Some basic design discussion for RPG mechanics using the Inform programming language.

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, r...

A game jam from 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest, Passerine & alyshkalia. "...the witches, who came from the kingdom's most remote corners to gather on certain nights of the year with...

Using an Inform 10 rulebook to produce an rpg-style "to-hit" calculation.

YouTube video by Brass Against

Announcing Inherent Depravity, a survival horror fangame written in Inform 10.

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A critical introduction to Infocom's ill-fated "Bureaucracy."

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YouTube video by The Breeders - Topic

Please help, I can’t hold all these line breaks.

stopping the clock.

A software exhibit that allows you to explore Zork and also Zork's source code at the same time.

Now that it’s June, the third annual IF Review-a-thon is just a month away! When July 1, 2026 to August 15, 2026 What The IF Review-a-thon is a chance for authors of minimally-reviewed games to rece...

Remembering Hollywood Hijinx as a relic of Infocom's nostalgic past.

Remembering Hollywood Hijinx as a relic of Infocom's nostalgic past.

Inform 10 trail camera

Second in a series on Infocom's Hollywood Hijinx focusing on the text of the game.

Now that it’s June, the third annual IF Review-a-thon is just a month away! When July 1, 2026 to August 15, 2026 What The IF Review-a-thon is a chance for authors of minimally-reviewed games to recei...

The lack of MP3 support in Glulx is causing problems for Inform: both currently and in the future. For most purposes, AIFF and Ogg Vorbis are fine—but Safari only supports MP3, AAC, and WAV. This mean...

Creating or specifying custom adjectives.

A software exhibit that allows you to explore Deadline and also Deadline's source code at the same time.

ifs, ands, and otherwises

A recreation of the Underground Complex map from Infocom's Suspended packaging. (First edition.)Also includes the robot symbol disks as a separate image.Drawn...

AUTHORS SAY THE DARNEDEST THINGS I’d like to do something closer to the Infocom games. A fan fiction, maybe. A sequel to Zork Zero! If you would prefer a game with minimalist sensibilities… You mi...