Welcome to IFDB!

The Interactive Fiction Database is an IF game catalog and recommendation engine. IFDB is a Wiki-style community project. Tips & More Info

Interactive Fiction technology Foundation
IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.

New on IFDB

All Updates | Site News | RSS Feed
Escape from Ojai, by OPOSSUM and Squaw Dee and ColonelKurtz and Fenris2010 and Alula and DaniPine3
Wikitext
News on Quotient, The Game: Quotient, the Mathbrush Release Details
A king has Prnoq Pnkhr Zmtmr STOP daughters STOP Pnzbc was killed STOP 1 pad key is XYZZY STOP K Dies STOP inherit the treasure, by Mathbrush
Text
Colditz, by Uto
ngPAWS
Room 309, by Faraz The Web Guy
Twine
Solo dos doseos, by Pablo Martínez Merino (aka Kozelek)
Inform 6

See the full list...

Reviews

Fxlmine reviews Lazarrien: A Love Story: "A Fool's Errand" - See full review
MathBrush reviews Escape from Death: "Character-focused fantasy land game themed around the afterlife" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Echoes of Ending Worlds: "There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere" - See full review
vegetablegarden reviews Advent Door: "A short puzzle" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Distance: "Short, simple and sweet" - See full review
ChanceOfFire reviews Eight Steps: "Shooting an arrow and feeling something else" - See full review

See the full list...

IF Comp | Spring Thing | XYZZY Awards

Neo-Twiny Jam 2025 created July 3, 2025
ParserComp 2025 created June 30, 2025
Dialogue Jam 2025 created May 12, 2025
Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 created May 1, 2025
15th IF Grand Prix 2025 created April 16, 2025
Spring Thing 2025 created April 2, 2025
Nebula Awards 2024 created March 13, 2025
French Comp 2025 created March 11, 2025

Browse competitions | Search competitions

Help other IFDB members find the games they're looking for by voting in their polls. Here are a few recent ones:

Browse all polls | Search for polls | What are polls?

miscellaneous by proshai, 28 items
New walkthroughs for June 2025 by David Welbourn, 7 items
Games i've finished by Vicusol, 1 item
Game I've started but not finished yet by Vicusol, 2 items
Favorite recommended list of action games by Litedeathdarkblade, 4 items
New walkthroughs for May 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items
2025 Alternative Top 25 by Denk, 25 items
New walkthroughs for April 2025 by David Welbourn, 18 items
New walkthroughs for March 2025 by David Welbourn, 8 items

Browse lists | Search lists

IFDB Recommends

More recommendations

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe...

Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover
A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog.

Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Marooned in an alien, airless wasteland -- your starship fractured -- your crewmates missing. Can an apprentice alchemist learn how to...

Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
A text-only space sim. Ply the spaceways. Make five million credits. Buy back your twin. (Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a shallow but...

Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
You are online. You are fire and order. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a...

Why did IFDB recommend these?

Top Reviewers

New to IF?

IFDB can help get you up and running with the games you find on IFDB. Just click the button in any game's External Links box to play the game right in your browser.

Database Stats

  • IF Community Forum: Discuss playing IF, creating IF, and competitions.
  • Planet IF: Read the latest posts from IF-related blogs.
  • IFWiki: Explore IF history, theory, and other community knowledge.
  • NarraScope: Attend a narrative games conference.

IFDB was originally developed by Mike Roberts.

IFDB Home | Contact Us | Code of Conduct | Terms of Service | Privacy | Copyrights & Trademarks | API
Interactive Fiction technology Foundation
IFDB is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF's other services.