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The Act of Misdirection, by Callico Harrison
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The curtain lifts to a torrent of applause, as the city's gents and ladies lose their decorum for a just few moments in anticipation of something magical. The spotlights drown the glitter of sequins and...

Adventure Time, by Derek O'Neill
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You are lost and you forget who exactly you are. Find the jerks responsible!

Adventureland, by Scott Adams
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Wander through an enchanted realm and try to uncover the 13 lost treasures. There are wild animals and magical beings to reckon with as well as many other perils and mysteries. WARNING! The Z-Code conversion...

All Alone, by Ian Finley
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Amissville, by Gunther Schmidl
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Amissville II, by William A. Tilli
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The Argument, by Harvey Smith
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The Atomic Heart, by Stefan Blixt
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Attack of the Terror Tabby!!!, by Eric Mayer
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"Oh no! The cat's ticking. It must have swallowed a bomb!"

Aunts and Butlers, by Robin Johnson
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It's 1920, you're a minor aristocrat fallen on hard times, and your wretched Aunt Cedilla is on the warpath. A Wodehousean comedy of manners, manors, mysterious butlers and unfriendly poodles.

Awakening, by Pete Gardner
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Awakening on the ground next to an open grave, you have no recollection of how you came to be there. Do you investigate the nearby church and graveyard, or leave well enough alone?

Babel, by Ian Finley
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In this game, you play as an amnesiac inside Babel, an abandoned Arctic facility devoted to biological research. You soon discover that you have the unusual ability to witness scenes from the past by...

Backup, by Gregory Weir
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In a desolate outpost, you are the backup program, code of last resort as it were. Communications with the outside world have been severed; encrypted data is flowing across your network; political...

Baluthar, by Chris Molloy Wischer
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In this game of horror, you play as an old man of a tribal culture. For months, you've been weary of life and kept to your bed. But when you learn that your adult son, Rykhard, has foolishly gone into the...

Blighted Isle, by Eric Eve
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Blockade duty in the Bay of Biscay, vile weather, and an unplanned jaunt over the side of the ship into the tossing waves. But instead of drowning, you end up on an island that has no right to be there - and...

The Blind House, by Amanda Allen
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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...

Bloodline, by Liza Daly
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"Teenage slumber party. Boys. Girls. Board game. Insight into intelligent-girl angst." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Building, by Poster
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Cacophony, by Owen Parish
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The sand stretches around you in all directions. There is a grassy countryside. Rocks are scattered about. You are in a room. The room has walls and a ceiling. You blink. It seems as though you've been...
Catseye, by Dave Bernazzani
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Try to get a secret item from your Uncle Xevion's house. Catseye was written to see what could be done with a 10K (10240 byte) Z-Machine file. It uses a custom library called MinForm which reduces the parser...

The Cellar, by David Whyld
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You were always told not to go into the cellar. Told many, many times. But you were never told why. Today you'll find out...

A Change in the Weather, by Andrew Plotkin
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"Walking away from a picnic, you are suddenly caught in a country storm. You must protect a bridge from being destroyed. An ultra-linear game." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]
Chickens of Distinction, by Liza Daly
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"You find yourself in a cheezy chicken suit, working for the minimum coin outside a fast-food joint. Can things get worse? Well, you can't find North ..." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]
Christminster, by Gareth Rees
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"When your brother Malcolm sends you a telegram inviting you to visit him at Biblioll College in the ancient university town of Christminster, you imagine that the mysterious `discovery' he alludes to is...

City of Secrets, by Emily Short
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Cottage, by Viggo Eriksson, Kimmo Eriksson, Olle E Johansson
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You're on a jetty by a lake somewhere in Småland. In the distance you can see a red cottage. Around the house there are forests extending for miles and miles, waterfalls, and many strange characters. When...

Critical Breach, by Grey
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A science fiction/horror game, set in an underground laboratory. Something is breaking free... This is my first game, it should be pretty short and easy.

Curses, by Graham Nelson
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"As "Curses" opens, you're hunting about in the attic of your family home, looking for a tatty old map of Paris (you're going on holiday tomorrow) and generally trying to avoid all the packing. Aunt Jemima...

