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* The [http://ifarchive.org IF Archive]. Download games for free. See [[Archive]].
* The [http://ifarchive.org IF Archive]. Download games for free. See [[Archive]].


* [http://www.adrift.org.uk ADRIFT Interactive Fiction Toolkit]. An [[Adrift]] page with, among other things, many Adrift games that can be downloaded for free.
* [http://parchment.toolness.com/ Parchment]. Play any Z-Code game from the IF Archive in [[Parchment]]: a cross-browser Javascript interpreter. No plugins needed.


* [http://www.shadowvault.net/ Shadow Vault Website]. Homepage of [[David Whyld]]. Contains, among other things, many [[Adrift]] games that can be downloaded for free.
* [https://github.com/my2iu/TADS2-html5 TADS2-html5]. The TADS2-html5 project is a TADS 2 interpreter written in JavaScript. You can use the demo version on itch.io to play TADS 2 games in your web browser.


* [http://www.axeuk.com/quest/ Quest]. Homepage for [[Quest (Language)]]. Contains, among other things, many Quest games that can be downloaded for free.
* [http://www.adrift.co/games ADRIFT Adventure Development and Runner - Interactive Fiction Toolkit]. The main [[Adrift]] site, with many Adrift games that can be downloaded for free.


* [http://www.richmond62.freeserve.co.uk Text Adventure Games]. Games made with the [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]]. Download for free.  
* [http://ultranine.novahost.org/shadowvault/ Shadow Vault Website]. Homepage of [[David Whyld]]. Contains, among other things, many [[Adrift]] games that can be downloaded for free.


* [http://ron.the-underdogs.org/ Reality-On-The-Norm]. [[Reality-On-The-Norm]] is a series of games by various authors set in the same environment, and featuring many of the same characters. Everybody is invited to make more games. Most of the games are graphical point-and-click games. Some are IF. Download games for free.
* [http://www.axeuk.com/quest/ Quest]. Homepage for [[Quest (Language)|Quest]] authoring system. Contains, among other things, many Quest games that can be downloaded for free. Also, Quest games can be played online at [http://www.textadventures.co.uk textadventures.co.uk].


* [http://www.ifiction.org/ iFiction]. Play many games online for free.
* [http://www.staining.fslife.co.uk/index.htm Text Adventure Games]. Games made with the [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]]. Download for free.  


* [http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis487/z5/index.php University of Michigan Dearborn]. Play or download Inform games made by students for an assignment. Free.
* [http://realityonthenorm.info/ Reality-On-The-Norm]. [[Reality-On-The-Norm]] is a series of games by various authors set in the same environment, and featuring many of the same characters. Everybody is invited to make more games. Most of the games are graphical point-and-click games. Some are IF. Download games for free.
 
* [http://www.ifiction.org/ iFiction]. Play many games online for free. No plugins required.
 
* [http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis487/z5/index.php University of Michigan Dearborn]. Play or download [[Inform]] games made by students for an assignment. Free.
 
* [http://home.deds.nl/~femo/ Femo Duo Entertainment] Homepage of two programmers. Has games that can be downloaded for free: two graphical games with text interface, one in English, one in both English and [[Dutch]].
 
* [http://www.ruffboy.com/download.htm Homepage of Bob Withers] has games that can be downloaded for free.
 
* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/play/index.html JonRipley.com] has the [[Inform]] demonstration games and demonstration games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]].
 
* [http://www.rinkworks.com/adventure/ Adventure Games Live].  Play menu-based text adventure games online for free; no Java or cookies are required.  Game progress is saved automatically on the server with each move.  Eight full-length games are available, and more are on the way.
 
* [http://www.malinche.net/demos/index.html Malinche Entertainment Online Game Launch Center] Play Java games and demos online for free.
 
* [http://turbulence.org/Works/mystery/ Mystery House Taken Over] Remixes of ''Mystery House'' by [[Ken Williams|Ken]] and [[Roberta Williams]]. Download or play online for free. See [[Mystery House Taken Over]].
 
* [http://www.nostalgia8.org/ Nostalgia8's TekstAdventure Pagina's] contains [[Dutch]] tekstadventures, mostly ones written for 8-bit platforms. Page in Dutch.
 
