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News on ParserComp 2025: Final results August 9, 2025
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and so goes another day, by Naarel
Twine
Adventur Delux, by Magnar Sveen
Custom
Intruder, by Daniel Flathagen
Custom
The Warrior, by Daniel Flathagen
Custom
Scrunch: A Dream of Blood, by guava and Loaf and Mehitabel and snorv and xenofem
Twine
The Ordovichian Jubilee, by guava and Loaf and Mehitabel and snorv and xenofem
Twine

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Mike Russo reviews Lazarrien: A Love Story: "Subversive demon romance, but not the subversion you expect" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Lewd Mod: Noir: "Lover, red-hatted, noir-spying lover, I must have you!" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Habeas Corpus: "Bring out the bodies" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Ataraxia: "Prelude to Eikas" - See full review

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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...

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...

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...

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

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