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A new Recommended List by tehckisnow, Stuff I Think is Fantastic November 10, 2026
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A new competition page: Bare-Bones Jam 2026 created November 10, 2026
Carnacki: The Whistling Room, by sagaflow team
Margot Quill: The Phantom of Gull Rock Light, by sagaflow team
Dupin: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by sagaflow team
Thor: The Hammerless Road, by sagaflow team
Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative, by Hap Aziz
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Shepherds of Haven, by Lena Nguyen; Manifold Studios
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Reviews

Mike Russo reviews TOITŪ: "A focused wander" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews The Flourishing: "Walk and talk" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Archive 13: "Lost in the stacks" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Bob The Barbarian: "What is best in life?" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Epistemophilia: "Knowing's half the battle" - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Shadow and Ink: "Writing through it" - See full review

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Bare-Bones Jam 2026 created November 10, 2026
ECTOCOMP 2026 created November 2, 2026
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

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Stuff I Think is Fantastic by tehckisnow, 7 items
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My favorite IF games. by Belrandyn, 56 items
IFComp 2026 games geoblocked in the UK by JTN, 14 items
macabre or surreal fairy-tale deconstruction adjacent by cakecavity, 10 items
New walkthroughs for September 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Favorites by Angela He, 2 items

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IFDB Recommends

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...

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...

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...

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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