Infocom Games by Difficulty, in Rated Order
Recommendations by Fred A (US)The 35 canonical Infocom games categorized by difficulty, in rated order (high to low as of July 2026) within each level of difficulty. Difficulty is based on the tags: Trivially-Challenging, Basic Difficulty, Standard Difficulty, Moderately-Challenging, Advanced Difficulty, Extremely-Challenging.
1. A Mind Forever Voyaging
by Steve Meretzky
(1985)
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2. Wishbringer
by Brian Moriarty
(1985)
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3. Journey
by Marc Blank
(1989)
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4. The Witness
by Stu Galley
(1983)
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5. Moonmist
by Stu Galley, Jim Lawrence
(1986)
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6. Seastalker
by Stu Galley, Jim Lawrence
(1984)
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7. Enchanter
by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling
(1983)
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8. Hollywood Hijinx
by Dave Anderson, Liz Cyr-Jones
(1986)
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9. Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
by Jeff O'Neill
(1987)
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10. Border Zone
by Marc Blank
(1987)
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11. Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
by Bob Bates
(1987)
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12. Cutthroats
by Michael Berlyn, Jerry Wolper
(1984)
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13. Planetfall
by Steve Meretzky
(1983)
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14. The Lurking Horror
by Dave Lebling
(1987)
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15. Plundered Hearts
by Amy Briggs
(1987)
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16. Leather Goddesses of Phobos
by Steve Meretzky
(1986)
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17. Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
by Bob Bates
(1989)
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18. Zork I
by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
(1980)
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19. Infidel
by Michael Berlyn
(1983)
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20. Ballyhoo
by Jeff O'Neill
(1985)
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21. Sorcerer
by Steve Meretzky
(1984)
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22. Spellbreaker
by Dave Lebling
(1985)
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23. Suspended
by Michael Berlyn
(1983)
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24. Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
by Steve Meretzky
(1988)
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25. Beyond Zork
by Brian Moriarty
(1987)
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26. Zork III
by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank
(1982)
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27. Zork II
by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank
(1981)
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28. Bureaucracy
by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom
(1987)
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29. Deadline
by Marc Blank
(1982)
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30. Suspect
by Dave Lebling
(1984)
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31. Trinity
by Brian Moriarty
(1986)
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32. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
(1984)
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33. Stationfall
by Steve Meretzky
(1987)
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34. Starcross
by Dave Lebling
(1982)
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35. Shogun
by James Clavell, Dave Lebling
(1989)
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