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A new Recommended List by Vicusol, Games i've finished June 19, 2025
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A new Recommended List by Vicusol, Game I've started but not finished yet June 19, 2025
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Arcadie II: Cold Lands, by Arcadie & Utopie
Ren'Py
Compendium III, by 30x30
Twine
The Soul Stone War 3, by Morgan Vane
ChoiceScript
The Sword of Voldiir, by Bottlecap Rabbit Games
Twine
So, about Chrystal.., by vitalia.dev
Twine
News on Type Help: Remastered on Steam Details

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Reviews

ChanceOfFire reviews The People's House: "One of the toughest jobs in the world" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews A Long Weekend: "The road to recovery" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Little Match Girl Approaches the Golden Firmament: "Time-based attack on a spaceship" - See full review
Vicusol reviews A Beauty Cold and Austere: "A fantastic set of mathematical puzzles" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Tomb of the Khan: "Straight lines and dead ends" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Burn(t): "I’m not sure what’s going on" - See full review

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Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 2025
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 created May 1, 2025
15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
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French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025
Smoochie Jam 2025 created March 5, 2025
The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025

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Games i've finished by Vicusol, 1 item
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2025 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
New walkthroughs for April 2025 by David Welbourn, 18 items
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Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that...

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

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...

Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon...

Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the...

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