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Metatextual Conceits


by Michael Martin - 7 games
"Most works of IF present themselves as works of IF, to be interacted with by you, the user, much as a reader would read a novel. These games play with or reject this, by presenting themselves as some other kind of artifact, or by..."

Highly Recommended


by Wendymoon - 10 games
"I like great writing, interesting characters, a little mystery, romance and sci-fi."

Disturbing


by evil tabby cat - 2 games
"These are games which either sent a shiver down my spine, or made me look at reality differently. Only including games I've actually completed."

Innovative Interactive Fiction


by Victor Gijsbers - 7 games
"Much Interactive Fiction, and some of the best, quite obviously descends from Zork and other early Infocom text adventures. But some of it departs from that terrain, and attempts to take the medium to new and unexplored areas. I here..."

Delron Recommended ADRIFT Games


by Richard Otter - 9 games
"This is a list of my favourite ADRIFT games, which I consider are well worth a look."

IF For Libraries


by pwaak - 11 games
"I have examined the licensing and reviews for these games. They all conform to the selection policy of a typical public library in Texas. Your mileage may vary. Academic libraries may consider this list conservative while school..."

Games with a strong PC


by Tiny Clanger - 5 games
"In some games you mustn't just act, but act in character. In most games, Captain Kirk won't be allowed to shoot Mr Spock, and obviously nonsensical acts are disallowed. But in others, the whole world and its descriptions are filtered..."

Favorite ALAN games


by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 6 games
"These are some of my favorite games written in the ALAN IF-development language. With a lower learning curve and a more natural-language programming environment, ALAN v2 definitely filled an important role in IF before the advent of..."

My Top 10 List (Not In Order)


by Sami Preuninger - 10 games

Distinctive Puzzle Style


by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 10 games
"One of the most powerful techniques for rendering a game memorable is to build it around a unusual, interesting and consistent way of handling significant world interaction (or puzzles, if you prefer). It's also a difficult technique to..."

Highly polished gameplay


by Emily Short - 10 games
"Games that are exceptionally well-tested and smooth to play. They may not always be the most original works, but the implementation is strong, offering minimal frustration with guess-the-verb and other common flaws."

Enduring Games


by AmberShards - 6 games
"These are games with memorable stories, whose characters live long after the window has closed, and in which the puzzles are an integral part of the game. "

IF that's a pleasure to READ


by Maureen - 10 games
"I have a soft spot for "literary" IF. Good writing can draw me into a story that doesn't really have much game to it, and amateur writing can wreck an otherwise good game. That's not to say I like puzzle-less IF or text dumps. I enjoy..."

Commercial Shouldabeens


by GameDesigner - 23 games
"Games that most likely should have been commercial rather than free."

Fun Games


by AmberShards - 6 games
"These are games which are entertaining but not enduring. Play them to enjoy a spot of diversion. "

Games that are super awesome


by Personman - 2 games
"These are the IF games that I happen to think are incredibly amazing, fantastically wonderful, supremely terrific, and really great."

Top 10


by zer - 10 games

My top 10 games


by Quintin Stone - 10 games

Mind-benders


by Juhana - 5 games
"Games that make you think or have a surprising twist."

Best of SpeedIF


by David Welbourn - 12 games
"SpeedIF games are often overlooked or denigrated, and usually with good reason: with only two hours to code a game, the results can be rather shoddy. Buggy. Plagued with read-author's-mind problems. But not always. Here are a few SpeedIF..."

Favorites


by Steven - 8 games

Easy, fun, short.


by Michael R. Bacon - 10 games
"Easy to get into and complete while remaining very entertaining."

IF Romances


by Emily Short - 13 games
"IF in the romance genre is rare; here are a few I thought worked well."

Comedy that works


by Emily Short - 15 games
"Light-hearted, well-paced interactive humor."

Recommended ADRIFT Games


by Richard Otter - 11 games
"This is a list put together in early 2005 after a thread on the ADRIFT Forum It is not comprehensive, and not all of the games will appeal to everyone."

Games for beginners


by Eric Eve - 10 games
"Many of the games in this list are ones I enjoyed as a beginner, but the main aim of this list is to suggest games that are reasonably short and not too hard (so that enjoyment should generally exceed frustration!), and which should..."

Various games I enjoyed


by Deathworks - 1 game
"This is just a list of games that I enjoyed based on their own merit. There is no special common theme to them, besides me believing that they are worth being played."

Memorable Settings


by Emily Boegheim - 10 games
"Games with memorable settings or landscapes - not necessarily deeply implemented, but vividly described or intriguing in concept."

Stuff I like


by markm - 2 games
"Really, just some stuff I like"

Word-play games


by Emily Short - 12 games
"Games where the text of the game is part of the puzzle."

Replay puzzles


by Emily Short - 7 games
"Games which are entirely devoted to a single big puzzle, usually one that the player has to replay a number of times to get exactly right. Often these involve time restrictions or events that the player has to observe in order to..."

Richly simulated worlds


by Emily Short - 9 games
"IF in which the setting is especially deeply simulated, especially works that implement traditionally difficult systems (fire, liquid, ropes, recording devices, etc)."

IF to learn with


by Emily Short - 6 games
"A few IF games are designed to be educational (and not only for children). This is a brief overview of the ones I've found most successful."

Favorite AIF games


by Knight Errant - 2 games
"These are my favorite AIF games."
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