Danger! Adventurer at Work!, by Simon Avery
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De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers
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An evil nobleman, a kidnapped daughter and a father who wants to rescue her at any cost--that is not the way life works. Something much darker, something much more human, lies underneath. Een kwaadaardige...

Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally
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The infection has spread. They are coming.

Djibouti Dirigible Discombobulation, by Sam Kabo Ashwell
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The Dog/House, by Byron Alexander Campbell
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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...

Down and Out at the Big Creepy House on the Poison Lake, by Shii
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Yeah, so it looks like I'm a dope and wrecked my boat at this nasty old house.

Dr. Kong In: Plan DSDS From Practice Space, by Two Guys From The Other Bar
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All you want is to have a good time at the party. But then the people at the club turn out to be less alive and more kicking, the music completely sucks, and to top it all off, someone has kidnapped your...

Dracula Part 1: The First Night, by El Clérigo Urbatain and DEF and Rod Pike
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Dracula, The First Night is a remake of the classic text adventure by Rod Pike from 1986 for 8-bit micros (Spectrum and Commodore 64). This remake has been done by DEF and El Clérigo Urbatain. A young...

The Duel in the Snow, by Utkonos
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A Tale of Old Russia

Earth And Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
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East Grove Hills, by XYZ
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Ecdysis, by Peter Nepstad
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You wake, a pounding headache loud in your inner ear, the back of your head itching and tingling, your mouth full of cotton. The pain drives away your dreams, weird visions of alien landscapes... Ecdysis is...

The Empty Room, by Matthew Alger
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You awake, finding yourself upon a hard, cool, plasticky surface. Placing your hands against the smooth floor you hoist yourself up. There's nothing here. Nothing at all. For you have found yourself in what...

The End of Earth, and you are a victim/survivor of this incident at least, depending on which way you look at it., by NOM3RCY
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The End of Earth, and you are a victim/survivor of this incident at least, depending on which way you look at it. You have a snowball's chance in hell.

Enlightenment, by Taro Ogawa
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"The intrepid Adventurer has escaped the caverns. Nought remains to block a successful escape but this troll here. Hmmm. A one-room adventure. The author recommends this for people who grew up on Zork II and...

Episode in the Life of an Artist, by Peter Eastman
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Eric's Gift, by Joao Mendes
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Eric's Gift - A short interactive story about painting the future.

Escape In The Dark, by Owen Parish
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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.

An Escape To Remember, by Sean Barrett, Tom Blawgus, Roger Carbol, John Cater, Ricardo Dague, Jeremy Douglass, Josh Giesbrecht, N. B. Horvath, Carl Muckenhoupt, Mark Musante, Karl Parakenings, Mordechai Shinefield, Dan Shiovitz, Lucian Smith
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An Escape To Remember is a collaborative 'Chinese Whispers' / 'Telephone' style interactive fiction piece, written by 14 authors each of whom only saw the preceding section of the the game.

Evacuate, by Jeff Rissman
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Every Day the Same Dream, by Luis Gonzalez
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Welcome to the rat race. (A text adventure game based on the game by the same name created by molleindustria.org.)

Fate, by Victor Gijsbers
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You are nine months pregnant, and the contractions have already begun. Trapped in a castle with more enemies than friends, and Queen in name but not in influence, you fear for the future of your child. But...

Fear, by Chuan-Tze Teo
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"The world is suddenly such a frightening place. People are out to get you, and everywhere there is danger, lurking in the dark, even here, in your own home. Can you conquer your own fears before it's too...
Finding the Mouse, by James Dessart
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In this tiny one-room game, you play as someone in their mostly-empty kitchen who wants to use their computer. But where's the mouse? Where did that thing go?

Flight of the Hummingbird, by Michael Martin
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Dr. Sinister is at it again! The Concordance of Powered Response isn't entirely clear on what it is he's planning, but it's big. This is clearly a task for one of the world's mightiest champions!

The Forest House, by Seciden Mencarde
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Only you can see the house in your backyard. What secrets might it hold?

Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade
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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.

