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1-50 | nextC.E.J. Pacian reviews Downtown Tokyo, Present Day: "The Chicken Must Die" July 2, 2008
"Although Downtown Tokyo, Present Day is most likely to be mentioned for its bipartite player character - you play the parts of both the..." - See full review
"Although Downtown Tokyo, Present Day is most likely to be mentioned for its bipartite player character - you play the parts of both the..." - See full reviewC.E.J. Pacian reviews Vespers: "Apocalypse a Few Centuries Ago" July 2, 2008
"As a hypochondriac, I stopped playing Vespers as soon as I read the word 'plague'. And then, a few days later, I started playing it..." - See full review
"As a hypochondriac, I stopped playing Vespers as soon as I read the word 'plague'. And then, a few days later, I started playing it..." - See full reviewA new listing for
Lonely Places, by Nick Marsh July 2, 2008
A very short story of a night of Lovecraftian horror - with a free personality test thrown in.
Emily Short reviews The Abbey: "Bewildering and possibly buggy" July 2, 2008
"I had high hopes for this, since I enjoyed both the book and the board game from which it takes its inspiration. In practice, though, I..." - See full review
"I had high hopes for this, since I enjoyed both the book and the board game from which it takes its inspiration. In practice, though, I..." - See full reviewA new listing for
The Foggy Banana Adventure, by DaveH July 2, 2008
You are an old warehouse man on a foggy wharf. What horrors or riches will the latest cargo contain?
perching path reviews Gun Mute: "6 Bullets, 1 Heart, No Tongue" July 1, 2008
"Who doesn't enjoy aiming a six-gun at cyborgs? I do, and it's even more fun in a program which usually manages to parse my commands as..." - See full review
"Who doesn't enjoy aiming a six-gun at cyborgs? I do, and it's even more fun in a program which usually manages to parse my commands as..." - See full reviewDavid Welbourn reviews 30 Minutes: "A shapeless untested first effort" July 1, 2008
"You know what's cool about spaceships? You know, flying through outer space, visiting planets, rockets and comets and stars, oh my?..." - See full review
"You know what's cool about spaceships? You know, flying through outer space, visiting planets, rockets and comets and stars, oh my?..." - See full reviewdfreas reviews The Abbey: "A (nearly) great game" June 30, 2008
"Rating this game was a bit frustrating for me because it could have been a five star game with just a little more work, and yet in its..." - See full review
"Rating this game was a bit frustrating for me because it could have been a five star game with just a little more work, and yet in its..." - See full reviewLaela reviews Blighted Isle: "Satisfying and Fascinating" June 30, 2008
"I first noticed this game on a Recommended List, and played it the afternoon after. What I want to know now is why this game didn't make..." - See full review
"I first noticed this game on a Recommended List, and played it the afternoon after. What I want to know now is why this game didn't make..." - See full reviewA new listing for
The Abbey, by Steve Blanding June 29, 2008
A medieval murder mystery that takes place in an English Benedictine Abbey. Inspired by the board game: The Mystery of the Abbey, which in turn was loosely based on Umberto Eco's book The Name of the Rose.
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Inventory, by Christopher Armstrong June 29, 2008
Time to go! Off to the train station! Chop chop, buddy! Time waits for no man, and neither does my employer!
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30 Minutes, by Anastasia Trombly June 29, 2008
First version, very, very short. Written for a challenge in about thirty minutes, so it's not that good at all. Here for archive purposes only, if you want to play it I would recommend waiting for the next...
dfreas reviews Final Selection: "Excellent puzzle-fest" June 28, 2008
"If you don't enjoy puzzles this game is definitely not for you. Luckily I do - it's what got me into IF and it's what I enjoy about most..." - See full review
"If you don't enjoy puzzles this game is definitely not for you. Luckily I do - it's what got me into IF and it's what I enjoy about most..." - See full reviewEmily Short reviews Ecdysis: "Very brief, but effective" June 27, 2008
"Ecdysis is a compact bit of horror. Summarizing the plot too much would only ruin it, but it's worth knowing that this is one of several..." - See full review
"Ecdysis is a compact bit of horror. Summarizing the plot too much would only ruin it, but it's worth knowing that this is one of several..." - See full reviewVictor Gijsbers reviews Metamorphoses: "Puzzles, Plato and Purification" June 26, 2008
"Imagine a puzzle game making strong use of a set of simulationist rules about materials and sizes. Imagine a game set in the only partly..." - See full review
"Imagine a puzzle game making strong use of a set of simulationist rules about materials and sizes. Imagine a game set in the only partly..." - See full reviewA new Recommended List by Laela, Games that I just couldn't walk away from June 25, 2008
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These are my favorite games of all time. They may have frustrated me and driven me up the wall, but I adored each and every one of them.
These are my favorite games of all time. They may have frustrated me and driven me up the wall, but I adored each and every one of them.
