This directory contains games in Infocom Z-Machine format, NOT games published by the company Infocom.
The games here can be played with an Infocom game interpreter; look in infocom/interpreters for a version for your system. Source code of the games, if available, can be found in games/source/inform.
404- Life not found, by Evan Derby. Release 1 / Serial number 110524
69,105 Keys, a one room game by David Welbourn. Release 1 / Serial number 090302 (source code is in games/source/inform/69105Keys.inf)
The Seven Doctors, an Interactive Fiction Adventure based on the BBC TV show Doctor Who, by David Burke. Release 1 / Serial number 981219
9:05 by Adam Cadre, Version 1.1 (2012.0724). (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/905.exe)
Brief notes on 9:05, by Adam Cadre
The Nine Dancers (Larsoft Adventure number 4). Originally written by G.H. Larsen (1986) and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040718 (the original BBC version is in games/bbc/9Dancers.zip)
A Cock and Bull Story, by Theodore "Ted" C. Lim. Release 1 / Serial number 170401 (glulx version is in games/glulx/A_Cock_and_Bull_Story.gblorb)
AAS Masters, in which all is revealed, by "David Banner." (Actually by Stephen Granade.) Ported by Adam Biltcliffe. (the original AAS version of this game is in games/aas/aasmasters.aas)
Accuse, a small replayable puzzle by David A. Wheeler. Release 4 / Serial number 070321
Acheton, by David Seal, Jonathan Thackray and Jonathan Partington (Cambridge University, 1978-80). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Acheton.z8]
The Acorn Court, An Interactive Text Adventure by Todd S. Murchison Release 3 / Serial number 970904
The Mysterious Case of the Acrobat and His Peers, an Interactive Mystery, by Amanda Tien. Release 2 / Serial number 090111
Across the Stars, a Science Fiction Adventure, by Infodarkness Productions. Release 4 / Serial number 100329 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/across/across.z8)
17 Scott Adams adventures and a sample mini-adventure, all converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z5):
[file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/adamsinform.zip]
Flawed Addendum, by Jalbum. Release 1 / Serial number 080611
Adventure II, the 44 point version of Adventure aka Colossal Cave, by Jack Pike and Peter Luckett, from 1978, converted to C99 and compiled as Z-code with a modified vbccz compiler by Arthur O'Dwyer.
Adventure 3, the 550 point version of Adventure aka Colossal Cave, by Dave Platt, from 1979, converted to C99 and compiled as Z-code with a modified vbccz compiler by Arthur O'Dwyer.
Adventure 6, aka Colossal Cave, extended to ~500 points (David Long, 1979-1980) and then to 551 points (Doug McDonald, 1985-1990), converted to C99 and compiled as Z-code with a modified vbccz compiler by Arthur O'Dwyer (2014-2017).
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version ported to ZIL by Jesse McGrew, based on ealier work by Graham Nelson and Dave Baggett, with some elements of the original Fortran version restored. Release 1 / Serial number 151001 (source code is in infocom/compilers/zilf/zilf-0.7.zip)
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version ported to Inform by Graham Nelson, based on Dave Baggett's TADS reconstruction "Colossal Cave Revisited". Release 9 / Serial number 060321
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version ported to Inform by Graham Nelson, based on Dave Baggett's TADS reconstruction "Colossal Cave Revisited". This version (based on Graham's release 5) has been recompiled as a Version 6 game by Jason Penney, using his V6Lib Inform library. Release 10 / Serial number 011123
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version. This is Don Knuth's CWEB implementation, converted to C99 and compiled as Z-code with a modified vbccz compiler by Arthur O'Dwyer.
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, by William Crowther. This is Will Crowther's original, pre-Woods 1976 game, ported to Inform 7 by Chris Conley. Release 4 / Serial number 150118 (source code is in games/source/inform/Advent_Crowther_source.txt)
Adventure Time, by Derek O'Neill. Release 1 / Serial number 110111
Scott Adams' Adventureland, ported to Inform by Graham Nelson Release 1 / Serial number 961111
Ad Verbum, written by Nick Montfort. Release 11 / Serial number 060905 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/adverbum/adverbum.z5)
Annoyotron IV: Affrontotron, by Joe Mason. Release 1 / Serial number 040226
Aisle, an instant in the life of a man, by Sam Barlow. Release 1 / Serial number 990528
Alice Through the Looking Glass, version 3, the first room of a game based on the Lewis Carroll book. Written by Gareth Rees, and updated for Inform 6 by David Cornelson. Release 1 / Serial number 030501
All Roads, by Jon Ingold. Winner of the 2001 IF Competition. Release 1 / Serial number 011119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/AllRoads/AllRoads.z5)
Along the River, an unlikely slice of life, by Matthew Alger. Release 1 / Serial number 100630
Journey to Alpha Centauri (In Real Time), an Interactive Waste of Time, by Julian Fleetwood. Release 3 / Serial number 981017
The Ambassador's Daughter, a Brief Romance, by Stormchild. Release 2 / Serial number 150525
Amishville, a plain adventure. A parody of Amissville, by Jacob Amman. Release 1 / Serial number 020603
Amissville, by "A.P. Hill". Release 1 / Serial number 020409 (This is a parody of the actual Amissville)
Anchorhead: an Interactive Tale of Lovecraftian Horror, by Michael S. Gentry Release 5 / Serial number 990206
And A Hippo New Year, an interactive holiday tale, by Adri. Release 2 / Serial number 130210
Andromeda Genesis, a Space Afterpiece, by Joey Jones. Release 1 / Serial number 130701
Animals 1.1, a logic and observation word puzzle, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
Annoyotron, The Most Annoying Game of All Time, by Ben Parrish Release 1 / Serial number 990127
Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies, by Oyvind Thorsby. Release 0 / Serial number 060825
Aphasia Quest, by Kat, Nick, and Jonah. Release 1 / Serial number 150426
Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album, honouring the 1992 album Apollo 18, by They Might be Giants. Each game represents one of the tracks on the album. (file is linked to games/glulx/Apollo18+20.zip)
Appallatron: Annoyotron 3, by Sean Barrett. An unofficial sequel to Annoyotron and Aggravatron. Release 1 / Serial number 020422
Arid and Pale, version 2, by Michael R. Bacon. (source code is in games/source/inform/Arid_and_Pale.txt)
Asylum, by cpuguy. Release 1 / Serial number 090721
Atrocitron, An Interactive Puzzlebox, by Michael C. Martin. Release 1 / Serial number 161215
A Tight Spot, A Z-machine Sokoban by Quim K. Holland. Release 1 / Serial number 000001 (source code is in games/source/inform/atssrc.tar.gz)
Danger! Adventurer At Work! originally written by Simon Avery using The Quill. Ported to Inform by Duncan Cross. Release 1 / Serial number 000705
Augmented Fourth, an Interactive Performance, written by Brian Uri. Release 4 / Serial number 200401 (source code is in games/source/inform/Aug4Source.zip)
Avon, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1982). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Avon.z5]
The Awakening, by Dennis Matheson. A horror game based loosely on the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Release 1 / Serial number 980726 (source code is in games/source/inform/awaken.inf)
A Week In The Life, An Interactive Self, by Neil James Brown. Release 3 / Serial number 980215
Are You A Chef? An interactive ifMUD-saving, by Adam Biltcliffe. Release 1 / Serial number 010107
Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, Part 2, an interactive demonstration by R. Noyes. Release 2, Serial number 961017
Snare, an interactive Blake's 7 adventure, by Andrew Williams. Release 1 / Serial number 150118
baby tree, version 1, by Lester Galin.
Back to WakeUp, a Backpacker Tale by Daniel Roperto. Release 1 / Serial number 080313. Created as a part of Lab2, Computer Game Design course, UTS, Australia. Archive includes game file, source and a walkthrough. [file is linked to games/source/inform/back2wakeup.zip]
Back to the Future - Marty Quest: an adventure through time, by George Gipe, Ryan North and Hulk Handsome. Release 3 / Serial number 120430
Backup, an Interactive System Failure, by Gregory Weir. Release 1 / Serial number 091204
Balances, An Interactive Short Story by Graham Nelson. Release 5 / Serial number 961216
Balder's Death, by Wynne Lok. Release 1 / Serial number 111107
Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, An Interactive Seasonal Shopping Emergency, written by Jim Aikin. Release 1 / Serial number 991128
Baltimore:24, An Exercise in Interactive Fiction by Howard A. Sherman. Z5 game file and README. Relase 2 / Serial number 970706
There's a Snake in the Bathtub, a Test of Patience, by Edward Griffiths. Release 1 / Serial number 060409
baZic version 0.1, an implementation of BASIC for the Z-Machine, by David Given. The Z-Code file includes the interpreter and several example BASIC programs. (source code is in games/source/inform/bazic-0.1.tar.gz)
A Bear's Night Out, an Interactive Children's Story by David Dyte. Release 5 / Serial number 990224 (the original competition entry and a solution are in games/competition97/inform/bear/)
Bedlam, An Interactive Preview by Michael Zey. Release 1 / Serial number 970711
Bed Time, by Charlie the Spiffy. Release 1 / Serial number 120324
Being Andrew Plotkin, by J. Robinson Wheeler. Release 2 / Serial number 080423 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/bap/bap.z5)
Being Steve, An Interactive Fiction by Anonymous. Release 1 / Serial number 060519
Beneath: a Transformation, by Graham Lowther. Release 2 / Serial number 080107 (source code is in games/source/inform/beneath.inf, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/beneath/Beneath.z5)
Beyond, an IF by Mondi Confinanti. Created by Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi and Alessandro Peretti. Text-only version. Release 5 / Serial number 100115 (a graphical version is in games/glulx/Beyond.zip, an Italian version is in games/zcode/italian/Beyond_txt.zip, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/glulx/beyond/)
The Bible Retold: The Bread and the Fishes, a light-hearted adaptation of favourite Bible stories, by Celestianpower and Justin Morgan. Release 8 / Serial number 102283 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/bibleretold/BibleRetold.z5)
BiCon, an Interactive Infatuation, by "rach". Release 4 / Serial number 101006
Biscuit, An Interactive Funeral by Petar Kanuritch. Release 1 / Serial number 010310
Buried In Shoes, by Kazuki Mishima. Release 4 / Serial number 090513 (source code is in games/source/inform/bishoes.zip, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2008/zcode/bishoes/bishoes.z5)
Blow Job Drifter, An Interactive You Kno What, by Big Al. Release 5 / Serial Number 981103 WARNING: This game is about oral sex.
Tales From The College Presents A Breath Of Fresh Blair, an Interactive In-Joke by Jesse Burneko. Release 2 / Serial number 971119
Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas. Release 2 / Serial number 041229 (source code is in games/source/inform/bluechairs-source.zip and the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/bluechairs/bluechairs.z5)
Tinseltown Blues: A quest for success in Hollyweird, by Chip Hayes. Winner of Adam Cadre's 2002 Spring Comp. Version 1.1 / Serial Number 020618 [file is linked to games/springthing/2002/blues.z5]
The Bastard Operator from Hell, written by Howard A. Sherman, based on the characters created by Simon Travaglia. Release 8 / Serial number 030202 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/bofh/bofh.z5)
The Mad Bomber - a Z-Machine version of the classic Bomber game, by Neil James Brown. Needs an interpreter that supports timed input, and an interpreter supporting colour is recommended. Release 3 / Serial number 971123 (source code is in games/source/inform/bomber.inf)
Book and Volume by Nick Montfort, Release 8, 2005-12-25. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License 2.5.
Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, a NyQuil nightmare by R. Noyes. Release 619, Serial number 960409
Pick up the Phone Booth and Dye, by Eric Schmidt. Release 2 / Serial number 345678 (source code is in games/source/inform/boothdye.inf)
Brain of the Night Guest, by Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine. Release 1 / Serial number 110312
BrandX, by Peter Killworth and Jonathan Mestel (Cambridge University, 1983). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson, David Kinder and Richard Bos. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 This game was later released for 1980s home computers as "Philosopher's Quest". [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/BrandX.z5]
Break-In, an Interactive Burglary, by Jon Ingold. Release 9 / Serial number 000926
Bronze, the demonstration game that accompanies Inform 7, by Emily Short. Release 11 / Serial number 060503
The Bryant Collection, an Interactive Anthology, by Gregory Weir. Release 1.
