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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for January 2026 January 29, 2026
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A new poll by Denk, Advanced elevators created January 27, 2026
Palace of Pantheon: Episode Two, by Asydien
Twine
House Only You Remember, by Tomasz Kucza
Custom
Parable of the Sower, by Angela
Inform 7
Siege of Emberhold, by Iosif Albu
Custom Web Engine
TR-49, by inkle
The Supernatural Hotel, by Slackey
Twine

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Reviews

Giger Kitty reviews 198BREW: "Fascinating mood piece" - See full review
andrewj reviews Unknown Dimension: "My thoughts on the game" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews 1893: A World's Fair Mystery: "It's ok not to like this game" - See full review
messsucher reviews Highnoon: "Six shooter was not fully loaded" - See full review
messsucher reviews Yours for the Telling: "Academically interesting" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews A Witch for Halloween: "Halloween and humor" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has begun! January 1, 2026 Details
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

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New walkthroughs for January 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Surreal, experimental, psychological, weird, unusual, historical by writersarchive, 35 items
2026 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
Favourite games from 2025 by Max Fog, 10 items
New walkthroughs for December 2025 by David Welbourn, 10 items
New walkthroughs for November 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Glitch Horror Interactive Fiction by Jerce, 6 items
New walkthroughs for October 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
IFComp 2025 games geoblocked in the UK by JTN, 23 items

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IFDB Recommends

Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to...

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

Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but...

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...

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...

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