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The Best of the Best

by Causevic - 3 games
"The Best Games I've played"

Favorite surreal games

by Tabitha - 5 games
"Using my own personal definition of "surreal", which is less a definition and more a vibe that I know when I see."

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..."

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...."

My Favourite Literary IF

by Janos Honkonen - 5 games
"These are my favourite games which I consider to be more story than puzzle based."

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."

Personal favourites of a fledgling IF enthusiast

by Case - 6 games

Short Games for Beginners

by Kerzenwachs - 12 games

Uncle Rov's Beginner's Must-Plays.

by Rovarsson - 10 games

favorites

by snailmail - 4 games

My top 10 games

by Quintin Stone - 10 games

My new walkthroughs for July 2018

by David Welbourn - 23 games
"On Friday, July 6, 2018, I published several new walkthroughs for the games listed below! Many of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works of..."

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)."

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..."

Tragedy in interactive fiction

by lobespear - 3 games
"The following games that play with the medium were used as examples of approaches to tragedy in interactive fiction at a Cambridge University lecture in 2007."

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..."

played

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

nanobots

by Xavid - 8 games
"a twine album by the Society of Narrativist Progenitors with apologies to They Might Be Giants and the People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (Twine games based on the track of the same name from the They Might Be Giants album..."

QuaintHydra's Picks

by QuaintHydra - 4 games
"Games I enjoyed, in no particular order."

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. "

ADRIFT Authors' Iconic Works

by DB - 33 games
"I have attempted to assemble a list of some major (and some minor) authors for the ADRIFT platform along with a game iconic of their style. The games are listed by seniority of the authors, where seniority is determined by the year of an..."

A starter pack for those new to interactive fiction

by MathBrush - 31 games
"I had a list like this before which I deleted, but I noticed it had a lot of views on intfiction, so I thought I'd make a new one to help people out. It has 10 web-based games, 10 parser games for beginners and 10 parser games of medium..."

Infocom Salvaged Adventures

by Tristano - 33 games
"List of the Infocom adventures that were recovered from the salvaged Infocom hard drive, and their source code was published on GitHub in April 2019 by Jason Scott for educational purposes and in an attempt to preserve them from..."

Recommended List

by akillam - 3 games

More Recommended Horror Games

by thecanvasrose - 13 games
"A list of well-rated, reputable and interesting horror games not included in my favorite horror games list. For those looking to explore the genre in IF."

Sci-fi Games

by AnnaKingston - 1 game
"Sci-fi/Dystopian Games"

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..."

Infocom (in personal favourite order)

by Max Fog - 24 games
"Order of my favourite Infocom games, top being favourite.These are only of those i have played."

Games with public source code

by OverThinking - 20 games
"This is more for my own reference than anything else, but these are games whose authors have made their source code public. Priority to I7 games and those with particularly interesting mechanics. Games are in alphabetical order."

My new walkthroughs for August 2018

by David Welbourn - 5 games
"On Thursday, August 30, 2018, I published new walkthroughs for the games 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..."

The Endmaster Collection

by Perforation - 7 games
"Endmaster's best works"

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."

Tolkien's Middle-earth games

by Fredrik - 44 games
"Games that are explicitly set in the fantasy world Middle-earth, created by J.R.R. Tolkien."

Storybooks for young audiences

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 6 games
"There are already several polls about games for kids, but I wanted to narrow it down a bit. I noticed some recent high-quality games with artwork designed specifically for kids. It was the artwork part that caught my attention. Some have..."

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"

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..."

Historical Setting

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

My favorite modern IF games in French

by Eriorg - 7 games
"Here are my favorite modern (i.e. since 2000) IF games in French. This selection is, of course, entirely subjective. --- Voici mes jeux IF modernes (i.e. depuis 2000) en français préférés. Ce choix est bien sûr tout à fait..."

My new walkthroughs for March 2020

by David Welbourn - 9 games
"Quite late on Sunday March 29, 2020, 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..."

People's Champion Tournament 2025

by Hidnook - 64 games
"A fan-driven competition hosted by @otistdog, featuring 64 player-nominated games. See the intfiction.org thread for more information. Congratulations to Mathbrush's Never Gives Up Her Dead for winning!"

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."

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

by Wes Modes - 3 games

All-time favorites

by Felix Pleșoianu - 7 games
"No common thread here... Turns out, I like all kinds of games. Even some puzzlefests."

My First Games

by Zoe Victoria - 8 games
"The first time I played a text adventure was on my braille note apex in elementary school. Some were easy, some were hard. Some I loved, and some not so much. No matter what my opinions are these games introduced me to something I'd..."

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..."

My new walkthroughs for March 2019

by David Welbourn - 18 games
"On Monday, March 26, 2019, I published new walkthroughs for the games 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 interactive..."

Annotated list of best sci-fi games

by MathBrush - 33 games
"A few months ago, I thought, "There really aren't that many sci-fi IF games". Then I started going through old games I had played, and downlaoded TADS, and was shocked at how many great sci-fi games there are. This is a list of my..."

