ifwiki: IFComp 2017
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The entries to the 23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2017).
(As they stood when voting closed.)
79 Subdirectories:
(DIR) 10pm
(DIR) 1958 Dancing With Fear
(DIR) 8 Shoes on the Shelves
(DIR) A Beauty Cold and Austere
(DIR) A Castle of Thread
(DIR) A Walk In The Park
(DIR) A common enemy
(DIR) AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS
(DIR) Absence of Law
(DIR) Alice Aforethought
(DIR) Antiquest
(DIR) Behind the Door
(DIR) Black Marker
(DIR) Bookmoss
(DIR) Charlie The Robot
(DIR) Day of the Djinn
(DIR) Deshaun Stevens Ship Log
(DIR) Domestic Elementalism
(DIR) Eat Me
(DIR) Escape from Terra
(DIR) Etude Circular
(DIR) Fake News
(DIR) Future Threads
(DIR) Goodbye Cruel Squirrel
(DIR) Grue
(DIR) Guttersnipe St Hespers Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous
(DIR) Harbinger
(DIR) Harmonia
(DIR) Haunted P
(DIR) Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth
(DIR) Inevitable
(DIR) Insignificant Little Vermin
(DIR) Into The Dark
(DIR) Just Get the Treasure v091
(DIR) Land of the Mountain King
(DIR) Measureless to Man
(DIR) Mikaylas Phone
(DIR) Moon Base
(DIR) My night
(DIR) NIGHTBOUND
(DIR) Nyna Lives
(DIR) Off the Rails
(DIR) One way out
(DIR) Queer In Public A Brief Essay
(DIR) Rage Quest Disciple of Peace
(DIR) Rainbow Bridge
(DIR) Redstone
(DIR) Run of the place
(DIR) Salt
(DIR) Something
(DIR) Swigian
(DIR) Temperamentum
(DIR) TextCraft Alpha Island
(DIR) The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island
(DIR) The Castle of Vourtram
(DIR) The Cube in the Cavern
(DIR) The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now
(DIR) The Dream Self
(DIR) The Fifth Sunday
(DIR) The Living Puppet
(DIR) The Murder in the Fog
(DIR) The Owl Consults
(DIR) The Richard Mines
(DIR) The Silver Gauntlets
(DIR) The Traveller
(DIR) The Unofficial SeaMonkeyR Simulation
(DIR) The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl
(DIR) The Wand
(DIR) The Wizard Sniffer
(DIR) The skinny one
(DIR) Transient Skies
(DIR) Tuuli
(DIR) Ultimate Escape Room IF City
(DIR) Unit 322 Disambiguation
(DIR) VR Gambler
(DIR) What Once Was
(DIR) Will Not Let Me Go
(DIR) Word of the Day
(DIR) a partial list of things for which i am grateful
81 items:
(DIR) 10pm
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
10pm, by litrouke. Twine.
(DIR) 1958 Dancing With Fear
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
1958: Dancing With Fear, by Victor Ojuel. Glulx.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) 8 Shoes on the Shelves
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
8 Shoes on the Shelves, a scramble underground by Marc Duane. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) A Beauty Cold and Austere
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Beauty Cold and Austere, an Interactive Digression by Mike Spivey. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171105.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#A_Beauty_Cold_and_Austere.gblorb
(DIR) A Castle of Thread
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Castle of Thread, by Marshal Tenner Winter. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171001.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) A Walk In The Park
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Walk In The Park, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 091120.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) A common enemy
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A common enemy, by David de Torres Huerta. Twine.
(DIR) AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS, by Norbez. Twine.
(DIR) Absence of Law
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Absence of Law, by Brian Rushton. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170102.
Browser version with styling and sound, plain story file,
and walkthrough.
(a newer version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/html/#The Absence of Law.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#The_Absence_of_Law.gblorb
source code is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/inform/old/#Absence_of_Law-r1.txt
(DIR) Alice Aforethought
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Alice Aforethought, by Hanon Ondricek. AXMA Story Maker.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Antiquest
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Antiquest, by Anton Lastochkin. TADS 2.
