Islands Far Away is my first work of interactive fiction. I created it as an entry for the Ludum Dare 48 Hour Game Competition #17. The game is about a programmer who is trying to create a game in the Ludum...
"We need to save the kingdom! But...where is the kingdom? What are its bounds? Can history be distilled? Why do ghosts feign friendliness? We will make a quest of questions!" [--blurb from Competition...
You have been chosen as the winner of a fully trained Australian Cattle Dog (you lucky devil). What adventures lie in store? Odd, really, that you can't seem to pet it. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]
A one-room game where your goal is to assemble an Easter basket of goodies for your son, Max.
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In this extremely short one-room demo game, you play as Jack Winklebee, an aspiring hero in Fairyland. You've traded your cow for some magic beans, a trowel, and a magic watering can. Now it's time to find...
In this short game of intrigue, you play as the venerable A, the highest-ranking member of your religion's Hierarchy. During a formal service at a remote holding, you sense a conspiracy to eliminate you is...
You are Jacqueline McBean, modern woman for the Thirties and intrepid international correspondent for the Fresno Bee. The good news is that you're on your way to a plum assignment among the glitzy spires and...
Jailbreak Bob, by David Whyld Average member rating: (1 rating) Jane, by Joseph Grzesiak Average member rating: (17 ratings) Janitor, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn Average member rating: (28 ratings) Jarod's Journey, by Tim Emmerich Average member rating: (6 ratings)
""Jarod!" comes the weakened call from the father's room. With a torn heart, Jarod remembers his father of old, a once great centurion. Jarod quickly runs to his father's bedside. When he kneels beside the...
jason finds fleece, by Gunther Schmidl Average member rating: (3 ratings)
In this IF abuse modeled after robot finds kitten, you play as Jason of the Argonauts, looking for the Golden Fleece. Jason is represented as a # symbol which you'll manuever around the screen using your...
Jay Is Ponies, by JohnB, Kyh, Steve, Tricky, and Trinn Average member rating: (2 ratings)
The kingdom is in great peril. King Jay, our wise, benevolent, and perpetually hungry ruler, is in need of assistance. He was about to eat a delicious pizza, and then it split into slices and vanished. Go...
Jeenin Tonn-nx, by Anonymous Average member rating: (4 ratings)
In this one-room tribute to Douglas Adams, you play as someone at a pub. The bartender tells you he can make an alcoholic beverage that you eat instead of drink. It's called a Jeenin Tonn-nx.
Jordan is looking for his friend, Jesse, who is in hiding from the government. Picking up the trail, he discovers that Jesse is following the Grateful Dead on tour, but as Jordan immerses himself into the...
Jesus of Nazareth, by Paul Allen Panks Average member rating: (7 ratings)
It is the year 28 A.D. The Roman authorities control a vast empire, stretching from Africa to Syria. You are Jesus, hailing from the small village of Nazareth. Your goal is to convert as many followers as...
"A somewhat traditional cave crawl." Possession of the long-lost Jewel of Knowledge is said to bring fame, wealth, power, and of course knowledge, but you'll have to beat the extraordinarily high mortality...