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Excellent IF Games With Unfair Puzzles

by Canalboy - 5 games
"A Selection Of Enjoyable IF That Contain(s) Ridiculous Puzzles. All the games mentioned are enjoyable to me and of a very high standard generally."

Games I've enjoyed

by Six31 - 8 games
"Games that I've found enjoyable, either because of their immersive environments, satisfying puzzles, or a combination of both. Games that I recommend to others who want to step into the world of interactive fiction."

MOON

by MÅNEMANN - 1 game
"It's the MOON list."

Creepy

by Ilex - 1 game

Excellent Writing

by Ilex - 2 games

Lucid's Games

by Lucid - 6 games
"Lucid's Games"

Something Moving Under The Bed recommended IF

by Something Moving Under The Bed - 6 games

Doug's Top Ten of IF Comp 2015

by Doug Orleans - 10 games
"I played all 53 entries in IF Comp 2016. These were the top ten games on my ballot. Note that I rate games on slightly different criteria for the IF Comp than I do for IFDB; in particular, as per the Comp rules, I select my vote after..."

Doug's Top Ten of IF Comp 2016

by Doug Orleans - 10 games
"I played all but one of the 58 entries in IF Comp 2016 (I couldn't play Labyrinth of Loci because I don't have access to Windows or Mac OS). These were the top ten games on my ballot. Note that I rate games on slightly different criteria..."

Unusual input schemes

by Felix Pleșoianu - 5 games
"Nowadays most IF is either parser-based or else choice-based. But a few games occupy a space between the lines, so to speak. These are some examples."

vv's comfort food IF

by verityvirtue - 8 games
"Like it says on the tin. I hope these give you a measure of comfort as well."

Quirky

by Xuan Li - 5 games

Favorites (well-built)

by Xuan Li - 14 games

Must-Play IF

by gettera - 4 games
"There are some games I think everyone should play--as I play through them, I'll add the best games here."

Games That Made Me Cry

by gobbldygook - 1 game
"I just recently started playing IF games, and have had a variety of experiences - this list collects the games I've played that moved me on a deeply emotional level. "

Games I Have Played

by Canis - 9 games
"Just so I can keep track of them."

Cute games

by MathBrush - 24 games
"These are games which are cute and/or sweet, in the sense that they are pleasant, relaxing, appropriate for children, or meant to warm your heart. This doesn't include absurdist games or more traditional fairy tales with strong elements..."

Games I consider to be excellent

by Packhandle Failure - 10 games
"I freakin' love these games, man"

Games what I like (for John)

by insufficient data - 20 games
"These are some games that I like! They tend to err on the side of puzzle-y vs pure story games, and on the more polite side of the cruelty scale. "

Favorite "atmosphere" games

by MathBrush - 46 games
"These are games that are fun because of the atmosphere and plot more than the puzzles. These games are not too hard and not too easy. They generally have a big over-arching theme. I have included most horror and comedy games in other..."

Historical Setting

by Teaspoon - 5 games
"Some good games with a historical setting. Will be added to as I go along. "

Games that Brought Me Back to IF

by BeingTheWriter - 4 games
"I was really into interactive fiction about five years ago. Getting my day job killed off my time to play, as well as the death of my laptop and good enough phone. But now I'm back thanks to an app on my phone. So these are the games I..."

Games for Cindy

by Matt Bates - 8 games
"Games that I would love to share with you."

"My apartment" games

by MathBrush - 18 games
"It's a trope in interactive fiction that first time author's tend to model their own home or apartment in detail as an experiment in programming. To see if this trope is true, I've created a list of 'my apartment' games. Because in most..."

Twine SFX 2015

by verityvirtue - 4 games
"Twines released in 2015 which use interesting effects (which I, er, want to use as well. Yes.). Suggestions welcome."

TV, Film, Music and Theatre related games

by MathBrush - 22 games
"This is a collection of games that are related to the film, tv, music or theatre industries, without regard to quality."

A Doll's House

by verityvirtue - 7 games
"Games which feature female protagonists who mature through the progress of the game."

Combinatorial Explosion

by verityvirtue - 3 games
"Combinatorial explosion is a name fitting for a band, or a game about chemistry, but, according to mama Wikipedia, it refers to "the effect of functions that grow very rapidly as a result of combinatorial considerations". There you have..."

