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. |
The Act of Misdirection, by Callico Harrison Average member rating: (75 ratings) The curtain lifts to a torrent of applause, as the city's gents and ladies lose their decorum for a just few moments in anticipation of something magical. The spotlights drown the glitter of sequins and... |
Balances, by Graham Nelson Average member rating: (39 ratings) "A homage to Infocom's Enchanter Trilogy, at the same time showing some of the things that Inform is capable of doing." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue] |
Being Andrew Plotkin, by J. Robinson Wheeler Average member rating: (58 ratings) "Zarf? you think to yourself. Could it be? The one and only Zarf? Xyzzy Award winner? IF Competition winner? The mighty Inscruitable One? Gosh. What it must be like to be Zarf... You begin to crawl forward,... |
Black Knife Dungeon, by Arthur DiBianca Average member rating: (15 ratings) A miniature RPG. |
Bring Me A Head!, by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (33 ratings) Better hope you can hack it. A Grand Guignol entry for ECTOCOMP 2016. |
Bronze, by Emily Short 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. |
Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short Spingly's rating: 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... |
A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short Average member rating: (99 ratings) No time for fantasy. Must feed fish. |
Down, the Serpent and the Sun, by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (30 ratings) The feathered serpent coils before you, greater than any god or any monster. Maimed warriors are crushed beneath its claws. The sun will never rise again. |
The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: (177 ratings) The Dreamhold is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next. The Dreamhold is designed for people who have never... |
Eat Me, by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (109 ratings) In this castle, you'll eat or be eaten. May contain dairy, carnage, puzzles, nuts. |
The Enigma of the Old Manor House, by Daniel M. Stelzer Average member rating: (10 ratings) Everyone's heard stories about the old mansion on the hill. Decades ago, they say, old Doctor Black lived up there all alone. Until something happened—nobody knows what—and he vanished without a trace.... |
The Familiar, by groggydog Average member rating: (13 ratings) You are a witch's crow familiar, headstrong as anything but still young and untested. What starts as a normal day soon takes a harrowing turn when your pacific caretaker, Valmai, is struck down by a terrible... |
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... |
Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg, by Arthur DiBianca Average member rating: (23 ratings) How do you break out of handcuffs when all you've got is an egg? |
Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box, by Arthur DiBianca Average member rating: (38 ratings) It's the latest model, and it would really like to play with you. |
Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian Spingly's rating: Average member rating: (156 ratings) Step into the shoes of Mute Lawton, a lone cowboy who must stop an execution set to occur at noon by shooting his way past dangerous cyborgs and mutants in a post-apocalyptic western setting. (From the... |
Inside the Facility, by Arthur DiBianca Average member rating: (64 ratings) Your friend Mike thinks no one can infiltrate THE FACILITY, but you're going to prove him wrong. A light puzzle game. In the author's opinion, it's totally family-friendly. (If you're playing the Browser... |
The Lonely Troll, by Amanda Walker Average member rating: (17 ratings) Meet a cast of mythological characters in a text adventure about making friends. This game is suitable for children as well as adults and has an extensive tutorial for first-time players. A walkthrough, or... |
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 |
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) Average member rating: (51 ratings) 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... |
Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (87 ratings) A fool receives a challenge from a countess. Violence. Sex. Profanity. Sausage. |
The Northnorth Passage., by Caleb Wilson (as Snowball Ice) Average member rating: (26 ratings) Oh no, the old family curse has flared up! This is a short story about limits to action. |
Open That Vein, by Chandler Groover Average member rating: (21 ratings) You are going to open that vein. La Petite Mort entry in ECTOCOMP 2015. |
Rainbow Bridge, by John Demeter Average member rating: (14 ratings) In this tiny game, you play as the angel Gabriel in an isolated cabin with your lover, a mortal man named Demeter. Because of an unexpected crisis, you must now return to the celestial plane. But to get... |
Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer Average member rating: (17 ratings) Not a single spell! After two full years of study! Every Enchanter—every mortal with the power to change very nature of the universe with their words—has a spell book! Filled with words of power... |
Shade, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: (421 ratings) "A one-room game set in your apartment." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] |
Skull-Scraper, by chandler groover Average member rating: (18 ratings) "Scrape into a skull." Made for the Tiny Utopias Jam. |
Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto Average member rating: (219 ratings) In the beginning was the Word, and it was hungry. ... |
Suveh Nux, by David Fisher Average member rating: (228 ratings) An entry in the 2007 One Room Game Competition. You play a magician's servant who gets trapped in your master's vault; you'll need to learn some of his tricks if you want to get out. |
Take, by Katherine Morayati (as Amelia Pinnolla) Average member rating: (37 ratings) You are battle-weary. Your armor is scanty and your countenance is loathsome; you tire of the swords flicking at your neck. But you have a duty. There is nothing you can't take. (Content warning: Violence,... |
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. |
The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca Average member rating: (60 ratings) Explore the wizard Bartholloco's castle with the help of a versatile magic wand. Can you overcome his challenge? Can you levitate a rock? Can you slice a baltavakia? (Puzzle-oriented and family friendly.) |
The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson Average member rating: (138 ratings) You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are not a wizard sniffer (if such a thing even exists). As far as you can... |