ifwiki: IFComp 2023
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The entries to the 29th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2023).
(As they stood when voting closed.)
3 Subdirectories:
(DIR) Extras
(DIR) Games
(DIR) Guidebook
77 items:
(BIN) Games/20 Exchange Place.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
20 Exchange Place, by Sol FC. Ink.
(BIN) Games/A Thing of Wretchedness.zip
[7-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Thing of Wretchedness, by AKheon. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 231007.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#A Thing of Wretchedness.gblorb
(BIN) Games/All Hands Abandon Ship.zip
[3-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
All Hands Abandon Ship, A Shipboard Race Against the Clock by David Lee. Glu
Release 42 / Serial number 230907.
Contains story file, instructions, hints, map, and walkthrough, and suppleme
(BIN) Games/All Hands.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
All Hands, by Natasha Ramoutar. Texture.
(BIN) Games/All the Troubles Come My Way.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
All the Troubles Come My Way, by Sam Dunnachie. Ink.
(BIN) Games/Antony Cleopatra Case IV The Murder of Marlon Brando.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Antony & Cleopatra: Case IV: The Murder of Marlon Brando, by Travis Moy. Twi
(game not included, since it is a networked two-player game; contains link t
(BIN) Games/Artful Deceit.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Artful Deceit, by James O'Reilly and Dian Mills O'Reilly. Commodore 64.
v.0 r.230927 (BETA).
Contains .d64 disc image, instructions, feelies, hints, maps, and a walkthro
(BIN) Games/Assembly.zip
[23-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Assembly, by Ben Kirwin. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 231022.
Contains story file, HTML interpreter with styling, and walkthrough.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#assembly.zip
but with slightly different packaging)
(BIN) Games/Bali BB.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Bali B&B, by Felicity Banks. ChoiceScript.
(game not included; HTML with link to play online)
(BIN) Games/Barcarolle in Yellow.zip
[2-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Barcarolle in Yellow, by Victor Ojuel. Glulx.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Beat_Witch.zip
[23-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Beat Witch, an interactive loneliness by Robert Patten. Glulx.
Release 3 / Serial number 231031.
Contains story file, HTML interpreter, walkthrough, and soundtrack (embedded
(BIN) Games/Bright Brave Knight Knave.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Bright Brave Knight Knave, by Andrew Schultz. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 230928.
Contains story file, walkthroughs, and source code.
(BIN) Games/CODENAME OBSCURA.zip
[30-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
CODENAME OBSCURA, by Mika Kujala. Adventuron.
Version 1.0.30, 30.10.2023.
Contains playable HTML and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Citizen Makane.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Citizen Makane, by Perry Simm (as "The Reverend"). Glulx.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Creative Cooking.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Creative Cooking, by dott. Piergiorgio. AGT.
Version 1.00 serial 202309025.
Contains story file, readme, walkthrough, and source code.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/agt/#creatcook.zip
(BIN) Games/DICK MCBUTTS GETS KICKED IN THE NUTS.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
DICK MCBUTTS GETS KICKED IN THE NUTS, by Damon L. Wakes (as "Hubert Janus").
(BIN) Games/Death on the Stormrider.zip
[2-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Death on the Stormrider, an interactive mystery by Daniel M. Stelzer. Glulx.
Release 2 / Serial number 231003.
Contains story file, hints, and supplementary materials.
(BIN) Games/Despoiler.zip
[3-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ribald Bat Lady Plunder Quest, an antique romp, a-dripping with lusty shenan
Release 6 / Serial number 231002.
(BIN) Games/Detective Osiris.zip
[8-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Detective Osiris, by Adam Burt. Ink.
(BIN) Games/Dr Ludwig and the Devil.zip
[10-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dr Ludwig and the Devil, a deal-making simulator by SV Linwood. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 231010.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Dysfluent.zip
[16-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dysfluent, by Allyson Gray. Twine.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/twine/#Dysfluent.zip
(BIN) Games/Eat the Eldritch.zip
[20-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Eat the Eldritch, an interactive cruise to the end of the world by Olaf Nowa
Release 2 / Serial number 231020.
