ifwiki: TADS
This directory contains TADS game files, which can be used on any
machine that runs the TADS interpreter (version 2 or later). To get
a TADS 2 interpreter for your favorite system, look in
[programming/tads2/executables/](../../programming/tads2/executables/),
and for a TADS 3 interpreter, look in
[programming/tads3/executables/](../../programming/tads3/executables/).
6 Subdirectories:
(DIR) czech
(DIR) german
(DIR) italian
(DIR) old
(DIR) russian
(DIR) spanish
274 items:
(TXT) 00ReadMeFirst-TADS
[24-Oct-1999]
An instruction sheet describing how to play TADS
games on many computer systems, by Neil K. Guy.
(BIN) 1893.gam
[14-Apr-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
1893: A World's Fair Mystery, version 2.05,
written by Peter Nepstad.
A diamond theft leads to kidnapping and murder on the
grounds of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
(BIN) 1893_guide.pdf
[14-Apr-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Visitor's Guide for 1893: A World's Fair Mystery,
written by Peter Nepstad.
(BIN) 1893_manual.pdf
[14-Apr-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Instruction Manual for 1893: A World's Fair Mystery,
written by Peter Nepstad.
(BIN) 1893_map.pdf
[14-Apr-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Map for 1893: A World's Fair Mystery,
written by Peter Nepstad.
(BIN) 2044.gam
[12-Jan-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
2044: Space Troopers, release 1.0.
A science fiction adventure by Angus R. McLaren
(BIN) 3.gam
[27-Nov-1994]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
+= 3: A Logical Adventure, v1.2
by Carl de Marcken and Dave Baggett
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#3.t
(BIN) AccordingToCain.zip
[12-Sep-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
According to Cain, by Jim Nelson.
Release 6 / Serial Number 230911.
Contains TADS 3 story file and walkthrough (in PDF and Markdown formats).
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2022/#Games/According to Cain.zip
(BIN) AllHope.zip
[25-Feb-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
All Hope Abandon, version 2, by Eric Eve.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#AllHopeAbandonSource.zip
(BIN) AllHopeWebUI.t3
[12-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
All Hope Abandon, version 4, by Eric Eve.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Babel31.gam
[11-Feb-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Babel, release 3.1, by Ian Finley.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#Babel.exe
a Mac version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#babel-31.hqx
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/babel
(HTM) /solutions/#BabelMap.pdf
(BIN) BattleSimDemo.zip
[7-Nov-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
A TADS 3 demonstration of various forms of combat.
Version 1.06, by James Mallette.
(BIN) Blighted.zip
[20-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Blighted Isle, version 2, by Eric Eve.
(BIN) BlightedIsleWebUI.t3
[20-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Blighted Isle, version 2, by Eric Eve.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Castle_of_Doom.gam
[16-Jan-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Castle of Doom, by Bad Dog Studios.
(BIN) Cook-Off.t3
[9-Jul-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Cook Off, version 2, by Steven Miracle.
(BIN) Darkness.zip
[15-Jul-2009]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
In Darkness, version 1.0, by GoblinBoy.
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit
sexual nature.
(BIN) Dead_Mans_Party.t3
[9-Jun-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dead Mans Party by Royce "Gerynar" Odle (AKA Morrissey).
(BIN) Dead_Mans_Party_Web.t3
[9-Jun-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dead Mans Party by Royce "Gerynar" Odle (AKA Morrissey).
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Deanna.zip
[7-Nov-1999]
tuid: 823vfbsjcyc6pnl2
Deanna version 1.1, by Optimus.
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit
sexual nature.
(BIN) Drool.zip
[14-Oct-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Drool, version 1.2. A puzzle solving tour of 1994
Cambridge MA, as a dog on a quest for a stick. TADS
version by John Huebner, ported from the original HTML
game by Jeff Breidenbach.
(BIN) EdgarAllanPoe.zip
[25-Jan-2025]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe, by Jim Nelson.
Version 2.
(Describes itself as "Release 2 / Serial Number 240904".)
Story file and walkthrough.
