Denk
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Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson (2018) (11 ratings)A tribute to Anchorhead. |
| The Dragon Diamond, by Kenneth Pedersen (2016) (2 ratings) Your name is Bash, a famous warrior, ordered by the evil Queen Drana to obtain the fabled Dragon Diamond from the Forest of Fear. The queens chauffeur Leon drives you to the outskirts of the forest... |
| The Dragon Diamond, by Kenneth Pedersen (1987) (1 rating) c64-version: You are Bash the Barbarian. Your evil wife Queen Drana wants you to find the fabled Dragon Diamond or you will finish up stuffed like her other twelve husbands. You are driven to the... |
| Land of the Mountain King, by Kenneth Pedersen (2017) (7 ratings) This game exists both as an ADRIFT game and as an Eamon CS game. Eamon CS is a modular system so you can bring weapons, armour and stats from one adventure to another. Below is the intro story for... |
| Museum Heist, by Kenneth Pedersen (2020) (2 ratings) Music by Eric Matyas www.soundimage.org Play as the elegant art thief Gentleman Finn as he robs the finest art museum in the world. An interactive fiction optimization game made for AdventureJam... |
The Royal Puzzle, by Kenneth Pedersen (2017)
Can you escape The Royal Puzzle with the treasure? This game is a remake of The Royal Puzzle contained in the game ZORK from 1979, also known as Dungeon. The royal puzzle was later included in the...
| Stone of Wisdom, by Kenneth Pedersen (2018) (4 ratings) Once again queen Drana has a task for you. Can you obtain the Stone of Wisdom and will you ever be free? Play as the warrior Bash on your quest to obtain the Stone of Wisdom. You will start out... |
The Tartarus Project, by Kenneth Pedersen (2017)
You are Dr. Burke, a professor in high energy physics. You work partly at the university and partly for the company Fu-Tech on a top secret project called Project Tartarus. The plot will unfold as...
| Treasure Hunt in the Amazon, by Kenneth Pedersen and Niels Søndergaard (2019) (8 ratings) You have just received information about a legendary artifact in the Amazon. Will you be able to find it and return alive? Old-school challenges are optional and can be enabled for a more... |
Tribute: Return to the City of Secrets, by Kenneth Pedersen (2020) (2 ratings)
This is a tribute game to the game "City of Secrets" by Emily Short. It is recommended to play "City of Secrets" first, since this game is a nostalgic trip back to the city, and therefore there...
The Way Home, by Kenneth Pedersen (2016)
Your name is Bash, a famous warrior, who has just obtained the fabled Dragon Diamond from the Forest of Fear. You are now on your way to deliver the diamond to queen Drana, who ordered you to find...
Recommended Lists by Denk
Best of each authoring system - 27 items July 31, 2020
2020 Alternative Top 100 - 101 items July 27, 2020
Funniest games - 11 items June 17, 2020
Favorite IF with randomized combat - 8 items December 17, 2019
Favorite IF Authors (represented by games) - 5 items May 27, 2019
I intend to try the best games of each authoring system, so there will no doubt be many changes to this list in the future. So far, I...
2020 Alternative Top 100 - 101 items July 27, 2020
(Created 24-Jul-2020) Philosophy: 1. If a game only has 5-star ratings, it is because the game hasn't received enough ratings. 2. Games...
Funniest games - 11 items June 17, 2020
These games are not the best games, but the games that made me laugh the most. They may not be funny all the time but they contain one or...
Favorite IF with randomized combat - 8 items December 17, 2019
All the games on this list use quite simple turn based combat, similar to "Leadlight" and "Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom" (both on this...
Favorite IF Authors (represented by games) - 5 items May 27, 2019
This list does not include authors, where I have only played one of their games. Thus great games such as Anchorhead and Blue Lacuna are...
Polls by Denk
Best of The Quill, PAW and GAC - 28 votes for 25 games; created November 15, 2020
Best of Quest - 12 votes for 9 games; created March 14, 2020
Games you would like to see finished - 9 votes for 7 games; created July 27, 2018
Maintained Hall of Fame / High score list - 16 votes for 13 games; created July 27, 2017
More than 1000 games were made with the British tools "The Quill", "PAW" and "GAC" through the 80s and early 90s. Some bad, others worth...
Best of Quest - 12 votes for 9 games; created March 14, 2020
There are more than 600 Quest games on IFDB. Surely there must be a lot of bad Quest games, but there are certainly good ones too. It...
Games you would like to see finished - 9 votes for 7 games; created July 27, 2018
Unfinished games, e.g. IntroComp games, which you would like to see finished. Hopefully, this will encourage authors to finish their...
Maintained Hall of Fame / High score list - 16 votes for 13 games; created July 27, 2017
Maintained Hall of Fame or high score list is a great idea. Let's list those games where a maintained hall of fame/high score list is...
Reviews by Denk
Retarded Creatures and Caverns, by John Wilson November 28, 2020
"(Adventuron version reviewed) Briefly explained, on behalf of his friend Bulbo, Algernon accepts a challenge in Castle Toidi. He must..." - See the full review
Alien Research Centre 3: Footprints In The Snow, by John Wilson November 23, 2020
"(z3-version) This game can be played independently of the first two games. This is the first PunyInform game by John Wilson that I have..." - See the full review
Behind Closed Doors 4: Balrog's Day Out, by George E. Hoyle November 23, 2020
"(Reviewing Adventuron version - other versions may be different) This game is bigger (more locations and puzzles) than the first three..." - See the full review
Behind Closed Doors 3: Revenge of the Ants, by John Wilson November 23, 2020
"(Reviewing Adventuron version) I have enjoyed previous episodes but this game is far too hard for me. I enjoyed it briefly, but I quickly..." - See the full review
Behind Closed Doors 2: The Sequel, by John Wilson November 21, 2020
"EDIT: Gareth Pitchford informed me that the important command WORN was given in the instructions with the original game, so my criticism..." - See the full review
"(Adventuron version reviewed) Briefly explained, on behalf of his friend Bulbo, Algernon accepts a challenge in Castle Toidi. He must..." - See the full reviewAlien Research Centre 3: Footprints In The Snow, by John Wilson November 23, 2020
"(z3-version) This game can be played independently of the first two games. This is the first PunyInform game by John Wilson that I have..." - See the full reviewBehind Closed Doors 4: Balrog's Day Out, by George E. Hoyle November 23, 2020
"(Reviewing Adventuron version - other versions may be different) This game is bigger (more locations and puzzles) than the first three..." - See the full reviewBehind Closed Doors 3: Revenge of the Ants, by John Wilson November 23, 2020
"(Reviewing Adventuron version) I have enjoyed previous episodes but this game is far too hard for me. I enjoyed it briefly, but I quickly..." - See the full reviewBehind Closed Doors 2: The Sequel, by John Wilson November 21, 2020
"EDIT: Gareth Pitchford informed me that the important command WORN was given in the instructions with the original game, so my criticism..." - See the full reviewSee all reviews by this member
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Denk's Play Lists
Played Games
Retarded Creatures and Caverns, by John WilsonAlien Research Centre 3: Footprints In The Snow, by John Wilson
Behind Closed Doors 4: Balrog's Day Out, by George E. Hoyle
Behind Closed Doors 3: Revenge of the Ants, by John Wilson
Alien Research Centre, by Ian Smith and Sean McClure
Wish List
Trek Adventure, by Robert J. RetelleGalaxy Trek Adventure #1, by Howard Batie
Galaxy Trek Adventure #2, by Howard F. Batie
The Boyd File, by Alex Williams
Pyramid of Doom, by Scott Adams and Alvin Files