BSE, An Interactive Epidemic by Chris Smith. Release 3 / Serial number 970110 Winner of the Acorn User 1996 IF Competition
Buccaneer's Cache, a PunyJam #1 game, by Wilfried Elmenreich. Release 2 / Serial number 210522
Building, by Intaligo Productions. Release 17 / Serial number 030706
The Night of the Vampire Bunnies by Jason Dyer, somewhat a cross between a black comedy and a B-movie, ported from QBASIC to Inform by Patrick Kellum. Release 4 / Serial number 971205 (source code of this version is in games/source/inform/bunny_s.zip; the original BASIC program is in games/source/basic/bunny.zip)
Bureaucrocy, a frustrating tale about paperwork, by Adri. Release 4 / Serial number 141113
Burglar! A Learning Experience in Inform, by Doug Roberts. Release 3 / Serial number 010925
Burns Night Supper, by Robert Rothman. Release 1 / Serial number 120124
Burn The Koran and Die, a political satire by Poster. Release 1 / Serial number 101128
Busted! A game of high cunning and low humor, by Jon Drukman, ported from AdvSys to Inform by the author. Release 4 / Serial number 941223
Byzantine Perspective, a Straightforward Burglary, by Lea. Release 1 / Serial number 091119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2009/zcode/byzantine/byzantine_perspective.zblorb)
The Cabal: The Interactive Illuminati, by Stephen Bond. Release 3 / Serial number 041127
Cacophony, an interactive stumbling by Owen Parish. Release 4 / Serial number 091209
Calendar, an Inform 7 abuse by Robert Lozyniak. Release 1 / Serial number 070805
'Calm, Mute, Moving', an interactive interview, by Sonny Rae Tempest. Release 1 / Serial number 110712
Calypso, by Dave Footitt. Release 5 / Serial number 140421
Candy, An Attempt at Reliving Childhood, by Rybread Celsius. Beta One. Release 1 / Serial number 970621
ASCII Cars!!! A game of racing with the imagination by Jorge Arroyo. Includes two versions for different interpreters. Release 1 / Serial numbers 980923 and 981010
Casting, version 2.1, by 'Trix. Release 2 / Serial number 050707 WARNING: Contains adult content.
Castle Adventure! An Interactive Fiction for the not-quite-beginning adventurer - old-school style! by Ben Chenoweth. Release 2 / Serial number 121207 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2012/zcode/castle/original/castle.z8)
Castle of the Red Prince, an interactive land of darkness, by C.E.J. Pacian. Release 7 / Serial number 130227
Silicon Castles, an Interactive Board Game. "Nearly Working" Version 1.1, by David Given. Release 112 / Serial number 011119 (source code is in games/source/inform/castles-1.1.tar.gz and the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/castles/castles.z5)
Catcher in the Rye, an adaptation by Frank Teng. Release 1 / Serial number 060611
Cat's Eye, Miniventure #2 by Dave Bernazzani, release 3. "When your uncle Xevion asks you for a favor, you simply can't refuse. But what mysteries lie in his strange house?"
Causality: The Search for Eternal Life, by Hugo Martay. Release 4 / Serial number 240304
Cave Adventure, by Jazz Remington. Release 1 / Serial number 070718
Zork: The Cavern of Doom. Originally published in 1983 as a multiple choice adventure book. Written by Steve Meretzky, and translated to Inform by Manfred Pfeiffer. Release 1 / Serial number 030312
Caverns of Chaos, a multiple-choice adventure. Original written by Paul Martinez and Alison Castro, ported to Inform by Lemonhead. Version 1.6792 Archive includes z-code game file and Inform source. [file is linked to games/source/inform/caverns.zip]
The Spelunking Trip: From the House to the Cave and a Trip Around It, by Chris Solaas. Release 2 / Serial number 041225
Arthur Yahtzee: The Curse of Hell's Cheesecake, An Interactive Tale of Weirdness Within, written by Ben Croshaw. Release 1 / Serial number 000311 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/Ccake.zip)
Chaos, by John Barker. Release 1 / Serial number 090801
Chaos, by Bloodbath. Release 1 / Serial number 090526
Cheater, An Annoying Adventure by Martin Wesley Osam. Release 1 / Serial number 960920
Cheesed Off!, by Hulk Handsome. Release 2 / Serial number 160724
Cheeseshop, an interactive re-creation of the sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, by David Welbourn. Release 2 / Serial number 021230
Save the Cheshire Cat! An interactive intrigue originally written in Italian and then translated into English by the game's author, Marco Vallarino. Release 1 / Serial number 141012
Chico and I Ran: Remoteless television, remote possibilities. A CRT romp by J.D. Berry. Release 1 / Serial number 000413 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/chico.exe)
Child's Play, A child, a toy, and a rival, by Stephen Granade. Release 4 / Serial number 080129
Chicks Dig Jerks, by Robb Sherwin. Release 2 / Serial number 991124 WARNING: This game contains adult language and situations and is not intended for children. (an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/chix.exe, a Mac version is in games/mac/chix.hqx, and the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/chix/chix.z5)
CIA Adventure by Hugh Lampert, ported to Inform by J. Kevin Thomas, based on a GWBASIC version by Pete Wohlmut. Release 1 / Serial number 961218 This game was originally published by CLOAD Magazine. (source code of this version is in games/source/inform/cia.inf)
Wearing the Claw, an Interactive Fantasy by Paul O'Brian. Release 3 / Serial number 970327 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/claw/claw.z5)
Clean Air, by Andrew Li. Release 2 / Serial number 190608
Code Name Silver Steel, by Special Agent. Release 3 / Serial number 170619
Coin toss, an interactive retrospection, by Simon Deimel. Release 2 / Serial number 150217
Coke Is It! An Inform pastiche of various works of IF, with the added bonus of Coca-Cola product placement by Lucian Smith, Adam Thornton, J. Robinson Wheeler, Michael Fessler, Adam Cadre, Dan Shiovitz, and David Dyte. Release 1 / Serial number 990331
Cold Iron, a hot summer's tale by Andrew Plotkin (writing as "Lyman Clive Charles"). Release 6 / Serial number 111119 (the original competition entry is in competition2011/zcode/coldiron/original/)
Colonists, by Andrew Fuller. Release 1 / Serial number 130911 (source code is in games/source/inform/Colonists.zip)
Color of Milk Coffee, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 1 / Serial number 120110
An unofficial potential 'front-end' game for the yearly IF competitions, providing easily-accessible information on all the games from the '96 competition, plus the ability to sort the games you can play into a random list. Written by Lucian Paul Smith Release 1 / Serial number 970626
Conan Kill Everything, an interactive massacre by Ian Haberkorn. Release 2 / Serial number 050428
Corrupter of Dreams, by Robert Patten. Ectocomp version. Release 1 / Serial number 171029
Cottage, an English translation of the Swedish game Stuga, translated by Johan Ottosson. Release 1 / Serial number 090715 (the original Swedish game is in games/zcode/swedish/Stuga.zblorb)
The Cove, an Interactive Seascape, written by Kathleen M. Fischer. Release 3 / Serial number 000525 The original release won Best of Landscape, Interactive Fiction Art Show 2000
A Day in the Creepy Life of Bob, by Nicholas Parkanyi. Shareware: this is demo version 0.1. Release 1 / Serial number 100317
A Crime Scene, a Short Story, by Alireza J. Release 1 / Serial number 130123
Critical Breach, an Escape Story, by Grey. Written for the 2010 Jay Is Games "One-Room-Escape" competition. Release 3 / Serial number 130817
Crobe, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1986). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Crobe.z5]
Cryptographer 1.4, a simple code breaking game, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
The Crystal Palace, a fantasy within a mystery within a quiet holiday, by Peter Orme. Release 1 / Serial number 111125
Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone, an Interactive Fantasy by Jenny Eriksson. Release 2 / Serial number 090625 "You are the last God. Lornedei is your only true believer. She must help you stop the coming darkness. Can you guide her? Will she follow?"
Countdown to Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000920
Curses, An Interactive Diversion by Graham Nelson. Release 16 / Serial number 951024
Description of Curses release 16, by Graham Nelson.
Dangerous Curves, an Interactive Whodunit, written by Irene Callaci. Release 9 / Serial number 010613 Note: This game contains very mild swearing and very mild sexual content.
Vicious Cycles, by Mark Simon. Release 3 / Serial number 020222 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/cycles/cycles.z5)
The Land of the Cyclops, an experiment by Francesco Cordella. English translation from the Italian by Simone "Sauron" Di Conza. Release 1 / Serial number 020505
D-Day, by Yvette Gilmore. Release 1 / Serial number 110720
Damnatio Memoriae, a story of the Lavori d'Aracne, by Emily Short. Release 5 / Serial number 061008
Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire - Chapter 1: The Awakening. An interactive horror tale by Marco Vallarino. Originally written in Italian and then translated into English. Release 2 / Serial number 160130 (the Italian original is in games/zcode/italian/darkiss.z5)
Dash Slapney, Patrol Leader: a test of scout skills, or your ability to fake them, by Andrew Schultz. Release 3 / Serial number 120510 (source code is in games/source/inform/DashSlapneyPatrolSource.txt)
A Day in Life, by John Goettle. Release 1 / Serial number 080406
Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage, a science fiction comedy, written by Harry Hol. Release 11 / Serial number 030207 (an MSDOS executable is in games/pc/DDIV.exe)
Dead Man's Grave: A Tell Don't Show Mystery, by Jon and Joe. Release 1 / Serial number 151101
Dead Meat in the Pit, by Christina Nordlander. Release 1 / Serial number 170527
Dead Pavane for a Princess, by Emily Boegheim. Release 2 / Serial number 131204
Dead Reckoning, a translation of the Spanish "Olvido Mortal", by Andres Viedma Pelaez. Translated into English by Nick Montfort. Release 1 / Serial number 030730 (the Spanish original is in games/zcode/spanish/Olvido.zip)
Deadsville, a Z-Machine Z-Grade Movie Text Adventure, by William McDuff. Archive includes the game and a map. Release 3 / Serial number 081105 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/introcomp/introcomp05.zip)
Death to my Enemies, an Interactive Tale of Revenge, by Jonathan Blask. Release 419 / Serial number 030309 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/death/death.z5)
Debate, an interactive copy machine by Louis Joyce. Release 1 / Serial number 070412
Deephome, a Telleen Adventure, The Return: Part 1, written by Joshua Wise. Release 1 / Serial number 991210
Degeneracy, by Leonard Richardson. Version 0.50 / Serial number 010330
Deja Vu, An Interactive Demonstration by Graham Nelson Release 1 / Serial Number 930921 Note: This game is archived here only for its historical interest, being the earliest inform-compiled file known to exist. Do not pester Graham about it!
Delicious Breakfast, an Interactive Breakfast, by Molly G. "You wake up this morning with some Fierce Cravings. You head down to the kitchen for some Delicious Breakfast." This game is a re-implementation of the first text adventure the author completed. It was first released for Glorious Trainwrecks' 529-in-1 Pirate Kart II: Klik Harder. This is release 2, which was included in the IGF Pirate Kart. It contains a small amount of cosmetic improvements to the original release. Release 2 / Serial number 111015
Delusions, an Interactive Self-Discovery by Christopher E. Forman Release 4 / Serial number 971121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/delusns/DELUSION.Z5)
Detective, originally by Matt Barringer. This is a straight port to Inform, by Stuart Moore. Release 1 / Serial number 000715 (source code is in games/source/inform/Detectivesrc.zip)
Detention, an attempt to escape from school, by Hayden Ramm. Release 1 / Serial number 130827
The Devil Made Me Do It, an Interactive Fiction Morality Check by David A. Cornelson. Release 2 / Serial number 000724 (the original version is in games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF03.zip)
All Things Devours, by "half sick of shadows" (Toby Ord). Release 3 / Serial number 050325 (source code is in games/source/inform/devours.inf)
Within a Wreath of Dewdrops, or, A Poisoned Zenith. A play by Alphonse de l'Entaille. Release 1 / Serial number 050115
The Djinni Chronicles "Undercurrents of Manipulation" written by J.D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 001117 (an MS-DOS executable version is in games/pc/djinni.exe, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/djinni/djinni.z5)
It's a Dog's Life, an interactive Heeling, by "Mr. WiggleButt". Release 1 / Serial number 981015
The Zuni Doll: An Interactive Horror Story, by Jesse Burneko. Release 1 / Serial number 971031
Don’t Push The Mailbox, a five minute distraction, by Ralfe Rich. Release 1 / Serial number 191228
Don't Go, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 1 / Serial number 120119
Don't Pee Yourself! A Toilet Training Adventure by 'Hulk Handsome'. Release 3 / Serial number 150807
Dawn of the Demon, a Text Adventure Prequel to Zork: The Hidden Evil, by Paul Drallos. Archive includes game file and a map. Release 0 / Serial number 050619
Down The Matrix, by Jessica Martin, Carolyn Owens and Grant Schumer. Release 1 / Serial number 120521
Dracula - Prince of Darkness, by Paul Johnson. Release 3 / Serial number 051012
Dracula: Part 2, The Arrival, a remake of the 1986 8-bit game released by CRL. Originally by Rob Pike, this version by Mapache and El Clerigo Urbatain. Release 3 / Serial number 080819 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/Dracula2_The_Arrival.zip, and a Spanish version is in games/zcode/spanish/Dracula2_La_Llegada.zip)
Dracula: Part 1, The First Night, a remake of the 1986 8-bit game released by CRL. Originally by Rob Pike, this version by DEF and El Clerigo Urbatain. Release 8 / Serial number 071227 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/Dracula_The_First_Night.zip, and a Spanish version is in games/zcode/spanish/Dracula_La_Primera_Noche.zip)
Dragon Adventure, a simple text adventure for players aged 9 and over, by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040211 (a Glulx version with pictures and sound effects is in games/glulx/dragon.zip, and a RISC OS version is in games/archimedes/dragon.zip)
Dragon Flies Like Labradorite, by Troy Jones III. Release 2 / Serial number 111130
The Dragon and the Troll, originally written for the C64 in Swedish by Johan Berntsson, and translated to English and ported to Inform by Fredrik Ramsberg. (source code is in games/source/inform/DragonTroll.inf)
The Dreamhold, a tutorial adventure by Andrew Plotkin. Release 5 / Serial number 041231
A Dream Too Real, by Raditz. Release 1 / Serial number 061128
Dual Transform, a Metasemantic Construction, by Andrew Plotkin. Originally written under the pseudonym Nigel Smith for the 2010 Jay Is Games "One-Room-Escape" competition. Release 5 / Serial number 100225
Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. Revision 4.11, Inform Version 1.1. Text, script and design by Muffy and Michael Berlyn, Inform translation by Mark J. Musante and Michael Berlyn, hints by Gunther Schmidl. Release 1 / Serial number 990223
Scans of the additional material supplied with Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I., PDF format.