(the original competition entry is at
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2024/#Games/poe.zip
(BIN) Elysium.zip
[8-Mar-2007]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Elysium Enigma, version 2.03, by Eric Eve.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2006/#tads3/elysium
(BIN) ElysiumWebUI.t3
[16-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Elysium Enigma, version 2.04, by Eric Eve.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Enhanced.tar.Z
[23-Jan-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Enhanced release 3/941004, the first (and so far the only)
part of the Cyberventure trilogy; a cyberpunk SF adventure
by Hans Persson and Dominik Zemmler.
(BIN) Epilogue.t3
[22-Dec-2015]
Undertale: Epilogue, by Anonymous. Written for Yuletide
2015, and based on the game Undertale.
(BIN) Escape.zip
[24-Jul-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Escape from the Crazy Place, a Choose-Your-Own-Nightmare,
by J. J. Guest. Version 1. An illustrated choose your own
adventure type game written over 22 years.
(a Twine version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/twine/#Escape_from_the_Crazy_Place.zip
(BIN) Fake_News.t3
[26-Apr-2020]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Fake News, release 1.1, by Mike Sousa.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2017/#Fake News
(BIN) Fake_News_WebUI.t3
[26-Apr-2020]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Fake News, release 1.1, by Mike Sousa.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2017/#Fake News
(BIN) Get-Corn.t3
[24-Jul-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
GET CORN, a game of longing by Joey Tanden.
Version 0.9.8 BETA (Patch 8).
Licensed under GPLv3.0.
(BIN) Ghosts_Within.t3
[22-Nov-2021]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ghosts Within, by Kyriakos Athanasopoulos.
Version 1.2, 2021-11-23.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2021/#Games/Ghosts Within
(BIN) Ground.gam
[18-Jan-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Common Ground, Version 2 (17jan2000),
written by Stephen Granade. From the introduction:
"Great, just great. First you oversleep, end up
being late for school. Then the whole day sucks so
bad you can barely wait until seventh period's over
and you're free. Now you've wasted so much time
watching TV that you've gotta rush through your
makeup or you won't be ready for tonight before
April gets here with her wheels. Mississippi may
say you're old enough to drive, but Frank sure
doesn't agree."
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#Ground_src.zip
(BIN) GunMute.t3
[20-Jul-2008]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Gun Mute, version 6. An IF shoot-em-up by C.E.J. Pacian.
(BIN) Hero1r3.gam
[20-Feb-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
HERO, INC Part One: "Calling All Heroes",
an Interactive Fantasy by Nate Cull.
Release 3 / February 1997.
(BIN) House.zip
[2-Apr-2018]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
House, by Karona.
Version 1.0.
(BIN) I-Am-Prey.zip
[4-Jun-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
I Am Prey, version 0.9.6 beta (Patch 6), by Joey Cramsey.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/springthing/2023/#IAmPrey.zip
(BIN) Korenvliet.t3
[16-Feb-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Korenvliet, version 1.2. A short adventure by
Alexander van Oostenrijk, based on the original
korenvl.bas (author unknown).
(BIN) LydiasHeart.zip
[30-May-2010]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lydia's Heart, version 2.0.06, by Jim Aikin. An extensive
reworking of the author's previous game, "Last Resort."
About 18 new puzzles, an expanded map area, and more
conversation with NPCs. The most recent update is
available from the author's website at
(HTM) http://www.musicwords.net/if/if_heart.htm
(a Windows executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#LydiasHeart.zip
(BIN) Macrocosm.zip
[26-May-2009]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Macrocosm, version 1.0.0, by Shaun W. Donaldson.
(BIN) MarthasBigDate.t3
[28-Feb-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Martha's Big Date, version 3.0 (February 2024 update), by Mary Potts,
based on a fan-fiction series written for Lois and Clark: The New
Adventures of Superman.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#MarthasBigDate.exe
(BIN) MeanStreets.gam
[23-Feb-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Mean Streets, version 1.01, by Bad Dog Studios.
(a Windows executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#MeanStreets.zip
(BIN) Moist.zip
[17-Jun-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Moist version 1.06, by Scarlet Herring.
