9:05, by Adam Cadre Joe Pereira's rating: 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 Average member rating: (99 ratings) |
Adventureland, by Scott Adams Average member rating: (45 ratings) Wander through an enchanted realm and try to uncover the 13 lost treasures. There are wild animals and magical beings to reckon with as well as many other perils and mysteries. WARNING! The Z-Code conversion... |
All Roads, by Jon Ingold Average member rating: (156 ratings) "Wave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread For he on honey-dew hath fed And drunk the milk of paradise." [--blurb from Competition Aught-One] |
Asylum, by William F. Denman Jr. and Michael O. Haire Average member rating: (1 rating) |
Asylum, by cpuguy89 Joe Pereira's rating: Average member rating: (18 ratings) A simple "Escape the room" style game. It is the first of my games that is actually worth publishing. It is not intended to be difficult, and was created for those who are just getting into interactive... |
Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty Average member rating: (52 ratings) Dread times have befallen the Kingdom of Quendor. The wizards have mysteriously disappeared. The Enchanter's Guild Hall lies in ruins. Villages are abandoned, drunken men mutter strange tales, and vicious... |
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. |
The Count, by Scott Adams Average member rating: (22 ratings) "It begins when you awake in a large brass bed in a castle somewhere in Transylvania. Who are you, what are you doing here and WHY did the postman deliver a bottle of blood? Converted from original code by... |
A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short Average member rating: (99 ratings) No time for fantasy. Must feed fish. |
Deadline, by Marc Blank Average member rating: (60 ratings) Twelve hours to solve the mystery. One false move, and the killer strikes again. It's been called "part of the latest craze in home computing (TIME magazine), an "amazing feat of programming" (THE NEW YORK... |
Dracula, by Rod Pike Average member rating: (8 ratings) |
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... |
Enchanter, by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling Average member rating: (110 ratings) In Enchanter, the first of a spellbinding series in the tradition of Zork, you are a novice magician whom Fate has chosen to do singlehanded combat with a dark and fierce power. But worldly weapons will... |
The Farmer's Daughter, by R. W. Fisher and D. W. J. Sarhan Average member rating: (15 ratings) |
Feasibility Experiment, by Brian Howarth and Wherner Barnes A human guinea-pig for a race of super intelligent beings that have no bodily form. Plucked from your bed in order to satisfy their craving for life force that will sustain them. A warrior that can live up... |
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... |
Glass, by Emily Short Average member rating: (108 ratings) The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend... |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky Average member rating: (188 ratings) Don't Panic! Relax, because everything you need to know about playing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is contained in the pages of this manual. In this story, you will be Arthur Dent, a rather ordinary... |
I-0, by Anonymous 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 Joe Pereira'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... |
Infidel, by Michael Berlyn Average member rating: (62 ratings) Infidel finds you marooned by your followers in the heart of the deadly Egyptian Desert. A soldier of fortune by trade, you've come hither in search of a great lost pyramid and its untold riches. Now, alone,... |
Lords of Time, by Sue Gazzard and Ian Buxton Average member rating: (8 ratings) A band of evil timelords are plotting to alter world history, and Father Time has chosen you to help stop them. This requires 9 symbolic objects from critical times in history. Chill to the ice-age, find the... |
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 Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling Average member rating: (94 ratings) A winter night at the G.U.E. tech campus with most students away on vacation serves as the backdrop for this tale of Lovecraftian horror. |
Mini-Zork, by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank Average member rating: (6 ratings) This story file is a condensed version of Zork I, Infocom's most popular title, reduced to make it viable for the cassette-based Commodore 64. The only Infocom story file ever to be intended to run from... |
The Mist, by Raymond Benson and Stephen King Average member rating: (6 ratings) Another Saturday. Another stop at the market. And another wait in the checkout line. Until a shadow descends and someone shouts: "The fog! You oughta see it!" And you do: a mist advancing toward Federal... |
Monday, 16:30, by Alexander "Mordred" Andonov Average member rating: (10 ratings) How long is half an hour when you are bored and miserable? How about when it's Monday, and it's 16:30? How about when you're in love? |
