the outback. Sadly, nothing seems to go right as bad luck, vehicle problems and nature throw all sorts..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Camelot Jack: "Oh Swordy, you so much friendlier than Excalibur!" May 27, 2025 "The name Camelot Jack brings up, perhaps, President John F Kennedy for those of us who live in america. It's a good solid title without..." - See full review

A new listing for The Seven Spells Of Destruction, by Craig Edwards

MathBrush reviews We Stole a Ship to Run a Scam: "A short, cute-looking RPG-maker game with branching story" May 26, 2025 "I genuinely don't like most RPG maker games, as I enjoy reading text more than seeing game cutscenes or walking around mostly..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Bakemono no Sekai - World of Monsters: "Text adventure tutorial, side tutorial of Japanese folklore. Or vice versa" May 26, 2025 "While many of the entries in the TALP 2024 took the more classic Western fairy tale approach, Bakemono no Sekai went in a different..." - See full review

MathBrush reviews A Bottle from the Future: "A trilingual twine game with an environmental message" May 25, 2025 "This game features the same story in three languages (Italian, English, and Slovak). The story has a strong environmental message. It..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Wolf: ""Trust me, do I look like some sort of snake?"" May 25, 2025 "Sometimes you just look for an author you're pretty sure you'll like, to make a good start in reviewing a comp. Leo Weinreb in was my..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews Day Out: "Different snack, way different route to work" May 25, 2025 "I sometimes wondered as a kid if my life would be radically different if I, say, chose one flavor of ice cream over another one day. The..." - See full review

Andrew Schultz reviews The Basilisk and the Banana: "Catchy title, fun poking at mythology" May 25, 2025 "BaB is certainly a catchy title: two words beginning with the same two letters, not obviously related, but you get to wonder how or why..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews A Pirate's Pleasure: "A pirate game without doing pirate things" May 25, 2025 "A Pirate’s Pleasure presents solid writing and well written romance, set during a time where the Golden Age of Piracy is showing signs..." - See full review

Adam Cadre reviews Violet: "Featured on Radio K: Ask/Tell #19" May 24, 2025 "Amy Hill, Clare Parker Fischer, and I discuss Violet at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eu-EzMvBmk&t=20m12s"

Adam Cadre reviews Everybody Dies: "Featured on Radio K: Ask/Tell #19" May 24, 2025 "Rachael K. Jones and I discuss Everybody Dies at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eu-EzMvBmk&t=21s"

ChanceOfFire reviews Choice of Kung Fu: "A solid performance" May 23, 2025 "Choice of Kung Fu is a pretty enjoyable game, with strong writing, featuring plenty of adventure and a sense of progression. It provides..." - See full review

A new listing for FLESH/CIRCUIT, by Coleo_Kin

A new listing for Neurokino Retrograde, by communistsister and cecile richard

ChanceOfFire reviews Demon Mark: A Russian Saga: "A charming story with fairytale vibes" May 23, 2025 "Charming and endearing choicescript stories are pretty hard to come by, and don’t always get the vibe right. Nevertheless, Demon Mark..." - See full review

A new listing for 10 Things You Can Be, by br0kenleg

Zachary Groettum reviews Familiar Shadows: "Brilliant contarst of the familiar and the unknown" May 22, 2025 "As it's title implies, Familiar Shadows is about making a house feel both safe and comforting, yet at the same time completely alien and..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews The ORPHEUS Ruse: "Assuming control" May 22, 2025 "I have mixed feelings about this one. It’s a very interesting concept, where you play as someone gifted with psychic powers, with the..." - See full review

A new listing for Familiar Shadows, by Becky Carpenter

ChanceOfFire reviews Congresswolf: "Politics is one job I'll never do" May 21, 2025 "Werewolves exist alongside other humans. Also, they have certain demands in terms of rights and laws. Still, all is not well with that..." - See full review

OtisTDog reviews Aisle: "One false choice at the nexus of a multiverse of incompatible pasts and futures" May 20, 2025 "Aisle is one that I finally broke down and played a few years ago. It did not impress me, and I didn't find the central innovation (i.e...." - See full review

MathBrush reviews anpa ma: "Brief fantasy parser adventure written in the conlang Toki Pona" May 20, 2025 "This game is written in Toki Pona, a minimalistic conlang (artificial language) designed to have only around 100 words. The whole..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Temple of Terror: "Collect all the Dragons" May 20, 2025 "Another mission to destroy an evil wizard who wants to destroy the world. Your task here is to head to a temple in a lost city and..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews City of Thieves: "A long treasure hunt and a lucky choice" May 20, 2025 "An evil undead prince threatens the town of Silverton unless the Mayor agrees to his demands. You are tasked to slay the undead fiend...." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews Bloodbones: "Fantastically made and fantastically punishing" May 20, 2025 "Bloodbones is tough to rate. Compared to your average Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Bloodbones is well written with creatively made gameplay..." - See full review

ChanceOfFire reviews The Forest of Doom (Fighting Fantasy Classics): "How often does a gamebook give you a second chance" May 20, 2025 "The dwarves of Stonebridge have lost their magical Warhammer, and it's up to you to retrieve it. The forest setting is not the most..." - See full review

A new listing for Temple of Terror (Fighting Fantasy Classics), by Simon Woodroffe and Mike Woodroffe

A new listing for Eye of the Dragon, by Ian Livingstone

A new listing for Freeway Fighter, by Ian Livingstone

A new listing for Creature of Havoc, by Steve Jackson (U.K.)

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