The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man, by Neil deMause
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In this game about under-powered superheroes, you play as Improv, leader of the Frenetic Five. You use common objects in surprisingly useful ways. While queueing for stamps at the Post Office, you receive...
Fætt Tiw, by Michael Martin
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Galatea, by Emily Short
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Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally...

Gerbil Riot of '67, by Simon Avery
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"Arguably the daftest, most stupidly silly text adventure ever. Converted with tender loving care from the 8-bit original."...

Ghost Town, by Scott Adams
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You must explore a once-thriving mining town in search of the 13 hidden treasures. With everything from rattlesnakes to runaway horses, it sure ain't going to be easy! Includes a special bonus scoring system...

Ghost Town: The Lost Treasure, by Jens Byriel

The sole entry to Scott Adams' Ghost Town Redux, where authors were asked to make a variation on Scott Adams's Ghost Town.

Gigantomania, by Michelle Tirto and Mike Ciul
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Living under the Stalin era, in four parts.

Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
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You play as a xenohistorian on an expedition. You've been dropped (more literally than you planned) by a dropship over the ground of the Ancients. Your equipment was scattered and the dropship crashed. Now...

Golden Shadow, by The Technomancer
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You awaken from a strange nightmare in a gaudy golden room. Armed with nothing but your unusual top hat, can you escape?

Gossip, by Hugo Labrande
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Gourmet, by Aaron A. Reed and Chad Barb
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Missing employees, wily crustaceans, malfunctioning kitchen equipment and a terminal food shortage, all on the night the most important culinary critic in the world has chosen to review your debut...

Grief, by Simon Christiansen
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Gris et Jaune, by Jason Devlin
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She wanted answers. He wanted a cure. You just wanted to live.
Growing Up, by Andrew Van Deventer
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You feel the sun for the first time as you burst forth into a strange new world. Years pass unevenly as if they were distorted seconds and you perceive many different scenes simultaneously. Plot and survival...

Hallow Eve, by Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.
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You are about to drive out to meet some friends for a camping trip on Halloween night. Everything seems to be going according to plan, but the unexpected can always occur. If it did, you would need to rely...

Hallway, by Ricardo Dague
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Hauntings, by E. Joyce
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You've never met your new employer, and in his letters he was awfully vague about just what it was he wanted you to do. At the time, that didn't concern you very much - all that mattered was that he didn't...
Health Inspector, by Joe Mason
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Heated, by Timothy Peers
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Get to work early, don't get too angry and get your raise. You've been a slacker for long enough, and this is your one opportunity to really wow the boss!
History Repeating, by Mark Choba and Renee Choba
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You play an adult who, in the middle of a boring day at the office, suddenly wakes up as their teenage self in their grade 12 math classroom! Your science teacher, Mr. Hopkins, brought you back in time with...
The Hound of Shadow, by Chris Elliott and Richard Edwards
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The Hound of Shadow is an Interactive Fiction game created by Eldritch Games, and marketed by Electronic Arts, in 1989. It was released in versions compatible with the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS operating...
Housekey, Part I, by Ariën Holthuizen
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I-0, by Anonymous
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Stranded on Interstate Zero after your car broke down, you are miles away from the last sign of civilization. It's twenty minutes to noon and the temperature is well over 120°F. It's beginning to look like...

An Informal Time, by Anonymous
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A brief experiment into Inform. It probably would help (not that the game is particularly hard, or particularly a game for that matter) if you are aware of IF slightly - but it isn't necessary. If you get...

Inspiration!, by Jacob Polar
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"Tick tock. Tick tock. Hours pass by as you sit in your office trying to write your interactive fiction. But the plot just doesn't seem to work... You change a few sentences, read them, and erase them. And...
Interface, by Ben Vegiard
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What happens when your favorite uncle, a successful electronics company owner, has you try out his latest invention? Of course, something goes amiss and you must struggle to set it all right or suffer the...

Internal Vigilance, by Simon Christiansen
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You are informed that a new prisoner was brought in recently. Your job, as usual, is to interrogate him and determine whether he poses a threat to The Union. This should not be a problem. You are a trained...

