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A new competition page: Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
A new Recommended List by Jade68, Ricardo Oyón games. August 26, 2026
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A new Recommended List by Jade68, Spanish if games released in 2026 at ifdb. August 26, 2026
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mementOS, by quietKalliope
Google Slides
The Fading of Jay, by Holly Maley
Twine
acts of preservation, by najiberry
Twine
The Dark sorceror, by Jandeveloper101
Twine
Odysseyland, by Adam Biltcliffe
Gruescript

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Jandeveloper101 reviews The Dark sorceror: "The Dark Sorceror by Jandeveloper101 " - See full review
Coral Nulla reviews Violet: "Yours, vegemite." - See full review
jas reviews 4x4 Archipelago: "Unfortunate Incentives" - See full review
Fan Shiyuan reviews Stay?: "A really moving game" - See full review
RainbowDarter reviews The Gnomish Treasury: "So Close to Great It Hurts" - See full review

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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
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - Dishes are served! May 29, 2026 Details

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Type Help, by William Rous
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The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
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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...

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

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

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