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Previous | 101-150 | NextA new listing for The Trials of Rosalinda, by Agnieszka Trzaska April 1, 2024
The necromancer may have been defeated, but Rosalinda’s troubles are far from over. On the run and lost in a cursed forest, it will take all of her wits – and more than a little help from her friends – to...
A new listing for To Beseech Old Sins, by Nic June April 1, 2024
Hoping to avoid further loss of life, an admiral asks the sins of the past to deliver her a swift victory. Things do not go how anyone expects. (Part of the anthology Mourner's Kaddish for Golems. Author's...
A new listing for Thanks, but I don't remember asking., by Mea Murukutla April 1, 2024
Making decisions for others has consequences. Be sure you’re prepared for them before you proceed.
A new listing for Studio, by Charm Cochran April 1, 2024
It's been a whirlwind few days, but you’re finally just about settled in. New place, new city, no one here yet for you to lean on. You’ve spent all day getting things set up, running errands, and stressing...
A new listing for Social Democracy: An Alternate History, by Autumn Chen April 1, 2024
Play as the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928, and try to stop the NSDAP from taking power. Guide the party through elections and parliamentary politics, and deal with the Great Depression and the...
A new listing for A Simple Happening, by Leon Lin April 1, 2024
As a samurai, you have been condemned to die by your own hand. Can you escape your fate?
A new listing for Rescue at Quickenheath, by Mo Farr April 1, 2024
Being the Most Recent Exploit of the Notorious Highway Robbers Aubrey & Valentine, featuring Grim Imprisonment, Fairy Intrigue, Romance, Adventure, Feathered Hats, etc.
A new listing for Potato Peace, by ronynn April 1, 2024
Set in a world where humans and sentient potatoes coexist, you try (but fail) to uncover a plot that threatens to disrupt the fragile harmony of this society, while trying to keep your father proud.
A new listing for Pass A Bill, by Leo Weinreb April 1, 2024
Corruption and greed run rampant across the nation and people are losing hope. That's why it's tough for a newly-elected politician like yourself; there's a lot of pressure on you to get things done. But in...
A new listing for Octopus's Garden, by Michael D. Hilborn April 1, 2024
You have no complaints about your aquarium... except for its view. You’ve been staring out the same window for months on end. It’s time for this octopus to make a change. Author's Comment: "This author's...
A new listing for PROSPER.0, by groggydog April 1, 2024
You are a corporate drone tasked with purging poetry from CORPOTECH's Database of Subsumed Cultures. But when a mysterious interloper hacks into your console, you're faced with an escalating series of...
News on Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille: English Release of Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille for the SpringThing! April 1, 2024
Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille has been translated into English for the 2024 Edition of the SpringThing! This new version is also available on the same itch page as the original French version. - Details
A new listing for A Dream of Silence, by Abigail Corfman April 1, 2024
A monster has its teeth in your companions. It builds nightmares out of their worst memories and drinks their pain. One of your companions has a particularly bad worst memory. But you can interfere. You are...
A new listing for Do Good Deeds..., by Sissy April 1, 2024
Modis the elf faces mockery from the forest inhabitants due to his unusual appearance. However, many of the animals struggle to complete their preparations for winter, and it depends on Modis whether they...
A new listing for The Case of the Solitary Resident, by thesleuthacademy April 1, 2024
Uncover the truth behind a mysterious death in an apartment.
A new listing for Alltarach, by Katie Canning and Josef Olsson April 1, 2024
An illustrated interactive novel about family, folklore, and grief, set in a semi-historical version of 6th century Ireland. Author's Comment: "This game is part character study, part playful take on Irish...
A new listing for Dragon of Steelthorne, by Vance Chance April 1, 2024
Rule a mighty city, fight battles, and embark on quests in a steampunk-fantasy land. As the Ardent or Ardessa of Lake Steelthorne, find love, power and a secret which could change the world.
MathBrush reviews CINERIP: "Long, complex and creepy story about a private cinema showing" March 31, 2024
"This is a pretty substantial Moiki game with a creepy atmosphere, in French. There is a book you love that is finally getting a movie..." - See full review
"This is a pretty substantial Moiki game with a creepy atmosphere, in French. There is a book you love that is finally getting a movie..." - See full reviewBitterlyIndifferent reviews Misty Hills: "Choice-based exploration of a novel fantasy environment" March 31, 2024
"The author’s note describes this as a chill game that players are meant to enjoy at their own pace. The implementation supports that..." - See full review
"The author’s note describes this as a chill game that players are meant to enjoy at their own pace. The implementation supports that..." - See full reviewBitterlyIndifferent reviews Waiting for the Day Train: "A few puzzles in a small, well-implemented environment" March 31, 2024
"The strength of this work comes from its simplicity. Descriptive details add depth without confusing or distracting from the major..." - See full review
"The strength of this work comes from its simplicity. Descriptive details add depth without confusing or distracting from the major..." - See full reviewA new listing for Oblivious Melodies - 1.1., by stridentangel/RD March 31, 2024
Oblivious Melodies is an interactive fiction game, set in the in the fictional country of Angria, based on early industrial-era Britain. Following the Horne siblings and their emergence into gentry society,...
