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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for December 2025 December 27, 2025
10 items
The Shameful Dead, by Fluxion
ChooseYourStory
The Ghost People, by Fluxion
ChooseYourStory
The City of Tenebris, by Vance Chance
Ren'Py
Two Hours to Midnight, by Jacqueline Ashwell
Inform 7
Loop of Intention, by Jerce
Twine
my bluetooth mouse won't connect, by rio 𓆩♡𓆪
Inform 7

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Reviews

Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Starfreighter: "A procedural generation space commerce game with no growth" - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews Editor-In-Chief: "A crisp and creative (if vague) game about news and reader metrics" - See full review
Emanuelle reviews Faute De Servo: "Oublier, réapprendre, avancer" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Two Hours to Midnight: "A short journaling game for New Year's reflections" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Organ Grinder's Monkey: "A short evening at the circus" - See full review
MathBrush reviews All That Shimmers...: "A solidly traditional parser game hunting a witch in a small town" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

NarraScope Showcase 2025 created December 12, 2025
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 Details
Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025
PunyComp 2025 created December 2, 2025
News on ECTOCOMP 2025: Results are out! December 1, 2025 Details
Iron ChIF (Pilot Episode) created November 14, 2025
Bare-Bones Jam 2025 created November 3, 2025
ECTOCOMP 2025 created October 31, 2025

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IFDB Recommends

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"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...

Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
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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...

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...

Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

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