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A new competition page: The Short Game podcast Game of the Year 2025 created March 11, 2026
Stooping to Diplomacy, by Ryan Veeder
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LayeringYellow reviews The Semantagician's Assistant: "Word Manipulation Game" - See full review
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Denk reviews The Dangers of Driving at Night: "Speed IF (played with Parchment): Brief and entertaining" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Potion Labeled 'Time': "Rather pointless" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Paper Moon: "A decent, nay, pretty good puzzler, in a bland setting" - See full review
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The Short Game podcast Game of the Year 2025 created March 11, 2026
Smoochie Jam 2026 created March 7, 2026
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Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
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Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon...

Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that...

Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky
"Join the Patrol, and see the Galaxy!" You took the poster's advice, bait and all, and marched right over to the recruitment station near...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

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...

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