Contains story file, manual with hints, and music.
(BIN) Games/Escape your psychosis.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Escape your psychosis, by Georg Buchrucker. PDF.
(BIN) Games/Fix Your Mothers Printer.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Fix Your Mother's Printer, by Geoffrey Golden. Ink.
(BIN) Games/For Eternity Again and Again.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
For Eternity, Again and Again, by TheChosenGiraffe. Twine.
(BIN) Games/GameCeption.zip
[6-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
GameCeption, by Ruo. Twine.
(BIN) Games/Gestures Towards Divinity.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Gestures Towards Divinity, a meditation by Charm Cochran. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 230930.
Contains story file and achievements guide.
(BIN) Games/Hand Me Down.zip
[22-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Hand Me Down, by Brett Witty. TADS 3 / Twine.
Version 1.3.
This game comes in three parts: an intro (in Twine), a main game (in TADS 3)
Also includes walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Have Orb Will Travel.zip
[24-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Have Orb, Will Travel, by Jim MacBrayne (as Older Timer). Windows executable
Contains executable and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Hawkstone.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Hawkstone, by Handsome McStranger. Windows executable (Intel 64-bit).
Contains executable and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Help I Cant Find My Glasses.zip
[7-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Help! I Can't Find My Glasses!, by Lacey Green. ChoiceScript.
(BIN) Games/Honk.zip
[24-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Honk!, A Fair Game by Alex Harby. Glulx.
Release 3 / Serial number 231024.
Contains story file, solution, and source code.
(BIN) Games/How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title.zip
[13-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler. TADS 3.
Version 1.0 (mid-IFComp release).
Contains story file and map.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/tads/#PQ.zip
(BIN) Games/In The Details.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
In The Details, by M.A. Shannon. Texture.
(BIN) Games/Into The Lions Mouth.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Into The Lion's Mouth, by Metalflower. Twine.
(BIN) Games/Kaboom.zip
[23-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Kaboom, by anonymous, artwork by Vera Pohl. Twine.
Contains playable HTML and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/LAKE Adventure.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
LAKE Adventure, by B.J. Best. AGT.
Contains story files, DOS runtime, and maps.
(BIN) Games/LUNIUM.zip
[11-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
LUNIUM, by Ben Jackson. Twine.
V1.06.
Contains playable HTML and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Lake Starlight.zip
[2-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lake Starlight, by SummersViaEarth. Twine.
(BIN) Games/Last Valentines Day.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Last Valentine's Day, by Daniel Gao. Twine.
(BIN) Games/Last Vestiges.zip
[12-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Last Vestiges, an escape room-whodunit mystery by thesleuthacademy. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 230215.
Contains story file, HTML interpreter (recommended), and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Lonehouse.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lonehouse, by Ayu Sekarlangit Mokoginta. Texture.
(BIN) Games/Magor Investigates.zip
[13-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Magor Investigates..., by Larry Horsfield. ADRIFT.
Version 3.
(BIN) Games/Meritocracy.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Meritocracy, by Ronynn ? ????. Twine.
(game not included; contains link to play online, and feelies)
(BIN) Games/Milliways the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.zip
[13-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Milliways: the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Max Fog. Z-code.
Release number 3.02 / Serial number 231113.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/zcode/#h2.z5
(BIN) Games/My Brother The Parasite.zip
[2-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
My Brother; The Parasite, by qrowscant. Twine.
(BIN) Games/My PseudoDementia Exhibition.zip
[4-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
My Pseudo-Dementia Exhibition, by Naomi Norbez (call me Bez, he/they). Twine
Version 1.02.
(BIN) Games/One Does Not Simply Fry.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
One Does Not Simply Fry, by Stewart C Baker and James Beamon. ChoiceScript.
(game not included; contains HTML pages redirecting to online game and walkt
(BIN) Games/One King to Loot them All.zip
[27-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
One King to Loot them All,
a tale of High Adventure by Onno Brouwer. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 231027.
Contains story file and player primer.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/inform/#one-king.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/springthing/2024/#OneKingToLootThemAll.zip
(BIN) Games/One_Knight_Stand.zip
[3-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
One Knight Stand, by A. Hazard. ChoiceScript.
