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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for September 2026 September 28, 2026
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Manifest Loss, by Aurelie Dore
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Playkraft, by Aditya Narayan Rai
Custom
Cognitive Architect, by Yashvi Bajoria
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Maze AI, by Vilius Padleckis
Custom
Tales of Munin, by Bryan Williams
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Hawksmoor: The Drowned City, by Dom Wright and Phil Gooch
Custom

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Reviews

Canalboy reviews The Usurper: Mines of Qyntarr: "When Is A Puzzle Not A Puzzle?" - See full review
kaemi reviews Residual Income: "IFComp 2026: Residual Income" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews The End Means Escape: "Accurate title" - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator: "You don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy this one." - See full review
Tabitha reviews The Empty Chamber: A Celia Swift Mystery: "Fun one-room mystery with some rough spots" - See full review
NMCannon reviews Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives: "The dark, marvelous VtM I know and love" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

32nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2026) created September 1, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026

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New walkthroughs for September 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Favorites by Angela He, 2 items
IFComp 2026 games playable in the UK by JTN, 57 items
New walkthroughs for August 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
My favorite games by powdered8475, 2 items
Ricardo Oyón games. by Jade68, 4 items
Spanish if games released in 2026 at ifdb. by Jade68, 6 items
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Devon's Favorites (So Far) by RainbowDarter, 10 items

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IFDB Recommends

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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Interactive Fiction technology Foundation
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