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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.
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.
High school journalists spend the night in a church, investigating reports of a ghost. A piece of interactive fiction written by Ryan Veeder and Emily Boegheim.
A dashing and magnetic genius has invited his closest companion to an eldritch structure, hoping to avert a cataclysm and hiding a terrible secret.
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.
An interactive fiction interpretation of the Hamlet story, blended with Jewish culture and mysticism.
It's the last day of summer, and you're old enough now to go into town by yourself.
Your task is simple enough. Just nab the chalice.
Sweetheart. Buttercup. Sugar. Baby. Babe? Babe? For as long as you can remember, you've never really had a name--never needed one. For 22 years people have swaddled you in epithets, letting you know that even though you're not quite on the right track, the world is there to hold your hand. Your father, your friends, your boyfriend. Gas station attendants. Sweetie, do you know what you're doing there? Truth be told, it's never really mattered to you before. Sometimes you've even liked it. Not today, though. Today something is wrong.
With the cantankerous Wizard of Wordplay evicted from his mansion, the worthless plot can now be redeveloped. The city regulations declare, however, that the rip-down job can't proceed until all the items within had been removed. As an adventurer hired by the demolitions contractor to kleptomaniacially clear out this mansion, you must engage in wordplay in order to gather all the items inside. It is not necessary to think of puns, cliches, or homonyms, however, as has been the case with previous logological interactive fiction. The puzzles in Ad Verbum are of a different—and perhaps even unique—nature.
Enter a steampunk adventure set in a London that might have been. The year is 1885. Bedlam Hospital still stands in Moorsfield, a decaying shell used to house the poor and the hopeless. Steam-driven mechanical wonders roam the streets. Gear-wheeled analytical engines spin out reams of thought onto punched paper tapes. And in the darkness – in the alleys and the side shops – hide secrets. A piece of interactive fiction written by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto.
An account of the disastrous sidewalk chalk tournament of August 27, 2011.
A Western by IkeC
A Western by IkeC
Set in an unusual cyber/virtual reality background, you play a disembodied consciousness trapped in an electron prison of the mind. A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Jason Dyer. Came second in the Inform division of the First Annual IF Competition, in 1995.
Final Exam takes place in the near future after an AI revolution has led to the establishment of a new sort of government. You are seeking a job within this government: your performance in the “final exam” determines the outcome. You wake up on the day of your exam to find that your world has unexpectedly changed. You leave your room to seek answers, and find the Administration Centre deserted... A game written by Jack Whitham for the 21st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition.
Manhattan, May, 1954. The last few years, you've settled into a routine. You work at the bank, you go home, you occasionally have dinner with your mother. It is all acceptably ordinary. One day a strange creature crosses your path, and disrupts the schedule entirely. A work of interactive fiction by Emily Short.
Wander around. Puzzles will be posed. Eventually you win. A work of interactive fiction by Andrew Plotkin, recreating one he originally made in 1989.
The only thing worse than being a village idiot is being an unemployed village idiot. Maybe it’s time to change careers. Maybe it’s time to be a knight.
A text adventure game about an orc named Grunk and a pig who would much prefer to remain lost.
Heliopause is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Cursed from birth with complete weightlessness, you have been imprisoned in a tower by your godfather, and need to escape and find a way home. Loosely based on George MacDonald's 1864 children's book The Light Princess.
Ultimate Quest: Journey to the Far Side of Possible is an interactive tweet-based text adventure by internationally renowned interactive fiction author Emily Short and featuring illustrations by Silvio Aebischer.
The Fish of Māui. The Land of the Long Cloud. Aotearoa. An entire continent of untamed wilds, and the last place on Earth where dinosaurs still roam. If only you'd come ashore under better circumstances... A piece of interactive fiction written by Matt Wigdahl.