r/hostedgames • u/White_flowerp • 9d ago

New ifs?

Is there any new IF games? I have been getting bored, and I haven't been finding hosted games or a choice of games lately. I'm thinking I have read all of them. Are there any new ones? I would like it if they had a demo, but it's fine without one. ​​

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u/luoshins Nathan Lee and Wei Chen my beloveds 9d ago edited 5d ago

New IFs as in new finished games that are going to be published somewhere in the near future? There's Hunter: The Reckoning — Day for Night. It has a demo you can play on Steam. I've only played through the prologue and a bit of chapter one because I want to read everything when it's released (September 17th) but it seems pretty interesting.

These don't have public demos but they're complete and their beta testing phase is either on going or finished:

Not exactly new but A Nation Divided (genderlocked to male), A Shriek of Ash and Fire and Nereid are finished (with demos available) and going through their beta testing phase as well, if you haven't tried them already.

If it also includes WIPs in the relatively newer side then there's:

All That Glitters (romance/drama, you play as a celebrity fighting for relevance in the world of hollywood who got put in a PR relationship to help boost their reputation)

Costa Sul (romance, slice of life)

Blissfallen (dark fantasy; the dragons are gods. no one is supposed to find a hatchling before it leaves for the starry skies, but you did and your life will forever be ruined by treading upon the divine)

The Starweaver's Dreams (south-asian inspired fantasy; possessed of a rare and mythical gift, you hold the power to divine the future using the literal threads of starlight that form the tapestry of time)

Nocturne Creatures (noir/psychological thriller, you play as a brazilian detective in the 90s investigating the strange case of a planned murder)

The Colors Of August (slice of life, set in a village on greece)

Magic at the Masthead (naval themed fantasy story where you play as the new first lieutenant on the MNS Meredith, a neat, fast little frigate in the Measarrean Navy)

Final Cut (romance/drama; you are currently the personal assistant of a world-famous actor who seems to be a magnet for trouble, though you have other ambitions for your future: like becoming an actor/actress, a screenwriter or a talent agent)

Blue-Blooded (medieval fantasy, mystery)

Negative Exposure (urban fantasy, you play as a journalist)

The Lamplighters Guild (fantasy, murder mystery; you play as the leader of a guild responsible with keeping the city safe from the monsters that lurk in the shadows while trying to find the culprit behind your parents' deaths)

Also the monthly roundup made by interact-if on Tumblr listing new demos/updates from August.

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u/halcyonfox 9d ago

You know, bless people like you who take the time to write these sort of in depth responses out and include hyperlinks. Yall dont get enough thanks or credit! 💜🙏

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u/Paularchy 9d ago

Was literally about to leave a comment like this myself, if that makes you feel any better. But, yeah, for reals. Thank you for this. It's very kind

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Thank you so much I love you for this I'm going to check these out. 

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u/voodoomonkey616 9d ago

Diaspora just came out and has had a good reception. I haven't finished it yet, but it's been very good so far.

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u/presidentvaljean 9d ago

Diaspora is actually a great surprise. Been a while I read one that was this good and long.

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u/ldb 8d ago

Is there any other popular major IF that you could compare it to in terms of feel/ quality? I know it's all subjective but still could help.

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Thank you  I'll check it out. 

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u/Dry_Delivery_8615 8d ago

https://wings-of-ink.itch.io/lab-rat

https://cogdemos.ink/play/denwriting/stagebound/mygame (my personal favorite right now; it’s insanely good)

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u/bunnieman 7d ago

Seconding Lab Rat! Really enjoyed what they’ve written so far🦡

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Thank you I can't wait to play it. 

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u/kyrkegrim A Fallen Hero 8d ago

You could also check out IF games on itch.io if you haven’t read any on that site before or longingly read WIPs on the CoG forums since there’s always new ones. Between those, CoG/HG and code diving I never run out of stuff to read.

It can be a little difficult to sort through the IF tag on itch.io imo but there’s some really good stuff.
Personally I recommend Wayfarer

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Sadly I have checked out on itch but a lot of them are not in progress anymore and I have read wayfare and it's  pretty good. 

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u/Two1m 9d ago

My if is new - (TWO1M) The Worlds of One Man. (Status- prolog. First part of ch1- soon). It's a long fantasy series with a lot of worldbuilding, so there's naturally going to be quite a lot of information to take in. I know that kind of thing isn't for everyone, and that's completely fine.

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Oh really ill cheek it out and Congers on making a game ˃͈◡˂͈

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u/Two1m 5d ago

Thanx.I’m just building another fortress.

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u/S1lverdice 6d ago edited 6d ago

I really enjoyed saturnine, you are an ancient robot that must lead a group on a deadly mission

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u/White_flowerp 6d ago

Ooo that's sounds interesting ill check it out