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Resources

Tools, databases, and communities for playing and creating IF.

Play Online

  • IFDB — The Interactive Fiction Database. Browse, search, and play thousands of games.
  • IF Archive — Massive archive of IF games and tools since 1992.
  • itch.io — Modern IF releases, many playable in-browser.

Interpreters

Parser games often need an interpreter to run. These play most formats:

  • Gargoyle — Desktop app for Windows, Mac, Linux. Plays nearly everything.
  • Lectrote — Clean, modern interpreter. Great for Glulx and Z-machine.
  • iplayif.com — Browser-based interpreter. Paste a URL or upload a file.

Community

  • IntFiction Forum — Active community for players and authors. Friendly and helpful.
  • r/interactivefiction — Reddit community for recommendations and discussion.
  • IFComp — Annual competition running since 1995. Great for discovering new work.

Create Your Own

  • Twine — Visual tool for choice-based IF. No coding required.
  • Inform 7 — Natural language system for parser games.
  • ink — Scripting language for branching narratives. Powers 80 Days.
  • CAVE — Prose-first IF authoring with visual editor.