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A new competition page: NarraScope Showcase 2026 created February 23, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron ChIF S1E1 - The heat is on! February 22, 2026
The challenge ingredient for Season One Episode 1 has been revealed, and the battle has begun. Audience members can see the chefs at work over the next five days and vote for the winner once they have... - Details
Asylum (Manicomio), by David J. Skinner
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Adventures With Anxiety!, by Nicky Case
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Fake It 'Till You Make It, by RyboiTheLegend
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End of the World as You Know It, by DBNB
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Sabrina, by Mad Hatter's Daughter
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OtisTDog reviews 'Steading of the Hill Giant Chief: "Perhaps better suited to ECTOCOMP" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Moonrise: "Good brief werewolf game made for queer women and nonbinary people" - See full review
Denk reviews the virtual human: "A fun diversion" - See full review
MostImmortalSnail reviews Lilac Song: ""Do you believe that a game could really save Germany?"" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Soul Stone War 3: "A lore- and relationship-focused episode of a larger series" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Soul Stone War 2: "A sequel with a big power-up." - See full review

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NarraScope Showcase 2026 created February 23, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1): Iron ChIF S1E1 - The heat is on! February 22, 2026 Details
The 2025 IFDB Awards created February 18, 2026
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
FI Express created February 5, 2026
Partim 500 - Edition 2025 created February 5, 2026
Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026

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IFDB Recommends

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...

Type Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

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

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

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

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