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A new competition page: 3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
Vulgar Girls, by HHRichards
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A Duck Has An Adventure, by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
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The Cruel Count's Castle, by Drosselmeyer
Inform 7
서울 2033 | Seoul 2033, by Banjiha Games
Dead Frontier: Outbreak II, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates
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Dead Frontier: Outbreak, by Neil Yates and Ian Yates
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MostImmortalSnail reviews The Wuther Underground: "Short speedIF parser with one clever trick" - See full review
Passerine reviews oxblood: "They're just like us" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Castle of Thread: "Hindered by poor implementation" - See full review
Comely reviews El Museo de las Consciencias: "Una auténtica obra coral" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews 5 Minutes to Burn Something!: "A constant, outrageous, well-implemented escalation" - See full review
Wynter reviews Do You Suppose When Robots Dance They Do "The Human"?: "Dancing robots" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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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IFDB Recommends

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...

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...

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...

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

Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

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