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A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, New walkthroughs for August 2026 August 31, 2026
8 items
A new Recommended List by powdered8475, My favorite games August 31, 2026
2 items
A new poll by P-Tux7, Games with really weird locations created August 30, 2026
A new poll by The Elusive9, Games where you play as a lone wolf/vigilante created August 29, 2026
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Infinite Ashes, by Loquacious Lou
Twine
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Sounds from Beyond, by Carlos Marcano, David Marcano
Custom
A Spy's Heist, by dott. Piergiorgio
Inform 6
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As I Remember, by Latrai
Custom
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Annie Timbers, by Jorge Casares Aguayo
Unity
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A Bonded Harvester, by Dee Cooke
Adventuron

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Reviews

Marvin James reviews A Spy's Heist: "A short, lightweight spy game" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
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Naarel reviews The Dark sorceror: "Well... it's not AI!" - See full review
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amaroq reviews Blackthorne Mansion Case: "Dead link" - See full review
amaroq reviews Timeless: "Nice way to spend a couple minutes" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews The Veil: "A nice medium-sized Twine" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
Dan Fabulich reviews Stories of Stars and Woods and City Jungles: "Buggy" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review

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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Dishes are served! August 28, 2026 Details
Engine Jam created August 28, 2026
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3): Iron ChIF S1E3 - Turning up the heat! August 23, 2026 Details
Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 3) created August 23, 2026
IntroComp 2026 created August 10, 2026
1st Annual Thinky Awards 2023 created August 3, 2026
Neo-Twiny Jam 2026 created July 3, 2026
ParserComp 2026 created July 1, 2026

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New walkthroughs for August 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items
My favorite games by powdered8475, 2 items
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Ricardo Oyón games. by Jade68, 4 items
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Spanish if games released in 2026 at ifdb. by Jade68, 6 items
Games by emigre, 57 items
Devon's Favorites (So Far) by RainbowDarter, 10 items
My Top 10 Game list (2026) by MathBrush, 10 items
Friend recommendations (WIP) by Unearthly, 10 items
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New walkthroughs for July 2026 by David Welbourn, 8 items

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IFDB Recommends

ImageOpen Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

ImageThe Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are...

Image80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Choose your own route around...

ImageType Help, by William Rous
A puzzle-mystery game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, Unheard and The Roottrees are Dead. Investigate the files on an old...

ImageEat Me, by Chandler Groover
In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts.

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IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.