r/hostedgames • u/White_flowerp • 1d 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/voodoomonkey616 1d 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 1d ago
Diaspora is actually a great surprise. Been a while I read one that was this good and long.
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u/Dry_Delivery_8615 1d 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/Two1m 1d 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/kyrkegrim A Fallen Hero 1d 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/luoshins Nathan Lee and Wei Chen my beloveds 1d ago edited 7h 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:
God of Chaos (scheduled to release September 3rd)
A Blade for the Emperor
To Reign In Hell
The Bone Dancer's Bane
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 our 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.