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All Updates | Site News | RSS FeedNews on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025
The IF Short Games Showcase 2025 is currently open for submissions! You can submit up to two short games, previously released or not, as long as they were made in 2025. Games in the SGS compete for an... - Details
A new competition page: Short Games Showcase 2025 created December 2, 2025
A new competition page: PunyComp 2025 created December 2, 2025
News on ECTOCOMP 2025: Results are out! December 1, 2025
The ECTOCOMP 2025 results have been tabulated and are now available. Congratulations to all authors and thank you to everyone who voted!
Games
Add a game listingOf Mermaids, Riddles, and Treasure Maps, by Livia J. Elliot Unity |
Little Bead in a Squall, by C.B. Lansdell Unity |
Rainbow-1, by Fabrikant ChooseYourStory |
Siege of Pemdas Isle, by Orange ChooseYourStory |
The Life and Death of the Pinball Wizard, by Mad Hatter's Daughter ChooseYourStory |
The Laconia Incident, by Fabrikant ChooseYourStory |
Reviews
JJ McC reviews Lady Thalia and the Case of Clephan: "Lady Thalia and the Existential Enigma"   |
oscar-78 reviews Helikoj: "Uno de los juegos con más profundidad psicológica en español" |
JJ McC reviews The Kidnapping of a Tokyo Game Developer: "The Tortoise and the Eno" |
Competitions
Add a competition listingIF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards
News on Short Games Showcase 2025: Short Games Showcase 2025 open for submissions! December 2, 2025 Details
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IFDB Recommends
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that... |
| Open 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... |
| Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog. |
| Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but... |
| Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky "Join the Patrol, and see the Galaxy!" You took the poster's advice, bait and all, and marched right over to the recruitment station near... |
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