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A new competition page: Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Incantations, by Abby Blenk
Twine
Succor, by Loressa and Matthias Speksnijder and Dactorwatson
Twine
Thousand Lives, by Wojtek Borowicz
Custom
Portrait with Wolf, by Drew Cook
Inform 7
Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, by Drew Cook
Inform 7
A Bottle from the Future, by SKIT
Twine

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Reviews

jkj reviews Canvas Keepsakes: "Compelling" - See full review
Cerfeuil reviews Everything you swallow will one day come up like a stone: "Is it worth continuing on?" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Au labo des Mots: "A wordplay give-and-take game in French" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews BlueScreenCrisis: "Seems more like an incomplete training tool than a game" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Wiratha: "Promising start to a fantasy game about debt" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Affronter le silence: "A heartfelt game about family history, silence, and homosexuality" - See full review

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Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025
Smoochie Jam 2025 created March 5, 2025
The 2024 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2025
News on ShuffleComp 2024: ShuffleComp 2024 Results February 11, 2025 Details
News on ShuffleComp 2024: Voting begins for ShuffleComp 2024 January 27, 2025 Details
News on Short Games Showcase 2024: Short Games Showcase 2024: Results are out! January 26, 2025 Details

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New walkthroughs for March 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Games Where The Shape Of The Map Is Relevant To Game Completion by Canalboy, 3 items
New walkthroughs for February 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Annotated Interactive Fiction by Pinstripe, 8 items
Games I’ve Started by jupiterleah, 8 items
New walkthroughs for January 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
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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...

Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short
The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne,...

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...

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