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IF for Japanese visual novel fans

by Kastel - 41 games
"A bunch of my friends into Japanese visual novels asked me repeatedly over the months about my IF recommendations. I should actually compile them instead of being lazy as usual..."

Now That’s What I Call Wordplay!

by vinceren - 6 games
"GOD i love word puzzles :D or, I liked The Phantom Tollbooth a LOT as a kid."

New walkthroughs for April 2024

by David Welbourn - 5 games
"On Monday and Tuesday, April 29 and 30, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new..."

Eldritch Apprehension

by Walter Sandsquish - 12 games
"The weird environments, monstrosities, and existential dread of cosmic horror lend themselves to text, and so text-adventure games have played with the fear of the unknowable from the beginning of the genre. Here are some of the better..."

Murder Mysteries

by Walter Sandsquish - 14 games
"Text-adventure games ask players to solve puzzles, so asking them to also solve a murder mystery is quite common. Figure out who-done-it in the following games."

Uncle Rov's Beginner's Must-Plays.

by Rovarsson - 10 games

New walkthroughs for March 2024

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Friday, March 29, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

Favorite Fours From Industrious Implementors, 1G

by Walter Sandsquish - 24 games
"Some I.F. writers write more than others. Here are my favorite four games from authors who've released at least half-a-dozen games to date. This list covers 1st-generation text-adventure implementors, who published the bulk of their work..."

Favorite Fours From Industrious Implementors, 2G

by Walter Sandsquish - 28 games
"Some I.F. writers write more than others. Here are my favorite four games from authors who've released at least half-a-dozen games to date. This list covers 2nd-generation text-adventure implementors, who published the bulk of their work..."

Dueling With Dragons

by Walter Sandsquish - 13 games
"Dragons are a favorite in fantastic fiction, but they don't get as much love in I.F. as they used to. So, here's a list of games that portray these mythological beasts."

Works of Wordplay

by Walter Sandsquish - 12 games
"Text-adventure games consist of little more than words, so some of them concern themselves with little more than wordplay. Here are a dozen of the better ones."

Noteworthy T2 Games [Formerly: Which Can't Be Played on the Web]

by Walter Sandsquish - 45 games
"This list was created because TADS 2 didn't have a Web-based 'terp for a long time. It's still here because these games, from long ago, are good enough to not be forgotten."

The Great Underground Empire

by Walter Sandsquish - 15 games
"Zork, the first commercially-successful adventure game, spawned a prequel, several sequels, and a slew of homages and pastiches, all of which were set in or around the whimsically-anachronistic land of swords-and-sorcery, the Great..."

Time Travelers

by Walter Sandsquish - 13 games
"Players get to travel back and forth through their player-characters' time-lines all the time by using UNDO, RESTART, and RESTORE. So, it's only fair that player-characters sometimes get to move back and forth through a time-line also...."

Book Club Game List

by Passerine - 49 games
"A list of games played by the Unnamed IF Book Club."

Neat games. Neat-o, even (for Cat)

by Cryptic Puffin - 10 games
"A list of mostly spooky or mystery games for my friend Catarina."

My favorite games

by Artran - 11 games
"I appreciate smaller, puzzle-less, or experimental games like Shade, howling dogs, Photopia, Toby's Nose, De Baron. However, it's the longer, well-implemented interactive fiction games that tend to leave a lasting impression on me. These..."

New walkthroughs for February 2024

by David Welbourn - 7 games
"On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

2024 Alternative Top 25 (formerly 100)

by Denk - 25 games
"(Created 03-Feb-2024) This is a snapshot of the 25 games on IFDB with the highest average star rating, though excluding games with less than 5 ratings. The purpose is to allow for games with few ratings so people can check out the less..."

New walkthroughs for January 2024

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Favourite games published in 2023

by manonamora - 13 games
"Like the title indicates, below are games published in 2023 which I really enjoyed playing. There is no real order in this list. And I probably forgot some knowing me... (will update this at some point because I missed some big titles)"

New walkthroughs for December 2023

by David Welbourn - 6 games
"On Thursday, December 28, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

games for beginners

by Spingly - 6 games
"work in progress collection games with built in hints and/or easier puzzles content in this list should be more or less suitable for most ages"

spingly's favourite games

by Spingly - 9 games
"not too difficult and/or with mechanics or storylines that i found compelling My comments aim to provide a brief summary with rough suitability ratings"

New walkthroughs for November 2023

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

inspirations

by ellisdex - 5 games

favorites

by puzzlefan93 - 4 games

New walkthroughs for October 2023

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Sunday, October 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Games that have been adapted into books, films and other works

by Strident - 8 games
"A list of text adventures and other IF that were later adapted by their authors into novels, films and other works besides traditional IF. "

Solid Favorites

by egostat - 18 games
"I was going to make an "All-time Favorites" list, but that's quite a burdensome title, so I decided to make a "Solid Favorites" list instead. To be honest, I made this entirely for myself since I'm so bad at keeping track of things, and..."