Manual for Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I., PDF format.
Earth And Sky: Episode 1. Serial interactive fiction by Paul O'Brian. Release 2 / Serial number 011204 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/eas/eas.z5)
Edge of the Cliff, a non-interactive satire, by Poster. Release 1 / Serial number 111030
The Edifice, An Interactive Allegory, By Lucian Smith. Release 2 / Serial number 980206 Winner of the 1997 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/edifice/edifice.z5)
EGYPTIAN WALKING SIMULATOR, by Jason Dyer. This is a surreal art experiment using Greg Hassett's 1978 game King Tut's Tomb as a base. Release 1 / Serial number 151231
When I Was Shot By Elephants III, an Interactive Fan Fiction, by Ray. Release 1 / Serial number 120409
Film at Eleven, by Bowen Greenwood. Release 2 / Serial number 001231 The archive contains the zcode file and a solution (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/eleven/eleven.z5)
Eliza, a version of the well known program which simulates a conversation with a psychiatrist, ported to Inform by Ricardo Dague. The archive contains the zcode file, Inform source, Basic source on which this version is based, and a sample transcript. [file is linked to games/source/inform/eliza.zip]
Enemies, An Interactive Psychothriller, by Andy Phillips. Release 4 / Serial number 990115 (an MSDOS executable is in games/pc/Enemies.zip)
Enigma, an interactive instant, by Simon Deimel. Release 8 / Serial number 160202 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2014/Enigma/Enigma.zblorb)
The Enterprise Incidents: A Middle School Fantasy, written by Brendan Desilets. Release 1 / Serial number 020428 (a later Glulx version is in games/glulx/)
Entropy, an Interactive Fiction Endeavor in Time and Space, by David A. Cornelson. Beta Release A / Serial number 090516
Epyk, by Ivan Mattie. Release 1 / Serial number 091111
Travels in the Land of Erden: In Quest of the Adventure, by Laura A. Knauth. Release 2 / Serial number 980131 Z8 game file and solution included. (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/erden/erden.z8)
Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master, by Mark Arenz. Release 1 / Serial number 000001
Escapade! by Juhana Leinonen. Release 3 / Serial number 100111
Escape!, by Corey Bastarache. Release 1 / Serial number 130210
An Escape To Remember, an Interactive Collaboration by the IF Whispers Team: Dan Shiovitz, Sean Barrett, N.B. Horvath, Mark Musante, Roger Carbol, Mordechai Shinefield, Tom Blawgus, Lucian Smith, Ricardo Dague, Carl Muckenhoupt, Josh Giesbrecht, Karl Parakenings, John Cater, and Jeremy Douglass. Release 1 / Serial number 060705
Eurydice. Release 1 / Serial number 121206 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2012/zcode/eurydice/original/Eurydice.zblorb)
Apartment 209, an Interactive Pigsty, by Ben Parrish. Release 1 / Serial number 970806
A Fable, originally by Stan Heller. This is a straight port to Inform, by Stuart Moore. Release 3 / Serial number 000715 (source code is in games/source/inform/Fablesrc.zip)
The Care and Feeding of Adjuncts, by Eric Remy. Release 1 / Serial number 080116
FailSafe, a science-fiction story by Jon Ingold.
Fairyland, a small game about fairies by Daniel Gunnell. Release 1 / Serial number 190815
The Farmer's Daughter, an Interactive Pit Stop. Original 64 game by R.W. Fisher and D.W.J. Sarhan, ported and modified by the Despoiler. Release 1 / Serial number 020101 WARNING: Contains strong adult content. (The original is in games/c64/Adult_Int-Fic_1.zip)
Fox, Fowl and Feed, an Interactive Exercise in Transportation, by Chris Conroy. Release 2 / Serial number 080121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/fff/FFF.z5)
Figaro, a co-authored revenge by Victor Gijsbers, Innovation Comp Entry, released under the GPL v3. Release 2 / Serial number 100911 (source code is in games/source/inform/Figaro-source.zip)
Figueres in my Basement, an interactive poem by Kazuki Mishima. Release 1.
fin de sickleburg, an Interactive Flash Fiction, by Caleb Wilson. Written for the Gothic Novel Jam of 2018, over the course of its last three days. Release 1 / Serial number 180802
Find the Bed, by Jacob Mianecki. Release 1 / Serial number 100708
Fine-Tuned, An Auto-mated Romance by Dennis Jerz (writing as Dionysius Porcupine). Release 8 / Serial number 020520 (the original competition entry and a solution are in games/competition2001/inform/finetune/, and an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/FineTune.exe)
Fingertips: I Found a New Friend, a heart-warming story of friendship, by Adri. Release 2 / Serial number 140106
Fingertips: Please Pass the Milk Please, an interactive snack, by Adri. Release 3 / Serial number 140312
The First Day of My New Life: an Interactive Pastiche, by Birion. Release 4 / Serial number 110119
Frobozz Magic Video Poker, a Z6 card game that borrows graphics from Infocom's Zork Zero. The zip archive includes Frobozz Magic Video Poker, Release 60 / Serial number 001227, and Solitaire Poker, a similar card game that uses ASCII symbols. Both are by Zach Matley. Release 5.1 / Serial number 000913
Forest Demo, by Andrew Johnson. Release 1 / Serial number 121216
Fork: The Great Underground Dining Room, by Chris Federico. Release 1 / Serial number 071205
The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode. A cute game for unattended young children, by Victor Gijsbers. Release 1 / Serial number 100911 Archive includes game file, source code and accompanying essay. [file is linked to games/source/inform/FormerlyHiddenNaziMode.zip]
Of Forms Unknown, an Interactive Excursion by Chris Markwyn. Release 3 / Serial number 970206 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/forms/forms.z5)
Fractured Metamorphoses (Example Version), by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 010306 A modified and clipped version of Metamorphoses, intended for those interested in understanding the game's inner workings. (the proper version of Metamorphoses is in games/zcode/metamorp.z5)
Fragile Shells, An Interactive Escape by Stephen Granade. Release 6 / Serial number 111109 (the original entry in the Jay Is Games Casual Gameplay Design Competition #7, in which it was runner-up, is in games/mini-comps/cgdc7/FragileShells.zblorb)
Frankenstein Adventure. Originally published in the Cload TRS-80 magazine, October 1981 (author unknown), and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 1 / Serial number 040304 (a RISC OS version is in games/archimedes/frankie.zip)
Free Fall, An, uh, Interactive Z-Code Demonstration by Andrew C. Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 951111
The Encyclopedia Frobozzica (Abridged Edition), edited by Nino Ruffini and ported to the Inform format by Digby McWiggle. [file is linked to infocom/info/Frobozzi.z5] (source code is in games/source/inform/Frobozzi.inf)
Frozen: A Night at the Lab, by Jeremy Farnham. Release 1 / Serial number 960620
Fyleet, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1985). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Fyleet.z5]
Geocaching Adventure - GC3JJ9C - #6 in the Cryptic Puzzle Series, by MrCryptic. Release 1 / Serial number 120510
Galatea, by Emily Short. Release 3 / Serial number 040208 (the original Year 2000 IF Art Show entry, which won "Best of Show", is in games/art/if-artshow/year2000/galatea.z5)
Gamer: Digital Limbo, by Ian Ross. Release 1 / Serial number 120415
Gamlet, by Tomasz Pudlo. Release 2 / Serial number 041223 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/gamlet/gamlet.z5)
Gardening for Beginners, an Interactive Gardening Experience by Juhana Leinonen. Release 2 / Serial number 080412
GATOR-ON, Friend to Wetlands! by Dave Horlick. Release 2 / Serial number 091116 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2009/zcode/gatoron/gatoron.z5)
Gaucho, an Interactive Geek Western, by Dave Bernazzani, Steven Robert and Jason Hanks. Release 21 / Serial number 120805
Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box: A novelty, by Arthur DiBianca. Release 1 / Serial number 191106 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2015/Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box/GBVB.z8)
Goodbye Doggy, by Meri and Mark.
"Goose, Egg, Badger", an Eccentric Girl's Birthday by Brian Rapp. Release 2 / Serial number 051028 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/geb/GEB.z5)
Geist, an Interactive Geek Horror, by Dave Bernazzani, Dean Svendsen, Jonna Hind and Steven Robert. Release 21 / Serial number 140115
Gerbil Riot, originally written by Simon Avery and ported from The Quill to Inform by Duncan Cross. Release 2 / Serial number 000513
The Ghost Train, by Paul Johnson. Release 7 / Serial number 290912
Ghost Mountain, by Michael Cox. Release 3 / Serial number 210509
Glass, a fractured fairy tale, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 1 / Serial number 061008
Glik part 1: Undead Menace, by Logan Edwards. Release 1 / Serial number 111211
Gnu in the Zoo, a Freedom-Focused Fantasy, by Alex Ball. Release 3 / Serial number 160331
Looking For Godot, An Interactive Looking-Around-For-A-Lost-English-Book, by Patrick Shaughnessy. Release 1 / Serial number 960599
Goldilocks is a FOX! Originally written in ADRIFT by J.J. Guest, and ported to Inform by Mark Tilford. Release 1 / Serial number 090410 (the ADRIFT original is in games/adrift/Goldilocks.zip)
Textfire Golf by Adam Cadre (writing as J.T. Adams) Version 1.01 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/golf.exe)
The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt. Release 2 / Serial number 020305 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/gostak/gostak.z5)
Gourmet, an Interactive Comedy by Aaron Reed and Chad Barb. Release 2 / Serial number 031116 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/zcode/gourmet/gourmet.z5)
Gourmet Gaffe, a Historically Inaccurate Adventure by 'Hulk Handsome'. Release 1 / Serial number 120624
Go West, a Surreal Adventure by 'Hulk Handsome'. Release 3 / Serial number 120425
The Great Xavio, A Todd and Hagerston Mystery, by Reese Warner. Release 3 / Serial number 041204 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/greatxavio/GreatXavio.z5)
A Green Rain, an abstraction, by Jason Love. Release 1 / Serial number 100611
Growing Up, by Andy Van Deventer. Release 1 / Serial number 110825
GRUE, by Charles Mangin. Release 5 / Serial number 170810
Guard Duty, an Interactive Vigil, by Jason F. Finx. Release 1 / Serial number 991231 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/guard/guard.z8)
Guess The Verb! An Effective Enumeration, written by Leonard Richardson. Release 4 / Serial number 001210 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/guess/guess.z5)
Life on Gue Street, a parody of the 1999 competition game "Life on Beal Street", written by Chris Charla.
