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A new Recommended List by emigre, Games August 14, 2026
57 items
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When Life Gives You Lemons, by C.C.Hill
ChoiceScript
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Pixel Prose, by Oliver Lenz
Custom
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Free Rein, by Sean Jeh
Custom
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Wyrmward, by Johan Berntsson
Inform 6
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Escape from the MV Capricorn, by FLACRabbit
Adventuron
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SILAS — Logos-Arche, by Mosherfist

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Reviews

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Fan Shiyuan reviews Stay?: "A really moving game" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
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RainbowDarter reviews The Gnomish Treasury: "So Close to Great It Hurts" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
MathBrush reviews Dinosaur Island Escape: "Parser-like Choicescript game based on Jurassic Park" ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
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OtisTDog reviews Raising the Flag on Mount Yo Momma: "Yo momma's so fat she don't fit in Z-machine." ImageImageImageImageImage - See full review
OtisTDog reviews Kissing the Buddha's Feet: "Old school but plays well today, the earliest winner of both NPC-related XYZZYs" - See full review
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IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

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
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - Dishes are served! May 29, 2026 Details
News on Iron ChIF (Season One Episode 2): Iron ChIF S1E2 - The battle has begun! May 24, 2026 Details
(No) Dialogue Jam 2026 created May 6, 2026

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