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Hypochondriac (or Outcast), by Tomas Bok
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A Soul's Price, by Skye Rozario Steinhagen
Ren'Py

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Canalboy reviews The Dungeons of Dunjin: "A Polished Dunjin Romp Indeed" - See full review
JoshGrams reviews Le Morte D'Arthur: "Not a bad concept, but hard to recommend" - See full review
kaemi reviews Portrait with Wolf: "Spring Thing 2025: Portrait with Wolf" - See full review
Cerfeuil reviews Succor: "Reminded me to clean my own microwave" - See full review
tnsur reviews Delightful Wallpaper: "Bleak House" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Choice of the Petal Throne: "Where the heck am I?" - See full review

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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...

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

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...

Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to...

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