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A new Recommended List by JTN, IFComp 2026 games playable in the UK September 2, 2026
57 items
A new competition page: 32nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2026) created September 1, 2026
A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for August 2026 August 31, 2026
8 items
A new poll by P-Tux7, Games with really weird locations created August 30, 2026
Serial Killer CYOA, by Quinn Reese
WITHOUT corporation, by MAXFOG (from Without Corporation)
ZIL
Wild Ride to Earth, by Cavaris
ChoiceScript
When You Were Shot By Elephants, by Ellie G.
Inform 7
Wait-Our-Way Tower, by Andrew Schultz
Adventuron
The Very Last Night I Spent at Ethelred Estate, by Kai DeJesus
Web-based

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Reviews

MostImmortalSnail reviews Invasive Species: "An interesting start, but just a sample" - See full review
aldaqq reviews Wolf Skin: "Good buildup, disappointing story-climax " - See full review
Roimeduse reviews Transilvania Corruption: "Aventura gráfica, pero en texto" - See full review
cgasquid reviews Horse Master: "A knockdown of expectation after expectation" - See full review
cgasquid reviews The Black Lily: "More uncomfortable than even a giallo should be" - See full review
Rui Pires reviews Beat Witch: "Interesting. Unique. Moar, please." - 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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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
Games by emigre, 57 items
Devon's Favorites (So Far) by RainbowDarter, 10 items
My Top 10 Game list (2026) by MathBrush, 10 items
Friend recommendations (WIP) by Unearthly, 10 items

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IFDB Recommends

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

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut, by ZA/UM
Disco Elysium is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to...

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...

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

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...

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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.