Gumshoe, An Interactive Investigation by Mike Oliphant. Release 1 / Serial number 960331
Guss's Death, an Exercise in Interactive Fiction, by Kyle Frownfelter. Release 1 / Serial number 040131
Hallow Eve, an interactive fiction of horror, by Michael Wayne Phipps Jr. Release 2 / Serial number 111028 (the original competition entry is in games/springthing/2011/HallowEve.zip)
In the House of Professor Evil: The HAM HOUSE, an Utterly Epic Text Adventure from Cumberland Games, written by S.John Ross. Release 10 / Serial number 081124
Hamil, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1982). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Hamil.z5]
Hangar 22, by Rob O'Hara. Release 1 / Serial number 110617
Happy Ever After, an Interactive (Modern) Fairy Tale, by Robert M. Camisa. Release 1 / Serial number 130114 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/happy/happy.z5)
Oh No, Mr Crab Stole Your Hat! by Brown Cow. Release 1 / Serial number 130216
Haunted House, An Interactive Fiction Remix, by Pedro Fernández. Release 2 / Serial number 170103
Hauntings, a short horror story, by E. Joyce. Release 2 / Serial number 111109
Heist: The Crime of the Century, by Andy Phillips. Release 5 / Serial number 990217 (a DOS executable is in games/pc/Heist.zip)
Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin. Release 6 / Serial number 100703
Welcome to Hell, by Kevin Norton and Brandon Myers. Release 1 / Serial number 980816 The included readme file contains a walkthrough and names the authors as Chode Smoka and The Velvet Jester.
Hello Sword - The journey, by Andrea Rezzonico. Archive contains English and Italian versions. Release 3 / Serial number 060113 [file is linked to games/zcode/italian/HelloSword.zip] (the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/hs_eng/hs_eng.z5)
Hell's Basement, by Simon Leek and Peter Laskin. Release 1 / Serial number 140826
When Help Collides: The Wreck of the H.M.S. Snark, a Parodic Drama by J. D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 030208 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/help/help.z8, there are also help files for the game in solutions/geishaCheatSheet.html and solutions/geishaWinningSession.html)
Heroes, an interactive vice-tainter by Sean Barrett. Release 2 / Serial number 011130 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/heroes/heroes.z5)
Heroine's Mantle, written by Andy Phillips. Release 3 / Serial number 001211
Hidden Verbiage, by by Linus Hamilton. A puzzle from the 2018 Caltech Puzzle Hunt. Release 1 / Serial number 181127
Hide a pachyderm! An interactive joke, by Simon Deimel. Release 10 / Serial number 151011
HLA Inform: A Classic Quest. Originally written by Paul Panks and converted to Inform by "Roger Pepitone". Release 1 / Serial number 050715 (source code is in games/source/inform/HLAinform.zip, and the original is in games/pc/paul-panks/hlaadv.zip)
The Hobbit - The True Story - Redux, Director's Cut, by Fredrik Ramsberg and Johan Berntsson. Release 3 / Serial number 170601 Originally an MS-DOS adventure released by Milbus Software (tm) 1993. Redux, Director's Cut released by Milbus Software (tm) 2001. This port created with Inform 7 by A.N. Onymous 2017. (A different and extended port from 2001 is in games/glulx/hobbit.blb)
HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE, by Caleb Wilson. Release 2 / Serial number 140601
Home, by Natalie Romano. Release 1 / Serial number 110204
Homecoming, by Carolyn VanEseltine. Release 1 / Serial number 140903
Hoosegow, a Wild West Wreck, by Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch for the 2010 Jay Is Games "One-Room-Escape" competition. For more information, see http://code.google.com/p/hoosegow. Release 16 / Serial number 130320
Housekey, Part I, by Arien Holthuizen Release 1 / Serial number 080112
House of Dream of Moon, an Interactive Collaboration by The IF Whispers Team. Release 1 / Serial number 071204
by Gareth Rees, last updated October 1995 [file is linked to infocom/demos/how_to_play_these_games]
Adventure in Humongous Cave, David Malmberg's AGT version of Adventure, ported to Inform by Al Golden. Release 1 / Serial number 000001 (a Windows package is in games/pc/HCWinPkg.zip, and a Mac package is in games/mac/HCMacPkg.sit)
Humongous Cave Hints, originally written by Dave Malmberg and ported to Inform by Al Golden. Release 1 / Serial number 000001
Flight of the Hummingbird, an Interactive Costumed Caper, by Michael Martin. Release 2 / Serial number 110101 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2010/zcode/hummingbird/Hummingbird.zblorb)
Hunter, in Darkness. A Cave Crawl by "Dave Ahl Jr." (Andrew Plotkin) Release 4 / Serial number 991119 (a Mac version is in games/mac/HuntDark-R4.hqx; the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/huntdark/huntdark.z5)
Hyper RPG Game! Based on a childhood game by CKY. Release 2 / Serial number 090630
I-0: the "jailbait on the interstate" game, Release 5 (v2.00), Serial number 14729; contains some adult content.
Ibo, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 1 / Serial number 120109
Iceweb, by Gil Williamson.
Identity, an interactive science fiction short story by Dave Bernazzani. Release 7 / Serial number 041121 (source code is in games/source/inform/identity.zip; the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/identity/identity.z5)
IF Whispers 5, an Interactive Collaboration, by The IF Whispers Team (Chris Conley, Joey Jones, Marius Müller, Tom Blawgus, and Porpentine). Release 2 / Serial number 120312
IF Aquarium, a short piece of Interactive Art, by Michael Kichline and Michael Eckhart. Release 2 / Serial number 100515
A text adventure interpretation of the first level of id's classic first-person shooter, created by Jason Bergman. Release 1 / Serial number 040812
I'll, by Sean Barrett. Release 1 / Serial number 000218
Imiagination, by Lou Ferrand, Maria Rabarison, Michaël Schwartz and Grégoire Yakan. Release 1 / Serial number 110608
In The Cubicle, a Short Interactive Claustrophobia, by Tom Fox. Release 1 / Serial number 160411
In a Manor of Speaking, version 3, by Hulk Handsome. Release 3 / Serial number 180117 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2012/glulx/manor/)
Inevitable, by T. L. Heinrich (a.k.a. Kathleen M. Fischer). Release 2 / Serial number 030428 (the original 2003 Spring Thing entry is in games/springthing/2003/inevita/Inevita.z5)
A Non-Interactive List of Inform Games, by Neil James Brown. Based on a previous list by Brendon Wyber. Release 5 / 971015 [file is linked to info/inform-gamelist.txt]
Informatory, a Not Very Interactive Pastiche with Tutorial Pretensions, by William J. Shlaer. Release 2 / Serial number 981211 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/informat/informat.z5)
Inhumane: An Infralogic Massacre, by Andrew C. Plotkin. Revision 2, ported from Applesoft BASIC to Inform by the author. This is a parody of Infocom's Infidel, written by Andrew when he was about 15.
Insight, an interactive investigation, by Jon Ingold. Release 4 / Serial number 030209
Intangible, by bzzz. Release 1 / Serial number 131229
Interactive Fiction Player, by Charlie Marcou. Release 1 / Serial number 130325
Interview with a Rock Star, a Few Minutes Interview, by Molly G. Originally made for a "game duel" on the TIGSource forums, this was released again (with some improvements) for the IGF Pirate Kart, and a "Deluxe" version was made for Pirate Kart 5. Release 3 / Serial number 120223
In the Skin of a Lion Quest: Caravaggio's Journey, by parrishka. Release 1 / Serial number 121106
Intruder - Interactive Fiction: A Burglary, by Volker Lanz. A cross between a mystery and a treasure hunt, set in France. Archive includes a HTML manual, readme and zcode story file. Release 59 / serial number 990210
The Believable Adventures of an Invisible Man: a Reasonably Realistic Revenge Romp, by Hannes Schueller. Release 2 / Serial number 100130 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2009/zcode/invisible/invisible.z8)
I pressed on, being chased by a stapler with my name on it. Written by Charlie Marcou. Release 1 / Serial number 130323
Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure, Interactive Propaganda by Anonymous. Release 88 / Serial number 080131 [file is linked to games/source/inform/IraqiInvasion.zip]
Islands Far Away - An Entry in the Ludum Dare Game Competition #17, by Shanon Fernald. Release 1 / Serial number 100426
The Bean Stalker, by Jack Welch. Release 2 / Serial number 180105
Jet-Blue, by Paul Johnson. Release 5 / Serial number 051012
The Jewel of Knowledge, "a somewhat traditional cave crawl" by Francesco Bova. Release 2 / serial number 990710
Jigsaw, An Interactive History by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129 Complete version (game and help information); must be played with an interpreter that can handle V8 games.
Jigsaw: Rules and Footnotes, by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129. Help and background information only.
Jigsaw, An Interactive History by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129. Game only without help information.
Juicehead, an interactive binge, by Simon Deimel. Release 5 / Serial number 150112
Just Another Day, by Theodore C. Lim. "This game is a tribute to any and all working parents." Release 2 / Serial number 170129
Return to Karn, by Patrick Wigfull. Release 2 / serial number 961207 Based on the television programme "Doctor Who".
Keeping Dido, a brief interactive story, written by Brendan Desilets, based on the opera by Nahum Tate and Henry Purcell. Release 1 / Serial number 120516
Kentish Plover, by Daniel Gunnell (writing as Kentish Plover). Release 1 / Serial number 200118
Kidnapped - On the Sea. An Interactive Story by Ally (RedTulip). Release 3 / Serial number 110608
Kierkegaard's Spider, by Michael Tillman. Release 1 / Serial number 120413
Kii!Wii! A tiny friend to brighten your day, by Adri. Release 1 / Serial number 141113
Killing the Doctor, by Victor Verbitsky. Release 1 / Serial number 010221 Archive contains z-code game file, Inform source code and a walkthrough. [file is linked to games/source/inform/killing.zip]
The X-Child, The Second Installment In The Kevin Johnson Residence Hall Saga, by Jesse Burneko. Release 3 / Serial number 062776
robotfindskitten, a Zen Simulation. Originally written by Leonard Richardson, and converted to Inform by David Griffith. Release 8 / Serial number 220120 (Source code is in games/source/inform/kitten.tar.gz)
Kook U, An Interactive Kook Adventure. Release 1 / Serial number 971119
Silence of the Lambs, An Interactive Horror. Release 2 / serial number 971010 Ported to Inform by Gunther Schmidl, original author unknown. (the original TADS game is in games/tads/lambs.gam)
Silence of the Lambs 2, An Interactive Inanity, written by "The Thief of Bad Gags". Release 1 / Serial number 021230
Large Machine, a Meta Puzzle by Gringo G. Scumm. Release 1 / Serial number 010905
Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian. Release 11 / Serial number 000806 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/LASH.zip, and a Mac executable is in games/mac/LASH-r11.hqx)
Last Days of Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000801
Leap Time, an Interactive Lull by Sarah Morayati. Release 2 / Serial number 081230 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF_NewYear2008.zip)
Lecture Feature, by Paul Equinox Collins. The sequel to "Teacher Feature". Release 1 / Serial number 200414 (source code is in games/source/inform/lecture.txt)
Lex, by Zane Mariano.