It's Easter, Peeps!, by Sara Brookside
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A one-room game where your goal is to assemble an Easter basket of goodies for your son, Max.
Janitor, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn
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Kurusu City, by Kevin Venzke
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An IFComp 2004 Entry
Lack of Vision, by Ryan Stevens
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Written as a "TextWater" game (as an answer to the "TextFire" April's Fool Hoax), you are in a dark place without knowing why (or what to do). [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]
The Last Dark Day, by Bob Reeves
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The darkness is almost done. Go toward the light!

Leadlight, by Wade Clarke
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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...

The Lighthouse, by Marius Müller
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Lighthouses simultaneously stand at the border between land and sea and the border between old and new. They are naturally good settings for secrets. Do you dare visit this one?

Lock & Key, by Adam Cadre
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Lonely Places, by Nick Marsh
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A very short story of a night of Lovecraftian horror - with a free personality test thrown in.

Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon
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Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget. -- IFComp 2007 blurb

Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave, by Conrad Cook (as Michael Whittington)
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Atmospheric and moody, here one gets to follow an American teaching in Cambodia through a ghost story with an Eastern flavor.

The Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling
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A winter night at the G.U.E. tech campus with most students away on vacation serves as the backdrop for this tale of Lovecraftian horror.

Magic Travels, by Mister Nose
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You are the last magician on earth, struggling to bring back magic. Oh, no. What a hard game I have made. Maybe it could be easier. I know! The computer will play the game for you! How convenient! Please...
Maiden of the Moonlight, by Brian P. Dean
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You are standing in front of Drochsolas Manse, preparing to explore it in an attempt to find the key to ending the Baron's curse upon the surrounding land. You have come bearing your sword and pistol as well...

The Manor at Whitby, by L. E. Hall
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Visiting your British relations for the first time, you discover the secrets of the strange ancestral manor.

Marika the Offering, by revgiblet
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An entry in the 2007 One Room Game Competition. You play a young girl, trapped in a tower room and in fear for her life.

Masquerade, by Kathleen M. Fischer
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"You walk purposefully down the sidewalk, looking neither left nor right. You don't need to look; you can tell you are being watched from whispers overheard as you pass by. "Poor Amelia..." you hear somebody...

The Minimalist Game 2, by NOM3RCY
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This is a very minimalistic sequel to very minimalistic game.
The Minimalist Game, by NOM3RCY
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It is the hardest IF on earth.

The Mist, by Raymond Benson and Stephen King
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Another Saturday. Another stop at the market. And another wait in the checkout line. Until a shadow descends and someone shouts: "The fog! You oughta see it!" And you do: a mist advancing toward Federal...

Mite, by Sara Dee
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In this small fantasy adventure game, you play as Mite, a pixy lad, who is carrying an egg-shaped jewel dropped by a cloaked thief who you tripped that morning. The gem belongs to the Fairy Prince! You must...
Moonglow, by Dave Bernazzani
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A spacecraft has landed in the corn fields nearby. You're the only one around to make contact. Moonglow was written to see what could be done with a 10K (10240 byte) Z-Machine file. It uses a custom library...
The Moonlit Tower, by Yoon Ha Lee
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The Mulldoon Murders, by Jon Ingold
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Muse: An Autumn Romance, by Christopher Huang
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Early September, 1886. Autumn. The Victorian Era. The Rev. Dawson, 59, is off to the Continent and an unexpected Romance... [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

My Name is Jack Mills, by Juhana Leinonen
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Mystery House Remixedup, by Scott Rettberg

Necron's Keep, by Dan Welch
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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...

New England Gothic, by Simba
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Ninja's Fate, by Hannes Schueller
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Sent by his village elders to retrieve a stolen gold idol, a ninja finds himself in a Panksian world. Little does he know his true destiny is waiting for him here...
Nudists Gone Wild, by Hulk Handsome
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A short, silly adventure where the player is a nudist trying to make their way to a nudist camp. Inspired by true events in the author's life. It also features dinosaurs.
Obituary, by Drew Mochak and Johnny Rivera
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One Week, by Papillon
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Ooze - Creepy Nites, by Guido Henkel, Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Markus Henrich, Michael Tschögl, Jon Dean, Elaine Dean
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Ooze - an illustrated text adventure: Your uncle Chez Burger left you a house called Carfax Abbey, placed in a little town in the southeast of Salom's Lot. As Ham Burger you are heir to something evil and...

