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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for August 2026 August 31, 2026
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A new Recommended List by powdered8475, My favorite games August 31, 2026
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A new poll by P-Tux7, Games with really weird locations created August 30, 2026
Infinite Ashes, by Loquacious Lou
Twine
Sounds from Beyond, by Carlos Marcano, David Marcano
Custom
A Spy's Heist, by dott. Piergiorgio
Inform 6
As I Remember, by Latrai
Custom
Annie Timbers, by Jorge Casares Aguayo
Unity
A Bonded Harvester, by Dee Cooke
Adventuron

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Reviews

Rui Pires reviews Beat Witch: "Interesting. Unique. Moar, please." - See full review
Marvin James reviews A Spy's Heist: "A short, lightweight spy game" - See full review
Naarel reviews The Dark sorceror: "Well... it's not AI!" - See full review
amaroq reviews Timeless: "Nice way to spend a couple minutes" - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews The Veil: "A nice medium-sized Twine" - See full review

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News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are...

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the...

Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but...

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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