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IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2019 EDITION Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2019 edition) People were asked to send in a list of between 1 and 20 of their favourite IF games of all time (in no particular order). The number of points a game got was the number of lists on which it appeared. LUX, CITY OF SECRETS Lux, City of Secrets is a 438,000 word immersive interactive experience by Thom Baylay. It’s entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. The mayor of Lux believes someone is trying to kill him, and he has chosen you to save his life. ALL YOUR TIME-TOSSED SELVES Still play. Porpentine, most commonly known as a prominent Twine author, is one of these. Her latest digital fiction, All Your Time-Tossed Selves, is a simple experiment, stepping away from Twine as a platform and using Google Forms instead. Its short length, linearity, and thoughtful contemplation make it a great read for those

who love poetry

ANDROMEDA AWAKENING

Andromeda Awakening, Release 3: The Final Cut January 28, 2012. The final post-Comp release of the game is now online. A new beginning, a longer ending sequence (5 more rooms), new verbs, better hinted puzzles, credits/about menu and much more! Give it a try!

A LADY IN WAITING

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and Anchorhead. A typical playthrough will comprise over 50,000 words and may take 5 to 6 hours to complete. Visit the website for more details, the Development Diary, and information about the upcoming

COUNTERFEIT MONKEY

Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship. Since then, Atlantis has been the world's greatest center for linguistic manipulation, designing letter inserters, word synthesizers, the diminutive affixer, and a host of other tools for converting one thing to SEX COPS OF TICKLE CITY "Tickling. Not the tee-hee, giggle giggle kind, the stake you down and work you over til you explode kind. Til you're so overstimulated, so hypersensitized that every touch makes your skin scream, and you're begging me to touch you between your legs. And then, maybe, you might get to come. Or you might just get to laugh more." Her fingers slide up under your top, electric on your belly. "Does THE INTERACTIVE FICTION DATABASE The Interactive Fiction Database is an IF game catalog and recommendation engine. IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more. Tips & More Info.

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IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2019 EDITION Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2019 edition) People were asked to send in a list of between 1 and 20 of their favourite IF games of all time (in no particular order). The number of points a game got was the number of lists on which it appeared. LUX, CITY OF SECRETS Lux, City of Secrets is a 438,000 word immersive interactive experience by Thom Baylay. It’s entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. The mayor of Lux believes someone is trying to kill him, and he has chosen you to save his life. ALL YOUR TIME-TOSSED SELVES Still play. Porpentine, most commonly known as a prominent Twine author, is one of these. Her latest digital fiction, All Your Time-Tossed Selves, is a simple experiment, stepping away from Twine as a platform and using Google Forms instead. Its short length, linearity, and thoughtful contemplation make it a great read for those

who love poetry

ANDROMEDA AWAKENING

Andromeda Awakening, Release 3: The Final Cut January 28, 2012. The final post-Comp release of the game is now online. A new beginning, a longer ending sequence (5 more rooms), new verbs, better hinted puzzles, credits/about menu and much more! Give it a try!

A LADY IN WAITING

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and Anchorhead. A typical playthrough will comprise over 50,000 words and may take 5 to 6 hours to complete. Visit the website for more details, the Development Diary, and information about the upcoming

COUNTERFEIT MONKEY

Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship. Since then, Atlantis has been the world's greatest center for linguistic manipulation, designing letter inserters, word synthesizers, the diminutive affixer, and a host of other tools for converting one thing to SEX COPS OF TICKLE CITY "Tickling. Not the tee-hee, giggle giggle kind, the stake you down and work you over til you explode kind. Til you're so overstimulated, so hypersensitized that every touch makes your skin scream, and you're begging me to touch you between your legs. And then, maybe, you might get to come. Or you might just get to laugh more." Her fingers slide up under your top, electric on your belly. "Does

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THE WIZARD SNIFFER

You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are not a wizard sniffer (if such a thing even exists). As far as you can tell, you are an ordinary pig. A comedy of errors experienced through a

parser with a

CASTLE, FOREST, ISLAND, SEA 'Castle, Forest, Island, Sea' is a choose-your-own-adventure story that explores key questions in philosophy. Where will your chosen path lead you? From bickering birds to scary monsters, choose your quest and find your way out of the castle. There are nine chapters exploring key questions in philosophy and it will take approximately 30-60 minutes to complete your adventure. As you navigate