JJ McC reviews How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title: "How JJMcC Shook his Preconceptions" March 31, 2024
"If, through some strange quirk of the hyperlink-chain that got you here, my words are the first you are reading about this game know..." - See full review
"If, through some strange quirk of the hyperlink-chain that got you here, my words are the first you are reading about this game know..." - See full reviewA new listing for The Tower, by communistsister March 30, 2024
"Like a wall in which an insect lives and gnaws." a game made for Gothic Novel Jam, 2018
Max Fog reviews Forward: "Have ourselves a good time - and never look back..." March 30, 2024
"But maybe you just need to remember the past. Honestly, the first thing I can say is quite clear. I could picture everything. Now..." - See full review
"But maybe you just need to remember the past. Honestly, the first thing I can say is quite clear. I could picture everything. Now..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Le Dernier Serment: "An alchemy parser game on a retro platform" March 30, 2024
"This French game is designed to run on an Amstrad CPC emulator. It comes with pixel art. This was tough; I often struggle with old-school..." - See full review
"This French game is designed to run on an Amstrad CPC emulator. It comes with pixel art. This was tough; I often struggle with old-school..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Radio liberté - prologue: "The intro to a longer game about revolutionary radio" March 29, 2024
"This is a prologue to a humor sci fi game written in Moiki. In it, you play as a radio repairman in a futuristic world. A transgender..." - See full review
"This is a prologue to a humor sci fi game written in Moiki. In it, you play as a radio repairman in a futuristic world. A transgender..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews Once and Future: "Excalibur in Avalon" March 29, 2024
"--------------------------------------------------------------------------- "She is not any common earth Water or wood or air, But..." - See full review
"--------------------------------------------------------------------------- "She is not any common earth Water or wood or air, But..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Un Songe sans fin: "A surreal game set in a dream" March 29, 2024
"In this game, you fall asleep, and wake up trapped in a strange dream world. The game is choice-based, using Moiki, but it has a strong..." - See full review
"In this game, you fall asleep, and wake up trapped in a strange dream world. The game is choice-based, using Moiki, but it has a strong..." - See full reviewA new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for March 2024 March 29, 2024
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On Friday, March 29, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more...
On Friday, March 29, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more...
Lance Cirone reviews Letters from Home: "Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx" March 29, 2024
"I'm a fan of wordplay games, so it's only natural that I'd end up liking Letters from Home. It took me a bit of time to understand what I..." - See full review
"I'm a fan of wordplay games, so it's only natural that I'd end up liking Letters from Home. It took me a bit of time to understand what I..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Immobilistes: "A databse search game with revolutionary poets" March 29, 2024
"This game took me a while to figure out. There's a text box to enter stuff, but hitting enter just goes to a new line. Eventually I..." - See full review
"This game took me a while to figure out. There's a text box to enter stuff, but hitting enter just goes to a new line. Eventually I..." - See full reviewA new Recommended List by Walter Sandsquish, Murder Mysteries March 28, 2024
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Text-adventure games ask players to solve puzzles, so asking them to also solve a murder mystery is quite common. Figure out who-done-it in the following games.
Text-adventure games ask players to solve puzzles, so asking them to also solve a murder mystery is quite common. Figure out who-done-it in the following games.
Canalboy reviews The Only Possible Prom Dress: "An Enjoyable Soak In An Old School Tub" March 28, 2024
"The Only Possible Prom Dress was for my part a long-awaited sequel to Not Just An Ordinary Ballerina and showcases the author's admirable..." - See full review
"The Only Possible Prom Dress was for my part a long-awaited sequel to Not Just An Ordinary Ballerina and showcases the author's admirable..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Panique à Mandonez: "An easy-to-play and intriguing IF mystery set in a small town" March 27, 2024
"This Ink game was fun. You play as someone who received a note to come and investigate a town on behalf of a countess who has had to make..." - See full review
"This Ink game was fun. You play as someone who received a note to come and investigate a town on behalf of a countess who has had to make..." - See full reviewA new listing for El Pacto, by Eduardo Solans Mares and Antonio Casares Rodríguez and José Antonio Caracuel and Carlos Solans and Sonia Melero Hueso March 27, 2024
Me desperté sobresaltado, me había quedado dormido mientras leía un poco en la cama. Aún no podía creer aquello que habia escuchado: ¡Charles, he muerto! Sólo fueron unas pocas palabras que sonaron claras y...
