'Mid the Sagebrush and the Cactus, by Victor Gijsbers Average member rating: (19 ratings) They shot you in the leg, the sheriff or one of his men, but you still managed to get away. You always manage to get away. And while they're off pursuing you to, who knows, perhaps Colorado, you have quietly... |
Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident, by Dark Star and Peter Mattsson Average member rating: (29 ratings) In the year 5367 IR, humanity is well established throughout the galaxy. It has been over twenty-thousand years since the Zal'tacs passed through our solar system, trading their technology for our food and... |
The Adventures of the President of the United States, by Mikko Vuorinen Average member rating: (11 ratings) |
Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities Average member rating: (121 ratings) The Queen has told you to return with her heart in a box. Snow White has made you promise to make other arrangements. Now that you're alone in the forest, it's hard to know which of the two women to trust.... |
All Roads, by Jon Ingold Average member rating: (154 ratings) "Wave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread For he on honey-dew hath fed And drunk the milk of paradise." [--blurb from Competition Aught-One] |
Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Average member rating: (394 ratings) You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little... |
And the Waves Choke the Wind, by Gunther Schmidl Average member rating: (10 ratings) "some thing inside of me has opened up its eyes why did you put it there? did you not realize?" [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] |
Aotearoa, by Matt Wigdahl Average member rating: (61 ratings) The Fish of Māui. The Land of the Long Cloud. Aotearoa. An entire continent of untamed wilds, and the last place on Earth where dinosaurs still roam. If only you'd come ashore under better circumstances... |
Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés, by Stephen Granade Average member rating: (34 ratings) |
Basic Train-ing, by bpsp Average member rating: (5 ratings) An infantryman finds himself trapped on a peculiar train traveling through an even stranger forest. But could the situation be more than what it appears? |
The Blind House, by Amanda Allen Average member rating: (38 ratings) I scarcely know the woman at my side. I don't even know why she was the one I turned to. I can only hope that we haven't been followed, that she won't ask too many questions. The only choice left to me now... |
Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed Average member rating: (112 ratings) You have always been different. One in a trillion have your gift, your curse: to move between worlds, never settling, always alone. To Wayfare. Yet there are others like you, and something stronger than... |
The Blueprint, by Thaidaree Average member rating: (2 ratings) Proclaimed heretic, professor Archibald Foster is taken by the inquisition with proof of researching electricity. |
Border Zone, by Marc Blank Average member rating: (26 ratings) Where the Iron Curtain divides East and West, the frontier is a no man's land between freedom and captivity, a place where moments lost or precautions not taken exact a toll in men's lives. In Border Zone,... |
Bronze, by Emily Short Average member rating: (286 ratings) When the seventh day comes and it is time for you to return to the castle in the forest, your sisters cling to your sleeves. |
CIA Adventure, by Hugh Lampert Average member rating: (6 ratings) "As this game is ported directly from the TRS-80, it is very uncomfortable to play. Your mission is to find a ruby used in a laser projector that has been stolen by a spy ring named CHAOS." [--blurb from The... |
A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short Average member rating: (98 ratings) No time for fantasy. Must feed fish. |
Death off the Cuff, by Simon Christiansen Average member rating: (53 ratings) They all stare at you expectantly, like children waiting to be told a bedtime story. Who can blame them? You are, after all, Antoine Saint Germain, the great French detective. No criminal has ever been a... |
Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally Average member rating: (42 ratings) The infection has spread. They are coming. |
The Dog/House, by Byron Alexander Campbell Average member rating: (9 ratings) A slight revision of the author's first foray into interactive fiction, "The Dog/House" is a dream-like exploration game on a very small scale. Discover the goal for yourself. Release 2 includes improved... |