Ryusui reviews Apollo 11: "One small step for man, one giant leap into the trash heap" June 24, 2008
"This is the second one of Mr. McCall's student projects I've had the dubious honor of reviewing. I had no illusions of Cortes's..." - See full review
"This is the second one of Mr. McCall's student projects I've had the dubious honor of reviewing. I had no illusions of Cortes's..." - See full reviewRyusui reviews Cortes's Creed: ""Amazon Trail" by way of "Detective"" June 24, 2008
"Cortes's Creed(sic) is a "student-designed historical simulation", which in this case means "a bunch of textbook quotes strung together..." - See full review
"Cortes's Creed(sic) is a "student-designed historical simulation", which in this case means "a bunch of textbook quotes strung together..." - See full reviewRyusui reviews Alien Extraction: "Offensive" June 24, 2008
"Alien Extraction puts you in the boots of a man sent in to find Elian Gonzalez - yes, the Elian Gonzalez - and "shove him in a box and..." - See full review
"Alien Extraction puts you in the boots of a man sent in to find Elian Gonzalez - yes, the Elian Gonzalez - and "shove him in a box and..." - See full reviewA new listing for
Ausflug am Wochenende nach München, by Brett Shelton, David Neville, Brian McInnis June 24, 2008
Karin Moller is an American foreign exchange student living in Freiburg im Breisgau and studying computer science and German at the Albert-Ludwigs University . On a free Saturday she decides to take a...
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Greensboro Sit-In, by Abby Kreines, Sara Tanzer, and Becca Moura June 24, 2008
James begins to speak "Fellow students, we are all gathered here because we are all working for the same cause. Equal rights. Our people have been oppressed for too long! It is up to us, the youth, to take...
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Apollo 11, by Brooke Heinichen June 24, 2008
Welcome, Mr. Armstrong! Congratulations on reaching this historic day in humanity! You are now in the Kennedy Space center, your last stop before getting aboard the Columbia and making history!
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Cortes's Creed, by Varun Kejriwal, Utsav Hegde, Adam Karram, and Brad Buechner June 24, 2008
It is February 1519. You and your men have just disembarked from your ships. This shore is the closest to paradise you have ever seen. Lush, green vegetation lines the coast upon the smooth sand. As you look...
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Alien Extraction, by Michael Rubino, Karissa Kilgore June 24, 2008
It's the year 2000 and you're a SWAT team member on the porch of the Gonzalez residence. You've got your orders from the Attorney General: it's go time. Miami hasn't been the same since this one Cuban boy...
Ryusui reviews Dog Saves Baby: "Great idea, questionable execution" June 24, 2008
"Dog Saves Baby puts you in control of an intelligent dog who must save a newborn baby from the Evil brothers (yes, that's their family..." - See full review
"Dog Saves Baby puts you in control of an intelligent dog who must save a newborn baby from the Evil brothers (yes, that's their family..." - See full reviewA new listing for
Dog Saves Baby, by Alex Kriss June 23, 2008
The timeless story of a dog who saves a baby from mutant hillbillies. Use special commands that the dog understands to navigate five chapters of Iditarod-fueled adventure. If you're looking for IF that's a...
dfreas reviews The Chinese Room: "Fun stuff" June 23, 2008
"Aside from the occasional guess the verb this is a fun couple of hours worth of play. Not entirely implemented but given the caveat it..." - See full review
"Aside from the occasional guess the verb this is a fun couple of hours worth of play. Not entirely implemented but given the caveat it..." - See full reviewDirk reviews Bloodline: "Solid but flat" June 20, 2008
"Bloodline is a short game where the protagonist (a 13 year old girl) has to make a single choice to win over a boy she is playing a game..." - See full review
"Bloodline is a short game where the protagonist (a 13 year old girl) has to make a single choice to win over a boy she is playing a game..." - See full reviewRyusui reviews Taunting Donut: "An incredibly short game, good for beginners" June 19, 2008
"This is a one-room game with two simple, but very logical, puzzles. It doesn't aim very high, but it hits its target. The sparse..." - See full review
"This is a one-room game with two simple, but very logical, puzzles. It doesn't aim very high, but it hits its target. The sparse..." - See full reviewRyusui reviews The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp: "A story adaptation with all the usual quibbles" June 19, 2008
"If you've never heard of the story which this is based on, don't feel ashamed. The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp is one of a myriad of..." - See full review
"If you've never heard of the story which this is based on, don't feel ashamed. The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp is one of a myriad of..." - See full reviewEmily Short reviews The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp: "Somewhat underimplemented" June 19, 2008
"This is a short-short horror game, surreal and suggestive without quite coming out to say what is truly going on. The plot might appeal..." - See full review
"This is a short-short horror game, surreal and suggestive without quite coming out to say what is truly going on. The plot might appeal..." - See full reviewDirk reviews The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp: "Still in Beta stage" June 19, 2008
"Considering that this is the first game that Mike Vollmer released it's not too bad for a beginner but could have used some better..." - See full review