Version 2.0.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) Behind the Door
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Behind the Door, by Tatiana Statsenko (as 'eejitlikeme'). Quest.
Story file and link to play online.
(DIR) Black Marker
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Black Marker, by Michael Kielstra. Twine.
(DIR) Bookmoss
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Bookmoss, by Devon Guinn. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Charlie The Robot
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras. Twine.
(DIR) Day of the Djinn
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Day of the Djinn, by paperyowl. Twine.
(DIR) Deshaun Stevens Ship Log
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Deshaun Steven's Ship Log, by Marie L. Vibbert. Twine.
(DIR) Domestic Elementalism
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Domestic Elementalism, by fireisnormal. HTML.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Eat Me
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Eat Me, A Story with Six Courses, by Chandler Groover. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171013.
Story file, map, and walkthrough.
(DIR) Escape from Terra
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Escape from Terra, An Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Adventure by Mike Gerwat. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 000001.
Story file, and maps and walkthroughs in various formats.
(DIR) Etude Circular
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Etude Circular, by Adam Black. Twine.
(DIR) Fake News
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
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Fake News, by Mike Sousa. TADS 3.
Release: 1.0 ? 20170928.
Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/tads/#Fake_News.t3
(DIR) Future Threads
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Future Threads, by Xavid. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170927.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) Goodbye Cruel Squirrel
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Goodbye Cruel Squirrel, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 050102.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) Grue
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
GRUE, by Charles Mangin. Z-code.
Release 5 / Serial number 170810.
Story file and walkthrough transcript.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/zcode/#Grue.z8
(BIN) Guidebook.zip
[16-Nov-2017]
An illustrated directory of all the games of the 2017
competition, including the games' author-supplied
blurb text and cover art. Also includes general notes
and acknowledgements regarding this year's competition.
(DIR) Guttersnipe St Hespers Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous,
by Bitter Karella. Quest.
Story file, link to play online, supplementary material,
and walkthrough.
(DIR) Harbinger
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Harbinger, by Kenna May. Twine.
(DIR) Harmonia
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Harmonia, by Liza Daly. Windrift.
(game not included; link to play online)
(DIR) Haunted P
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Haunted P, a very spooky story about science.....
by Chet Rocketfrak (as 'Chad Rocketman').
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and Inform 7 source code.
(DIR) Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth, by Gabriel Floriano. Twine.
(BIN) IFComp2017.zip
[16-Nov-2017]
All of the entries in the 2017 competition in one
package, as released at the start of the competition.
(DIR) Inevitable
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Inevitable, a one-room escape-your-fate adventure by Matthew Pfeiffer. Z-cod
Release 1 / Serial number 170727.
(DIR) Insignificant Little Vermin
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Insignificant Little Vermin, by Filip Hra?ek. Egamebook.
(game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)
(DIR) Into The Dark
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Into The Dark, by Byron Kiernan. Twine.
(DIR) Just Get the Treasure v091
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Just Get the Treasure v0.9.1, by Ray B. Twine.
(DIR) Land of the Mountain King
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Land of the Mountain King, by Kenneth Pedersen. ADRIFT 5.
Release 1.
Story file, Windows executable (Intel 32-bit), and walkthrough.
(DIR) Measureless to Man
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Measureless to Man, by Ivan R. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) Mikaylas Phone
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Corolik'). HTML.
(DIR) Moon Base
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Moon Base, by Andrew Brown. Twine.
(DIR) My night
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
My night, by Ivsaez.
(game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)
(DIR) NIGHTBOUND
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
NIGHTBOUND, by ProP. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Nyna Lives
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Nyna Lives, by Sarah Rhiannon Nowack. Twine.
(DIR) Off the Rails
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Off the Rails, by Katie Benson. Twine.
(DIR) One way out
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
One way out, by Steffen Gorzig. Inform 7.
Cover by Oliver Lindau.
Inform 7 source code - this game is intended to be experienced by
loading and compiling it in the Inform 7 IDE, reading the source
code in one pane and playing the compiled version in the other.
(Hence, a compiled story file is not provided.)
(DIR) Queer In Public A Brief Essay
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Queer In Public: A Brief Essay, by Norbez. Twine.