The Elysium Enigma, by Eric Eve Average member rating: (76 ratings) It was meant to be a routine visit on behalf of the imperial government, just to remind the settlers that the Empire hadn't forgotten them, and if you stick rigidly to the letter of your orders and refuse to... |
Escape In The Dark, by Owen Parish Average member rating: (5 ratings) For a thief, being arrested is an occupational hazard. While you can't exactly plan out an entire escape in advance, having the right skills and tools can let you improvise one without too much trouble. |
Fang Vs. Claw, by Oliver Ullmann Average member rating: (4 ratings) In a starlit age... ...a defeated warrior faces a world of blood and rust... ...an ancient guardian has nothing to protect but his own rage... ...a four-armed acolyte sacrifices his soul for vengeance...... |
Floatpoint, by Emily Short Average member rating: (99 ratings) It is night on this side of the planet. Settled areas are lit: a jagged crescent in the tropics, lining the inland sea. The bright splatter along the top of the curve is Tanhua, as bright from space as New... |
Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade Average member rating: (51 ratings) You don't know how long you've been hammering against the station's wall, but you stop as soon as you realize what you've been doing. |
Gateway 2: Homeworld, by Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren Average member rating: (18 ratings) In the early twenty-second century, an immense alien spacecraft, dubbed the "Artifact," arrives in the Earth's solar system. The Artifact ignores all attempts at communication; no one knows whether its... |
Guess the Verb!, by Leonard Richardson Average member rating: (28 ratings) "Now you too can GUESS THE VERB for fun and prizes! Read evocative and amusing room descriptions while manipulating interesting objects! Interact with the simulated motives and desires of quirky NPCs! No... |
Heavenly, by Jim Aikin Average member rating: (9 ratings) You're an angel. You're in Heaven. Everything is perfect. Honestly, it's perfect. It's so nice, so mind-numbingly nice, you'd give anything to get away from here.... |
Hoosegow, by Ben Collins-Sussman, Jack Welch Average member rating: (40 ratings) Muddy's plan done landed you and your partner in the hoosegow. Now you're fixing to rectificate the matter before the marshal introduces you to the business end of a hangin' rope at dawn. Created for the... |
Insight, by Jon Ingold Average member rating: (27 ratings) |
Leadlight, by Wade Clarke Average member rating: (34 ratings) 15-year-old Belinda Nettle is studying at Linville Girls High School in Australia's Blue Mountains. After falling asleep in the library one afternoon, she wakes from her mundane existence into a nightmare... |
Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon Average member rating: (71 ratings) |
Lurid Dreams, by Torgrim Mellum Stene Average member rating: (2 ratings) A musty old tome with a strange text on self-hypnosis sends our protagonist into a lucid dream searching for answers. But the dream has an agenda of its own. |
Make It Good, by Jon Ingold Average member rating: (84 ratings) The call comes through. Of all the dicks; you get the call, sitting in the front seat of your car, hands shaking on the steering wheel. An urgent call; but all you were thinking of was the bottle in the... |
Metamorphoses, by Emily Short Average member rating: (130 ratings) You wake to stillness. The hammering, banging, and shouting that kept you awake half the night are gone. The air is cold, and something smells burnt. Your master's experiments must be finished, but with what... |
Moments Out of Time: Adventure Type, by L. Ross Raszewski Average member rating: (2 ratings) At 865741.3 UDC, StreamDiver Alpha Tango-678 performed a routine StreamDive to the middle of the twenty-first century. |
My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch, by Divarin Average member rating: (2 ratings) The main premise of the game is wilderness survival but you also must collect evidence that your girlfriend plotted to kill you. |
Necron's Keep, by Dan Welch Average member rating: (3 ratings) Bluex the divine king of Surya has decreed for you to locate the Arch Mage Wizard Necron. Necron built an enchanted castle deep within an ancient forest to protect himself and his people. Esentially, you are... |
One Eye Open, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel) and Carolyn VanEseltine Average member rating: (46 ratings) Had you known the bloody history of Corona Labs, you would never have signed up as a test subject. But now, plunged into that history, surrounded by the damned and the dying, you must find the truth. Perhaps... |