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit sexual
nature.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#MoistSrc.zip
(BIN) MrsPepper.t3
[16-Mar-2008]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, version 1.03, by Jim Aikin
and Eric Eve.
(the original IF Beginners competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mini-comps/ifbeginners/#IFBeginnersComp2008.zip
a Windows executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#MrsPepper.zip
source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#MrsPepperSrc.zip
(BIN) MrsPepperWebUI.t3
[20-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, version 1.1, by Jim Aikin
and Eric Eve.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Murmel2.zip
[23-Jun-2011]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Murmellius 2, by VDSB. Archive includes game
file and source code.
(BIN) Museum.zip
[30-Aug-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Night at the Museum Forever, version 1.0,
by Chris Angelini. Includes a walkthrough.
(BIN) My_last_rodeo.t3
[6-Mar-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
My Last Rodeo, by Mike Sousa. Release: 1 . 20160305.
(BIN) My_last_rodeo_WebUI.t3
[30-Sep-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
My Last Rodeo, by Mike Sousa. Release: 2 . 20170920.
Online enabled version of the original SpeedIF entry.
(BIN) Ninjaburger.gam
[14-Aug-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ninja Burger, by Andrew Drazkowski.
"You are a lowly delivery Ninja working for Ninja
Burger, the most prestigious fast food burger chain
of all time. Use your wits and Ninja skill to reclaim
the Golden Ninja Warrior Statue, defeat the evil White
Ninja, and crush the sadistic Samurai Burger once and
for all!"
(BIN) PQ.zip
[2-Jan-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler.
Post-competition release (2024-01-02).
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2023/#Games/How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title.zip
(TXT) Parade.comment.txt
[3-Aug-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Solution to Everybody Loves a Parade, a commentary on the
genesis and development of the game, and some programming
tips for TADS beginners, by Cody Sandifer.
(BIN) Parade.gam
[4-Oct-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Everybody Loves a Parade release 2.3, by Cody Sandifer.
(a Macintosh executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Parade.sit.hqx
a DOS executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#paradeDOS.zip
and a Windows executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#paradeWin95.zip
(BIN) PekoStory.t3
[2-Jan-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Peko's Story, by Jane Clearwater.
(BIN) Prom_Dress.t3
[30-Jul-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Only Possible Prom Dress, version 1.1 (post-comp release), by Jim Aikin.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2022/#Games/The Only Possible Prom Dress.zip
and source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#Prom_Dress_source.zip
(BIN) Recluse.zip
[19-Mar-2008]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Recluse v1.0, by Stephen Gorrell.
"All you have to do is knock on the door and deliver
the package...".
Archive includes game file, a walkthrough and maps.
(BIN) ReeferIsland.gam
[21-Apr-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Reefer Island, a Joneser's Odyssey.
Version 1.0, written by Steve Barrera.
(BIN) Rematch.gam
[22-Aug-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Rematch, release 1.0.4.
An interactive repetition by Andrew Pontious.
(BIN) RogueOfTheMultiverse.zip
[15-Dec-2010]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Rogue of the Multiverse, version 2, by C.E.J. Pacian.
Archive contains TADS 3 game file, Windows executable
(Intel 32-bit), PDF feelie, walkthrough and cover art.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2010/#tads3/rogue
(BIN) SAwesome.t3
[3-Jun-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Hide and Seek - Cindy's Something Awesome Project.
Version 1.0, by Cindy Sun.
(BIN) School.gam
[14-Nov-2007]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ballymun Adventure, by Brendan Cribbin.
Second version.
(a Windows installer is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#School.exe
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2006/#tads2/school
(BIN) SeahopIF.t3
[22-Jun-2013]
The Writing on the Wall, version 1, by Jim Howes.
(HTM) http://www.seahop.net/
where it was used as a puzzle in round 1.
(BIN) SecondPit.zip
[21-Jul-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Second Pit, version 1.0, by Andrew Craig, Tom Craig
and Sue Medley.
(BIN) Sex.Artist.zip
[31-Jul-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Sex Artist, version 1.1, by A. Ninny.