An Open Field, by Chris Daniels
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It is a beautiful day to relax and enjoy your surroundings! And yet, it seems something isn't quite right today. What is so disconcerting?

The Oracle, by Brandon Allen
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Out of the Pit, by Evil Roda
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A game for the Wikileaks Stories project. You have been in a military prison for months with no rhyme or reason. Suddenly, one day, you get an opportunity. Your duty is to not only escape, but tell the world...
Panic, by Stewart J McAbney
A weird but wonderful quasi-horror game.
Passing Familiarity, by Papillon
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Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread, by Susan Arendt, John Moulton
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You're trapped in a terrifying amusement park... can you find the means to escape?

Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die, by Rob Noyes
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A very short game. Whatever you do, do not pick up the phone booth; well, you can guess from the title what happens if you do. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

The Promise, by Sean Huxter
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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...

PTBAD 4, by Slan Xorax
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Quest for Flesh, by Daniel Hiebert
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A Quest Only For The Noble, by Jakob Gleby
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Finding yourself in your bedroom one day, you decide to do something useful with your life. Having walked around in circles for a couple of hours on the floor, you decide what to do. This is the game about a...

rendition, by nespresso
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They caught Abdul during an insurgency in the east. He tried to take out a regiment with some home-made explosives strapped to his chest. They didn't explode, so pretty soon the coalition had a real live...

Return to Dracula's Castle II: Revenge of Dracula's Castle, by Mel S
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Robot Gardening, by Ancil Anthropy
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The flowers are beautiful, the most beautiful things you know. But their beauty is not without cost-they must be watered every day. To them the water is life, but to you it is the opposite. Water will rust...

Room 206, by Byron Alexander Campbell
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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...

Run for the Oregon Legislature!, by Eva Schweber
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In this game you get to simulate running for the Oregon State Legislature.
A Sadly Hopeless Deja Vu, by Taro
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You're at your office, as usual. You don't know what time it is. You keep having a bad case of deja vu. How long can you keep from typing in SUCCUMB?

Safe, by Benjamin Wochinski
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You awake in a strange dark room after being jumped in an alley. It would be best not to wait for those responsible to return. First game of the author, an escape-style puzzle game created to get some basic...

SameGame, by Kevin Bracey
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Use cursor keys or the mouse to select a ball. Remove that ball and its matching neighbours by pressing Enter. Balls can only be removed if two or more neighbours match. The more balls that are removed each...
Sea Captains, by Lyssa Penn
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Shadow of Memories, by Bethany Horbury
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shadows on the mirror, by Chrysoula Tzavelas
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I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe...

The Sisters, by revgiblet
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After crashing your car to avoid hitting a mysterious young girl you awake to find yourself drawn to an abandoned mansion.
Smoochiepoodle and the Bastion of Science, by Carolyn VanEseltine
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Snack Time!, by Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba
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Can you help one hungry bulldog in his quest to find something good to eat? He would like that. A lot. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]

Snatches, by Gregory Weir
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So Reality, by Kenya Miller
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An illusion, you're not sure. You only are here because some postboy came to your door with a letter from Jen, talking about some form of interference. But you have no idea. To cut a long story short, here...
The Sons of the Cherry, by Alex Livingston
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Spectrum, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel)
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In this surreal game, you are at the center of a color wheel representing 25 states of mind. Near you are a diary entry, a map, and four broken statues. Find a way to repair the statues so the diary entry...
Spelunker's Quest, by Tom Murrin
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Your objective is to stay alive and find a way out of the cave. Staying alive will be no easy task and to reach the maximum score, you'll need to find all of the hidden treasure!

Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
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A vacation in our lovely country! See the ethnic charms of the countryside, the historic grandeur of the capital city. Taste our traditional cuisine; smell the flowers of the Old Tree. And all without...

Sunburst Contamination, by Johan Berntsson and Fredrik Ramsberg

You are George Raft, an employee at a small space trading company on earth. You have borrowed a small trading space craft to visit your girlfriend on Geeron in the Geisti system. The weekend has now come to...

