1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad Average member rating: 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: 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... |
Advent Door, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: 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: |
Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! Average member rating: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: '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: 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... |
Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: 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: "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: 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: 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: 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: |
Gruesome, by Robin Johnson Average member rating: 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: "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: 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: 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! |
The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson Average member rating: Housework is only as dull as your imagination. Join Emma, six years old, on a playful adventure of peculiar proportions. Merciful puzzlefest. Parser or point-and-click, as you please. Web (including mobile)... |
It, by Emily Boegheim Average member rating: "The rules of the game are easy. I'm It, so I go and hide. You and the others count to 50, then you have to look for me. If you find me, you have to get into the hiding spot with me. If you're the last... |
Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota Average member rating: Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget. -- IFComp 2007 blurb |
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) Average member rating: Another day wasted as guest of the Empress, a wretchedly long tour of the breath-taking Boreal Falls, conducted as ever by the Lady Amilia. As if she weren't bad enough, an honour guard of soldiers, their... |
Mind The Gap, by quackoquack Average member rating: You're in London for a day, and your friends are all unhelpfully scattered across Zone 1. Can you visit them all before your night bus leaves the city? A quick text adventure game made for Game Dev London's... |
Orbital Decay, by Kayvan Sarikhani Average member rating: An astronaut’s life is wondrous; sometimes, space has other ideas. |
Pairidaeza, by Mostafa Haque Average member rating: Pairidaeza is a romance set in the final days of the Abbasid Caliphate. The player plays as Ridwan, a nobleman of Greek/Anatolian origin in a secret relationship with Jafar, a son of the Caliph himself.... |
Portcullis, by Robin Johnson Average member rating: Your home town, Portcullis, has been taken over by an evil sorcerer (because that's what evil sorcerers do) and a party of adventurers has arrived to overthrow him (because that's what adventurers do.) An... |
Raising the Flag on Mount Yo Momma, by Juhana Leinonen Average member rating: Gus is a smug numbskull who doesn't deserve to have the insult battle championship. You are here to take the title from him with the best yo momma insults there are. You just have to find them first. Raising... |
Six, by Wade Clarke Average member rating: Your name is Harriet Leitner, and you and your twin sister Demi turned six this morning! You're having a fancy dress birthday party, and this afternoon you'll be playing Hide and Seek Tip over in the park.... |
Stay?, by E. Jade Lomax Average member rating: STAY? CHOOSE YOUR OWN HAPPY ENDING Welcome to Elaia, a magical city nestled in a high valley. It's the end of your first year at university & time to choose your major. Find yourself among potential friends... |
Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz Average member rating: A wordplay/quasi-maze game. |
Tribute: Return to the City of Secrets, by Kenneth Pedersen Average member rating: This is a tribute game to the game "City of Secrets" by Emily Short. It is recommended to play "City of Secrets" first, since this game is a nostalgic trip back to the city, and therefore there will be... |
Wanderlust: Transsiberian, by Different Tales Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust... |
Wanderlust: Travel Stories, by Different Tales Average member rating: Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey... |
Weird City Interloper, by C.E.J. Pacian Average member rating: An interactive tale of strange conspiracy. Pull up your hood, lower your gaze and enter the city of Zendon. If you can gather enough information, you may just be able to change the course of history. (Weird... |
Yon Astounding Castle! of some sort, by Tiberius Thingamus Average member rating: In this adventure, findeth ye olde treasures from within yon castle. Maketh friends as ye o'ercome meddlesome goblins! Outwitteth ye riddling gnome! Resizeth ye belts & belt-like things! Can ye getteth all... |