SUPERSTITION S2

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." - William Shakespeare Sydero is gone. Your team is broken and weak. Raum is still at large. And you now don’t even know what you really are. Your world has begun unraveling ever since you found the amber eyed girl unconscious in the alley. More than ever, you need those closest to you for support, but you have learned that trust isn’t an easy INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2015 EDITION IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.

BLOOD & LAURELS

Blood & Laurels is an interactive storybook written by Emily Short that uses the Versu platform, which allows it to go far beyond the branching decision tree of Choose Your Own Adventure books. Play as Marcus, patron poet of Artus. Move through an immense world by making constant dynamic choices, which allow you to exchange dialogue, shoot

METAMORPHOSES

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.

SPIDER AND WEB

Spider and Web is the perfect distillation of an IF story that is designed entirely around a particular conceit. I'd say there's no way this story could be told in another medium, but (Spoiler - click to show) The Usual Suspects has a very similar structure, though it involves the viewer as dupe rather than Spider and Web's very clever involvement of the reader as the creator of the deception. SOME SWORD / SOME PLAY You are a professional duelist, bound to the service of your noble patron, the eccentric Marquessa. But that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. You'll meet: - Good-natured Bailey, muscular and easy-going, your friend of many years. But could you be more than friends? - Mysterious Lumi, a magical seer, submitting to the will of fate. Can you fulfil Lumi's prophecy? - Stern Roan, your PROJECT-X: THE MICRO MAN IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. THE INTERACTIVE FICTION DATABASE The Interactive Fiction Database is an IF game catalog and recommendation engine. IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more. Tips & More Info.

BROWSE GAMES

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2019 EDITION Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2019 edition) People were asked to send in a list of between 1 and 20 of their favourite IF games of all time (in no particular order). The number of points a game got was the number of lists on which it appeared. LUX, CITY OF SECRETS Lux, City of Secrets is a 438,000 word immersive interactive experience by Thom Baylay. It’s entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. The mayor of Lux believes someone is trying to kill him, and he has chosen you to save his life. ALL YOUR TIME-TOSSED SELVES Still play. Porpentine, most commonly known as a prominent Twine author, is one of these. Her latest digital fiction, All Your Time-Tossed Selves, is a simple experiment, stepping away from Twine as a platform and using Google Forms instead. Its short length, linearity, and thoughtful contemplation make it a great read for those

who love poetry

ANDROMEDA AWAKENING

Andromeda Awakening, Release 3: The Final Cut January 28, 2012. The final post-Comp release of the game is now online. A new beginning, a longer ending sequence (5 more rooms), new verbs, better hinted puzzles, credits/about menu and much more! Give it a try!

A LADY IN WAITING

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and Anchorhead. A typical playthrough will comprise over 50,000 words and may take 5 to 6 hours to complete. Visit the website for more details, the Development Diary, and information about the upcoming

COUNTERFEIT MONKEY

Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship. Since then, Atlantis has been the world's greatest center for linguistic manipulation, designing letter inserters, word synthesizers, the diminutive affixer, and a host of other tools for converting one thing to SEX COPS OF TICKLE CITY "Tickling. Not the tee-hee, giggle giggle kind, the stake you down and work you over til you explode kind. Til you're so overstimulated, so hypersensitized that every touch makes your skin scream, and you're begging me to touch you between your legs. And then, maybe, you might get to come. Or you might just get to laugh more." Her fingers slide up under your top, electric on your belly. "Does THE INTERACTIVE FICTION DATABASE The Interactive Fiction Database is an IF game catalog and recommendation engine. IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more. Tips & More Info.

