@Feneric announced it a couple of hours ago on Mastodon:
The IntroComp is now open for intent: https://introcomp.org/
This year’s schedule:
| Intents to Enter Accepted: | June 1, 2025 |
| Intent to Enter Deadline: | June 30, 2025 |
| Submission Deadline: | Aug. 1, 2025 |
| Voting Deadline: | September 1, 2025 |
| Posting of Results: | September 6, 2025 |
Authoring
It’s now too late to register as an author. But that means you can judge in the competition, so get ready to vote!
Voting
Voting has closed for the year. See you next year!
Account Settings
If you’d like to update the settings on your account (name, email, etc), you can go to the main Interactive Fiction Competition account page and do so (you may need to log in again).
This is what I see when I log in. I guess it still needs some time to update?
From Feneric:
You can email him directly in the meantime.
On paper, having only the top three plus what in cyclism is called “il gruppone” (the “honorably mentioned” group), so in line with my now-very-strict rules of engagement (no full ranking table, period.), but the real non-engagement issue is elsewhere, namely the final deadline, 6 sept. 2026 three months earlier than the estimated date (mid-december 2026 for the 0.99RC, late december/early 2026 for the final 1.0) so, albeit having actually a introcomp-grade major work practically ready to deploy, I’ll pass this year…
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
Hello,
Seeing this as a chance to get motivated and get some feedback, I have entered my intent with the blurb of the project I am currently working on. I am essentially a newbie, so don’t expect a piece of art, I just try to put something together that people may enjoy.
BTW, are there any restrictions on updating/replacing the uploaded version of the game?
Yours,
Deathworks
Re: issues with the site
Got confirmation from Feneric that it’s fixed (and double-checked myself!)
Sorry, can’t say for certain whether you can/can’t.
Reaching out to @Feneric directly might be your best bet (he isn’t often on the Forum, mainly on Mastodon).
All official IntroComp correspondence will be conducted through email (though quick questions may be asked through Twitter – we’re @IFIntroComp, or better yet, reach out to Eric directly on Mastodon @Feneric@mastodon.social). If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, email us at: introcomp@introcomp.org
Hello,
Thank you for the hint. I will send an e-mail, though it will probably be later - real life things (^_^;;.
Yours,
Deathworks
I’m pretty sure Zoe updated her game last year during voting, but it’s probably e-mailing Eric to make updates, I’d guess.
Hello,
Sent the e-mail and got a quick reply. There are no special restrictions on updating/uploading (at least not till the deadline which was what I asked about), although technical issues can not be rules out as people usually don’t update/upload repeatedly.
Yours,
Deathworks
Sorry, if the answer to my question should be obvious. For registering the intent to enter is it enough to just register as author?
After I did this I got a “Go to your author page to do more.” link to input the title of game and other facts. But I haven’t decided on the title yet.
Sorry if this seems a bit clueless… I’ve got a game that’s an art project, (eg not going to go on to being something commercial) - is this the best spot to submit it?
It certainly can be! IntroComp is specifically for works that are unfinished, and people vote based on which intro they most want to see finished. If that sounds like your project, this is a good place for it!
Thanks! I’ll submit my project there!
Hi everyone!
I submitted my game to IntroComp (made with Ren’Py), but I was only able to include the Windows version in the zip file, since it’s the only one that fits under the 100MB limit.
I also added download links for the macOS and Linux builds in the README.
I emailed introcomp@introcomp.org to ask if there’s a better way to upload more than 100MB to include all platforms, but haven’t heard back yet.
Just wanted to check if anyone else has run into this and knows the best way to handle it?
Thanks in advance!
Hello,
First of all, allow me to say that I am really excited about this competition. And hearing the above posts, I am intrigued about the other entrants.
Then, I suppose that the voting period starts August 2nd, after the entry deadline, right? I have asked a coding question related to my project in the other forum, and it seems to be a more difficult issue than I expected. Just to make sure when I need to put that question on ice.
Yours,
Deathworks
EDIT: Are the entries publicly available during the voting period? I know I am not allowed to vote, but I might want to have a look at the other entries. I can be a curious person at times 
Yes to both questions! Though they might extend the deadline a bit, given that the forums were down at a crucial moment.