(DIR) Rage Quest Disciple of Peace
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Rage Quest: Disciple of Peace, by John Ayliff. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Rainbow Bridge
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Rainbow Bridge, by Brian Kwak (as 'John Demeter'). Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
(DIR) Redstone
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Redstone, by Fred Snyder. Gamefic.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) Run of the place
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Run of the place, a political gauntlet of exactly two hours,
by WD\x{1F479}K. Floo.
(DIR) Salt
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Salt, by Gareth Damian Martin. Twine.
(DIR) Something
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Something, by Linus Lekander. Twine.
(DIR) Swigian
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Swigian, by Mathbrush (as 'Rainbus North'). Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171022.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#Swigian.gblorb
source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/inform/#Swigian.txt
(DIR) Temperamentum
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Temperamentum, by Matthew Sawchuk. ADRIFT 5.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) TextCraft Alpha Island
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
TextCraft: Alpha Island, by Fabrizio Polo. Java.
Version 1.04.
Game (two versions) and walkthrough.
(DIR) The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island,
by Marco "Erik108" Anastasio. Twine.
(DIR) The Castle of Vourtram
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Castle of Vourtram, by Alexandre Torres. Quest 5.
Version 0.93.
(a newer version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/html/#Vourtram.zip
(DIR) The Cube in the Cavern
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Cube in the Cavern, by Andrew Schultz. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 171115.
Story file, maps, walkthrough, and Inform 7 source code.
(DIR) The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now, by Newsreparter. Twine.
(DIR) The Dream Self
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Dream Self, by Florencia Minuzzi. Unity/Ink.
Windows executable (Intel 32-bit) -- a zipped version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#TheDreamSelf_Win.zip
download Mac version (which is also in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip
(DIR) The Fifth Sunday
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Fifth Sunday, by Tom Broccoli. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)
(DIR) The Living Puppet
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Living Puppet, by Liu Zian. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)
(DIR) The Murder in the Fog
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Murder in the Fog, by Xiao Ru. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)
(DIR) The Owl Consults
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Owl Consults, by Thomas Mack, Nick Mathewson,
and Cidney Hamilton. Glulx.
Release 1.01 / Serial number 170819.
Story file, map, and walkthrough.
(a newer version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#owl-consults.zip
(DIR) The Richard Mines
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Richard Mines, by Evan Wright. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file, notes, and walkthrough.
(DIR) The Silver Gauntlets
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Silver Gauntlets, by Jean-Paul Peschard. PDF.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) The Traveller
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Traveller, by Kaelan Doyle Myerscough. Web.
(game not included; link to play online)
(DIR) The Unofficial SeaMonkeyR Simulation
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Unofficial Sea-Monkey(R) Simulation, by B.J. Best. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl, by Megan Stevens. Squiffy.
(DIR) The Wand
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170927.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#Wand.ulx
(DIR) The Wizard Sniffer
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171007.
Story file and walkthrough.
(DIR) The skinny one
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The skinny one, by Annie Z. Twine.
(DIR) Transient Skies
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Transient Skies, by dgtziea. Twine.
(DIR) Tuuli
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Tuuli, an interactive ritual, by Daurmith and Ruber Eaglenest. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 171008.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/zcode/#Tuuli.zblorb
(DIR) Ultimate Escape Room IF City
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ultimate Escape Room: IF City, by Mark Stahl. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
(DIR) Unit 322 Disambiguation
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unit 322 (Disambiguation), by Jonny Muir. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.
(DIR) VR Gambler
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
VR Gambler, by Robert DeFord. Alan.
Version 1.0.
Story files, map, feelie, and Windows interpreter
(WinArun 3.0beta6; Intel 32-bit).
(DIR) What Once Was
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
What Once Was, by Luke A. Jones. Quest.
Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough.
(DIR) Will Not Let Me Go
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade. Twine.
(DIR) Word of the Day
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Word of the Day, a tale of treachery, murder and procreation
by Richard Otter. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171015.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#Word_of_the_Day.gblorb
(DIR) a partial list of things for which i am grateful
[17-Nov-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
a partial list of things for which i am grateful, by Devon Guinn. Twine.
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