Supermarket Robbery, by Mister Nose
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You are a disgruntled maniac in a Supermarket filled with Greasy Teenagers. The Market overcharges you all the time, and the Teenagers pickpocket you all the time, and you've had just about enough. Today you...

Suprematism in IF, by Andrey Grankin
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"Have you ever dreamt of playing a game in which you could control just everything (the plot, the setting, the way it reacts to your commands, the score you get, etc.)? If you have, your dreams are fulfilled...
Sycamora Tree, by David Dyte
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The Terrible, Old Manse, by Joe Johnston
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Dee Ceased, formerly of that horrible old house on the hill, has died but his Urn has been broken. Unite the pieces of the Urn to put his soul at ease. This game is inspired by the Atari 2600 game /Haunted...

Textfire Golf, by Adam Cadre
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Stand steady at the tee... head down... slow backswing. Now, drive your tee shot 220 yards down the fairway, splitting a pair of sandtraps. Loft a five iron onto the green. And sink a twenty foot putt for a...

Theatre, by Brendon Wyber
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Your job as a real estate agent brings you into contact with many old buildings, but none are quite like the old theatre that has stood deserted for almost thirty years. After visiting it with some...
They're After You!, by Bob Reeves
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A chase scene ... yeah, that's about it.
A Tight Spot, by Quim K. Holland
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The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III
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Christine comes home from work to her tiny house to find that her son and husband are missing. In searching for clues she discovers a spellbook and must learn various magical spells and go to several...
Tookie's Song, by Jessica Knoch
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Cat aliens from the planet Purrsimmon have stolen your pet dog, Tookie! Rescue him by solving all the various light-hearted puzzles they've set up for you!

Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross
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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...

Under Cover of Darkness, by Christopher Huang
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The Underoos that Ate New York!, by G. Kevin Wilson
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Looks like that meteor crash from page 12 wasn't as harmless as everyone was expecting: now your clothes are playing mad!...
Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg
Waking up at your holiday cabin in Germany, you discover that your entire family is missing. You must figure out what happened to them.

A Very Hairy Fish-Mess, by Byron Alexander Campbell
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Have you ever wondered what Christmas would be like if it were run by your horrible cat, who also happened to be a timeless Lovecraftian horror? Find out in this bloody festive holiday treat!

Violet, by Jeremy Freese
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Calm down. All you have to do is write a thousand words and everything will be fine. And you have all day, except it's already noon. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]

A Walk in the Park, by Anonymous
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On a walk in the park with your dog, you find a large tree blocking the path....

The Warbler's Nest, by Jason McIntosh
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Surely the reed bank counts as a wild place. While it gives you so much, you've never tended it, not really, not like you do with your garden. It's something like the forest, then, but much safer to search...

Weishaupt Scholars, by Michael C. Martin
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Take on the roles of Hal, Benj, and Janet -- the three newest members of the shadowy conspiratorial group known only as the Weishaupt Foundation. Vie against rival conspiracies and your own baffling...

Wes Garden's Halting Nightmare, by Jubell
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Wetlands, by Clara Raubertas
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Wetlands is an interactive quagmire that leads you from the image of a fantastical city to a choice about the actual city's future, via a collection of mechanical puzzles in a watery setting.

The Woods Are Dark, by Laurence Moore
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Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down, by Gunther Schmidl
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Words of Power, by Stark Springs
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Wumpus 2000, by Muffy St. Bernard
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You are a Chef!, by Dan Shiovitz
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Zegrothenus, by Poster
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You are the rather famous, but altogether lazy, wizard Zegrothenus. The Council has imprisoned you in your own lair as a last-ditch effort to cure you of procrastination. Can you create a new potion before...

Zork I, by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
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Many strange tales have been told of the fabulous treasure, exotic creatures, and diabolical puzzles in the Great Underground Empire. As an aspiring adventurer, you will undoubtedly want to locate these...

Zork LXIX: The Great Underground Hot Dog, by Bob Reeves
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An epic quest for junk food in a hitherto unexplored section of the Great Underground Empire. (Didn't think there were any left, did you.)

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