Adult interactive fiction (erotica/porn).
(BIN) Six_Chamber_Champion.t3
[7-Aug-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Six-Chamber Champion, version 3. A game of chance, by C.E.J. Pacian.
(BIN) SmallW3.gam
[29-Nov-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Small World release 3, a Miniature Text Adventure
by Andrew D. Pontious.
(a Macintosh executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#SmallW3.sit
a walkthrough is in
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#smallwld.sol
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition96/#smallwld
(BIN) SnowblindAces.t3
[7-Aug-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Snowblind Aces, version 5.
An adventure/romance in the snow, by C.E.J. Pacian.
(BIN) SpecialDetectiveAgent.zip
[14-Oct-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Special Detective Agent, version 1.0, by Pradeep Baral.
(BIN) SquareCircle.zip
[27-Nov-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Square Circle version 1.1, by Eric Eve.
November 2004.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#SquareCircleSrc.zip
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2004/#tads3/squarecircle
(BIN) SquareCircleWebUI.t3
[16-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Square Circle version 1.3, by Eric Eve.
December 2004.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) Stowaway.gam
[27-Nov-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Cerulean Stowaway, version 1.1, by Roger Descheneaux.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2003/#tads2/stowaway
(BIN) TheApprentice.gam
[25-Aug-2010]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Apprentice, by Saevar Benjaminsson.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#TheApprentice.exe
(BIN) TheLittlestGriffin.t3
[18-Jan-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Littlest Griffin, by Jeff Creswell.
Version 1.
Standalone TADS version.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/tads/#TheLittlestGriffinWeb.t3
(BIN) TheLittlestGriffinWeb.t3
[1-Oct-2019]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Littlest Griffin, by Jeff Creswell.
Version 1.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(a standalone TADS version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/tads/#TheLittlestGriffin.t3
(BIN) TheSleepingPrincess.t3
[28-Mar-2008]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Sleeping Princess, version 2.0,
by Molly, Alex, and Mark Engelberg.
(the original IF Beginners competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mini-comps/ifbeginners/#IFBeginnersComp2008.zip
(BIN) TheSleepingPrincessWebUI.t3
[4-Jan-2013]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Sleeping Princess, version 2.0,
by Molly, Alex, and Mark Engelberg.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) The_Reveal.t3
[6-Mar-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Reveal, by Mike Sousa. Release: 1 . 20161202.
(BIN) The_Reveal_WebUI.t3
[30-Sep-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Reveal, by Mike Sousa. Release: 2 . 20170928.
Online enabled version of original SpeedIF entry.
(BIN) The_Ribos_Operation.t3
[16-Jun-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dr Who and the Ribos Operation, by Kelsey Lewis.
(BIN) ThreeDaysOfNight.t3
[23-Feb-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Three Days of Night, an Interactive Tale of First
Contact, by spaceflounder.
(BIN) ThreeDaysOfNightWebUI.t3
[23-Feb-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Three Days of Night, an Interactive Tale of First
Contact, by spaceflounder.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) WalkerSilhouette.zip
[19-Dec-2009]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Walker and Silhouette, a keyword only adventure.
Version 9, written by C.E.J. Pacian.
Archive contains TADS game file, Windows executable,
HTML manual and cover art.
(BIN) Ward_Z.t3
[5-Jul-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ward Z, by Otto Condliffe.
(BIN) Wilderness.t3
[28-Oct-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
In the Wilderness, by Bits.
(BIN) Wilderness_web.t3
[29-Oct-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
In the Wilderness, by Bits. WebUI version.
(BIN) WutheringHeights.t3
[26-Mar-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Wuthering Heights, version 1.0, adapted from
Emily Bronte's novel by Jonah Siegel.
(BIN) You_Matched.t3
[6-Mar-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
It's a Match!, by Mike Sousa. Release: 1 - 20160206.
(BIN) You_Matched_WebUI.t3
[28-Sep-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
It's a Match!, by Mike Sousa. Release: 1.1 - 20170928.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) aayela.gam
[16-Aug-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Aayela, an Interactive Vision, by Magnus Olsson.
