Many thousands of works of interactive fiction are here!

* Some games are playable in a special [interpreter](https://www.ifwiki.org/Interpreter), including [Z-code](zcode), [Glulx](glulx), and [TADS](tads).
* [HTML](html), [Twine](twine), [Ink](ink), and [Texture](texture) games are playable in a web browser.
* Some games are playable on certain types of computers, including [PC](pc), [Mac](mac), or [Amiga](amiga).
* Some games were entered into [competitions](competitions), including [IFComp](competitions/ifcomp) or [Spring Thing](springthing).
* You can also find the original [source code](source) for many games here.

# aas

Games playable in an AAS interpreter

# adrift

Games playable in an ADRIFT interpreter

# adventions

Material relating to Adventions, an IF company active in the early 1990s

# agt

Games playable in an AGT interpreter

# alan

Games playable in an ALAN interpreter

# amiga

Games playable on an Amiga computer

# amstrad

Games playable on an Amstrad computer

# appleII

Games playable on an Apple II computer

# archetype

Games playable in an Archetype interpreter

# archimedes

Games playable on an Acorn Archimedes computer

# atari-8bit

Games playable on an 8-bit Atari computer

# bbc

Games playable on a BBC Micro computer

# beos

Games playable on a BeOS computer

# c64

Games playable on a Commodore 64 computer

# calc

Games playable in various pocket calculators

# cbm_pet

Games playable on a Commodore PET computer

# competition95

Games submitted to IFComp 1995

# competition96

Games submitted to IFComp 1996

# competition97

Games submitted to IFComp 1997

# competition98

Games submitted to IFComp 1998

# competition99

Games submitted to IFComp 1999

# competition2000

Games submitted to IFComp 2000

# competition2001

Games submitted to IFComp 2001

# competition2002

Games submitted to IFComp 2002

# competition2003

Games submitted to IFComp 2003

# competition2004

Games submitted to IFComp 2004

# competition2005

Games submitted to IFComp 2005

# competition2006

Games submitted to IFComp 2006

# competition2007

Games submitted to IFComp 2007

# competition2008

Games submitted to IFComp 2008

# competition2009

Games submitted to IFComp 2009

# competition2010

Games submitted to IFComp 2010

# competition2011

Games submitted to IFComp 2011

# competition2012

Games submitted to IFComp 2012

# competition2013

Games submitted to IFComp 2013

# competition2014

Games submitted to IFComp 2014

# competition2015

Games submitted to IFComp 2015

# competition2016

Games submitted to IFComp 2016

# competition2017

Games submitted to IFComp 2017

# competition2018

Games submitted to IFComp 2018

# competition2019

Games submitted to IFComp 2019

# competition2020

Games submitted to IFComp 2020

# competition2021

Games submitted to IFComp 2021

# competition2022

Games submitted to IFComp 2022

# competition2023

Games submitted to IFComp 2023

# competition2024

Games submitted to IFComp 2024

# competitions-spanish

Games submitted to Spanish competitions

# cpm

Games playable on a CP/M computer

# cybiko

Games playable on a Cybiko handheld computer

# demos

Free demos of commercial games

# emacs

Games playable in the Emacs text editor

# glulx

Games playable in a Glulx interpreter

# html

Games playable in a web browser

# hugo

Games playable in a Hugo interpreter

# ink

Games created with the Ink system

# instead

Games playable in an INSTEAD interpreter

# jacl

Games playable in a JACL interpreter

# java

Games playable in a Java virtual machine

# linux

Games playable on a Linux computer

# mac

Games playable on an Apple Mac computer

# mainframe

Material relating to games running on old mainframe computer systems.

# mini-comps

Games submitted to smaller competitions

# missing-stuff

Files missing from game collections

# msx

Games playable on an MSX computer

# os2

Games playable on an IBM OS/2 computer

# palm

Games playable on a Palm handheld computer

# pc

Games playable on a PC computer (Windows or MS-DOS)

# pdf

Games playable in a PDF reader

# python

Games playable in a Python interpreter

# quest

Games playable in a Quest interpreter

# quill

Games playable in a Quill interpreter

# sinclair-ql

Games playable on a Sinclair QL computer

# sintac

Games playable in a Sintac interpreter

# spectrum

Games playable on a ZX Spectrum computer

# springthing

Games submitted to the Spring Thing competition

# tag

Games playable in a T.A.G. interpreter

# texture

Games created with the Texture system

# trs80

Games playable on a TRS-80 computer

# twine

Games created with the Twine system

# vms

Games playable on a VAX VMS computer

# zcode

Games playable in a Z-Code interpreter

# tads

Games playable in a TADS 2 or TADS 3 interpreter

# zx81

Games playable on a Sinclair ZX81 computer



# int-fiction-1.0.tar.gz

int-fiction 1.0, a game frontend for Unix,
by Alan Shutko.
Shows you the IF games on your disk and selects the
proper interpreter.

