Hello, I just recently came across interactive fiction and I want to try it out and see if it's my kind of thing. I tried Dreamhold for maybe half an hour, but even though it seemed well written, solving puzzles isn't interesting for me. I like adventure/character development/action, is there any kind of interactive fiction title that you could recommend for me? I also enjoy medieval fantasy settings.
Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 9 votes "Good for nearly any beginner" [+]"Good for nearly any beginner" ( ![]() | |
Photopia, by Adam Cadre 4 votes "Another good newbie recommendation" [+]"Another good newbie recommendation: Not as action-oriented as you might want, but it has good writing and is light on puzzles" ( ![]() | |
Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross 3 votes "Light puzzles, simple verb set, faux-Conan setting." [+]"Light puzzles, simple verb set, faux-Conan setting.: This is not completely puzzle-free, but the puzzles are on the simple side, and there's lots of adventuring and a tongue-in-cheek barbarian fantasy setting. The writing and jokes are excellent." ( ![]() | |
Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities 3 votes "One of the best conversation games" [+]"One of the best conversation games" --Dannii... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Tyrant... (No comment) [+](No comment) --crypticresonance... ![]() | |
Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 2 votes "Easy and Beautyful to Play" [+]"Easy and Beautyful to Play: A non-frustating IF game that will leave you satisfied story-wise (also has graphics and sound)" ( ![]() | |
Whom The Telling Changed, by Aaron A. Reed 2 votes "A game about stories, and why we tell them" [+]"A game about stories, and why we tell them: Most of the game centers around influencing a single conversation. Has multiple endings, if you're into that sort of thing." ( ![]() | |
The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "this one is really good for beginners to interactive fiction" [+]"this one is really good for beginners to interactive fiction" --jlvp1234... ![]() | |
Violet, by Jeremy Freese 1 vote "Not much..." [+]"Not much adventure, but great character development. Also the one-room aspect can be helpful to some new players." ( ![]() | |
All Roads, by Jon Ingold 1 vote "Exciting adventure set in vaguely Medieval Venice" [+]"Exciting adventure set in vaguely Medieval Venice: Has a small puzzle at the very beginning, but is otherwise puzzle-free." ( ![]() | |
The Witness, by Stu Galley 1 vote "Elementary!" [+]"Elementary!: very disappointing comapred to DEADLINE but may be a good intro to IF for a beginner because it's fairly easy." ( ![]() | |
Glowgrass, by Nate Cull 1 vote "Great, smallish SF game with easy puzzles and a great backstory." [+]"Great, smallish SF game with easy puzzles and a great backstory." ( ![]() | |
Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies, by Øyvind Thorsby 1 vote "this one might be a little more advanced but I did upload a walkthrough for those that get stuck somewhere" [+]"this one might be a little more advanced but I did upload a walkthrough for those that get stuck somewhere" --jlvp1234... ![]() | |
Rat In Control, by Mike Roberts 1 vote "This is one of the earlier ones I played. It's short and simple but fun." [+]"This is one of the earlier ones I played. It's short and simple but fun." --Sam Jackson... ![]() | |
Metamorphoses, by Emily Short 1 vote "Cerebral fantasy..." [+]"Cerebral fantasy game in a setting strongly based on alchemical and philosophical concepts. Very well-written. The puzzles are good, but not very hard, and many of them allow multiple solutions." --Christina Nordlander... ![]() | |
Words of Power, by Stark Springs 1 vote "If you like..." [+]"If you like character development and fantasy, this might be the game for you. Also, no difficult puzzles at all." ( ![]() | |
9:05, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "Short, somewhat slice-of-life, puzzle-less. " [+]"Short, somewhat slice-of-life, puzzle-less. " ( ![]() | |
Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short 1 vote "Has a few..." [+]"Has a few puzzles, including a hard one towards the end, but mostly it's just about conversation, and building a fabulously detailed, original fantasy world (albeit Renaissance-themed, not medieval)." ( ![]() | |
Galatea, by Emily Short 1 vote "A fun experiment in NPC conversation" [+]"A fun experiment in NPC conversation: No puzzles. You are an art critic and talk and interact with a living statue as you see fit. Many endings!" --Tyrant... ![]() | |
Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost (expanded 2019 version), by Briar Rose 1 vote "Really difficult choices" [+]"Really difficult choices" --Wings-Of-Fate... ![]() | |
Dead Like Ants, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "A creepy fantasy" [+]"A creepy fantasy: Contains a couple easy puzzles" ( ![]() | |
Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "This cheerful..." [+]"This cheerful post-apocalyptic western has easy puzzles, a really simple map (only two directions), and good writing." ( ![]() | |
Poll created on August 19, 2012