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A new competition page: NarraScope Showcase 2025 created December 12, 2025
Innuh's Pyramid, by Davide Bucci
C
I passi della regina, by Davide Bucci and Alessio Colopardi
AWS
Tra Due Giorni la Gara, by Davide Bucci and Alessio Colopardi
AWS
Tillbaka till skolkdagen, by M.J. Roberts
TADS 3
Black Equation, by Aleksei Makarenko
Twine
Taurus and Andromeda, by Mastorna
Custom

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Andrew Schultz reviews Temptation in the Village: "Wise and funny and sad and tweaks the reader nicely" - See full review
CT Spencer reviews Lady Thalia and the Seraskier Sapphires: "A game for people who love bantering" - See full review
EJ reviews a walk in the hallways: "A walk in the hallways review" - See full review
EJ reviews Dual II: Cyclic: "Dual II review" - See full review
EJ reviews Beneath the Weeping Willow: "Beneath the Weeping Willow review" - See full review
EJ reviews I Got You: "I Got You review" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

NarraScope Showcase 2025 created December 12, 2025
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 Details
Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025
PunyComp 2025 created December 2, 2025
News on ECTOCOMP 2025: Results are out! December 1, 2025 Details
Iron ChIF (Pilot Episode) created November 14, 2025
Bare-Bones Jam 2025 created November 3, 2025
ECTOCOMP 2025 created October 31, 2025

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