The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game, by Taylor Vaughan Average member rating: (56 ratings) Sure, there's only five of you against a world full of reactionaries, but you have Revolutionary Spirit! You can't possibly fail. Nothing can stand in your way! Now if only you could find your Revolutionary... |
Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread, by Susan Arendt, John Moulton Average member rating: (2 ratings) You're trapped in a terrifying amusement park... can you find the means to escape? |
Photopia, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (559 ratings) "Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together." |
Pirate Adventure, by Scott Adams and Alexis Adams Average member rating: (36 ratings) Only by exploring this strange island will you be able to uncover the clues necessary to lead you to your elusive goal -- recovering the lost treasures of Long John Silver. Converted from original code by... |
Plundered Hearts, by Amy Briggs Average member rating: (66 ratings) In the 17th century, the seas are as wild as the untamed heart of a young woman. But when you set out on the schooner Lafond Deux, bound for the West Indies, your thoughts are only of your ailing father who... |
The Promise, by Sean Huxter Average member rating: (9 ratings) Your village lives a harsh life of perpetual winter and has for as long as you can remember. As a young boy unable to go on the hunt, you may find that, with almost everyone away, you can be of some use to... |
Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short Average member rating: (68 ratings) On the Night of the Comet, the usual astrological bonds do not hold, and the order of the universe is threatened. It is a time made for rebels and usurpers, and all who would claim the kingdom for... |
A Quiet Evening at Home, by Anonymous Average member rating: (20 ratings) They say you should write what you know. Sorry. |
Raising the Flag on Mount Yo Momma, by Juhana Leinonen Average member rating: (21 ratings) Gus is a smug numbskull who doesn't deserve to have the insult battle championship. You are here to take the title from him with the best yo momma insults there are. You just have to find them first. Raising... |
Rameses, by Stephen Bond Average member rating: (125 ratings) |
Rogue of the Multiverse, by C.E.J. Pacian Average member rating: (73 ratings) Congratulations, convict 76954! You have been selected for scientific experimentation! You will be matter-transmitted to exotic non-Treaty worlds - where opportunities abound to take in fantastic sights and... |
Roofed, by Jim Munroe Average member rating: (16 ratings) You and your brother’s job — scouring the city’s highest spots for a rare building material in the year 2040 — is already hard enough. Now Anton’s gone and gotten you trapped on a rooftop. Your acrobat... |
Room 206, by Byron Alexander Campbell Average member rating: (6 ratings) The wedding is over, but the bride is nowhere to be found. You receive a phone call from a mysterious stranger. Things are not always as simple as they seem, and as you pursue the woman of your dreams you... |
Scavenger, by Quintin Stone Average member rating: (30 ratings) Search a war-shattered world for secrets of the past. |
Shade, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: (413 ratings) "A one-room game set in your apartment." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] |
Starcross, by Dave Lebling Average member rating: (50 ratings) Starcross, Infocom's science fiction mind-bender, launches you headlong into the year 2186 and the depths of space. And not without good reason, for you are destined to rendezvous with a gargantuan starship... |
To Hell in a Hamper, by J. J. Guest Average member rating: (112 ratings) Professor Pettibone, eminent Victorian balloonist, has a problem. He can't get it up. His balloon that is. If he can't reach an altitude of 20,000 feet, and soon, both he and his mysterious travelling... |
Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross Average member rating: (48 ratings) In the cruel kingdoms north of the Viraxian Empire, a barbarian seeks treasure - and vengeance! Having escaped the clutches of the Slaver King, he has vowed to pillage the wealth of the kingdom ... then... |
A Walk in the Park, by Anonymous Average member rating: (10 ratings) On a walk in the park with your dog, you find a large tree blocking the path.... |
The Weapon, by Sean Barrett Average member rating: (35 ratings) |
Works of Fiction, by FibreTigre Average member rating: (4 ratings) |