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A new poll by P-Tux7, Games where you do what the title says created September 7, 2026
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Dracula — Mac Illustrated Edition, by Gian Battista Aicardi
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News on The Path: An Interactive Self-Understanding Journey: September update: shorter setup and optional reader feedback Details

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Reviews

MathBrush reviews The Golden King: "Unity game where you turn the world gold" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Skeletrom Crew On The Loose!: "Anthology of short skeleton stories" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Alana's Dungeon: "Small fantasy game made by parent and child" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Ass in the Woods: "Shakespearean retelling with colorful UI and some timed text" - See full review
MathBrush reviews The Copper Tavern: "Tiny game about gambling to win a tavern" - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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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IFDB Recommends

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...

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

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...

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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