Vinesauce's Joel Might Love These Games

by TheVoid - 5 games
"Games Joel, aka Vargskelethor on Twitch, would likely enjoy playing for a "text Adventure Madness" stream"

Games that I couldn't put down

by MathBrush - 35 games
"These are games that for some reason or over I just couldn't stop playing and thinking about. There are no specific reasons given. These aren't necessarily my favorite games; one reason they are pageturner is that the pacing is good and..."

Cat simulators

by verityvirtue - 7 games
"Games in which the PC is a cat, or which revolve closely around a particular cat. Generally pleasant games. I have thought about whether I should include Taghairm, but... well. "

Thoughtful Games

by ToALonelyPeace - 4 games
"provoking, intriguing games I have played"

Apollo 18+20

by Teaspoon - 38 games
"Interactive fiction games, with one game per track on the album Apollo 18 by They Might Be Giants. The regular tracks are generally short games. The Fingertips tracks are one-move games (however the authors interpreted that). The games..."

British setting

by Teaspoon - 5 games
"Good games in a British setting. "

Games about interactive fiction itself

by MathBrush - 31 games
"This is hopefully my last list. These are games that comment on the nature of interactive fiction or the interactive fiction community itself. The quality of these games varies wildly, and this list doesn't attempt to sort by quality...."

Games set in hell

by verityvirtue - 6 games
"Games in which a major setting is hell, the underworld, Hades or some variation thereof. Omissions likely because I haven't played the game, and, as always, suggestions are welcome."

Silly/goofy/purposely bad games

by MathBrush - 9 games
"These are games that are funny because they are ridiculous or completely absurd. This does not include games like Tex Bonaventure or Rogue of the Multiverse which have developed plot lines and long stretches of non absurdity."

Games that made me smile

by MathBrush - 48 games
"I wanted to do a list of comedy games, but I think people rarely think "I want to play a comedy game"; to me, the phrase brings up some kind of jokey, goofy game, like many of the poorly made Twine games that people make now. Instead,..."

Time travel games

by MathBrush - 25 games
"These are games where the main puzzles are centered on time travel. I'm splitting this off from my science fiction list. Many games include one or two time travel puzzles, such as Spellbreaker or Curses!. But this list is for games whose..."

Detective and mystery games

by MathBrush - 52 games
"These are games where you play a detective or someone else investigating a mystery. Most of them are realistic games which I am splitting off of my realistic list. Some are more magical or science fi-ish."

Games made with Twine 2/Harlowe

by prof_yaffle - 6 games
"A list of games which were made in version 2 of Twine using the Harlowe story format. Useful for people who are learning Harlowe and want to find games to learn from."

Zorkian fantasy games

by MathBrush - 29 games
"My best fantasy games list is getting too long, so I decided to branch off a list of all Zorkian fantasy games. These are games that have a vague fantasy setting where anachronisms or inconsistencies are allowed, the game is goofy or..."

Best fantasy games

by MathBrush - 68 games
"These are my favorite games that include some sort of magical or fantastical element. Games with mostly horror or sci-fi elements are on other lists, as are surreal games, fairy tale/nursery games, and religious/mythological games. I've..."

Winter Wastelands

by verityvirtue - 13 games
"Games set in the Arctic, Antarctic, or any other cold wilderness. Preferably with the isolation and harsh environment featuring prominently. Suggestions welcome. (Sorting is random, but games I have played come higher up)"

personal favorites from 2015

by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 9 games
"These are probably idiosyncratic, and I haven't hit nearly everything I probably ought to have. While I play catch up I'll hope to add to this list a bit as well. Also, there are a few IF works that are not yet in IFDB that deserve..."

The People's Revolutionary Game List

by verityvirtue - 6 games
"Games set in dystopias inspired by the Soviet Union. Often involves bureaucracy, wrongful imprisonment and revolution. Suggestions welcome."

A timeline of Lovecraftian horror

by MathBrush - 19 games
"Lovecraftian games are oddly overrepresented in IF, both among IF in general, and among great IF games. They seem to be a good fit for the exploratory form of parser IF. Most of these games hit up all of the big-ticket Lovecraft items:..."

favorites

by Lugee - 1 game

Best fairytale/nursery rhyme games

by MathBrush - 24 games
"A selection of fairy tale games, nursery rhyme games, or games involving the Fair Folk. "

Favorite wordplay/puzzle/code games

by MathBrush - 23 games
"Games whose main 'genre' is wordplay. This list does not include games like the Edifice or Suveh Nux which have significant wordplay elements, but which are not the focus of the story."