Life of A Librarian (Inform 7 version), by Timewalker. Release 1 / Serial number 130211 [file is linked to games/source/inform/librarian_inform7.zip]
All Quiet on the Library Front, An Interactive Vignette by Michael S. Phillips. Release 2 / serial number 951204. (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/library.z5)
Life or Death, an interactive biological diversion, by David S. Glasser. The archive includes a z-code game file and Inform source code. Release 1 / Serial number 980702 [file is linked to games/source/inform/life.zip]
The Black Lily, by Hannes Schüller. Release 2 / Serial number 150318 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2014/The Black Lily/lily.z5)
Limp, an interactive thingy, by Rybread Celsius. Release 1 / Serial number 980517
The Nemean Lion: another anonymous joke game that happens to have been posted on adamcadre.ac
Lists and Lists, an Interactive Tutorial by Andrew Plotkin. Release 3 / Serial number 960823 (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/lists.tar.Z, the original competition entry is in games/competition96/lists/lists.z5)
LiveJoseph, an interactive non-fiction, by Joseph Miller. Release 1 / Serial number 111227
A Little Like Rogue, a W&W Scenario by Guy Hungerford, based on Graham Nelson's "Reliques of Tolti-Aph". Release 1 / Serial number 070314
LMS The Video Game, an Action Interactive Fiction Game by John Goettle. Release 7 / Serial number 081227 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/LMS_TVG.gblorb, and source code is in games/source/inform/LMS_TVG.txt)
Locked Door, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220116
Locked Door II: Fair Trade, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220118
Locked Door III: Crate Expectations, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220119
Locked Door IV: Safety In Numbers, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220119
Locked Door IX: Under Obstruction, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220129
Locked Door V: Switched On, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220121
Locked Door VI: It Takes Two, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220123
Locked Door VII: Out Of Line, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220125
Locked Door VIII: Enemy Mine, a minimalist interactive fiction, by Cody Gaisser. Release 1 / Serial number 220126
Looking to the Sky, by Isaac Dudney. Release 1 / Serial number 110313
Mother Loose, an Interactive Nursery Rhyme by Irene Callaci. Release 2 / Serial number 981128 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/loose/loose.z5)
The Lost Spellmaker, An Interactive Mission by Neil James Brown. Release 3 / Serial number 980116 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/lost/lost.z5)
Lost Pig And Place Under Ground, by Admiral Jota. Winner of the 2007 IF Competition. Release 2 / Serial number 080406 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/lostpig/lostpig.z8)
Lost Pig And Place Under Ground, by Admiral Jota. Winner of the 2007 IF Competition. Release 2 / Serial number 080406 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/lostpig/lostpig.z8)
The Bible Retold: The Lost Sheep, a light-hearted adaptation of the Parable of the Lost Sheep, by Ben Pennington. Release 1 / Serial number 130000 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2010/zcode/lostsheep/LostSheep.z5)
The Ludicorp Mystery, by Cal Henderson. Release 12 / Serial number 031010
The Magic Toyshop, a fun game for all the family by Gareth Rees. Release 1, serial number 951018. (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/magic-toyshop.inf, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/magic-toyshop.z5)
Magic Muffin - The Desert, by Charlie the Spiffy. Release 1 / Serial number 120505
Mahadev: Painless Little Stupid Games #6, by Bob Reeves. Release 1 / Serial number 110527
Make it Good, by Jon Ingold. Release 13 / Serial number 090921
Mansion, an Interactive Inheritance, by Derek Barley. Release 2 / Serial number 220406
Revenger, by Robb Sherwin. Release 2 / Serial number 000403 This game contains adult language and situations and is not intended for children. (a DOS executable is in games/pc/mary.exe)
Masquerade, written by Kathleen M. Fischer. Release 4 / Serial number 010122 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/mask/mask.z5)
Medusa, an Example in NPC Conversations, by Jim Fisher. Release 106 / Serial number 030314 (source code is in games/source/inform/medusa.inf)
The Mercury Trucking Company, an Interactive Job Worth Doing, by Alan Trewartha.
Mercy, A short story by Christopher Klimas. Release 2 / Serial number 980217 (The code (from release 1) for the computer in this game can be found in games/source/mercycomp.txt)
Metamorphoses, by Emily Short. Release 4 / Serial number 020222 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/metamorp.z5, and a special version intended to show how the game works is in games/zcode/fracture.z5)
Quest for the Magic Healing Plant, by Adam Crutchlow. Release 2 / Serial number 960613 Ported by the author from AGT to Inform. (the AGT original is in games/pc/mhpquest.zip)
Midpoints, an Interactive Nightmare by Mike Hnatushko. Release 1 / Serial number 010330 Archive includes ZCode game file and brief notes.
Sins Against Mimesis: An Interactive Theosophy, by Adam Thornton. Release 3 / Serial number 980110 (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/mimesis.zip, the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/mimesis/mimesis.z5)
The Mind Electric, An Interactive Vision by Jason Dyer. Release 3 / serial number 941008 (should be 951008) (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mindelec.z5)
Mines version 2010.10.29, a randomly generated maze exploring game, by James L. Dean. (Source code is in games/source/inform/mines.inf)
Christminster, An Interactive Conspiracy by Gareth Rees. Release 4, serial number 961117
Announcement for The Act Of Misdirection.
The Act Of Misdirection, An Interactive Performance, written by Cal Harrison. Release 6 / Serial number 060304
Missing Grandpa: Lost in Time, by Becky Kinkead. Release 1 / Serial number 120319
Mobius, an Interactive Twist by J.D. Clemens. Release 2 / Serial number 061119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/mobius/Mobius.zblorb)
Monster Maker, a silly character creation toy, by Adri (aka "Erin Gigglecreek"). Release 2 / Serial number 150817
Monza's Phantom, by Sebastiano and Federico Gobbo. Release 1 / Serial number 070219
Moon-Shaped, a Fairy Tale Retold by Jason Ermer. Release 2 / Serial number 080710 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/moon-shaped/Moon-Shaped.z8)
Moonglow, Miniventure #1 by Dave Bernazzani, release 3. "What do you do when a mysterious orb crash-lands in your field? It's not your typical day at the farm!"
Moonwrecked, by Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine. Release 1 / Serial number 110309
More, by Jason Dyer (Originally "Erin Canterbury"). Release 2 / Serial number 140604
Mortlake Manor. a gentle introduction to Interactive Fiction, by Ben Chenoweth. Release 1 / Serial number 120304
Mountain, an Interactive Expedition, by Benjamin Penny. Release 6 / Serial number 030317
Mouse Quest Chapter 1 - The Arrival of Winter, by Bryan and Sean Lian.
The Story of Mr. P. by Hannes Schüller. Release 3 / Serial number 140620 (the German original is in games/zcode/german/herr-p.z5)
Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", Silver Screen Edition, by Christopher E. Forman. Release 101 / Serial number 960831 (Source code for this version is in games/source/inform/mst3k1.inf, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mst3k1.zip, an AGT conversion by Graeme Cree is in games/pc/mst1agt.zip)
Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", by Christopher E. Forman, updated by Stuart Moore. Release 7 / Serial number 000715 (Source code is in games/source/inform/MST3k1src.zip, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mst3k1.zip, an AGT conversion by Graeme Cree is in games/pc/mst1agt.zip)
A Fable, an interactive MiSTing-up of Stan Heller's GAGS game "A Fable". Original AGT MiST-ed version by Graeme Cree, ported to Inform by Stuart Moore. Release 5 / Serial number 000715 (Source code is in games/source/inform/MST3k2src.zip, and the AGT version by Graeme Cree is in games/agt/mst3k2.zip)
The Mulldoon Legacy, a Tale of Time and Self, by Jon Ingold. Release 6 / Serial number 000724
The Mulldoon Murders, An Interactive Sequel, by Jon Ingold. Release 3 / Serial number 020214
Murdac, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1982). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Murdac.z5]
What The Murderer Had Left, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 1 / Serial number 120117
Muse: An Autumn Romance, by Christopher Huang. Release 2 / Serial number 990922 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/muse/muse.z5)
The Musician, by Phillip Skains. Release 1 / Serial number 070820
My Angel, by Jon Ingold. Release 2 / Serial number 001218 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/my_angel/my_angel.z5)
My Last Duchess, a Dramatic Monologue by Robert Browning and Jonas Persson. Release 1 / Serial number 140510
My Little Project Concept is Proven, by Jake Johnson. Release 1 / Serial number 120620
The 11 Mysterious Adventures by Brian Howarth (1981-83), converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z5):
[file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/mysterious_inform.zip]
The 11 Mysterious Adventures by Brian Howarth (1981-83), converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z6) with Blorb format graphics, by Colin Davies:
[file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/mysterious_z6_blorb.zip]
The 11 Mysterious Adventures by Brian Howarth (1981-83), converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z6) with graphics drawn directly by the game's code, by Aldo Cumani:
[file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/mysterious_z6_noblorb.zip]
Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower. A weird romance, by C.E.J. Pacian. Release 2 / Serial number 110510 (the original Speed-IF entry is in games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF_Jacket_4.zip)
Endless, Nameless v1.07 (2013.1206), by Adam Cadre.
Nautilisia, a bizarre and whimsical dream-world steeped in pseudo-Jungian symbolism, by Ryan Veeder. Release 2 / Serial number 130422
A New Day, by Jonathan Fry. Release 3 / Serial number 560827 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/newday/newday.z5)
Nidus, by Adam Atkinson (Cambridge University, 1986). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.140416 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Nidus.z5]
Night at the Computer Center, An Interactive Nocturnal Chase, by Bonni Mierzejewska. Release 1 / Serial number 961118
An Abbreviated Night Before Christmas, a Barely Interactive Pastiche by Adam Thornton. Release 1 / Serial number 061224
The Abyss, by Jamie Phelan. Release 1 / Serial number 151001
Nine Points: A Demonstration of an Interactive Fiction Game, by Robert Janelle and Brad O'Donnell. Release 12 / Serial number 961127 [file is linked to starters/ninepts.z5]
Not Just A Game, by John Menichelli. Release 3 / Serial number 210603 (source code is in games/source/inform/njag_source.zip)
No Room, by Ben Heaton. Release 2 / Serial number 040117 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/inform/noroom/noroom.z5 and source code in games/source/inform/noroom.inf)
The Northnorth Passage, by Snowball Ice. Release 2 / Serial number 141114
Nudists Gone Wild, by 'Hulk Handsome'. Release 2 / Serial number 120425
nuntalyli'u, a translation of Adventure, aka Colossal Cave, into Lobjan. Translated by Nick Nicholas, with Jay Kominek, Eugene Mayes and Robin Powell, based on Graham Nelson's Inform version of Adventure.
Only After Dark, by Gunther Schmidl. Release 2 / Serial number 000913
Odieus's Quest for the Magic Flingshot (beta release), author unknown. Original game converted from LADS to AGT and "embellished" by David Malmberg, then ported to Inform by Teo Kwang Liak. Release 1 / Serial number 941021 (AGT source code is in games/source/agt/odieusrc.zip; the compiled AGT game is in games/pc/odieus.zip)
OMNIQuest, originally written in 1988 in Commodore 64 BASIC by Chris Barden and Chris Ethridge, and adapted for Inform by Chris Barden. Release 2 / Serial number 040127 (source code is in games/source/inform/omniquest.inf)
One Game in Search of a Story, by NOM3RCY. Release 326 / Serial number 101102
One Girl, by Dr. Khel. Release 1 / Serial number 020113 WARNING: Contains adult content.
On Your Back, by Dan Doyle III. Release 1 / Serial number 130506
Orevore Courier, by Brian Rapp. Release 2 / Serial number 071116 (the original competition entry and accompanying graphics files are in games/competition2007/zcode/orevore/orevore.z8)
Bloodless on the Orient Express, a Murderous Travelogue through the Balkans, by Hannes Schueller. Release 2 / Serial number 111217
The Orion Agenda, by Ryan Weisenberger. Release 10 / Serial number 041123 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/orion/orion.z5)
PDFA Ottumwa, a Police Department Forensics Analyst story, by David A. Faught. Release 5 / Serial number 021409 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/Ottumwa.gblorb)
Out of the Pit, by Evil Roda. Release 1 / Serial number 110515
Total Paddling Mania, An Interactive Punishment Jag by Dr. Aloysius Beltway, PH.D Release 1 / Serial number 314159
Paint and Corners: Still Another Abuse of the Z-Machine, by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1.0B / Serial number 980316
Pale Blue Light, a story by Kazuki Mishima. Release 2 / Serial number 110708
Paper Chase, An Interactive Education by Chris Skapura. This game was originally published as a TRS-80 BASIC listing titled "Collegiate Capers" in '80 Micro' magazine, August 1983.
Parallel, by David Hughes. Release 1 / Serial number 080219
Parallel, by Ethan Crosthwaite. Release 4 / Serial number 140414
Paranoia, by Josh. Release 1 / Serial number 090803
Paranoia, a not-very-interactive future. Originally from an article by Sam Shirley, implemented in C on a Vax 11/780 by Tim Lister and converted to Inform by Glenn Hutchings. Release 1 / Serial number 981208 Archive contains a Z-Code game file, Inform source and the original C source on which the game is based. [file is linked to games/source/inform/paranoia.zip]
Parc, by John Rennie (Cambridge University, 1983). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Parc.z5]
Pas De Deux, an Interactive Performance by Linus Åkesson. Release 1. Serial number 190923.
