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All Updates | Site News | RSS FeedA new competition page: 1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Games
Add a game listingStrings Attached, by Crepusucl Twine |
Mystery of Cave Maze, by Rex Bader Inform 7 |
Dimity Jones in Puzzle Castle: An Electronic Escape Novel in Eighty-Nine Ciphertexts, by O. B. Nakwa Custom |
Grainsalt, by Jean-max Thuille |
The Path: An Interactive Self-Understanding Journey, by Doğa Arslanyılmaz Custom |
Reviews
A new review of Dimity Jones in Puzzle Castle: An Electronic Escape Novel in Eighty-Nine Ciphertexts - From the Author  - See full review |
Competitions
Add a competition listingIF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - The battle has begun! May 24, 2026 Details
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IFDB Recommends
| Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe... |
| Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky "Join the Patrol, and see the Galaxy!" You took the poster's advice, bait and all, and marched right over to the recruitment station near... |
| 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... |
| Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a... |
| 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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