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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for September 2026 September 28, 2026
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Cloak of Darkness, by Andy Bantly
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The Final Mask, by Andy Bantly
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Manifest Loss, by Aurelie Dore
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IFDB Recommends

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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