Pathway to Destruction, by Richard Otter. Originally written with ADRIFT and ported to Inform by the author. Release 2 / Serial number 080511 (the ADRIFT original is in games/adrift/pathway.zip)
Not Made With Hands, an Interactive Demonstration, written by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 000208
Pegasus, by Joshua Mandell. Release 1 / Serial number 130708
Pentari, an Interactive Prequel to "The Mission", by Howard Sherman. Release 6 / Serial number 030206
Perilous Magic, a really short interactive comic tragedy, by David Fillmore. Release 10 / Serial number 990821
Perry's World, by Jim Wilbur. Release 1 / Serial number 070501
Phlegm, an Interactive Interactive by Adjacent Drooler, (aka Jason Dyer). Release 3 / Serial number 970804 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/phlegm/phlegm.z5)
Photograph, a Portrait of Reflection, by Steve Evans. Release 5 / Serial number 040827 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/photo/photo.z5)
Photopia, by Adam Cadre. Version 1.30 (2012.0416). (a DOS executable is in games/pc/photopia.exe; the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/photopia/photopia.z5)
Piece of Mind, an Interactive Short Story by Giles Boutel. Release 3 / Serial number 970816 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/piece/piece.z5)
Pigpancake, by Aubra Penner. Release 1 / Serial number 110410
Piracy 2.0 - A Text Adventure in Space, by Sean Hunter. Release 2 / Serial number 100408 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2008/zcode/Piracy_2.z5)
Pirate Railroad, by Utkonos. Released in honour of International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2011. Release 1 / Serial number 110920
"Painless Little Stupid Games", a collection of five small games ("Dinnertime", "To Get To The Other Side", "They're After You!", "Mazemapper" and "The Mean Story"), originally written in Alan and then converted to Inform 7, by Bob Reeves. (the original Alan versions are in games/alan/plsg.zip)
Praser 5, an Interactive Puzzle by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4 / Serial number 050509
Primer, by Christina Nordlander. Release 1 / Serial number 171025
The Primrose Path, by Nolan Bonvouloir. Release 4 / Serial number 091222 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/primrose/Primrose.z8)
The Ice Princess, an Interactive Fairy-Tale by Ruediger Hanke. Release 8 / Serial number 960901 (the original Amiga only version by the same author is in games/amiga/Mipric_IP_4.lha)
Offensive Probing, an Epic Sci-Fi Adventure, by Ben Croshaw. Release 1 / Serial number 990919 Archive includes the z-code game file, an MS-DOS executable version and documentation. [file is linked to games/pc/Probing.zip]
Promoted! by Mike DeSanto, ported from REXX Adventure to Inform by Johannes Steingraeber. Release 1.1 of port. (the original OS/2 only competition entry is in games/competition96/promoted/promoted.rad)
The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone, by Hew. Release 1 / Serial number 427301
The board game Puerto Rico, ported to Inform by J. Robinson Wheeler. Release 1.1 / Serial number 20050101 (source code is in games/source/inform/puerto.inf)
Punk Points, a Video Game in Three Acts by Jim Munroe. Release 2 / Serial number 010108 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/punkpnts/punkpnts.z5)
The Puppet-Man (Larsoft Adventure number 5). Originally written by G.H. Larsen (1987) and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040803 (the original BBC version is in games/bbc/Puppet.zip)
Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle. The latest in a long series of silly games. Release 2 / Serial number 010618 Written by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, John Cater, Liza Daly, Ola S. Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jonathan Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes and Emily Short.
Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short. Release 3 / Serial number 020223 [file is linked to games/mini-comps/smoochie/pytho.z8]
The Quest for the Magic Muffin, by Charlie the Spiffy. Release 1 / Serial number 120326
Quest for the Magic Bagel...Err Muffin 3, by Charlie the Spiffy and Arf. Release 1 / Serial number 120505
A Simple Theft 2: A Simple Theftier: an Interactive Larceny by Mark J. Musante. Release 2 / Serial number 110601
The Quidditch Final of 1954, by Joseph Miller. "It's May 15th, the day of the Quidditch final, which will take place in a few hours. You are the Gryffindor Seeker, and the game will rest largely on your shoulders." Release 4 / Serial number 121022
Ralph, An Interactive Sniffing by Miron Schmidt. Release 9 / Serial number 040309 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/ralph/ralph.z5)
Rameses, a Tale of Heroes, by Stephen Bond. Release 3 / Serial number 061023 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/rameses/rameses.z5)
RANS, an interworld progress, by Bob Reeves. Release 3 / Serial number 000918 Archive includes game zcode file and hints in a separate zcode file.
Rachel has a bad day, by Sly Old Dog. Originally written with ADRIFT and ported to Inform by Roger Pepitone. Release 5 / Serial number 070328 (source code is in games/source/inform/bad-day-src.zip, and the ADRIFT original is in games/adrift/rachels-bad-day.zip)
A Reading in May, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 2 / Serial number 120109 (source code is in games/source/inform/reading-src.zip)
Reddex, an interactive adventure, by Phlegethon. Release 1 / Serial number 200124
The Hunt For Relief, a toilettic experience, by Christian Gaertner. Release 1 / Serial number 000820
Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, an Interactive Boxing Match by Benjamin Mullins. Release 1 / Serial number 050209 (source code is in games/source/inform/reser.inf)
The Resident, by Mike DeSanto, ported from REXX Adventure to Inform by Johannes Steingraeber. 'The Resident' is a cyberspace adventure; its main quest is to escape from a virtual world.
Retro Fatale, a Deadly Game, by Aaron Arendt. Written for Game Gale 2010 on rpgmaker.net. Release 1 / Serial number 110713
Reverberations, a Hectic Voltairian Adventure, by Russell Glasser. Release 1 / Serial number 990110 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/reverb/reverb.z5)
Reverzi, Version 1.0, a port of Reversi to the Z-Machine by John Menichelli (source code is in games/source/inform/reversi.inf)
Ribbons, an IF Art Show 2001 Still Life, written by J.D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 010702
Rise of the Necropolis, by Noelle Correa and Amiel Cox. Release 1 / Serial number 171208
Risorgimento Represso, an Interactive Invigoration, written by Michael Coyne. Release 6 / Serial number 171114 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/risorg.gblorb, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/zcode/risorg/risorg.z8)
Robots - Another Abuse of the Z-Machine - A Nostalgic Diversion by Torbjoern Andersson. Release 6 / Serial number 980115 (source code is in games/source/inform/robots.inf)
zRogue, a port of the classic game Rogue. Ported by Gevan Dutton, based on Tim Stoehr's Rogue 5.3 clone. Release 2 / Serial number 980706
Room Serial, an escape game, by merricart. Release 2 / Serial number 120627
The Reliques of Tolti-Aph, a W&W Scenario by Graham Nelson. Release 1 / Serial number 060430
RPN, by benjabby. Release 1 / Serial number 090531
Return to Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000831
SameGame, another episode in the Z-Machine abuse saga, by Kevin Bracey. SameGame is an implementation of a simple arcade game and is also a stress test of Z-Machine interpreters. Release 1 / Serial number 980731 (source code is in games/source/inform/SameGame.inf)
Samhain: Pick Up The Pumpkin and KILL, a brief Halloween-themed game, by Ed Mueller. Release 1 / Serial number 001021 Not suitable for children.
Sand-dancer: a Desert Fable, by Aaron Reed, Alexei Othenin-Girard, and Howard M. Lewis Ship. A re-implementation of Aaron Reed’s Sand-dancer game in Dialog. Release 7. Serial number 201004.
Sangraal, by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1987). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Sangraal.z5]
Santa's Sleigh Ride, a moment in the life of Santa Claus, by Molly Geene. Release 4 / Serial number 081227
Save Princeton, originally by Jacob Weinstein and Karine Schaefer, and ported to Inform by Mike Caesar. Release 21 / Serial number 041125 (the original TADS version is in tads/saveprinceton20.gam)
Savoir-Faire, an Interactive Search for Loot, by Emily Short. Release 8 / Serial number 040205
The "feelies" for Savoir-Faire, scanned as a PDF file, by Emily Short.
Scald, by John Baptist. Release 1 / Serial number 180206
Inform School, a tutorial game about Inform written in Inform, by William J. Shlaer. Release 1 / Serial number 991217
Schooldays, an Interactive Story by Andrew MacKinnon. Release 3 / Serial number 092800 (source code is in games/source/inform/schooldays.inf)
Scopa, a graphical (Z-code V6) version of the Italian card game of the same name, by Aldo Cumani. Release 1 / Serial number 110321. Archive includes Z-code and source. (file is linked to games/source/inform/scopa_z6.zip)
Final Selection, by Sam Gordon. Winner of the 2006 One Room Game Competition. Release 3 / Serial number 061009
Speculative Fiction: Beginner's Lessons from "The Big Book of Financial Crimes", by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack. Release 2 / Serial number 120706 (a walkthrough of the game is in solutions/SpeculativeFiction_walkthrough.txt, a map of the game is in solutions/maps/sfiction.pdf, and the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/introcomp/introcomp11.zip)
Shadowgate, originally implemented on the NES by ICOM (1989) and reimplemented in Inform by David Griffith. Release 8 / Serial number 040616 (source code is in games/source/inform/sgate.tar.gz)
Murder at the Diogenes Club, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #1. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021024
The Black River Emerald, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #2. The book was written by Peter Ryan, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021101
Death at Appledore Towers, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #3. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021114
The Crown vs Dr. Watson, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #4. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021231
Shade, a brief story by "Ampe R. Sand" (aka Andrew Plotkin). Release 3 / Serial number 001127 (a Mac version is in games/mac/Shade-R3.hqx, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/shade/shade.z5)
Shadow of Memories, by Bethany Horbury. Release 1 / Serial number 061124
Shadow Soldiers, by Arvind Pillai. Release 1 / Serial number 070625
Shallow, by Austin Eady. Release 1 / Serial number 121109
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Angela M. Horns (aka Graham Nelson). Release 2 / Serial number 961216 Winner of the 1996 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/sherbet/sherbet.z5)
Brief notes on Shrapnel, by Adam Cadre
Shrapnel, by Adam Cadre Version 1.01 (12 February 2000) / Serial number 9504 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/shrapnel.exe)
Six Gray Rats Crawl Up The Pillow, a Gothic Vignette, by Boswell Cain. Release 2 / Serial number 150331
Slacker X, A scatological breakthrough in adventure gaming. Release 1 / Serial number 971009 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/slackerx.zip)
Sleep Cycle, by Thomas Cross. Release 1 / Serial number 101217
SNAFUFUN, a simple hypertext adventure originally written in BASIC by Chris Kerton and converted to Inform by Duncan Cross. Archive contains z-code game file, Inform source code and the original BASIC source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/Snafufun.zip]
Snowed In, by Jason Self. Release 3 / Serial number 220610 Archive contains game file and source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/snowed-in.zip]
Snowquest, a Curious Tale by Eric Eve. Release 2 / Serial number 100127 Archive includes Z-code game file and a walkthrough. (the original competition entry is in games/competition2009/zcode/snowquest/Snowquest.zblorb)
So, You've Never Played a Text Adventure Before, Huh? An Introduction to Interactive Fiction by Ryan Veeder. Release 1 / Serial number 140327
So Far, An Interactive Catharsis by Andrew Plotkin. Release 6 / Serial number 961218
Softporn Adventure, by Chuck Benton. Release 0 / 971018 An Inform port of Softporn Adventure, by Patrick Kellum. This is an early beta port, please read the enclosed softporn.txt file. Benton's original was the predecessor of Leisure Suit Larry I. (The original is in games/appleII/softporn.zip, and DOS ports of this game are in games/pc/softporn.zip (Gary Thompson, executable only) and games/pc/softporp.zip (Paul Schlyter, executable and source))
Notes on Solitary, by the game's author.
Solitary, A Single Room Reminiscence, by Kahlan. Release 2 / Serial number 040607
Somewhere, an Interactive Poem by Kazuki Mishima. Release 2 / Serial number 080129
So Reality, by Kenya Miller. Release 1 / Serial number 100127
Space Station, a science fiction story based on the example transcript included with Infocom's Planetfall, by David Ledgard. Release 2 / Serial number 040130 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/space_st/space_st.z5 and source code is in games/source/inform/spacest2.zip)
Space InvaderZ, a Z-Machine implementation of Space Invaders, by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1 / Serial number 980710
SpAdventure by Jay Walton. The original Adventure with a twist - you play as an Enchanter with spells. Release 2 / Serial number 971030 (source code is in games/source/inform/SpAdventure.inf)
Description of SpiritWrak, by Daniel S. Yu.