The Neverending Story, by Ian Weatherburn, Simon Butler, and Fred Gray Average member rating: (2 ratings) This is based on the 1984 film by Wolfgang Petersen, rather than Michael Ende's novel. You take on the role of Atreyu who must save the world of Fantasia from the mysterious phenomenon known as The Nothing. |
The Pawn, by Rob Steggles, Peter Kemp, Hugh Steers, Ken Gordon, and Geoff Quilley Average member rating: (29 ratings) The Pawn is an adventure game set in the magical world of Kerovnia during a period of tremendous social upheaval. Recently, King Erik, the present ruler of the land, has started to lose his hold on the... |
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." |
Pirate Adventure, by Scott Adams and Alexis Adams Average member rating: (36 ratings) Only by exploring this strange island will you be able to uncover the clues necessary to lead you to your elusive goal -- recovering the lost treasures of Long John Silver. Converted from original code by... |
Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky Average member rating: (121 ratings) "Join the Patrol, and see the Galaxy!" You took the poster's advice, bait and all, and marched right over to the recruitment station near your home on the backwater planet of Gallium. Images of exotic... |
Questprobe Featuring The Hulk, by Scott Adams, John Romita Sr., Mark Gruenwald, and Kem NcNair Average member rating: (8 ratings) Questprobe adventure number 1. Author Note: Originally the last of the 2 word (Verb/Noun) SAGA based games. Spiderman was next written using SAGA+, a mutli-word parser engine. The Hulk gets taken to a... |
Questprobe Featuring: Spider-Man, by Scott Adams and Al Milgrom Average member rating: (4 ratings) Questprobe adventure number 2. Author's note: This was the first of the SAGA+ multi-word parser based games. It's the amazing Spider-Man's turn to be tested by the mysterious Chief Examiner. The offices of... |
Questprobe Featuring: The Human Torch and The Thing, by Scott Adams Average member rating: (1 rating) Free Alicia Masters from the evil Doctor Doom by playing the Thing and the Human Torch. You can switch between the 2 characters at any time during gameplay. |
Rameses, by Stephen Bond Average member rating: (127 ratings) |
Rebel Planet, by Stefan Ufnowski Average member rating: (5 ratings) As the mighty alien Arcadian Empire tightens its hold on the galaxy, the leaders of the secret earth organisation SAROS gather their slender resources into one last daring and foolhardy mission to strike at... |
Secret Mission, by Scott Adams Average member rating: (17 ratings) In this exciting Adventure, time is of the essence as you race the clock to complete your mission in time -- or else the world's first automated nuclear reactor is doomed! If you survive this challenging... |
Shrapnel, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (170 ratings) |
Sorcerer, by Steve Meretzky Average member rating: (68 ratings) Sorcerer, the second of a spellbinding fantasy series in the tradition of Zork, takes you on a magical tour through the darker side of Zorkian enchantment. Your journey begins with a cryptic diary - the last... |
Spellbreaker, by Dave Lebling Average member rating: (59 ratings) Spellbreaker, the riveting conclusion to the Enchanter trilogy, explores the mysterious underpinnings of the Zorkian universe. A world founded on sorcery suddenly finds its magic failing, and only you,... |
Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 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... |
Violet, by Jeremy Freese 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] |
Voodoo Castle, by Alexis Adams and Scott Adams Average member rating: (15 ratings) The Count has fallen victim to a fiendish curse placed on him by his enemies. There he lies, with you his only possible hope. Will you pull off a rescue, or is he really down for the Count?! [--blurb from... |
Wishbringer, by Brian Moriarty Average member rating: (111 ratings) It's an ordinary day in your ordinary little town, and you've been performing your ordinary mail clerk's duties in an altogether ordinary way. But there's something quite extraordinary in today's mail. It's... |
Zork II, by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank Average member rating: (100 ratings) The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He grins sideways at you. The Wizard incants "Fantasize," but nothing happens. He shakes his wand. Nothing happens. With a slightly... |
Zork III, by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank Average member rating: (79 ratings) An old, oddly youthful man turns toward you slowly. His long, silver hair dances about him as a fresh breeze blows. "You have reached the final test, my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this... |
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz, by Steve Meretzky Average member rating: (61 ratings) The Great Underground Empire is in its heyday. Upscale condos crowd the massive caverns. Subterranean highways stretch from Aragain to the Fublio Valley. And no adventurer has yet set foot in the open field... |