69,105 Keys, by David Welbourn Average member rating: (80 ratings) There's just one room. How hard can it be? Just unlock the door. Oh. There's 69,105 keys. |
9:05, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (544 ratings) The phone rings. Oh, no — how long have you been asleep? Sure, it was a tough night, but... This is bad. This is very bad. The phone rings. |
Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (99 ratings) |
African Adventure, by Ralph Fullerton, Becky Fullerton, Carl Russell, Karen Russell Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (8 ratings) Originally published under the title "Dr.Livingston: The Search For..." for TRS-80 in Softside, vol 2., no. 12, Septmber 1980, pp. 26-29; Vol 3., no. 1, October 1980, pp. 76-78; corrections vol. 3, no, 4.,... |
Aisle, by Sam Barlow Average member rating: (326 ratings) "Late Thursday night. You've had a hard day and the last thing you need is this: shopping. Luckily, the place is pretty empty and you're progressing rapidly. On to the next aisle... Aisle started out as a... |
Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! Average member rating: (67 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... |
Bronze, by Emily Short Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (290 ratings) When the seventh day comes and it is time for you to return to the castle in the forest, your sisters cling to your sleeves. |
Cabin Fever, by Dr. Froth Average member rating: (9 ratings) An entry in the 2007 One Room Game competition. You are on vacation in a cabin far from anywhere, snowed in, unable to reach civilization for several hours at least. You are bored. |
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... |
Choice of the Dragon, by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (38 ratings) Play as a fire-breathing dragon who sleeps on gold and kidnaps princesses for fun! Choice of the Dragon is a free text-based game of multiple choice. Dominate the local kingdom, loot and pillage, and inspire... |
Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short Average member rating: (253 ratings) 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... |
Curses, by Graham Nelson Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (132 ratings) "As "Curses" opens, you're hunting about in the attic of your family home, looking for a tatty old map of Paris (you're going on holiday tomorrow) and generally trying to avoid all the packing. Aunt Jemima... |
Delightful Wallpaper, by Andrew Plotkin ('Edgar O. Weyrd') Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (78 ratings) |
Dig My Grave, by Ryan Veeder Average member rating: (27 ratings) For reasons which remain obscure, it is your job to dig a grave. Written for the Apollo 18+20 tribute album project. |
Dinner Bell, by Jenni Polodna Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (54 ratings) You are the involuntary and very hungry test subject of a semi-anthropomorphized dog in a labcoat who wants you to find all sixteen food items mentioned in They Might Be Giants' song Dinner Bell, which have... |
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... |
Escapade!, by Juhana Leinonen Average member rating: (18 ratings) An entry in the 2008 One Room Game Competition. You play the bumbling sidekick of the heroic Captain McBrawn; while trying to carry out a task he's set you, you are captured by the Screaming Communists and... |
Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (107 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.... |
Figaro, by Victor Gijsbers Average member rating: (14 ratings) A short example game created to accompany the essay "Co-Authorship and Community". It gives the player a kind of freedom that is not seen in any other interactive fiction: the freedom to determine what the... |
Final Selection, by Sam Gordon Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (18 ratings) |
Galatea, by Emily Short Average member rating: (346 ratings) Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally... |
The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode, by Victor Gijsbers Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (29 ratings) The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode was, in fact, formerly known as Hidden Nazi Mode. As such it was a failed experiment, detailed in the accompanying essay. In this release the Nazi mode has been... |
Hard Puzzle, by Ade McT Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (14 ratings) After The Event, there are no easy solutions. A silly little speed-IF puzzler. But can you solve it? Hall of fame: CMG Caleb Wilson Deboriole MaggieMay Doug Orleans Lance Nathan |
Hard Puzzle 2 : The Cow, The Stool and Other Animals, by Ade McT Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (6 ratings) On the farm, after The Event, things have gotten more complicated than they ought to be. A silly little Speed-IF. But can you solve it? Hall of Fame: CMG Deboriole |
Hard Puzzle 3 : Origins, by Ade McT Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (3 ratings) It's not fair. First day on the new job, and it looks like the end of the world is happening. A silly little Speed-IF. But can you solve it? Hall of Fame: CMG Deboriole |
I-0, by Anonymous Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (158 ratings) Stranded on Interstate Zero after your car broke down, you are miles away from the last sign of civilization. It's twenty minutes to noon and the temperature is well over 120°F. It's beginning to look like... |
Indigo, by Emily Short Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (55 ratings) "Years ago, a witch placed you in this tower and arranged for your upkeep, paying certain villagers well to keep you supplied with the most basic necessities, and no more. Your years in the tower have... |
The King and the Crown, by Wes Lesley Average member rating: (15 ratings) 'The King and the Crown' is a very very very short game where you are the king. The goal of the game is to receive your subjects and end up doing all sorts of boring king stuff like passing judgement,... |
Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (71 ratings) |
Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota Average member rating: (500 ratings) 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 |
Map, by Ade McT Average member rating: (33 ratings) The house is growing. Or perhaps it's you who is shrinking. And with all this extra space is coming....time. Time enough, maybe, to make some changes. |
Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (87 ratings) A fool receives a challenge from a countess. Violence. Sex. Profanity. Sausage. |
Nautilisia, by Ryan Veeder Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (41 ratings) Your friend claims to be in a coma. |
New Cat, by Poster Average member rating: (7 ratings) You are the new cat, but you do not have a name. Today, He has left the door to your place open. If you explore the new world, can you get a name? |
Party Foul, by Brooks Reeves Average member rating: (34 ratings) You're cornered, trapped. There seems to be no escape. You aren't in a jail cell. No, you're in the cocktail party from hell and only by using your wits and luck are you going to get out of this suburb... |
Photopia, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (568 ratings) "Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together." |
Robin & Orchid, by Ryan Veeder and Emily Boegheim Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (65 ratings) High school journalists spend the night in a church, investigating reports of a ghost. |
Rover's Day Out, by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (56 ratings) Three hundred years ago, the Brazilian Space Agency discovered a rocky exoplanet only 38 light years from Earth. With a surface temperature of 1200 Celsius and nine times Earth gravity, it's hardly the sort... |
Snack Time!, by Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (61 ratings) Can you help one hungry bulldog in his quest to find something good to eat? He would like that. A lot. [blurb from IF Comp 2008] |
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, by Ryan Veeder Average member rating: (9 ratings) Something is amiss in Garry's office. A prequel to The Statue Got Me High. |
Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (318 ratings) A vacation in our lovely country! See the ethnic charms of the countryside, the historic grandeur of the capital city. Taste our traditional cuisine; smell the flowers of the Old Tree. And all without... |
The Statue Got Me High, by Ryan Veeder Average member rating: (29 ratings) Your job is to make sure John's party is successful. It won't be, though. Written for the Apollo 18+20 tribute album project. |
The Tiniest Room, by Erik108 Average member rating: (33 ratings) An "Escape the Room" kind of game made with less than 300 words for the Twiny Jam. |
Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (120 ratings) A murder most foul has been committed and Sherlock Holmes is on the case. You are his dog. |
Violet, by Jeremy Freese Deboriole's rating: Average member rating: (389 ratings) Calm down. All you have to do is write a thousand words and everything will be fine. And you have all day, except it's already noon. [blurb from IF Comp 2008] |