SpiritWrak, An Interactive Fantasy Adventure by Daniel S. Yu. Release 3 / Serial number 960606
Sporkery 1: There Will Be Sporking, by David Hughes. Release 1 / Serial number 080111
The Spot, by Kid Vicious. Release 0 / Serial number 021025
She's Got a Thing For a Spring, an Interactive Dip in a Hot Spring, by Brent VanFossen. Release 4 / Serial number 080207 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/spring/spring.z5)
Spring 2020, by Phillip J. Rhoades. Release 1 / Serial number 200414
Spycatcher, by Jonathan R. Partington and Jonathan Thackray (Cambridge University, 1989). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 This game was later released for 1980s home computers as "Spy Snatcher". [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Spycatcher.z5]
Starborn, an interactive story, by Juhana Leinonen. Release 2 / Serial number 110116
Starlight, by Timothy Laubach. Release 1 / Serial number 130802 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/starlight.gblorb)
Starry Seeksorrow, by Caleb Wilson. Release 2 / Serial number 160602
Stealing the Stolen, by Rachel and Sabrina. Release 1 / Serial number 161222
Stiffy Makane: Mystery Science Theater 3000. An Interactive MiSTing of Mark Ryan's AGT game "The Incredible Erotic Adventures of Stiffy Makane" Release 69 / Serial number 690609 (Source code is in games/source/inform/stiffmst.inf)
Stiffy Makane: Inform Edition. Release 71 / Serial number 069105 An Inform 6 port of The Incredible Erotic Adventures of Stiffy Makane, derived from Drunken Bastard and Dastardly Coward's Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, by Drunken Bastard. (Source code is in games/source/inform/stiffy.inf)
Stink or Swim, an Interactive Non-Olympic Event, by Renee Choba. Release 1 / Serial number 090105
The Stone Cave, by Kevan Davis. Written in 24 hours for the 4th Hours of Inform. Release 1 / Serial number 091103
Storm Cellar, an Interactive Work of Horror by P. F. Sheckarski. This is the first installment in a planned series, to be released episodically. Release 2 / Serial number 081022 (the original IntroComp entry is in games/mini-comps/introcomp/introcomp08.zip)
Strange World, by Matt Salaiz. Release 1 / Serial number 091012
Sturdlint (The Mempotnaclob): Painless Little Stupid Games #7, by Bob Reeves. Release 1 / Serial number 110630
Suicide, a self-ordered death sentence, by Dan Doyle III. Release 1 / Serial number 101103
Sunburn, a Social Justice Horror Story, by Caelyn Sandel. Release 3 / Serial number 150214
A science fiction adventure game for the C64 by Fredrik Ramsberg and Johan Berntsson, ported to the Z-machine by Johan Berntsson. Version 1.
Sunday Afternoon, by Christopher Huang (originally writing as "Virgil Hilts"). Release 3 / Serial number 121213 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2012/zcode/sunday/original/)
The Surprising Case of Brian Timmons. An Interactive Enigma, by Marshal Tenner Winter. Release 1 / Serial number 130114
A Day For Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 010416 (original .z5 version is in /games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF_WON.zip)
The Space Under the Window, by Andrew Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 970402
Suveh Nux, a game of magical experimentation, version 1.1, by David Fisher. Winner of the 2007 One Room Game Comp. Release 1 / Serial number 150314 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/oneroom/orgc2007.zip)
Swineback Ridge, A Desperate Battle by Eric Eve. Release 1 / Serial number 060422
Sycamora Tree, How your game should look for submission, written by David Dyte. Release 2 / Serial number 980107
Taipan! A game based on the China trade of the 1800s. Created by Art Canfil and ported to the Z-Machine by D. Jacob Wildstrom. Release 2 / Serial number 020520 (Source code is in games/source/inform/taipan.tar.gz)
Take the Dog Out, a Short Constitutional, by Ell. Release 1 / Serial number 210328
Spider And Web, Interactive Fiction by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4 / Serial number 980226
Time: All things come to an end, by Andy Phillips. Release 7 / Serial number 970521 (a DOS executable is in games/pc/Tatctae.zip)
Taunting Donut, a super-short interactive fiction by Kalev Tait. Release 1 / Serial number 080612
The Blood lust Warrior, an Interactive RPG by Zorkfire Games. Release 11 / Serial number 121030 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/tBLW.zip)
A remake of the 1986 text adventure The Colour of Magic, by Delta4, based on the Terry Pratchett novel of the same name. Reconstructed in Inform by David Rogers, with the help of UnQuill (by John Elliott). Archive includes Z-code and Glulx versions, with and without graphics. Release 1 / Serial number 121103 [file is linked to games/glulx/tcom_remake.zip]
The Citizen of the Year: The Game, written by "KG". Release 1 / Serial number 060908
Teacher Feature, by Paul Equinox Collins. Release 1 / Serial number 071126 (source code is in games/source/inform/teacher.inf)
William Tell: The Game, by Kid Vicious. Release 1 / Serial number 021025
Whom The Telling Changed, by Aaron A. Reed. Release 3 / Serial number 060518 (the original SpringThing entry is in games/springthing/2005/teller.zip)
The Temple, an Interactive Homage to H.P. Lovecraft, written by Johan Berntsson. Release 2 / Serial number 021118 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/temple/temple.z5)
Attack of the Terror Tabby! A brief exercise in futility by Eric Mayer. "Oh no! The cat is ticking. It must have swallowed a bomb!" Release 1 / Serial number 080514
Beyond The Tesseract, an Abstract Adventure by David Lo, ported to Inform by Andrew Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 031227 (the original game is in games/pc/tess.zip)
The Great Machine - a fragment, by Jonas Kyratzes Version 1.0 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/TGM.exe and a Windows installer is in games/pc/TGM_Setup.exe)
That Damn Elevator, by Binkley Beardman. Release 1 / Serial number 160710
That Damn Remote, a short farcical interactive fiction romp, by Jamie Phelan. Release 1 / Serial number 091214
The Mall, by Jason Self. Includes Inform 6 source code. Release 0 / Serial number 190718
The Cenric Family Curse. Cursed and running out of time, by Jonathan Snyder. Release 3 / Serial number 131218 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/ectocomp/ectocomp2013.zip)
The Computer Lady, an Interactive Coding Exercise, by Daniel Gunnell. Release 1 / Serial number 190702
The Fifth Continent, a travel through the Romney Marsh, by Daniel Gunnell. Release 1 / Serial number 190719
The Garden of Verging Paths, by Quinn Spence. Release 1 / Serial number 151027
The Grand Tour, a short I7 demonstration, by Daniel Gunnell. Release 1 / Serial number 190512
The job, a PunyJam #1 game by Fredrik Ramsberg. Release 5 / Serial number 210930 (source code is in games/source/inform/the_job.inf)
The Minimalist Game, by NOM3RCY.
The Mundane Tale of the Morning After, a tiny anti-adventure, by Adri. Release 1 / Serial number 140109
The Paper Bag Princess, an interactive fairy tale, by Adri. Release 4 / Serial number 150818
The World Turned Upside Down: A Cape side story, by Bruno Dias. Release 2 / Serial number 151224
The Adventures of Houdini, by Colleen Boye. Release 4 / Serial number 120511
The Algophilists' Penury, by Jon Stall. Release 1 / Serial number 120528 Archive includes game file and source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/TheAlgophilistsPenury.zip]
Theatre, An Interactive Night of Horror, by Brendon Wyber. Release 2 / Serial number 951203
The Day I Shot..., an interactive party, by Marius Muller. Release 2 / Serial number 081206 (the original version is in games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF_NewYear.zip)
The Dog/House, a Brief Excursion, by Byron Alexander Campbell. Release 2 / Serial number 101130
The Empty Room, an Interactive Escape, by Matthew Alger. Release 1 / Serial number 100813
The Enchanted Castle, by Gregg Roberts. Release 1 / Serial number 190627
The Forgotten Girls, by Brent H. Release 1 / Serial number 120817
The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp, by Mike Vollmer. Release 2 / Serial number 080621
The Garlic Cage, Episode I, by "Taro and NOM3RCY". Release 326 / Serial number 120209
The Grand Quest, an interactive struggle, by Owen Parish. Release 2 / Serial number 091209 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2009/zcode/grandquest/TheGrandQuest.z5)
The Great, A Voyage To The Inner Self by Peter Blanston. Release 1 / Serial number 010902
The Great Pancake Detectives - Case #27, by Hulk Handsome. Release 2 / Serial number 180117
The Horrible Pyramid, a cautionary tale of sorts, by Ryan Veeder. Release 1 / Serial number 131201 (the original Ectocomp entry is in games/mini-comps/ectocomp/ectocomp2013.zip)
The House, by Jazz Remington. Release 1 / Serial number 070714
The House of Fear, or, Loplop Introduces the World, a Hermetic Journey by Gwen Katz. Release 3 / Serial number 141121 (an illustrated version is in games/glulx/TheHouseOfFear.gblorb)
The Investment, by Xal and Pepper Ivy. Release 1 / Serial number 200916
The Island, by Patrick Williams. Release 1 / Serial number 130226
The Kazooist, by Charlie Marcou. "You are at your birthday party and your about to eat some cake and stuff, but then some weird stuff happens..." Release 2 / Serial number 130105
The Last Dark Day: Painless Little Stupid Games #8, by Bob Reeves. Release 1 / Serial number 110822
The Price of Freedom, by Wyatt Ryder. Release 1 / Serial number 120919
The Prize, by Simon Vigonski. Release 1 / Serial number 120827
The Realistic Nascar eXperience, by Nathaniel Tayerle. Release 1 / Serial number 130827
Trapped in a Small Room, by Anthony. Release 1 / Serial number 100805
The Spotlight, an interactive murder by Casino Stadium. Release 1 / Serial number 140531
The Star Gods, by William Taylor. Release 1 / Serial number 111216
The Terrible Old Manse: 8bit fun in 7bit ASCII, by Joe Johnston. Release 1 / Serial number 100819
The Town Musicians, by Colleen Boye. Release 1 / Serial number 120125
The Valley House: Painless Little Stupid Games #10, by Bob Reeves. Release 1 / Serial number 111118
The Warbler's Nest, a fairy tale, by Jason McIntosh. Release 22 / Serial number 131221 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2010/zcode/warblers/)
The Thorn, by Eric Mayer. Release 1 / Serial number 030701 (an Italian translation is in games/zcode/italian/rovo.z5)
Three Cows and Two Doors, by "NOM3RCY". Release 332 / Serial number 120208
Threediopolis, a Futuristic Word-Play Gofering, by Andrew Schultz. Release 3 / Serial number 140817 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2013/zcode/threediopolis/original)
Three More Visitors, a Speed-IF Melodrama for New Year, by Paul Stanley. Release 2.
Time For Tea: A Game of Tea, Cakes, and Deadly Secrets, by kaibutsu. Release 1 / Serial number 100617
My Magic Tire Hoax, by nd. Release 1 / Serial number 080104
Time Killer #1: Claustrophobia, a time-killer by Sam Hulick. Release 1 / Serial number 950925
The King and the Crown, Special Edition. A little big game, by Wes Lesley. Release 1 / Serial number 151121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2015/The King and the Crown/)
Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom. Originally by Dr. Saul Leeman, with Henry and Dinah Riley, and adapted by S. John Ross. Release 9 / Serial number 130614
ToK, written by Sacra. Release 1 / Serial number 100227
Downtown Tokyo Present Day, by Digby McWiggle. Release 2 / Serial number 000615 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/tokyo/tokyo.z5)
Tower, a surreal trip, by Simon Deimel. Release 5 / Serial number 151228 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2013/Tower/Tower.zblorb)
Toxin X, by Sam Schrag. Release 1 / Serial number 110519
Trapped, by Kate Barnard. Release 1 / Serial number 110413
Zork: A Troll's Eye View, an interactive tedium by Dylan O'Donnell. Release 3 / Serial number 980518
Tull Road Warrior, by Sam Thirouin. Release 2 / Serial number 021229
Tryst of Fate, An Interactive Horse-Opera by Gregory M. Zagurski. Release 205 / Serial number 970629
Tube Trouble, a mini-adventure by Richard Tucker. Release 0 / Serial number 950901 (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/tube.z5)
Tundra, a Short Story of the Frozen Wastes, by David Dyte. Release 1 / Serial number 980127 Alpha test release of a short, unfinished game.
