Interactive Fiction

Interactive Fiction: Gameplay is language-based in nature. All interaction with the player, both input and feedback, is done through the input and output of pure text. Input mimics natural language using verb-noun (action-item) commands (Abbreviations also qualify, because they abbreviate a verb-noun construct, like "w" for "go west" or "i" for "list inventory"). Output is rendered in full, natural-language, grammatically-correct sentences.

Sometimes referred to as "text-adventure" or "Infocom" games (after the company that made them famous). Part of the Non-Sports Themes category.

You can browse through games in the MobyGames database that are part of this genre via the game browser.

4.94 The Lost Treasures of Infocom II (1992)
4.75 Anchorhead (1998)
4.67 Kingdom Without End (2001)
4.62 Braminar (1987)
4.60 The Prisoner (1980)
4.50 Hunter, In Darkness (2000)
4.44 Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1988)
4.38 Jacaranda Jim (1987)
4.33 A Story as You Like It (1995)
4.33 Enchanter Trilogy (1986)

*Games must have at least 1 votes to be considered.

The list below has been reduced to the 50 most popular Interactive Fiction games. You can view the complete list.