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A women stands back-to-back with her child self in artwork for The Grown-Up Detective Agency.

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A private detective teams up with her 12-year-old self in this funny and sweet interactive fiction

The Grown-Up Detective Agency is a lovely free bit of IF

Nov. 1, 2022 Alice O'Connor

A pixellated black & white picture of a motorbike, with the text underneath: She slid her hand down the saddle, past the mottled carapace, and flicked open a hatch on the underside.

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Enjoy biomechanical biker body horror in free interactive fiction Greaser

A great little goopy treat

Oct. 25, 2022 Alice O'Connor

Ferret is a text adventure started in 1982 that only completed development in 2022.

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A text adventure started 40 years ago has only just been finished

Ferret was created by a bunch of British programmers in 1982

Oct. 7, 2022 CJ Wheeler

This AI text adventure generator lets you do anything you want

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This AI text adventure generator lets you do anything you want

Oh no I invented the internet

Dec. 9, 2019 Matt Cox

Adventures With Anxiety is free and good

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Adventures With Anxiety is free and good

Black dog, red dog

Sept. 20, 2019 Sin Vega

Wot I Think: Eliza

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Wot I Think: Eliza

We hate the technology

Sept. 20, 2019 Sin Vega

Little Misfortune demo is delightfully dark

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Little Misfortune demo is delightfully dark

Cute but oh so sad

April 23, 2019 Alyse Stanley

Wot I Think: Bury Me, My Love

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Wot I Think: Bury Me, My Love

Selfies, emojis and refugees

Jan. 15, 2019 Alec Meer

Wot I Think: Voyageur

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Wot I Think: Voyageur

Saboteur

June 7, 2018 John Walker

Harm Other is the ultimate in videogame morality plays

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Harm Other is the ultimate in videogame morality plays

Do no harm. Or the other thing.

April 18, 2018 Dominic Tarason

Classic IF horror Anchorhead revised and illustrated

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Classic IF horror Anchorhead revised and illustrated

A horrifying Cuphead prequel

Jan. 31, 2018 Alice O'Connor

Interactive Fiction Competition 2017

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Interactive Fiction Competition 2017

IF Comp 2017

Nov. 6, 2017 Emily Short

Snowden-em-up email thriller Top Secret out now

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Snowden-em-up email thriller Top Secret out now

Look before you leak

Feb. 28, 2017 Brendan Caldwell

Wot I Think: Stories Untold

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Wot I Think: Stories Untold

> look red X

Feb. 28, 2017 John Walker

Detectiveland leads IFComp 2016 winners list

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Detectiveland leads IFComp 2016 winners list

The cream of the IFComp 2016

Nov. 21, 2016 Philippa Warr

500 Apocalypses: An Alien Interactive Fiction Memorial

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500 Apocalypses: An Alien Interactive Fiction Memorial

Crack open the Encyclopedia Apocalyptica

Oct. 7, 2016 Philippa Warr

Killing Time At Lightspeed's Enhanced Edition Out Now

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Killing Time At Lightspeed's Enhanced Edition Out Now

Failures and friend requests

July 10, 2016 Joe Donnelly

IF Only: Text Adventures For People Who Hate Guessing The Verb

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IF Only: Text Adventures For People Who Hate Guessing The Verb

Parsers Verbed

June 15, 2016 Emily Short

Top Secret Is A Game About The NSA Played Via Email

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Top Secret Is A Game About The NSA Played Via Email

Can you stop the next Snowden?

Oct. 25, 2015 Joe Donnelly

Have You Played... 9:05?

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Have You Played... 9:05?

Sept. 22, 2015 Adam Smith

Have You Played... Aisle?

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Have You Played... Aisle?

...there is no winning action

Nov. 12, 2014 Adam Smith

Boo: The Uncle Who Works At Nintendo

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Boo: The Uncle Who Works At Nintendo

A tale of terror and Gameboy hacks

Nov. 11, 2014 Adam Smith

Freeware Garden: [R]espawn

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Freeware Garden: [R]espawn

The edge of Twine.

Nov. 5, 2014 Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Freeware Garden: Lights Out Please

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Freeware Garden: Lights Out Please

Real horror for Halloween.

Oct. 29, 2014 Konstantinos Dimopoulos

IFComp 2014 Ballots Open, Lots Of Unusual Free Games

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IFComp 2014 Ballots Open, Lots Of Unusual Free Games

Words and games.

Oct. 6, 2014 Graham Smith