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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 The 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!"

A new listing for Stranded 2, by Dave Hawkins

A new listing for The Eye of Borrack, by Dave Hawkins

parking_turkeys reviews Fallen London: "uber addictive" October 15, 2024 "it was so bad, i wanted to give them money. only ok thing is that they let you quickly deactivate"

parking_turkeys reviews A Paradox Between Worlds: "Amazing, but hard to 100%" October 15, 2024 "So like it is amazing and you should try it, but 100%ing it is PAINFUL"

Tabitha reviews The Saltcast Adventure: "A compelling fantasy tale with an unlikely protagonist" October 15, 2024 "I liked this one a lot! I was drawn immediately upon learning the identity of the protagonist: a starving mother taking a desperate,..." - See full review

Wanderlust reviews Birding in Pope Lick Park: "Happy Birding!" October 15, 2024 "As an elementary birder, this game was an unexpected delight. The writing and presentation is like a virtual tour, so the experience..." - See full review

Wanderlust reviews KING OF XANADU: "THE SUN THE SUN THE SUN-" October 15, 2024 "Yes, the title of my review is a reference to the Dawn Machine from Sunless Sea, but to be fair, it was hard not to, with the references..." - See full review

Wanderlust reviews ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG: "Poor Rod :(" October 15, 2024 "A fun game to play on lunch break! I liked the punchy (Ha!) sound effects, and even the simple stick figure cover art had its charm...." - See full review

Wanderlust reviews Uninteractive Fiction: "By Leah Thargic, no less..." October 15, 2024 "It's like an anti-joke. It's a joke entry in this competition. It's a meta commentary on the nature of interactive fiction. Is a refusal..." - See full review

Wanderlust reviews You Can't Save Her: "Porpentine-esque" October 15, 2024 "Minimalist, well-designed Twine fiction in an evocative science fantasy setting. I enjoyed the cycling choices to emulate spiraling..." - See full review

A new listing for Adventureland XL, by Scott Adams

MathBrush reviews Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One: "A romance story with vampires and procedural investigation in it" October 13, 2024 "I recently heard a theater teacher give advice on how to play drunk people. She told students not to act drunk, but to act like a drunk..." - See full review

Coral Nulla reviews ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG: ""So it's all pointless?" "Far from it."" October 13, 2024 "" - See full review

Coral Nulla reviews The Shyler Project: ""headcanons about God"" October 13, 2024 "Confession and prayer were precursors to therapy; everyone is overworked and undervalued; technocrats want to build God in a computer...." - See full review

Coral Nulla reviews LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST: "We used to have real conversations" October 13, 2024 ""I'm allowed to be broken but not broken enough it hurts others." - L (in this piece) "You tell anyone who'll listen that you feel..." - See full review

A new listing for Blooming Panic, by robobarbie, Destini Islands, Allie Vera

A new listing for Kingdom of the Seven Stones, by Robin Raymond

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