The entries to the 18th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2012).
The versions in top-level subdirectories may have been updated during
or after the competition; if so, the original submission is usually in
an original/ subdirectory.
Irvine Quik & the Search for the Fish of Traglea, by Duncan Bowsman. Version 3. Story file, maps, and walkthrough.
The Sealed Room, by Robert DeFord. Version 1.2.5. Story files and walkthrough.
Andromeda Apocalypse, by Marco Innocenti. Release 1 / Serial number 120929. Story file and feelies. (a newer version is in games/glulx/AndromedaApocalypse-Extended.zip)
A Killer Headache, a Distasteful Situation, by Mike Ciul. Release 3 / Serial number 121231. Story file and walkthrough. (this is actually a post-competition release, also at games/glulx/headache.gblorb); see original/ for a version that was live during the competition)
J'dal, by Ryan Kinsman. Release 1 / Serial number 120930. Story file and walkthrough.
Kicker, by Pippin Barr. Release 1 / Serial number 120929. Story file and walkthrough.
In a Manor of Speaking, A Punny Adventure, by Hulk Handsome. Release 3 / Serial number 121017. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is in games/zcode/InAManorOfSpeaking.zip)
Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (writing as Ned Yompus). Release 3 / Serial number 140914. Story file and walkthrough. (this is actually a post-competition release; see original/ for a version that was live during the competition; an even newer version is in games/glulx/shuffling-around.zip)
Signos, by Mauricio Diaz Garcia (writing as M4u).
The Island, by Andrew Brown (writing as Old Andy). Version 1.
Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe. Inform/Vorple. Version 2.0. Enhanced browser interpreter, Z-code story file, walkthrough, and Inform 7 source code.
howling dogs, by Porpentine. Twine. Game, link to play online, and spoilers.
Last Minute, by Hulk Handsome (writing as Ruderbager Doppelganger). Twine. Game and walkthrough. (this is actually a post-competition release, also in games/twine/LastMinute.zip; see original/ for a version that was live during the competition)
Living Will, by Mark Marino. Undum.
The Lift, by Colin Capurso. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Transit, by Shaye. Twine.
Valkyrie, by Emily Forand et al. Twine.
Body Bargain, A Tale of Transhumanism by Amanda Lange. Release 3 / Serial number 121021. Story file and walkthroughs.
Castle Adventure!, An Interactive Fiction for the not-quite-beginning adventurer - old-school style! by Ben Chenoweth. Release 2 / Serial number 121207. Story file, hints, and walkthrough transcript. (this is actually a post-competition release, also at games/zcode/castle.z8; see original/ for a version that was live during the competition)
Changes, by David Given. Release 8 / Serial number 120930.
Escape From Summerland, by Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy (writing as Jenny Roomy and Jasmine Lavages). Release 2 / Serial number 121011. Story file and walkthrough.
Eurydice, by Anonymous. Release 1 / Serial number 121206. (this is actually a post-competition release, also at games/zcode/Eurydice.zblorb; see original/ for a version that was live during the competition)
Fish Bowl, by Ethan Rupp and Joshua Rupp. Story file and walkthrough.
Lunar Base 1, a work of Interactive Science Fiction by Michael Wayne Phipps Jr. Release 1 / Serial number 120929. Story file (in z8 and zblorb formats) and walkthrough.
Murphy's Law, An Interactive Fiasco by Scott Hammack. Release 1 / Serial number 120929. Story file and walkthrough.
Spiral, by Justin Morgan. Release 2 / Serial number 121106. Story file and walkthrough.
Sunday Afternoon, by Christopher Huang (writing as Virgil Hilts). Release 3 / Serial number 121213. (this is actually a post-competition release, also at games/zcode/SundayAfternoon.z8; see original/ for a version that was live during the competition)
The Test is Now READY, by Jim Warrenfeltz. Release 1 / Serial number 121004. Story file and walkthrough.
The unofficial "front-end" game for the 2012 competition, providing information on all the games and systems used to run them, plus the ability to sort the games you can play into a random list. Written by Lucian Paul Smith. Release 1 / Serial number 121001.
All of the entries in the 2012 competition in one package. Unzip into a directory with the -d option to preserve the original subdirectory structure. This file is around 35MB in size.
All of the entries in the 2012 competition in one Windows self extracting archive. This file is around 32MB in size.
Stephen Granade's note about the 2012 competition. Read this to find out where to get more information.
The results of the 2012 competition.
All of the Windows interpreters needed to play the competition games.