New walkthroughs for September 2023

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Friday, September 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

2023 Alternative Top 100

by Denk - 100 games
"(18sep2023) This is an alternative to other rating based lists with pros and cons in that it allows for games with fewer ratings (5 ratings required) to reach the top of the list which obviously makes their place on the list quite..."

2023 - Top 50 short list

by manonamora - 7 games
"Tentative list for the Top 50 IF of 2023 It will help me remember the games that really did an impact on me... bc I am terrible at remembering titles There is no ranking here. Also not complete. I will add more stuff before the deadline"

Heli's favourite games

by Heli N. - 16 games
"Inspired by manonamora's own idea, this list will contain my favourite games until now and will be updated in a regular basis."

Historical Game Recs

by Heli N. - 5 games
"The list is going to be updated with even more games as I play and review games I find from the IFDB archive."

High Fantasy Game Recs

by Heli N. - 4 games
"While I continue to play and review games here, I'll continue to update the list with more and more games that belong to this genre."

New walkthroughs for August 2023

by David Welbourn - 7 games
"On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Agency Denied

by Tabitha - 6 games

Social Anxiety Games

by Tabitha - 5 games

IF Top 50 (2023)

by Edo - 20 games

Solvable systems

by Hellzon - 7 games
"Most puzzles in these games are about figuring out some in-game system."

Alien settings

by Hellzon - 5 games
"Games with interesting alien worlds, or strange protagonists."

Extremely Online Games

by autumnc - 22 games
"Games about being Extremely Online. Games that take place mostly on a simulated internet UI of some sort, games about online culture and relationships."

Friendly, puzzle-based games

by Perpetual Distractions - 2 games
"Being an "old school" IF player, I prefer the more traditional, puzzle-based games, though perhaps not the difficulty of them. With that in mind, here are some games that I think can be enjoyed by people with a similar taste in IF."

New walkthroughs for July 2023

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Friday, July 28, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

Follow your nose!

by palindrome - 3 games
"Games that allow the player to investigate with more than just their eyes."

Laughter is the Best Medicine

by palindrome - 4 games
"A collection of games that aren't serious at all."

Games with Witty Wordplay

by palindrome - 2 games
"I love words! I wanted to make a list of interactive games with wordplay. Most of these are English; since it is my only language."

Works Consulted

by Drew Cook - 20 games
"I've decided to make a list of games that have influenced my writing, whether it be criticism or game development. I'll be adding to this over time. Comments and questions are welcome! There is no particular order or rating, no matter..."

Older Frankendrift compatible games

by Denk - 16 games
"Frankendrift was first published in 2021, which made Adrift 5 games playable on Mac and Linux and provides a lighter Runner for Windows as well, though without sound so far. So older Adrift 5 games may have been overlooked on those..."

Pick Up Again

by Ms. Woods - 1 game
"To be picked up again. Games paused, dropped, or put on hold."

TBR

by Ms. Woods - 2 games
"To be replayed."

Personal Favorites

by Ms. Woods - 3 games

New walkthroughs for June 2023

by David Welbourn - 9 games
"On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Some of my Favorites, by SirIgnotus

by SirIgnotus - 5 games
"An ever expanding list of very good games I've come across."

Wholesome games

by Reeah - 4 games
"These are games that I find cute and/or wholesome. Games in no particular order."

New walkthroughs for May 2023

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Monday, May 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

Best criminal investigations

by Denk - 12 games
"Usually whodunits but any criminal investigation fits on this list. These are my favorites."

My Personal Fave Twine Games

by doodlelogic - 13 games
"Just a list of Twine games that I rated 4 or 5 stars, in alphabetical order."

My Personal Fave Parser Games

by doodlelogic - 20 games
"Just a list of parser-based games that I rated 4 or 5 stars, in alphabetical order."

Finished Games

by lyda01 - 3 games

Rovarsson's Superlative Games

by Rovarsson - 26 games
"Only supercalifragilisticexpialidocious games on this list."

Games with great NPCs

by Reeah - 3 games
"Exactly what it says on the tin. These games include some of my favourite NPCs. Games are in no particular order."

My favourite games

by Reeah - 13 games
"These are some games that I have really enjoyed playing. If you are new to interactive fiction and don’t know where to begin, these are some games I have really liked and I think you will too. The games are in no particular order."

New walkthroughs for April 2023

by David Welbourn - 11 games
"On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

My Underrated Gems

by Lance Cirone - 5 games
"A few of my favorite IF games that just need more love. Some of these are particularly deep cuts, but they're all high quality and worth a playthrough."

Harlowe Games

by howe - 8 games
"All of these games have been made using Harlowe, and can easily be imported into your Twine platform where you can learn from them. To import a game from this list into your Twine platform: 1.) Click the link. 2.) Play the game. Note..."

