The entries to the 27th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2021). (As they stood when voting closed.)
4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska. Twine.
A Papal Summons, or The Church Cat, by Bitter Karella. Twine.
A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen. ChoiceScript. Game and walkthrough.
AardVarK Versus the Hype, by Truthcraze. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 211104. Story file and walkthrough. (story file also at games/glulx/Aardvark_versus_The_Hype.gblorb)
After-Words, by fireisnormal. HTML. Game with embedded walkthrough.
An Aside About Everything, by Sasha. Twine.
And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, an Iterative Fiction by B.J. Best. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210813. Story file and hints. (a newer version is at games/glulx/And_Then_You_Come_to_a_House.gblorb)
At King Arthur's Christmas Feast, by Travis Moy. ChoiceScript.
Beneath Fenwick, by Pete Gardner. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
BLK MTN, by Laura Paul. Twine.
Brave Bear, by John Evans. Z-code. Release 2 / Serial number 210928. Story file and hints.
Closure, a Texting Adventure by Sarah Willson. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210928. Customised browser interpreter (recommended) and story file.
Codex Sadistica: A Heavy-Metal Minigame, by grave snail games. Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 210928. Story file, map, and hints/walkthrough.
Cyborg Arena, by John Ayliff. Twine. Version 1.0.
Cygnet Committee, by P.B. Parjeter. Windows executable (Intel 32-bit).
D'ARKUN, by Michael Baltes. Å-code or Z-code. Release 1.2. Serial number 211002. Story in Å-code (HTML) and Z-code formats, map (protected by in-game password), hints, and walkthrough.
Dr Horror's House of Terror, a horrifying tale of the restless dead and their world of unspeakable evil!!! by Ade McT. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210923. Game and hints/walkthrough. (a newer version is in games/glulx/Dr_Horrors_House_of_Terror.gblorb)
Enveloping Darkness, by John Muhlhauser, Helen Pluta, and Othniel Aryee. Squiffy.
extraordinary_fandoms.exe, by Storysinger Presents. Twine.
Finding Light, by Abigail Jazwiec. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 211008. Story file and walkthrough.
Fine Felines, by Felicity Banks. ChoiceScript. Game, and link to online version.
Fourbyfourian Quarryin', by Andrew Schultz. Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 211114. Story file, walkthroughs, and source code.
Funicular Simulator 2021, by Mary Goodden and Tom Leather. Twine.
Ghosts Within, by Kyriakos Athanasopoulos. TADS. Version 1.2, 2021-10-20. TADS 3 story file and Windows executable (Intel 32-bit). (a newer version of the platform-independent story file is at games/tads/Ghosts_Within.t3)
Goat Game, a Hollow-Horned Rumination by Kathryn Li. Twine. (a newer version is at games/twine/goatgame.zip)
Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg, a novelty by Arthur DiBianca. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210922. Story file and some hints. (more complete hints are at solutions/Grandma_Bethlindas_Remarkable_Egg_hints.txt)
Hercules!, by Leo Weinreb. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 211101. Story file, walkthrough, and source code. (a newer version is at games/glulx/Hercules.gblorb)
How it was then and how it is now, by Pseudavid. Ink.
How the monsters appeared in the Wasteland, by V Dobranov. Twine. Russian and English. Game and walkthrough.
I Contain Multitudes, by Wonaglot. Quest. Story file, link to play online, map, and walkthrough.
Infinite Adventure, by B.J. Best (writing as "A. Scotts"). MS-DOS.
Kidney Kwest, by Eric Zinda, and Luka Marceta. Perplexity. (game not included; has information page linking to the website where the game could be played)
Mermaids of Ganymede, by Seth Paxton. Ink. (game not included; includes link to play online)
My Gender Is a Fish, by Carter Gwertzman. Twine.
Off-Season at the Dream Factory, by B.J. Best (writing as "Carroll Lewis"). Adventuron. Game and walkthrough.
Plane Walker, by Jack Comfort. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210814. Story file and walkthrough.
Recon, by Carlos Pamies. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
RetroCON 2021, by CRAIG RUDDELL (as 'Sir Slice'). Twine.
Second Wind, by Matthew Warner. Adventuron. Version 0.1.0. Game and walkthrough.
Silicon and Cells, by Nic Barkdull and Matthew Borgard. Unity. Windows executable (Intel 32-bit) and supporting files.
Smart Theory, by AKheon. Ink.
Starbreakers, by Emery Joyce and N. Cormier. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Sting, an interactive memoir by Mike Russo. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 211001. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/glulx/Sting.gblorb)
Taste of Fingers, by V Dobranov. Twine. Russian and English.
The Belinsky Conundrum, by Sam Ursu. Facebook Messenger. (game not included; RTF file with link to play if you are logged in to Facebook)
The Best Man, by Stephen Bond. Twine.
The Corsham Witch Trial, by JC Blair. Twine.
The Daughter, by GioBorrows. Ink.
The Dead Account, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez. Twine.
The Golden Heist, by George Lockett and Rob Thorman. Ink. Game and walkthrough.
The House on Highfield Lane, by Andy Joel. QuestJS. Version 1.3. Game, hints, and making-of. (a newer version is in games/quest/The_House_on_Highfield_Lane.zip)
The Last Doctor, by Quirky Bones. Ink.
The Last Night of Alexisgrad, by Milo van Mesdag. Twine.
The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg. HTML. Game, feelies, and walkthrough.
The Library, by Leonardo Boselli. Hyperfable. Release 1.4 / 2021-10-05. Game and walkthrough.
The Miller's Garden, by Damon L. Wakes. Twine.
The Song of the Mockingbird, an Interactive Return To Yesteryear by Mike Carletta. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210821. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/glulx/The_Song_of_the_Mockingbird.gblorb)
The Spirit Within Us, by Alessandro Ielo. Windows (Intel 32-bit), Mac (Intel 64-bit), and Linux (Intel 32-bit) executables.
The TURING Test, by Justin Fanzo. Twine.
The Vaults, by Daniel Duarte. Unity. (game not included; link to online version)
The Waiting Room, by Billy Krolick. Twine.
This Won't Make You Happy, by Mike Gillis. Twine.
Unfortunate, by Anonymous. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 211012.
Universal Hologram, by Kit Riemer. Twine.
Wabewalker, by Ben Sisk. Java. Game and walkthrough.
Walking Into It, by Andrew Schultz. Python. Game and walkthrough.
we, the remainder, by Charm Cochran. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Weird Grief, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez. Twine.
What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 210928. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/glulx/What_Heart_Heard_of_Ghost_Guessed.gblorb)
What remains of me, by Jovial Ron. TIC-80.
You are SpamZapper 3.1, by Leon Arnott. Twine.
All of the entries in the 2021 competition in one package, as released at the start of the competition.
Introduction to the 2021 competition.