# playgame.FAQ

Playing the Interactive Fiction Archive Games
version 1.74 (March 2002), by Stephen Griffiths.
[file is linked to </if-archive/info/>playgame.FAQ]

# wanted.txt

copy of a Usenet posting asking for copies of
Penguin/Polarware games that have been released for
public distribution

# atari-ST

Games playable on an Atari ST computer

# advsys

Games playable in an AdvSys interpreter

# infocom

Games playable in a Z-Code interpreter (Infocom format, not created by Infocom)

# inform

Games playable in a Z-Code interpreter (created by Inform or other Z-code compilers)

# if-artshow

These are exhibits from Marnie Parker's (aka Doe aka FemaleDeer)
IF Art Show contests.

# phoenix

Games produced by Phoenix Games, developed at the University of Cambridge (UK) 1978-1985, and the offshoot commercial publisher Topologika

# source

Games provided as source code (in any programming language)

# competitions

Games submitted to IF competitions

# age

Games playable with the Aetheria Game Engine Players' Kit

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adventions/2019-12-22 23:16 -
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age/2024-03-16 16:00 -
agt/2023-12-21 12:02 -
alan/2023-11-08 19:44 -
amiga/2023-11-08 19:44 -
amstrad/2024-06-27 15:45 -
appleII/2024-01-28 01:19 -
archetype/2023-11-08 19:44 -
archimedes/2019-12-22 23:16 -
atari-8bit/2019-12-22 23:16 -
atari-ST/2019-12-22 23:16 -
bbc/2023-11-08 19:44 -
beos/2019-12-22 23:16 -
c64/2024-10-05 16:35 -
calc/2019-12-22 23:16 -
cbm_pet/2019-12-22 23:16 -
competition2000/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2001/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2002/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2003/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2004/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2005/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2006/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2007/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2008/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2009/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2010/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2011/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2012/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2013/2023-11-08 21:20 -
competition2014/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2015/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2016/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition2017/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition2018/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition2019/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition2020/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2021/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2022/2023-11-08 20:15 -
competition2023/2023-10-03 14:48 -
competition2024/2024-09-06 12:06 -
competition95/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition96/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition97/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition98/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competition99/2023-11-08 19:44 -
competitions-spanish/2019-12-22 23:16 -
competitions/2024-02-12 03:48 -
cpm/2021-06-16 08:39 -
cybiko/2019-12-22 23:16 -
demos/2023-11-08 19:44 -
emacs/2019-12-22 23:16 -
glulx/2024-10-06 01:35 -
html/2024-08-11 16:42 -
hugo/2023-11-08 19:44 -
if-artshow/2023-11-08 20:15 -
infocom/2024-08-16 22:54 -
inform/2024-08-16 22:54 -
ink/2024-09-06 01:59 -
instead/2019-12-22 23:16 -
jacl/2019-12-22 23:16 -
java/2019-12-22 23:16 -
linux/2024-03-08 22:27 -
mac/2024-06-01 16:15 -
mainframe/2019-12-22 23:16 -
mini-comps/2024-06-06 13:53 -
missing-stuff/2019-12-22 23:16 -
msx/2019-12-22 23:06 -
os2/2019-12-22 23:16 -
palm/2023-11-08 19:44 -
pc/2024-09-25 12:23 -
pdf/2019-12-22 23:16 -
phoenix/2019-12-22 23:06 -
python/2019-12-22 23:16 -
quest/2024-01-14 03:37 -
quill/2019-12-22 23:16 -
sinclair-ql/2024-06-28 15:42 -
sintac/2024-03-08 22:37 -
source/2024-08-07 21:53 -
spectrum/2024-07-17 17:35 -
springthing/2024-05-21 20:20 -
tads/2024-09-25 12:20 -
tag/2019-12-22 23:16 -
texture/2022-02-08 18:40 -
trs80/2024-06-01 15:44 -
twine/2024-10-01 10:47 -
vms/2020-02-14 12:22 -
zcode/2024-08-16 22:54 -
zx81/2019-12-22 23:07 -
Index2024-09-05 09:01 5.9K
int-fiction-1.0.tar.gz1997-05-15 04:00 23K
playgame.FAQ2002-03-30 23:45 43K
wanted.txt1997-04-01 05:00 1.4K

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