Cerfeuil reviews Familiar: "Dating sim = real" March 27, 2024
"Here's a comment I made on the itch.io page, copied over because I figure it's long enough for a review and this game is cool: THE..." - See full review
"Here's a comment I made on the itch.io page, copied over because I figure it's long enough for a review and this game is cool: THE..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille: "Epistolary Mystery" March 27, 2024
"Feeling angry, hurt, betrayed, le Docteur must leave for the countryside, banished from the educated and cultured social circles of the..." - See full review
"Feeling angry, hurt, betrayed, le Docteur must leave for the countryside, banished from the educated and cultured social circles of the..." - See full reviewRovarsson reviews La Fabrique des Princes: ""Hominem unius libri timeo."" March 27, 2024
"The product of the Prince-factory, your education is almost complete. In these final hours before being sent off to the Kingdom that..." - See full review
"The product of the Prince-factory, your education is almost complete. In these final hours before being sent off to the Kingdom that..." - See full reviewA new listing for Dive to the Heart - a text-based demo with real-time combat!, by Clayn March 26, 2024
Inspired by Kingdom Hearts, this is a short demo for a text-based real-time-combat RPG fan game where your decisions have an impact on the events which unfold. This is a proof of concept game. No copyright...
Lance Cirone reviews Toonesia: "Zany to the max" March 26, 2024
"Toonesia knows what it wants to be and isn't anything more than that. It's not a criticism with the game, it's a fun (albeit short)..." - See full review
"Toonesia knows what it wants to be and isn't anything more than that. It's not a criticism with the game, it's a fun (albeit short)..." - See full reviewA new listing for Escape Espacial I, by Trevizer March 26, 2024
Estás en una nave espacial donde poco a poco te vas quedando sin oxígeno, ¿lograrás sobrevivir? ¿Qué secretos oculta esta nave? ¿Dónde está el resto de la tripulación? A lo largo de tu exploración te...
A new Recommended List by Walter Sandsquish, Works of Wordplay March 25, 2024
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Text-adventure games consist of little more than words, so some of them concern themselves with little more than wordplay. Here are a dozen of the better ones.
Text-adventure games consist of little more than words, so some of them concern themselves with little more than wordplay. Here are a dozen of the better ones.
A new Recommended List by Walter Sandsquish, The Great Underground Empire March 25, 2024
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Zork, the first commercially-successful adventure game, spawned a prequel, several sequels, and a slew of homages and pastiches, all of which were set in or around the whimsically-anachronistic land of...
Zork, the first commercially-successful adventure game, spawned a prequel, several sequels, and a slew of homages and pastiches, all of which were set in or around the whimsically-anachronistic land of...
MythOnirie reviews Radio liberté - prologue: "Un univers prometteur." March 25, 2024
"Cette fiction interactive nous fait suivre une histoire linéaire où Hego, réparateur de génie rencontre sa star favorite avant que sa vie..." - See full review
"Cette fiction interactive nous fait suivre une histoire linéaire où Hego, réparateur de génie rencontre sa star favorite avant que sa vie..." - See full reviewMythOnirie reviews La Fabrique des Princes: "Devenir Prince ? " March 25, 2024
"Dans ce jeu, nous incarnons un prince en formation, lors du jour de son évaluation. Le jeu nous propose d'écouter de petites histoires de..." - See full review
"Dans ce jeu, nous incarnons un prince en formation, lors du jour de son évaluation. Le jeu nous propose d'écouter de petites histoires de..." - See full reviewLance Cirone reviews Bee: "I just don't know the words / or how to conjugate them" March 25, 2024
"There's a specific style to Emily Short's games that I really like, and it's inspired plenty of my own writing. Just this dry, bleak..." - See full review
"There's a specific style to Emily Short's games that I really like, and it's inspired plenty of my own writing. Just this dry, bleak..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Le chaudron d'Anaritium: "A fantasy mystery traversed through a map " March 25, 2024
"This is my first time playing an OpenAdventure game, and it was interesting. I didn't get it at first, so I tried a tutorial game, and..." - See full review
"This is my first time playing an OpenAdventure game, and it was interesting. I didn't get it at first, so I tried a tutorial game, and..." - See full reviewMathBrush reviews Head Case: "Solve a splitting headache" March 25, 2024
"This brief Inform game has you waking up with temporary amnesia in a medical research facility with a door that has recently been welded..." - See full review
"This brief Inform game has you waking up with temporary amnesia in a medical research facility with a door that has recently been welded..." - See full reviewMax Fog reviews Dungeons & Distractions: "I'm on a highway to hey look a squirrel!" March 24, 2024
"I found this game honestly quite humorous. It reminds me of every D&D session I’ve ever had (both as DM and as a player. Things make..." - See full review
"I found this game honestly quite humorous. It reminds me of every D&D session I’ve ever had (both as DM and as a player. Things make..." - See full reviewA new listing for The Symbol, by Dominik Jarco March 24, 2024
All the gods are dead, except one, slain by the Mercantine Regents in a century-long war. You are the Dreadbard, last devotee of the last living god, the Lattari Symbol. Transmogrified into a powerful,...