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A new Recommended List by Walter Sandsquish, Murder Mysteries March 28, 2024
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Text-adventure games ask the player 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
MathBrush 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
A 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
Rovarsson 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
Rovarsson 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
A 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
A 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.
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...
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
MythOnirie 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
Lance 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
MathBrush 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
MathBrush 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
Max 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
A 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,...
Tabitha / alyshkalia reviews No Earthly Use: "Use fingers on keyboard" March 24, 2024
"I played this game because it was the only entry in UseComp, and I was curious what gameplay would be like with "use" as the only verb...." - See full review
MythOnirie reviews Vesna: "Prendre son temps et raconter des histoires" March 23, 2024
"Cherchant le calme dans un village (presque) desert, le personnage principal se retrouve chargé de redonner vie au village de Vesna de..." - See full review
Cryptic Puffin reviews Faery: Swapped: "Name theft is the name of the game" March 22, 2024
"A very funny little puzzler (it took me like 20 minutes tops I think?) with basically one puzzle and a very clever mechanic for it...." - See full review
A new Recommended List by Walter Sandsquish, Time Travelers March 22, 2024
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Players get to travel back and forth through their player-characters' time-lines all the time by using UNDO, RESTART, and RESTORE. So, it's only fair that player-characters sometimes get to move back and...
Max Fog reviews 1 4 the $: "Game 1 in my list, and I'm all 4 it" March 22, 2024
"What a strong start to the competition! I am personally quite a fan of grotesque and dark subjects, but this one portrayed it very..." - See full review
Max Fog reviews All The Games I Would Have Made For Seedcomp If I Had The Time (Which I Did Not) (Oh Well There's Always Next Year): "Honestly a very fun game" March 22, 2024
"I’m not sure there’s much to say about this game. Funny, for sure! Very mini IF, but certainly clever. I like the reviews and the setups..." - See full review
A new competition page: Revival Jam 2024 created March 22, 2024
The Revival Jam is a short game jam about bringing back themes and constraints from older game jams to create small interactive fiction games.
A new listing for Neapolitan, by Rylie Eric March 22, 2024
Strawberry is currently unavailable due to time constraints. It should be available before the 21st. Neapolitan is a collection of three mostly linear stories from previous game jams that I had to cancel,...
A new listing for tiny ratopia, by alyshkalia March 22, 2024
Made for the Revival Jam, based on the TinyUtopias IF Jam.
A new listing for stomping grounds, by Sophia de Augustine March 22, 2024
"Can't die just yet- I still want to go fishing and camping with you." For Dan, with deep affection; because a promise made, is a promise kept. Made for the Revival Jam, based off of the TinyUtopias IF Jam....
A new listing for The Chosen Path, by Noah Si March 22, 2024
This short reflection was made for the Revival Jam. This piece was inspired by the Tiny Utopias IF Jam (2016), IF Arcade (2000), Speed IF XYZZY (2001) and the Emily Short Anniversary Contest (2020). There...
A new listing for Kel (2024, words on screen), by alyshkalia March 22, 2024
Written for the Revival Jam, following the guidelines of the IF Art Show.
A new listing for Labyrinth, by KA Tan March 22, 2024
A short, meandering little story about the Minotaur, isolation in a place that you know and love well, and inevitability. Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges' The House of Asterion (1947).  Content...
A new listing for Malachi And The Quest for Attention, by João Aguiar March 22, 2024
Malachi is an artist who wants what most artists do: meaningful connections with other people and to be understood. He craves attention and uses his many talents to try to get it. Until one day, he gets...
A new listing for FIA: The Vacuum Cleaner, by manonamora March 22, 2024
This is a silly thing made for the Revival Jam, based on the EctoComp (2011 version) and the Neo Twiny Jam. I tried to got for the Speed-IF, but I took just a bit over 2h...I will fix this page later. This...
A new listing for sojourn, by 30x30 March 22, 2024
Created for Neointeractive's Revival Jam- a short game jam about bringing back themes and constraints from older game jams to create small interactive fiction games - using the constraints of...
A new listing for Uptown, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Bear with me, because this is a little strange. Your uncle, Gustav (call me Gus) Braenover, the famous police inspector, has had one of his fits and is in the police sanitarium for a few days. He'll be okay,...
A new listing for Toyland, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
You have wandered into the Toyland factory which uses Model 1 type androids to do the design and manufacturing. As you may recall, the Model 1 is very helpful, but has some memory problems. Luckily, if you...
A new listing for Pirate Island, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Are you ready for pirates, danger, secret codes and spear-fishing? Good, I thought you would be. This game was originally written by John H Doolittle in Turbo BASIC for PCs circa 1989 and used in his...
A new listing for Midnight Emergency, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Mr and Mrs Graham have gone out to a movie and left you to babysit their daughter, Anna. Somehow, you have fallen asleep on the living room couch. In your dream, Mr and Mrs Graham came home, found Anna...
A new listing for Hangtown, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Come with me on an adventure to Hangtown, home of the gold rush. Cope with mad dogs and Englishmen. Save endangered animals. Get treasures. Make tea. Gather all the treasures hidden throughout Hangtown and...
A new listing for Farmtown, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Stop vegetating and come away with me on an exciting adventure to Farmtown, home of the rutabaga. You'll dig the rural life along a dangerous highway. Cope with the wild hare. Make stew. Get gas. This game...
A new listing for Cursed Castle, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Come along on a creepy adventure to far-off places. Battle giants. Find treasures. Make oatmeal. While on a vacation to Scotland, you fall asleep reading about the human-eating giant that supposedly used to...
A new listing for Cave of the Troll, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Woe is you! You were at a carnival and entered the Cave of the Troll because the admission was free! Little did you know that you would have to pay to get out. And you haven't a cent! Your task is to find...
A new listing for Boardwalk, by John H Doolittle March 22, 2024
Okay, here's the deal. Your seriously bitchin' poem, 'Surf's up, dude!' won the Surfer's Open Poetry Contest and now you have the first prize, King Kamehameha's original, humungously long, wooden surfboard....
MythOnirie reviews Le Bastion de la Porte: "Garder un mystère " March 21, 2024
"Dans cette fiction interactive, nous incarnons la nouvelle gardienne d'une porte mystérieuse dont personne ne revient. Le but de notre..." - See full review
A new listing for BLESS (Blood+Flesh+Soul), by Maha Deoh March 21, 2024
In the depths where shadows reign and sorrow entwines with every breath, I find myself ensnared, shackled by the weight of unyielding pain a prisoner in the labyrinth of my own despair. I can't find the...
MathBrush reviews Un foyer étudiant: "Play a low-key roleplaying game while hanging out in a youth hostel" March 21, 2024
"This is a fun game with a little bit of recursiveness in it. You are a youth and are trying to get into a youth hostel. Unfortunately,..." - See full review
Tabitha / alyshkalia reviews Sonnet: "A sonnet subverted" March 21, 2024
"This is a short little game with nice styling. I enjoyed the setup—with several entangled relationships at a single’s Valentine’s Day..." - See full review
A new listing for Codex Crusade, by leechykeen March 20, 2024
Embark, if you dare, on a quest through the twisted labyrinth of academia, where libraries devour knowledge, student morph into eldritch abominations, and librarians hide secrets that blur the line between...
IkeC reviews Fenrir 13: "Spaceship fixing fun" March 20, 2024
"The setting may be a bit overused, but since I hadn't already played a lot of games like this it felt fresh enough for me. The game runs..." - See full review


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