Contains playable HTML and some feelies.
(BIN) Games/Out of Scope.zip
[21-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Out of Scope, by Drew Castalia. Unity.
Contains Windows (Intel 64-bit) and Mac OS executables, and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Paintball Wizard.zip
[15-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Paintball Wizard, by Doug Egan. Twine.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/twine/#Paintball_Wizard.zip
(BIN) Games/Please Sign Here.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Please Sign Here, by Michelle Negron (as "Road"). Twine.
(BIN) Games/Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head.zip
[29-Dec-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head, by The Hungry Reader. Twine.
(BIN) Games/Shanidar Safe Return.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Shanidar, Safe Return, by Cecilia Dougherty. Twine.
(game not included; contains link to online version)
(BIN) Games/The Engima of Solaris.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Enigma of Solaris, by jkj yuio. Strand.
(game not included; HTML with description and link to play online)
(BIN) Games/The Finders Commission.zip
[12-Nov-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Finders Commission, by Deborah Sherwood. Twine.
(BIN) Games/The Gift of What You Notice More.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Gift of What You Notice More, by Xavid and Zan. Twine.
Contains playable HTML and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/The Library of Knowledge.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Library of Knowledge, by Elle Sillitoe. Ink.
(BIN) Games/The Little Match Girl 4.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Little Match Girl 4: Crown of Pearls, by Ryan Veeder. Glulx.
Contains story file, HTML interpreter (recommended), and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/The Long Kill.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Long Kill, by James Blair. Twine.
Contains playable HTML and guidebook.
(BIN) Games/The Paper Magician.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Paper Magician, by Soojung Choi. Twine.
Contains story file (in nested ZIP), pointer to online version,
and walkthrough notes.
(BIN) Games/The Sculptor.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Sculptor, by Yakoub Mousli. Texture.
(BIN) Games/The Ship.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Ship, by Sotiris Niarchos. Twine.
Version 1.1.0.
Contains playable HTML and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/The Vambrace of Destiny.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Vambrace of Destiny, by Arthur DiBianca. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 230922.
Contains story file and hints.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#Vambrace.zip
(BIN) Games/The Whales Keeper.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Whale's Keeper, by Ben Parzybok. Plotopolis.
(game not included; this is simply a redirect to
the website where it can be played online)
(BIN) Games/The Whisperers.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Whisperers, by Milo van Mesdag. Twine.
(BIN) Games/The Witch.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Witch, by Charles Moore. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 230924.
Contains story file, maps, clues, and walkthrough transcript.
(BIN) Games/To Sea in a Sieve.zip
[10-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
To Sea in a Sieve, by J. J. Guest. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 231010.
Contains story file and walkthrough.
(BIN) Games/Trail Stash.zip
[15-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Trail Stash, by Andrew Schultz. Twine.
Contains playable HTML and map.
(BIN) Games/Tricks of light in the forest.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Tricks of light in the forest, by Pseudavid. Gruescript.
Contains playable HTML and hints.
(BIN) Games/Virtue.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Virtue, by Oliver Revolta. Inklewriter.
(game not included; contains link to play online)
(BIN) Games/We All Fall Together.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
We All Fall Together, by Camron Gonzalez. Texture.
(BIN) Games/Who Iced Mayor McFreeze.zip
[1-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Who Iced Mayor McFreeze?, by Damon L. Wakes. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 230928.
Contains story file and hints.
(BIN) Games/Xanthippes Last Night with Socrates.zip
[26-Oct-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Xanthippe's Last Night with Socrates, by Victor Gijsbers. Ink.
Version 2, October 26, 2023.
(BIN) IFComp2023.zip
[3-Oct-2023]
All of the entries in the 2023 competition in one
package, as released at the start of the competition.
(TXT) README.txt
[30-Sep-2023]
Introduction to the 2023 competition.
The IF Archive is a public service of the
Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.
(HTM) http://iftechfoundation.org/
This mirror is a public service of 661.org.
(HTM) http://661.org/