New walkthroughs for March 2023

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Ambience

by Juuves - 2 games
"Works that could very well be turned into ambient tracks."

Favorite IF Authors (represented by games)

by Denk - 14 games
"This list does not include authors, where I have only played one of their games. Thus great games such as Anchorhead and Blue Lacuna are currently not included."

Civitas

by Juuves - 17 games
"Cities."

New walkthroughs for February 2023

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Saturday, February 25, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

Masterpieces

by Denk - 10 games
"There are many great games but only few games are in my opinion masterpieces. Here they are in reverse alphabetical order:"

My (19) January CASA/solutionarchive walkthroughs/contributions

by Andrew Schultz - 21 games
"This month I got back into contributing to CASA. Actually, I never seriously had before. I have a year's goal of getting to 150 points, or Dungeon Master. I tried to avoid duplicating David Welbourn's excellent work both by checking his..."

Benevolent Computers

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 10 games
"Sometimes it is the AI characters who leave the strongest impression whether they are the villain or your closest friend. This list will focus on the latter. This is a mix of AI PCs and NPCs. You either play as an AI with a noble purpose..."

New walkthroughs for January 2023

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Sunday, January 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

2020 Alternative Top 100

by Denk - 101 games
"(Created 24-Jul-2020) The purpose of this list is not to compete with the IFDB Top 100 but to provide an alternative view, which makes sense for some games. Philosophy: 1. If a game only has 5-star ratings, it is because the game hasn't..."

New walkthroughs for December 2022

by David Welbourn - 7 games
"On Friday, December 30, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

New walkthroughs for November 2022

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Monday, November 28, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Viv’s top 10 favourite IF games

by Vivienne Dunstan - 10 games
"This is a list of my top 10 favourite IF games, in chronological order of release. There are many other games that I think are fantastic, but this is trimming the list down to just my all time top 10, as of 2022. Note all the entries in..."

New walkthroughs for October 2022

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Sunday, October 30, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Games where you fix a broken spaceship

by MathBrush - 22 games
"A lot of games are about being in a broken spaceship and having to fix it. Here's a list! Some games don't really fit, or only have a few parts involving fixing a ship. I left a lot out where you woke up in a ship and then sabotaged it..."

New walkthroughs for September 2022

by David Welbourn - 6 games
"On Friday, September 30, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for..."

New walkthroughs for August 2022

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Saturday, August 27, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Twine games with gorgeous gradient backgrounds

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 12 games
"These are Twine games that make heavy use of gradient backgrounds. This excludes Twine games that use a variety of single colour backgrounds. Those too are wonderful but do not fit this list. There is something about a well-placed..."

My favourite games of all time

by Nomad - 11 games
"I like parser games with easy puzzles that play in a detailed game world. That's two completely different things: I love to dive into a game world, explore its locations, backgrounds, lores and laws, NPCs and their relations. And there..."

Wow, it's cold in here: Waking up in cryopods

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 8 games
"Stasis. Frozen solid. On ice. Cold sleep. In suspension. There are a handful of games out there that begin with the player in a cryopod (or other similar concept) at the start of the game, almost always on a spaceship. I could not find a..."

played

by skullofthemagdalene - 6 games
"games i've played just so i can keep track"

New walkthroughs for July 2022

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Monday, July 25, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

New walkthroughs for June 2022

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

New walkthroughs for May 2022

by David Welbourn - 9 games
"On Monday, May 30, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

Games I've Designed Cover Art For

by J. J. Guest - 11 games
"As well as writing games, I enjoy making cover art for them. This list includes all the games I've designed the cover art for. The top four covers on the list are my favourites, and I'd like to do more in a similar vein. If you have a..."

New walkthroughs for April 2022

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Thursday, April 28, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

to play

by skullofthemagdalene - 11 games
"games i'd like to play at some point but haven't yet found the time"

favorites

by skullofthemagdalene - 3 games
"games i've loved"

New walkthroughs for March 2022

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

Missing in action.

by Jade68 - 2 games
"I am "studying" the first years of the if, '70s and early 80's and I am going to list here the games we are searching and also which we are finding. F=found and listed in ifdb L=listed in ifdb but no link available f= found in other site..."

New walkthroughs for February 2022

by David Welbourn - 13 games
"On Friday, February 25, 2022, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works..."

that claustrophobic feeling ... (cw claustrophobia)

by cgasquid - 6 games
"there's a certain kind of feeling in horror (or horror-tinged works in other genres). a feeling that i'm about to graphically describe, so if you suffer from real claustrophobia, consider this a content warning. it's that feeling that..."

Rather Old IFDB Games

by HoneySpeck - 35 games
"These are games that fit into the category of 'rather old', i.e. they were released before 1990."

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