"Considering that this is the first game that Mike Vollmer released it's not too bad for a beginner but could have used some better..." - See full reviewDirk reviews Taunting Donut: "Very short but not bad" June 19, 2008
"Taunting Donut is a very small and simple game with a few and easy puzzles. I assume it's aimed at beginners and should be pretty..." - See full review
"Taunting Donut is a very small and simple game with a few and easy puzzles. I assume it's aimed at beginners and should be pretty..." - See full reviewperching path reviews Letters from Home: "Vexing" June 19, 2008
"While the game takes place in a serene country house being emptied by genial removal men, the player doesn't interact much with the plot..." - See full review
"While the game takes place in a serene country house being emptied by genial removal men, the player doesn't interact much with the plot..." - See full reviewGameKitty reviews The Wide-Open Gate: "A little buggy, but a nice idea" June 19, 2008
"Cute game, nice premise... there is a wide open gate (hence the title) but how do you escape? There is no place to contact the author, so..." - See full review
"Cute game, nice premise... there is a wide open gate (hence the title) but how do you escape? There is no place to contact the author, so..." - See full reviewprobabilityZero reviews Blue Chairs: "Surrealism at its best" June 18, 2008
"From the moment I saw the title page, I was hooked. I've played through this game numerous times, and I've yet to tire of it. The..." - See full review
"From the moment I saw the title page, I was hooked. I've played through this game numerous times, and I've yet to tire of it. The..." - See full reviewprobabilityZero reviews Anchorhead: "One of the best IF games I've ever played" June 18, 2008
"This is the game that got me into interactive fiction. The writing is wonderful, the atmosphere is perfect, the setting is carefully..." - See full review
"This is the game that got me into interactive fiction. The writing is wonderful, the atmosphere is perfect, the setting is carefully..." - See full reviewA new listing for
The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp, by Mike Vollmer June 18, 2008
You have a chance to see an exclusive exhibit of the lost works of artist Henri Beauchamp, but you must prove you’re a devotee of the art to get in. An Interactive Fiction based on an old creepy story. It...
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Attack of the Terror Tabby!!!, by Eric Mayer June 17, 2008
"Oh no! The cat's ticking. It must have swallowed a bomb!"
Ryusui reviews Hors Catégorie: "An experiment in underimplemented, self-important interactive fiction" June 17, 2008
"It's a bad sign when a game's tagline reads like a passage from The Eye of Argon. This self-proclaimed "experiment in affective, embodied..." - See full review
"It's a bad sign when a game's tagline reads like a passage from The Eye of Argon. This self-proclaimed "experiment in affective, embodied..." - See full reviewCEP reviews Best of Three: "Engaging and refreshing, despite realistically irritating NPC" June 17, 2008
"Grant Stern, the main NPC in Best of Three, is more than a little irritating. His academic pretensions make me grit my teeth and if..." - See full review
"Grant Stern, the main NPC in Best of Three, is more than a little irritating. His academic pretensions make me grit my teeth and if..." - See full reviewA new listing for
Hors Catégorie, by Chris Calabro and David Benin June 17, 2008
You are a champion cyclist on the Tour de France. Everyone knows that it takes superhuman strength to circumnavigate a nation, so why do they cry over a little artificial enhancement? Is it a test of inate...
Emily Short reviews Pascal's Wager: "Pascal's wager by nature assumes a Christian worldview" June 16, 2008
""Pascal's Wager" is a philosophical thought-experiment in which Pascal's wager is extended to include betting on which of several deities..." - See full review
""Pascal's Wager" is a philosophical thought-experiment in which Pascal's wager is extended to include betting on which of several deities..." - See full reviewtinroof reviews For a Change: "Excellent and unique" June 15, 2008
""For A Change" isn't actually in a different language - it uses regular English words, but in an extremely stylized manner. The gameplay..." - See full review
""For A Change" isn't actually in a different language - it uses regular English words, but in an extremely stylized manner. The gameplay..." - See full reviewVictor Gijsbers reviews Pick up the pine box and die: "Joke without a twist" June 15, 2008
"(This game was part of BoucherComp. The premise if the Comp was: "No one has ever escaped from Lowell Prison. Why? Because there's only..." - See full review
"(This game was part of BoucherComp. The premise if the Comp was: "No one has ever escaped from Lowell Prison. Why? Because there's only..." - See full reviewA new listing for
Robopuppy Redux, by J.D. Clemens June 15, 2008
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The Wide-Open Gate, by John Cater June 14, 2008
Escape from Lowell Prison (featuring a gatehouse, a cafeteria, and a wide-open gate) if you can....
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Seeking Solace, by Justin Larue June 14, 2008
It's very lonely in Lowell Prison. Vultures circle overhead. A familiar skull is at your feet. The barracks are west. And that wide-open gate is to the east.
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Pick up the pine box and die, by Taleslinger as "Alan Smithee" June 14, 2008
You are a prisoner of Lowell Prison. There's a pine box. And a wide-open gate. What will you do?
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Lowell's Paradise, by Jesse McGrew June 14, 2008
A scientist's mishap leads to a hidden world.
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