Great religious and mythological games

by MathBrush - 27 games
"My "Best Fantasy" list was growing too big, so I'm splitting off the religious, mythological, and afterlife games. Some games like Curses! have a lot of religious and mythological references, but this list focuses on games where it's the..."

Most unusual games

by MathBrush - 52 games
"These are games that are very different than most games on IFDB. Some games that are exceptional in execution (like Counterfeit Monkey) are derived from concepts that are similar to other games (like Andrew Schultz's or Ad Verbum). This..."

Surreal/trippy/metaphor/mind's journey, with two worlds

by MathBrush - 37 games
"There is a big genre of games where you explore a metaphorical region of dreams or symbolism, and which has meaning in the 'real world'. I love this genre, and these are my favorite examples of the genre. I only include games where there..."

Great "lunchtime length" games

by MathBrush - 44 games
"These are games that can generally be completed in 30 minutes or less. Some can be completed much faster. Included in this list are games that have multiple endings that can individually be reached quickly. It also includes several Twiny..."

First Loves

by medievalfunk - 2 games

Forgotten Treasures of IFDB

by MathBrush - 33 games
"These are games that are great, either in my opinion or in many others, but which have been forgotten. By forgotten, I mean it satisfies the following: 1. Not an IfComp or XYZZY Best Game winner, 2. Not in Best 50 Interactive Fiction..."

Technically advanced IFs

by doppioslash - 3 games
"IFs that use bleeding edge programming techniques to generate the story/writing"

Romantiscience personal picks

by romantiscience - 1 game
"Read-only"

Reference

by mjhayes - 3 games
"Some files were created as references to other IF at the time, or even as educational interactive tutorials. Here they get their own obscure place in the spotlight."

MiSTings

by mjhayes - 3 games
"In the spirit of Mystery Science Theater 3000, some games were so bad that somebody decided to come along and spoof them. Not all of them work on all interpreters, but it's good to play through each one for a few laughs."

Multiple Choice

by mjhayes - 4 games
"IF pieces that use a "multiple choice" interface rather than a full parser. Might be as interactive as a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but can be thought-provoking all the same."

RPG Games

by mjhayes - 4 games
"IF that integrates common elements of role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons"

Abuses of the IF engine

by mjhayes - 21 games
"Although various interpreters were written to facilitate play and creation of interactive stories, it should be obvious that some people would find ways to write computer games using the various aspects of the interpreters."

Puzzle-less IF

by mjhayes - 3 games
"Interactive stories without the puzzles. Most of them are short, and morbid as well, so be prepared."

Honorable Mentions

by mjhayes - 5 games
"These are pieces of IF that were written with a specific writing concept in mind. They deserve mention for their respective authors' efforts."

All-Time Favorites

by mjhayes - 3 games
"These are the games that I recommend for people new to IF."

Best of 2015 (pre-IF Comp)

by MathBrush - 16 games
"These are my favorite games that have been released this year so far. I'm sure I've missed some good ones. I'm also including some I haven't yet played. PLEASE comment if you think any other games belong on this list."

Great Twine/Choice games for those skeptical of the format

by MathBrush - 25 games
"I didn't like Twine at first, but slowly I've changed my opinion about it, until now, many of my favorite games are Twine/Choice games (including Varytale or choice-style parser games). These games tend to be very different genres from..."

Fictions interactives pour enfants en français

by dutchmule - 9 games
"Cette liste donne des idées de fictions interactives appropriées et recommandées pour les enfants. Listé par ordre alphabétique. Merci à Otto pour la liste originale."

Games of Infocom quality and length (or better)

by MathBrush - 41 games
"These are games that are as long as an Infocom game (i.e. Shade would be too short) and are as good quality (so Colossal Cave Adventure, though fun, is out). By quality, I mean the kind of things accomplished by numerous testers: few..."

List of games with 'forced input'

by dutchmule - 10 games
"This is a list of games which use a specific text effect, which I call "forced input" here (don't know if it has a better name): it's when the game shows you a command prompt, but regardless of what the player types, the command that..."

Linear thriller games

by MathBrush - 17 games
"These are games that are pretty straightforward, and which are designed to be easy enough that you can keep moving forward while hard enough to make you nervous. These games get your blood pumping."