BROWSE GAMES

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2019 EDITION Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2019 edition) People were asked to send in a list of between 1 and 20 of their favourite IF games of all time (in no particular order). The number of points a game got was the number of lists on which it appeared. LUX, CITY OF SECRETS Lux, City of Secrets is a 438,000 word immersive interactive experience by Thom Baylay. It’s entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. The mayor of Lux believes someone is trying to kill him, and he has chosen you to save his life. ALL YOUR TIME-TOSSED SELVES Still play. Porpentine, most commonly known as a prominent Twine author, is one of these. Her latest digital fiction, All Your Time-Tossed Selves, is a simple experiment, stepping away from Twine as a platform and using Google Forms instead. Its short length, linearity, and thoughtful contemplation make it a great read for those

who love poetry

ANDROMEDA AWAKENING

Andromeda Awakening, Release 3: The Final Cut January 28, 2012. The final post-Comp release of the game is now online. A new beginning, a longer ending sequence (5 more rooms), new verbs, better hinted puzzles, credits/about menu and much more! Give it a try!

A LADY IN WAITING

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more. THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and Anchorhead. A typical playthrough will comprise over 50,000 words and may take 5 to 6 hours to complete. Visit the website for more details, the Development Diary, and information about the upcoming

COUNTERFEIT MONKEY

Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship. Since then, Atlantis has been the world's greatest center for linguistic manipulation, designing letter inserters, word synthesizers, the diminutive affixer, and a host of other tools for converting one thing to SEX COPS OF TICKLE CITY "Tickling. Not the tee-hee, giggle giggle kind, the stake you down and work you over til you explode kind. Til you're so overstimulated, so hypersensitized that every touch makes your skin scream, and you're begging me to touch you between your legs. And then, maybe, you might get to come. Or you might just get to laugh more." Her fingers slide up under your top, electric on your belly. "Does

SEARCH FOR GAMES

rating:low-high lists games with average ratings in the given range (inclusive). For example, rating:2.5-3.5 lists games rated from 2½ to 3½ stars. Leave out an endpoint for an open-ended search: rating:3-lists games with ratings 3 stars and above; rating:-2 lists games rated 2 stars and below. #ratings:low-high lists games with a total number of ratings in the given range.

THE WIZARD SNIFFER

You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are not a wizard sniffer (if such a thing even exists). As far as you can tell, you are an ordinary pig. A comedy of errors experienced through a

parser with a

CASTLE, FOREST, ISLAND, SEA 'Castle, Forest, Island, Sea' is a choose-your-own-adventure story that explores key questions in philosophy. Where will your chosen path lead you? From bickering birds to scary monsters, choose your quest and find your way out of the castle. There are nine chapters exploring key questions in philosophy and it will take approximately 30-60 minutes to complete your adventure. As you navigate

SUPERSTITION S2

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." - William Shakespeare Sydero is gone. Your team is broken and weak. Raum is still at large. And you now don’t even know what you really are. Your world has begun unraveling ever since you found the amber eyed girl unconscious in the alley. More than ever, you need those closest to you for support, but you have learned that trust isn’t an easy INTERACTIVE FICTION TOP 50 OF ALL TIME (2015 EDITION IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.

BLOOD & LAURELS

Blood & Laurels is an interactive storybook written by Emily Short that uses the Versu platform, which allows it to go far beyond the branching decision tree of Choose Your Own Adventure books. Play as Marcus, patron poet of Artus. Move through an immense world by making constant dynamic choices, which allow you to exchange dialogue, shoot

METAMORPHOSES

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.

SPIDER AND WEB

Spider and Web is the perfect distillation of an IF story that is designed entirely around a particular conceit. I'd say there's no way this story could be told in another medium, but (Spoiler - click to show) The Usual Suspects has a very similar structure, though it involves the viewer as dupe rather than Spider and Web's very clever involvement of the reader as the creator of the deception. SOME SWORD / SOME PLAY You are a professional duelist, bound to the service of your noble patron, the eccentric Marquessa. But that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. You'll meet: - Good-natured Bailey, muscular and easy-going, your friend of many years. But could you be more than friends? - Mysterious Lumi, a magical seer, submitting to the will of fate. Can you fulfil Lumi's prophecy? - Stern Roan, your PROJECT-X: THE MICRO MAN IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.

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