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IFDB site news February 10, 2026
2025 IFDB Awards ending soon!: The 2025 IFDB Awards are ending soon!: Voting ends for the IFDB Awards at roughly midnight EST on February 15th. Make sure you get your votes in early! The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here.
A new competition page: Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
A new poll by Canalboy, Games With Particularly Nasty Mazes created February 11, 2026
A new Recommended List by Rovarsson, My IF Marathon. February 11, 2026
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Zork 1, by by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling
Viatica, by Fir & Fireweed
Twine
Hearts in Hades: Divine Passion, by Lidia Molina Whyte
ChoiceScript
Shredder, by Weeklyjournaling
Custom
Vulgar Girls, by HHRichards
Twine
A Duck Has An Adventure, by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
Flash

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Reviews

snot howl reviews Greenteeth: "Aww swamp corpse kissy face :* " - See full review
snot howl reviews how do i love you: "OoohoOoOoohhhhh Ghoooosts!!!! Etc " - See full review
Canalboy reviews Blood of the Mutineers: "Less Blizzard More Sleet Shower" - See full review
Leyley graves🥺 reviews LONER_DOG://Snuff Puppy Carnage Society: "Being honest Loner_dog🐶😥" - See full review
Giger Kitty reviews A Clean Getaway: "Post-release version unplayable without walk-through " - See full review
Wade Clarke reviews The Wrath of Anubis: "Well-executed but typical Egyptian tomb adventure" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 1) created February 11, 2026
3rd Annual Thinky Awards 2025 created February 7, 2026
FI Express created February 5, 2026
Partim 500 - Edition 2025 created February 5, 2026
Nouvim 3000 - 2025 edition created February 4, 2026
ShuffleComp 2025 created February 2, 2026
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: The Short Games Showcase 2025 has concluded! January 25, 2026 Details
Independent Games Festival 2026 created January 9, 2026

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My IF Marathon. by Rovarsson, 12 items
New walkthroughs for January 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Surreal, experimental, psychological, weird, unusual, historical by writersarchive, 35 items
2026 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
Favourite games from 2025 by Max Fog, 10 items
New walkthroughs for December 2025 by David Welbourn, 10 items
New walkthroughs for November 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
Glitch Horror Interactive Fiction by Jerce, 6 items
New walkthroughs for October 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 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...

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...

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

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...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

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