* [https://www.delron.org.uk/ Delron Website]. Homepage of [[Richard Otter]]. Contains many [[Adrift]] games that can be downloaded for free.
 
* [http://magneticscrolls.net/ magneticscrolls.net- Play classic text adventure games online]. Allows users to play the titles from [[Magnetic_Scrolls]] via SSH. Powered by [[DMagnetic]] and hosted at [http://openbsd.amsterdam openbsd.amsterdam].


==Individual games==
==Individual games==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Has illustrations and the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Has illustrations and the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.
 
* [http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Original game without illustrations or the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.
 
* [http://www.noapologiespress.com/tads/ Dwarflover: The text adventure]. Based on the [http://www.noapologiespress.com/dwarfcomic/index.html webcomic]. Play online for free.
 
* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/disk4of12.html Peasant's Quest]. A graphical game with text interface. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Play online for free.
 
* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/dungeonman.html Thy Dungeonman]. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Referred to in the cartoon [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html Strong Bad e-mail 94]. This game is arguably just a joke. Play online for free.


* [http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Original game without illustrations or the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.
* [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Thy Dungeonman II] on the page of demos for Videlectrix. Also demos of other not-IF games. Play online for free.  


* [http://www.robinjohnson.f9.co.uk/adventure/hamlet.html Hamlet - The Text Adventure] by [[Robin Johnson]]. Based on the play by [[William Shakespeare]]. Play online for free.
* [http://www.qwantz.com/remix//index.html Things that Don't Exist] by [[Nicholas A Matteo]]. Two versions of a [[Inform]] game that can be downloaded for free. Part of the Things That Don't Exist Excellent Remix contest. The page has information about the contest; the game is about halfway down the page.


* [http://www.noapologiespress.com/tads/ Dwarflower: The text adventure]. Based on the [http://www.noapologiespress.com/dwarfcomic/index.html webcomic]. Play online for free.
* [http://www.tritonweb.com/games/lsh/ Leisure Suit Harry The College Years] Graphical game with text interface. Rip-off/homage of Leisure Suit Larry. For adults. Play online for free.


* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/disk4of12.html Peasent's Quest]. A graphical game with text interface. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Play online for free.
* [http://www.adultswim.com/games/birdman_habeasdorkus/index.html Habeas Dorkus A Harvey Birdman Text Adventure] Based on the cartoon.


* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/dungeonman.html Thy Dungeonman]. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Referred to in the cartoon [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html Strong Bad e-mail 94]. This game is arguably just a joke. Play online for free.  
* [http://www.coonce-ewing.com/if/ T.I.M.E - Early American Anomalies] by [[Christopher Coonce-Ewing]].
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Latest revision as of 04:43, 7 December 2022

Pages with several games

  • Parchment. Play any Z-Code game from the IF Archive in Parchment: a cross-browser Javascript interpreter. No plugins needed.
  • TADS2-html5. The TADS2-html5 project is a TADS 2 interpreter written in JavaScript. You can use the demo version on itch.io to play TADS 2 games in your web browser.
  • Quest. Homepage for Quest authoring system. Contains, among other things, many Quest games that can be downloaded for free. Also, Quest games can be played online at textadventures.co.uk.
  • Reality-On-The-Norm. Reality-On-The-Norm is a series of games by various authors set in the same environment, and featuring many of the same characters. Everybody is invited to make more games. Most of the games are graphical point-and-click games. Some are IF. Download games for free.
  • iFiction. Play many games online for free. No plugins required.
  • Femo Duo Entertainment Homepage of two programmers. Has games that can be downloaded for free: two graphical games with text interface, one in English, one in both English and Dutch.
  • Adventure Games Live. Play menu-based text adventure games online for free; no Java or cookies are required. Game progress is saved automatically on the server with each move. Eight full-length games are available, and more are on the way.

Individual games

  • Thy Dungeonman II on the page of demos for Videlectrix. Also demos of other not-IF games. Play online for free.
  • Things that Don't Exist by Nicholas A Matteo. Two versions of a Inform game that can be downloaded for free. Part of the Things That Don't Exist Excellent Remix contest. The page has information about the contest; the game is about halfway down the page.
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