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A new poll by P-Tux7, Games where you do what the title says created September 7, 2026
Sands of the Silk Road, by sagaflow team
Last Stand at Thermopylae, by sagaflow team
Illúzió, by László Soma
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Reviews

OtisTDog reviews Dessert Island Adventure: "Lots of fun for kids and adults, written in a very capable custom parser system" - See full review
MathBrush reviews MAD WARRIOR: "Windows executable Diablo-like parser dungeon crawler" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Out by Midnight: "Optimization puzzle exploring a haunted house" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Epistemophilia: "Heavily branching Ink game about amnesia and scifi" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's the Murder on the Orient Express: "Collect fungible clues to pass number-based gates. Explore cities" - See full review
verityvirtue reviews Black Thumb: "straightforward, surreal nod to parser forebears" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026

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