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News on IntroComp 2025: Final results September 10, 2025
The winners of IntroComp 2025 have been announced. Congratulations!
Vanvid, by mistman96
ChooseYourStory
Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S, by Abigail Corfman
Twine
Lord, by Olli J. Paavola,
Custom
The 404 Society, by McGravin
Twine
Saintsridge Angels, by Atreyu Celestine
Twine
Fairytale Detective Mystery 1, by Santosh H
Custom

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Tabitha reviews Imperial Throne: "A story of loss (in more ways than one)" - See full review
Kinetic Mouse Car reviews The Wise-Woman's Dog: "Phenomenal game. Phenomenal dog." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Lady Thalia and the Case of Clephan: "Persuasion, theft, and love" - See full review
Drew Cook reviews No More: "No Less" - See full review
AZA reviews Echoes of Ending Worlds: "Radio" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?: "Solve the brutal drug-related murder of a once-candy-filled pinata" - See full review

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News on IntroComp 2025: Final results September 10, 2025 Details
French Comp 2026 - Concours de FI francophone 2026 created September 7, 2025
Concours d'aventures textuelles, 6e édition (2010 - annulée) created September 2, 2025
31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025) created September 1, 2025
Single Choice Jam 2025 created August 22, 2025
News on IntroComp 2025: Late Entrant: The Ivory Calico August 19, 2025 Details
News on ParserComp 2025: Final results August 9, 2025 Details
IntroComp 2025 created August 8, 2025

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IFComp 2025 games playable in the UK by JTN, 62 items
New walkthroughs for August 2025 by David Welbourn, 9 items
Mentions honorables - FI les mieux notées du concours annuel n'ayant pas reçu de prix by fiction-interactive.fr, 23 items
good ass text RPGs by hecuba, 12 items
Phone-friendly parser games by kqr, 38 items
My IF favorites by xkia, 11 items
Prix de design narratif au concours annuel by fiction-interactive.fr, 3 items
New walkthroughs for July 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Prix technique au concours annuel by fiction-interactive.fr, 16 items

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

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

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...

Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to...

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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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.