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..."

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."

Great games in a mostly realistic setting

by MathBrush - 54 games
"These are games that for the most part don't contain magical elements or futuristic technology. This includes games where there might be magic or futuristic technology, but you don't know until the end. So several of these games do..."

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."

Started But Unfinished Games

by GameDesigner - 10 games
"These are games that I started and never got around to finishing. I intend to finish them one at at time."

1-room games

by Luihum - 4 games

Best criminal investigations

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

Best Infocom Games

by Xervosh - 6 games
"The ones I personally enjoyed, and on that admittedly flawed basis, extrapolate you might enjoy the most as well. Presented in chronological order of release."

My new walkthroughs for July 2019

by David Welbourn - 9 games
"Very late on Monday July 29, 2019, 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..."

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."

Short/Sweet

by Cryptic Puffin - 9 games
"No time? No problem!"

Most unusual games

by MathBrush - 53 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..."

Works Consulted

by Drew Cook - 19 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..."

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."

Hard puzzle and dungeon games, Zork I, II, and III

by WandWielder - 2 games
"Very cool. Has a good story with a nice description and background. One small problem is the lack of enemies you find during the underground..."

Games to be Replayed

by Raksab - 8 games
"These games should be played through more than once, for full effect."

Games i've finished

by Vicusol - 1 game
"For personal use, don't take any game in this list as a recommendation."

Games I Use At School

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

Games for IASQ

by Leland Paul - 7 games
"Recommendations for linguist-friends, intended to a) be a good introduction to the medium and b) show off things that you can accomplish in this medium that don't really work elsewhere. This should supplement, not replace, the excellent..."

My new walkthroughs for December 2020

by David Welbourn - 10 games
"On Thursday December 24, 2020, 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..."

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..."

Favorite recommended list of action games

by Litedeathdarkblade - 4 games
"My favorite recommended action containing games"

Parent protagonists

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 18 games
"Games where you play as characters with offspring."

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 May 2025

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 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..."

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..."

My new walkthroughs for June 2021

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Thursday June 24, 2021, 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..."

citizinf's completion dates

by citizinf - 4 games
"There's nothing interesting here. I'm just keeping track of the dates when I finished games."

My new walkthroughs for November 2020

by David Welbourn - 8 games
"On Saturday November 28, 2020, 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..."

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..."

Little Hidden Gems

by Cryptic Puffin - 9 games
"Sometimes it takes a lot of digging to find a nice, chill game to play when you feel like it, and sometimes you end up uncovering some really good, small games that don't really get the attention they deserve. So, here it is, a small..."

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..."

Games to Try

by MacGhee - 18 games

Commercial Shouldabeens

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

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."

Favourite games from 2024

by Max Fog - 10 games
"This is a list of games in 2024 I personally enjoyed the most."

My new walkthroughs for July 2020

by David Welbourn - 9 games
"On Tuesday July 28, 2020, 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..."

Some Games

by Razzal - 3 games

Games for my friends

by Shchekotiki - 11 games

Top 10

by zer - 10 games

Surprising Sentience

by Walter Sandsquish - 13 games
"Philosophers may wonder if people are the only ones who are rational and self-aware, but IF authors are certain we aren't. Here are some games where consciousness takes unexpected forms. "

Medical games

by MathBrush - 16 games
"These are games that have a medical theme of some sort, including medical simulators, medical horror, and games featuring doctors. Feel free to suggest others! (Items 8-15 suggested by David Welbourn)"

Recommended Games based on Design, Content, or Themes

by daelsepara - 4 games
"This is a list of games I would recommend based on their uniqueness and quality of the design and content."

Mars master list

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 12 games
"All about Mars. Does not need to take place on the surface of Mars. Games that take place under Mars' surface, orbiting Mars, on Mars' moons, or even just about traveling to Mars are included. Simply ones that add an interesting twist or..."

Nontraditional Parser, Gamebook, IF and Systems

by thecanvasrose - 23 games
"This list is based on a poll you can add votes to. I will update the list from time to time to reflect what's on the poll as I play the elected games and can write snippets about them. See here: https://ifdb.org/poll?id=9xs5adb1gvesf3tk..."

Text Adventure Tuesdays

by hecuba - 13 games
"Doug and Julia dork it out."

My Best Games

by tadsPro - 1 game
"I just began developing TADS games.I have played a few games until now but hope to play a lot in the coming days.This list will be updated frequently as i play new games.I will list my favourite games here."

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."

Danske teksteventyr

by Duffadash - 53 games
"This is a list of Danish Interactive Fiction and Text Adventure games. More titles can be found on the CASA Solution Archive. http://solutionarchive.com/ As a game preservationist I work with registering and collecting all Danish games..."

My new walkthroughs for October 2019

by David Welbourn - 7 games
"On Tuesday October 29, 2019, 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..."