The House at the End of Rosewood Street is a surreal, parser-based game centered on the life of an odd-jobs man. It’s one of the more sizable games I’ve run into in the comp so far.
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Sam and Leo Go to the Bodega is a short, choice-based game about two stoners making a snack run. It takes less than fifteen minutes to play. Review after the jump.
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Our Boys in Uniform is a choice-based game focused on a political reading of American history, propaganda, and claims of exceptionalism. Review after the jump, any spoilers after a longer spoiler space.
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Trapped in Time is an on-paper choose-your-own adventure about a Danish time traveler. It took me somewhere between 30 and 45 minutes to read through, I think. (This was in multiple sessions, so my tracking is a little more shaky than usual.)
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Reels is a choice-plus-text-input-driven game with a minimal slice-of-life framing story. Review follows the break.
Robin & Orchid is a parser-based slice-of-life puzzle game about some kids hanging out in a church basement, looking for ghosts. It took me the full two hours to play, and could have taken longer had I not resorted to hints.
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Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 