Popular games built on game engine Inform
Anchorhead is a text adventure game in the style of classic Infocom games from the 1980s. Travel to the haunted coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts and uncover the roots of a horrific conspiracy inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Search through musty archives and tomes of esoteric lore; dodge hostile townsfolk; combat a generation-spanning evil that threatens your family and the entire world. To mark the twentieth anniversary of its initial publication, Anchorhead is now available in a special Illustrated Edition with rewritten code, revised prose, additional puzzles, and illustrations by Carlos Cara Àlvarez.
Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin being a fusion between a game and a programming tutorial.
In The Little Match Girl 4 by Hans Christian Andersen, a prince has been born, and the titular little match girl must assemble the subtitular Crown of Pearls.
The memoir of a demonic spy in the Cold War between Heaven and Hell.
You wake to stillness. The hammering, banging, and shouting that kept you awake half the night are gone. The air is cold, and something smells burnt. Your master's experiments must be finished, but with what result? A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Emily Short.
The black gate at the east end of the schoolyard is closed, locked. The After School Program does not relinquish its warriors willingly. Here is where the mud is thinnest on the ground, and in some places the painted lines of the kickball diamond are visible. A text adventure by Ryan Veeder.
An interactive fiction story by Andrew Plotkin depicting a tense and harrowing chase in a claustrophobic cavern setting.
Rameses Alexander Moran is a self-proclaimed "shy, indecisive, and uncharismatic" boy living at an Irish boarding school, which he has only contempt for. He reminisces about his childhood friend Daniel Maguire in a dream as they playfully shout profanities at each other on a busy railway station platform. He awakes on his bunkbed in a four-bed dormitory.
You're an ordinary Soviet citizen, but to your surprise you are selected to play a highly important part in the defense of the Motherland - and then the crisis comes...
Varkana is the name of a region in a world with a timeless, mildy fantasy/sci-fi setting (some technological and magical elements are present at this moment, but not prevalent), with the city-state of Arg Varkana as its major outpost of civilization. There are several Persian and Mesopotamian inspired elements in there, some of which might sound familiar to those who are acquaintanced with those cultures. We start the game as Farahnaaz, a bookcrafter and a library employee in Arg Varkana, currently enjoying her summer holidays when the town is lively with celebrations. Her hometown is to be visited by a team of ambassadors from Ashtarta, a distant, fabled land with a more advanced technology and a recently-reestablished regime.
On the Night of the Comet, the usual astrological bonds do not hold, and the order of the universe is threatened. It is a time made for rebels and usurpers, and all who would claim the kingdom for themselves. You are a member of the Order of the Phoenix, a protector of the hierarchy and the kingdom itself. It is your duty to attend the royal ball, watch for dangers... and do whatever needs to be done. A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Emily Short.
You are nine months pregnant, and the contractions have already begun. Trapped in a castle with more enemies than friends, and Queen in name but not in influence, you fear for the future of your child. But your spells have finally worked, and now your crystal ball shows what fate awaits him. If you act with speed and determination, and if you are willing to do what is necessary, you may still have time to influence your son's destiny before the waters break.
The first Taleframe game based on the 90s children's horror soap opera.
The little match girl goes on a spooky adventure with her friend (a crow).
A train journey abruptly cut off. An enforced stay in a strange City. Intrigue, madmen, and growing sense of being watched... A work of interactive fiction by Emily Short.
The little match girl plays a magical flute.
A short game taking place soon after The Little Match Girl 4: Crown of Pearls.
In this wonderfully laconic spoof of the Scott Adams style of adventures, you play as Jason of the Argo, tasked by King Pelias to bring the Golden Fleece to him or die.
No, not a prison, though stone stands around you, as expressionless as a mirror awaiting face and form; and in the silence you hear no plaint of flute or roar of gong, but instead the crash of porcelain shattering. A work of interactive fiction by Yoon Ha Lee.
A puzzle game about secrets in the Age of Lead. You've spent seventeen years preparing for an infiltration. Stealing the Confessor's secrets is only the beginning: it will all be for nothing if you leave a trace.
Fantasy Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, as both a game and an introduction to the genre.
Something new in your everyday hunter-gatherer routine: where did this strange edifice come from? Dare you enter and explore the secrets of this... thing, or do you try to face your enemies? Like you have a choice.
In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and Anchorhead.
You play Tony, a fourteen-year old thief who needs some help looting the legendary Oakville Manor. Luckily it’s the 1980s and finding fellow adventurers is just a modem squeal away…