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1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad Average member rating: (25 ratings) A theft on the fairgrounds! Precious diamonds stolen from the Kimberly Diamond Mining Exhibit! An urgent telegram from your old partner arrives, requesting your help to solve the mystery. How can you refuse?...

Absence of Law, by mathbrush Average member rating: (47 ratings) Excuse me, can you help me? Yes, you, browsing IFDB games! I need your assistance, but I don't have long. There's so much going on: remote surveillance, unauthorized cloning, forgotten languages, robots...

ADRIFTmas Party, by Dana Crane

Advent Door, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: (16 ratings) Where’s that door? This game was written for a collaborative 2019 Advent Calendar project. The theme was "The City of Doors" from the Planescape roleplaying setting. That project was never completed, so I...

Adventurer's Consumer Guide, by Øyvind Thorsby Average member rating: (31 ratings)

Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! Average member rating: (65 ratings) WANTED: Amateur musicians to serve the Royal Court. Must provide own instrument and be inured to copious constructive criticism. Impress your friends! Meet the King! Apply in person at the Castle, located on...

The Baker of Shireton, by Hanon Ondricek Average member rating: (20 ratings) You are the Baker of Shireton. The bread you bake is delicious. Raiders are coming.

A Beauty Cold and Austere, by Mike Spivey Average member rating: (56 ratings) That survey course in conceptual mathematics seemed like a good idea at the start of the term - no graded homework, no midterm exams - just an oral final at the end. But now that final is tomorrow morning....

Being There, by Jordan Magnuson Average member rating: (14 ratings) Being There is an extremely experimental little work of interactive fiction with pictures, about existence and Korea. Only requires a few minutes to play through, but you are encouraged to take your time.

Beyond the Chiron Gate, by John Ayliff Average member rating: (3 ratings) Explore an endless universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers and upgrade their ship with new technology. Brave dangerous worlds to...

Broken Legs, by Sarah Morayati Average member rating: (31 ratings) A blurb? They expect you to write? You're Lottie Plum so you're not going into writing. You sing. And dance and act up a storm while everyone else can only manage a puddle. You belong at Bridger. No matter...

Castle, Forest, Island, Sea, by Hide&Seek Average member rating: (18 ratings) '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...

Child's Play, by Stephen Granade Average member rating: (54 ratings) It is playgroup day and playgroup day is normally a good day but ever since that little red-haired girl started coming she always wants your toys. She shouldn't get your toys. You tried telling the mom this...

The Chinese Room, by Harry Josephine Giles and Joey Jones
Average member rating: (34 ratings)

Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (53 ratings) The first time I ever saw someone play a text adventure was in fifth grade. One of the sixth-graders didn't go to outdoor ed, and therefore spent the week in my fifth-grade classroom, playing Scott Adams's...

Enlightenment, by Taro Ogawa Average member rating: (42 ratings) "The intrepid Adventurer has escaped the caverns. Nought remains to block a successful escape but this troll here. Hmmm. A one-room adventure. The author recommends this for people who grew up on Zork II and...

Escape from the Crazy Place, by J. J. Guest, Loz Etheridge and friends Average member rating: (11 ratings) You've been locked in a padded cell for no obvious reason with only a deranged hamburger-eating clown for company. The cell doesn't even have a door. So begins an adventure that will take you to many places...

Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe Average member rating: (105 ratings) It starts with a metalhead, Graham, realizing that throwing that shopping cart over the bridge was not the great idea he thought it was. Even if it did get him out of washroom duty at Cost Cutters....

The Gateway of the Ferrets, by Feneric Average member rating: (3 ratings) So life lately has been traveling through one portal after another, each with its own risks and rewards. Sometimes portals lead to dead ends. Sometimes they close and lock behind you. Sometimes it's...

Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp Average member rating: (21 ratings)

Gruesome, by Robin Johnson Average member rating: (11 ratings) As a grue, it's your duty to keep the underground kingdom safe from vandalism by sorcerers, swordspeople, and other ugly monsters who keep invading the dungeon in hopes of stealing a sackful of your friends'...

Guess the Verb!, by Leonard Richardson Average member rating: (28 ratings) "Now you too can GUESS THE VERB for fun and prizes! Read evocative and amusing room descriptions while manipulating interesting objects! Interact with the simulated motives and desires of quirky NPCs! No...

Hibernated 1 (Director's Cut), by Stefan Vogt Average member rating: (5 ratings) Have you ever dreamed about a journey far beyond the known regions of the universe? Close to Alpha Centauri, Olivia Lund is on the trail of one of mankind's greatest secrets and a thousand-year-old mystery....

Hinterlands: Marooned!, by Cody Gaisser Average member rating: (6 ratings) Following a series of mishaps, a recruit from the Consortium Of Known Occupied Worlds is marooned on a tiny island on an unfamiliar planet; but the recruit is not alone - there is a Q’udzlth here!

How to Conquer the World, by Jason Mac Innes