Favorite semi-linear games

by MathBrush - 23 games
"These are games like Anchorhead where you have a large amount of freedom, but you can't always return to the beginning. Generally these games are divided into chapters or days, with each one like its own mini game."

Big, non-linear adventure games with score system

by MathBrush - 33 games
"These are classic-style games, where you have to collect a large variety of objects while exploring a cave or building. My favorite way to play these games is to start playing without hints, mapping out the world and seeing what all I..."

Andromeda Series

by Infinite999 - 4 games
"This is a list for all of the games in the Andromeda Series in this recommended playing order: 1. Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut 2. Andromeda Dreaming 3. Andromeda Apocalypse - Extended Edition 4. Andromeda Ascending"

Great "white hat" horror games by genre

by MathBrush - 36 games
"This list does not include games intended to disgust or to make you personally feel evil. The focus is on games where good overcomes evil, or that just make you think. That is what I mean by "white hat" games. Games like Vespers or..."

Favorites (games that will get you hooked on IF)

by crown_etherette - 6 games
"This list is for Vern and includes my favorite titles to date. I prefer puzzle games with extensive environments to explore."

ZX Spectrum / SAM Adventures I enjoy

by chris00 - 10 games

Good games

by Simon Deimel - 9 games
"This is a list of games that affected me. Their contents had a certain impact on me and kept my mind busy even some time after I had finished playing."

Games I Use At School

by Herr Rau - 4 games
"I teach German, English and Computer Sciences and find IF useful in all subjects."

Library

by @Johnnydjent - 1 game
"Games that I have not yet played, but will."

intriguing games i want to play

by vincent - 20 games

An Incomplete List of IF That I've Come To Love

by Wes Modes - 3 games

8-Bit Basic games under 20k

by jgerrie - 8 games

2013 XYZZY Awards Nominees

by Molly - 25 games
"Here are the nominees for the 2013 XYZZY Awards, roughly by order of appearance on the finalist page. Note that this list does not cover the Best Technological Development Award."

Underrated Menu-Driven Games

by forgepoet - 9 games
"Menu-driven games that I think should have wider exposure. Games that might not be perfect but deserve better than no reviews or no rating."

IF Playlist for the Brontoboards

by Molly - 27 games
"This is a list I created as a general guide to interactive fiction for a thread I'm making on Brontoforumus. I'm trying to give a good overview to both parser IF (usually called "text adventures") and choice-based IF (or..."

Must try

by Kku2611 - 36 games
"I am new to IF and collect all of the recommended games under a list for future consulting."

Most Fun to Play

by bluevelvetwings - 6 games
"These games have unique gameplay or character perspective. Most have unique mechanics or are otherwise just different. I had a lot of fun with all of these."

The Best of the Best

by bluevelvetwings - 6 games
"Whether because of amazing writing, immersive plot, unique atmosphere, or whatever else, these are the games I personally consider the best IF has to offer. ..."

Literary IF

by streever - 6 games
"Games that have literary merit make this list. To be accepted, a game should: 1. Evoke deeper themes and meaning, without being blunt. 2. Consistently employ good writing, both in dialogue and descriptions. 3. Tell a rich story from..."

Word-play and word puzzles

by streever - 6 games
"This is my list of fun games for word-play/puzzles. Some of them have substantial stories, and some do not."

Played

by rainbowstreakedskies - 1 game

Played, mixed opinion

by exomarch - 1 game

Games of Awesomeness

by Christopher Caesar - 3 games
"My favorite text games so far."

Society, Socialites and Social Climbing

by E.K. - 13 games
"Games where the protagonist has to navigate aspirational society in some way, whether it is an attempt at climbing the social ladder or avoiding those who seek to do so. Status, gossip, backstabbing and money are the orders of the day..."

Unique puzzle games

by Shadow Fox - 7 games
"This list is focused on shorter games that really made me think. Each one is unique, with interesting settings and mechanics. They may not be the hardest games out there, but beating these made me feel very satisfied with myself. "

Fun and funny

by Shadow Fox - 5 games
"These are games that captured my attention and made me laugh. All of them are lighthearted, most of them are funny, and one is just plain cute. "

Explore-the-Structure Genre

by Jim Kaplan - 8 games
"Lengthy games where the PC's express purpose is the exploration of a single complex structure, such as a museum or mansion. Progress in the game is usually measured by the segments of the structure the player has rendered accessible...."

Played but did not finish

by exomarch - 7 games

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