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manonamora reviews The Impossible Conversation: "Impossible indeed" May 11, 2024
"The Impossible Conversation is, like its name suggest, an impossible conversation, or at least one that will probably not lead to a happy..." - See full review
manonamora reviews Come back soon, Oddie: "Patiently longing for a friend" May 11, 2024
"Come back soon, Oddie is a short linear Visual Novel, formatted mainly as a monologue from an unnamed soul, waiting for their friend,..." - See full review
manonamora reviews Marooned: "What would you do if stranded?" May 10, 2024
"Marooned is a short dialogue piece made in Ink between two castaways on an island, waiting to be rescued… though your castaway-partner..." - See full review
MathBrush reviews Their First Meeting: "Carry out tasks for a stranger with some fantasy" May 10, 2024
"This game was written in Adventuron for the Text Adventure Literacy Jam. The idea is that you've stolen or smuggled some gems that have a..." - See full review
Juuves reviews Syzygy: "Best of the best" May 10, 2024
"Best of the best. I loved how the characters were characterized through their dialogue. I don't think the reveal/twist to the plot was..." - See full review
manonamora reviews How Do You Like Your Pain?: "how do *YOU* like pain?" May 10, 2024
"How Do You Like Your Pain? is a short grim visual novel made in Ren’Py about a demon looking for death, or at the very least learning..." - See full review

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