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A new Recommended List by Joey Jones, Joey J's Great Play Marathon Run (2026) February 13, 2026
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A new competition page: Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
A new poll by Canalboy, Games With Particularly Nasty Mazes created February 11, 2026
Gone For Good, by Ecter
Videotome
Zork 1, by by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling
Viatica, by Fir & Fireweed
Twine
Hearts in Hades: Divine Passion, by Lidia Molina Whyte
ChoiceScript
Shredder, by Weeklyjournaling
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Vulgar Girls, by HHRichards
Twine

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Reviews

snot howl reviews Greenteeth: "Aww swamp corpse kissy face :* " - See full review
snot howl reviews how do i love you: "OoohoOoOoohhhhh Ghoooosts!!!! Etc " - See full review
Canalboy reviews Blood of the Mutineers: "Less Blizzard More Sleet Shower" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Clean Getaway: "Post-release version unplayable without walk-through " - See full review
Wade Clarke reviews The Wrath of Anubis: "Well-executed but typical Egyptian tomb adventure" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
FI Express created February 5, 2026
Partim 500 - Edition 2025 created February 5, 2026
Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026
ShuffleComp 2025 created February 2, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has concluded! January 25, 2026 Details
Independent Games Festival 2026 created January 9, 2026

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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...

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...

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...

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...

80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around...

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