Tutorial, by Nereare. Release 1 / Serial number 111030
Hotel Tutorial, by Leandro Ribeiro. A tutorial game for new IF players. Release 1 / Serial number 100713
Tuuli, an interactive ritual, by Daurmith and Ruber Eaglenest. Release 4 / Serial number 180501 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2017/Tuuli/)
Typo!, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn. Release 1 / Serial number 041119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/typo/typo.z5)
Uh-oh! (demo version), by Scott Covert. Release 1 / Serial number 980218
Life of a UMW student, by Daley Jennings and Kat Raffa. Release 1 / Serial number 201215 (source code is in games/source/inform/UMW.zip)
The Underoos that ate New York!, by Gerry Kevin Wilson. Release 1 / Serial number 970329 (This is a conversion by the author of the TADS original, which is in games/tads/underoos.gam)
Underground, an interactive fantasy, by phlegethon. Release 2 / Serial number 191215 This zip file contains both Z-code and Glulx versions, as well as cover art and an audio file. [file is linked to games/glulx/Underground.zip]
Under the Bed: Your baby brother's last chance, by Dan Doyle III. Release 1 / Serial number 120522
Ungodly hour, an interactive nightmare, by Simon Deimel. Release 7 / Serial number 140927
Uninvited, originally implemented on the Apple Macintosh by ICOM (1986) and reimplemented by in Inform by David Griffith. Release 3 / Serial number 190918 (a version containing sound effects is in uninvited.zblorb)
Uninvited, originally implemented on the Apple Macintosh by ICOM (1986) and reimplemented by in Inform by David Griffith. Release 3 / Serial number 190918 (a version without sound effects is in uninvited.z5)
The Unicorn Pool, a fable owing much to Theodore Sturgeon, Thomas Hardy, and the film A Kid For Two Farthings, written by Tiddy Ogg. Release 1 / Serial number 100914
Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg. Release 3 / Serial number 060527 (an archive containing this file and the Windows Frotz interpreter is in games/pc/Vacation.zip)
What Happens In Vagueness, an Interactive Collaboration by The IFW4 Team. Release 1 / Serial number 080825
House of the Midnight Sun - A Vampire's Tale, written by Paul Johnson. Release 12 / Serial number 020405
Not in Venice, a trial on Interactive Flash Fiction, by Bahri Gordebak. Release 1 / Serial number 120117
Vespers, by Jason Devlin. Release 1 / Serial number 051128 (source code is in games/source/inform/vespers.inf, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/vespers/vespers.z8)
Varicella, by Adam Cadre Version 1.14 (31 August 1999) / Serial number 9339 (an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/vgame.exe)
Internal Vigilance, version 2.0, by Simon Christiansen. Release 2 / Serial number 070106 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/vigilance/vigilance.z5)
Vindaloo, An Interactive Recipe by Adam G Crutchlow. Release 1 / Serial number 960613
Violet, a Distraction by Jeremy Freese. Release 3, November 2008. Winner of the 2008 IF Competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition2008/zcode/violet/violet.zblorb)
Virtuality, by Mark. Release 1 / Serial number 100131
Lack of Vision, a eye opening demo by Rybread Celsius. Release 1 / Serial number 980412
The Visitor, A Chat, written by Peter Polkinghorne. Release 1 / Serial number 000321 (source code is in games/source/inform/visitor.inf, and the original Year 2000 IF Art Show entry is in art/if-artshow/year2000/visitor.z5)
Voices of Spoon River, based on the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. Written by Brett Shelton, Jon Scoresby, Tim Stowell, Tom Caswell, Jared Bernotski, Marie Duncan, Marian Jensen and Jennifer Jorgensen. Release 1 / Serial number 060925
The WadeWars Book III: Askin, by Jim Fisher - despite its title the first release in the Wade Wars series. Release 106 / Serial number 020512 Rating: beginner to intermediate. (a DOS version from 1993 without save/restore is in games/pc/wadewar3.zip)
Walk Among Us, An Interactive Horror Punk by Roberto Colnaghi. Release 2 / Serial number 181202
A Walk in the Park, a multiple-ending adventure, by Matthew Alger. A short, comedic game with three humorous endings. Release 1 / Serial number 100213
Delightful Wallpaper, by Andrew Plotkin. Release 5 / Serial number 061117 (the original competition entry is in competition2006/zcode/wallpaper/Wallpaper.zlb)
Warp!, a science fiction story. Originally written by Richard Kelly and converted to Inform by Steve Nickolas. Release 2 / Serial number 640101 (the original, called "Chaos in Space", is in games/pc/Chaos.zip)
Wizard's Castle, originally from the July/August 1980 issue of Recreational Computing magazine. Written for Exidy Sorceror by Joseph R. Power, modified for Heath Microsoft BASIC by J. F. Stetson and ported to Inform by Adam Biltcliffe. (source code is in games/source/inform/wcastle.inf)
We Are Unfinished, by Ade McT. Release 1 / Serial number 160419
The Weapon, an Interactive Misdirection by Sean Barrett. Release 1 / Serial number 010706 Archive includes ZCode game file and background information.
A Change in the Weather, An Interactive Short Story by Andrew Plotkin. Release 6, serial number 960613. Winner of the Inform category of the 1995 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/weather.z5)
The Wedding, an Interactive Family Headache by Neil James Brown. Release 4 / Serial number 970602 This game came second in the Acorn User 1996 IF Competition
Wedding, an interactive Life Story, by Kenya Miller. Release 1 / Serial number 100221
Weird City Interloper, an interactive tale of strange conspiracy by C.E.J. Pacian. Release 1 / Serial number 140613
Weirdness: Strange, Different, and Altogether Weird. Originally written by Gregory Janson for his MegaZeux platform, and ported to Inform by Patrick Walton. Release 2 / Serial number 030922
Werewolves and Wanderer, a classic BASIC adventure. Originally published in 1983 in 'Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer' by Tim Hartnell, and adapted to Inform 7 by Kristopher Neidecker. Release 1 / Serial number 080705
Werner's Quest Parts 1-4, a series of parodies of Zork and Enchanter. Originally written by Jan Aberg and converted to ZCode by Fredrik Ramsberg. Archive includes ZCode game files and the C64 originals in a D64 disk image. [file is linked to games/c64/WernersQuest.zip]
The Corn Identity, an "IF Whispers" collaborative project. Release 1 / Serial number 050926
White Houses, by Mr Stamp (Jason Lautzenheiser). Release 3 / Serial number 140511
Wildflowers, version 1, by Carolyn VanEseltine.
Winchester's Nightmare, a Novel Machine by Nick Montfort. Release 5 / Serial number 020131
The Windhall Chronicles, Volume One: The Path to Fortune by Jeff Cassidy and Christopher E. Forman. Release 5 / Serial number 960828
Winter Wonderland, version 2.0, by Laura A. Knauth. Winner of the 1999 IF Competition. Release 1 / Serial number 030227 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/winter/winter.z5)
When in Rome 1: Accounting for Taste, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 2 / Serial number 060503
When in Rome 2: Far from Home, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 1 / Serial number 060503
Get Magazine. Open Magazine. Read Article. An interactive interpretation of an article published in God's Rude Wireless, written by Simon Scott. Release 1 / Serial number 040909
Inside Woman, Interactive Corporate Espionage, written by Andy Phillips. Release 5 / Serial number 090628
Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname, written by David Fillmore. Release 10 / Serial number 000225 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/wossname/wossname.z5)
Wrenlaw, an interactive afternoon, by Ryan Veeder. Release 1 / Serial number 130429
Weishaupt Scholars, an Interactive Secret History, written by Michael Martin. Release 2 / Serial number 071107 (source code is in games/source/inform/wscholars.txt)
Wumpus 2000, The Virulent Labyrinth Of Yob-Shuggoth. A randomly-generated dungeon crawl by Muffy St. Bernard. Release 1 / Serial number 041119 (source code is in games/source/inform/wump2ka.inf)
Hunt the Wumpus, originally written in BASIC in 1972 by Gregory Yob, and ported to Inform by Magnus Olsson. Release 1 / Serial number 991216 (source code is in games/source/inform/wumpus.inf)
Wurm, a blatant abuse of the Z-Machine by C.V.F. Knight. Release 2 / Serial 021126 (source code is in games/source/inform/wurm.inf)
Xenophobia, by Jonathan Mestel (Cambridge University, 1989). Translated to Z-code by Graham Nelson, Adam Atkinson and David Kinder. Version 1.111115 / Phoenix v1.04 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Xeno.z5]
YAGWAD: Yes, Another Game With A Dragon! written by Digby McWiggle. Release 2 / Serial number 001121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/yagwad/yagwad.z5)
Yak Shaving for Kicks and Giggles! A Philosophical Odyssey by J. J. Guest. Release 2 / Serial number 101127
Raising the Flag on Mount Yo Momma, an interactive insult battle, by Juhana Leinonen. Release 3 / Serial number 100228 (source code is in games/source/inform/yomomma-source.txt)
You've Got A Stew Going! An Interactive Fiction in one act, by Ryan Veeder. Release 3 / Serial number 150410
Z-Life, an Inform implementation of Conway's Game of Life, by Julian Arnold. Release 3 / serial number 960121. (source code is in games/source/inform/z-life.inf)
ZassBall, Another Abuse of the Z-Machine, an arcade game written in Inform by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1.0B / Serial number 980314
ZBefunge 0.7 beta, by Francis Irving. Befunge is a 2D programming language, and this archive contains an interpreter for Befunge written in Inform. Includes Z-Code file and Inform source. [file is linked from games/source/inform/zbefunge.zip]
Camel, originally by the Heath Users Group and ported to Inform by Adam Biltcliffe. (source code is in games/source/inform/zcamel.inf)
The Z-Files, a Z-Code Catalog. Michael Baum's catalog of Z-Code games and programs converted to a Windows HTML Help File by Paul de Valmency. [file is linked to info/Zcatalog.chm]
Detailed description of ZCatalog990722.zip [file is linked to info/ZCatalog990722.txt]
A catalog of all Z-Code games and programs, in HTML format. Written by Michael Baum, based on previous catalogs by Brendon Wyber, Neil Brown and Gunther Schmidl. Last updated 22 July 1999 [file is linked to info/ZCatalog990722.zip]
Z-Chess, release 4, by Eric Schmidt. An abuse of the Z-Machine that allows two people to play chess. Archive includes Z-code game and Inform source code. [file is linked from games/zcode/zchess.zip]
ZDungeon, a port to Inform of Dungeon, the more or less public domain version of the original MIT Zork. Ported by Ethan Dicks, based on the original MDL sources, dated 22 July 1981. Release 13 / Serial number 040826
ZedFunge 0.7.3 beta, by Martin Bays, based on ZBefunge by Francis Irving. This is an extension to ZBefunge, adding almost complete support for the Concurrent Funge-98 specification. ZedFunge was originally named ZFunge. Includes Z-Code file and Inform source. [file is linked from games/source/inform/zedfunge.zip]
ZEDIT, The World's Most Portable Text Editor, Copyright 1997 Charles Briscoe-Smith.
Zegrothenus, by Poster. Release 5 / Serial number 041112
Escape from the Starship Zenon, by Andrew Gawthorpe. Release 2 / Serial number 100122
The sound and music resources for Zen Speaks!, converted to the Blorb format by Leif Huhn.
Zen Speaks! or 1999: A Quite Brief Space Odyssey an Eliza-style demo by Aldo Cumani. Release 1 / Serial number 990217 Background music and speech output require a sound-capable interpreter.
The Z-Files, An Interactive Guide to available Inform games, by Gunther Schmidl. Based on the Inform Games List by Neil Brown and Brendon Wyber. Release 3 / Serial number 980519
Zokoban, a Z-Machine implementation of the puzzle game Sokoban, written by Jake Wildstrom. Release 1 / Serial number 990810
Zombies, yet another abuse of the Z-Machine. Written by David Ledgard, based on Torbjorn Andersson's game Robots. Release 1 / Serial number 990524 (source code is in games/source/inform/zombies.inf)
An exact replica for the Z-machine of the original MDL Zork, as it was on June 14, 1977 on the PDP-10 ITS at MIT. Originally written by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling, and converted to ZIL by Henrik Åsman. Enter the command "about" in the game for more information.
Zork LXIX: The Great Underground Hot Dog, or, Painless Little Stupid Games, #9 by Bob Reeves. Release 0 / Serial number 110901
Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E. A diversion, by Marshal Tenner Winter. Release 1 / Serial number 121014
Zork N plus 9, by Sonny Rae Tempest. A revision, in (N+9) Oulipo form, of Dean Menezes' Inform 7 port of Zork. Release 1 / Serial number 120517
ZRacer 1.0, a real-time racing game, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
Z-Snake, an Inform port of the classic game. Ported by Zach Matley. Release 3 / Serial Number 010201
Z-Tornado, a two-player weather action game. Originally written by Oliver Feiler and Rene Puls, and ported to Inform by Sophie Fruehling. Release 2 / Serial number 030711 (source code is in games/source/inform/ztornado.zip)
Super Z Trek, a Z-Machine implementation of the classic Star Trek. Written by John Menichelli, based on Chris Nystrom's C port of a BASIC version. (source code is in games/source/inform/ztrek.inf)
Zork: The Undiscovered Underground, a text adventure prequel to Zork Grand Inquisitor, programmed by Gerry Kevin Wilson, and ported to Inform 7 by Al Golden. Release 16 / Serial number 970828 Archive includes the game file, a map and a walkthrough.
Zugzwang: The Interactive Life of a Chess Piece, by Magnus Olsson. Release 2 / Serial number 990710 This is an update to the original, which was part of the TextFire, Inc. hoax. The original is still in games/demos/textfire/12pack.zip. Archive contains zcode game and source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/zugzwang.zip]