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Terra Nova - The Mystery of Zephyr's Landing, by P.Rail
Inform 7
IL FAUT TOUJOURS ÉCOUTER LE DÉ., by Fast Warman
moiki
Blood and Sunlight, by alyshkalia
Ink
salting wounds, by Naarel
Decker
Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!, by WhatNames
Godot
Isolated, by Torment Of Gloom
Inform 7

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sekicho reviews TimeQuest: "Old school favorite!" - See full review
sekicho reviews Rachel Has a Bad Day: "It stinks." - See full review
sekicho reviews Tomorrow Never Comes: "Yawner" - See full review
sekicho reviews I-0: "Sophomoric in every way" - See full review
sekicho reviews robotsexpartymurder: "Cyberpunk Mystery Erotica. What's not to like?" - See full review
sekicho reviews 80 DAYS: "The Canonical Steampunk Travel Adventure" - See full review

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The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025
News on ShuffleComp 2024: ShuffleComp 2024 Results February 11, 2025 Details
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Educational Jam 2024 created December 31, 2024
Partim500 - Edition 2024 created December 30, 2024
PunyComp 2024 created December 30, 2024

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

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...

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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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