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MathBrush reviews Der Turm des Hexenmeisters: "A compact fantasy game written in a custom engine" April 27, 2024
"This game was entered in the IF Grand Prix 2024, in German. In it, you play as someone determined to stop a sorceror from hatching a..." - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Shades of Gray: "An historically significant work, the crown jewel of AGT, but..." April 26, 2024
"Anyone interested in the history of interactive fiction will sooner or later come across references to this relatively famous piece from..." - See full review
A new listing for A Winter Away, by roman_hyacinths April 26, 2024
A Winter Away is a 5-10 minute, (mostly) epistolary visual novel about a daughter duck processing being far away from her aging mama. Write letters back and forth! Chat with the mailbirb! Made in five days...
A new listing for The Little Match Girl at the Battle of the Gray Peaks, by Ryan Veeder April 26, 2024
The little match girl performs a good deed in the late Cretaceous.
A new listing for Seascape Paradiso, by Natasha Luna April 26, 2024
Underwater photographer Jay has always had a passion for the ocean. She'd never tell you that she thinks she's seen it all...but she'd have to admit that she never thought she'd meet a real-life mermaid on a...
A new listing for MindMindMind, by Chattercap April 26, 2024
"I’ll love you no matter how messed up you are..." A man has stalked you ever since you were a child. You call him Geist. You're not sure who...or what he is. When you befriend a new boy at college, Geist...

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