Release 1.2 / 010815.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition96/#aayela
a walkthrough is in
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#aayela_walk.txt
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#aayelasrc.zip
(BIN) abductv2.gam
[4-Jun-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Alien Abduction? version 1.2, by Charles Gerlach.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition96/#abduct
(BIN) above.gam
[23-Apr-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Above and Beyond! version 1.22, by Mike Sousa.
(BIN) alone1.gam
[3-Jul-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
All Alone, by Ian Finley.
(BIN) amissville.gam
[27-Oct-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Amissville version 1.0, by Tilli Productions.
(BIN) amoi.gam
[1-Mar-2008]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Matter of Importance, version 1.1,
by Valentine Kopteltsev.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2007/#tads2/amoi
(BIN) arrival.zip
[30-Aug-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Cliches,
version 2, by Stephen Granade.
HTML TADS game and resource files. For sound
a HTML TADS 2.2.7 interpreter is required.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#arrsrc.zip
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition98/tads/arrival/#arrival.gam
(BIN) awe.gam
[23-Apr-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
At Wit's End version 1.2, by Mike Sousa.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2000/tads/awe/#awe.gam
(BIN) banana.zip
[15-Oct-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Quest of the Golden Banana, version 1.7, by Eric Eve.
(This game is part of the TADS 3 Tour Guide, which is in
(HTM) /if-archive/programming/tads3/manuals/
(BIN) barometer.gam
[25-Sep-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Spyder and Jeb, Version 1.0, an interactive puzzle
by Neil deMause. A parody of Andrew Plotkin's game
"Spider and Web".
(BIN) beet.zip
[24-Apr-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Beetmonger's Journal, an Archaeological Epiphany,
Version 1.1, written by Aubrey Foil (Scott W. Starkey).
Archive includes the game, hints and a walkthrough.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/Beet/#Beet.gam
(BIN) bmch.zip
[13-Dec-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Bad Machine, Release 1.2, by Dan Shiovitz.
Archive includes a machine independent TADS .gam file
and a text readme.
(BIN) bmiss.gam
[10-Apr-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Bmissfille, by "Tilli Productions".
Serial Number 20020410, Release 1.
(BIN) broken.zip
[13-Feb-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Broken String, a Punk-Rock Adventure version 1.1
by Harel Malka and Ran Kramer.
TADS .gam file, TADS runtime for DOS, and a walkthrough.
(BIN) ccr.oldtr.tar.Z
[25-Jul-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Colossal Cave Revisited.
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original
adventure, with complete TADS source code.
Version 1.0, TADS version by David M. Baggett.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
(BIN) ccr.tar.Z
[10-Jul-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Colossal Cave Revisited.
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original
adventure, with complete TADS source code.
Version 1.0, TADS version by David M. Baggett.
(BIN) choice.gam
[14-Apr-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Your Choice, by J. Robinson Wheeler.
(BIN) coast.zip
[5-Jan-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Coast House version 1.1, by Stephen and Dan Newton.
The zip file contains the game, a walkthrough, and a
map of the game.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/coast/
(BIN) comp02tr.t3
[31-Dec-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Comp02ter Game version 1.0, by Austin Thorvald,
aka Brendan Barnwell.
(BIN) cquest.zip
[8-Dec-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
CoffeeQuest 2, by Dog Solitude.
Archive includes TADS .gam file and a walkthrough.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2002/tads2/cquest/#cquest.gam
(BIN) cruise.gam
[29-Nov-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Cruise version 1.1, by Normal Perlmutter
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/cruise/#cruise.gam
(BIN) cube.gam
[6-Nov-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Tyler's Great Cube Game v1.1,
by Tyler Bindon and Steven Taschuk.
Not really a full adventure, more of a deviously
fiendish puzzle.
(BIN) curse.zip
[27-Nov-2022]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Curse of Vengeance, release 1.3, by Scott C. McNab.
This is the TADS game file extracted from the files in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#curse.sea
It requires a TADS 1.04 interpreter, which we do not currently have (except
for the old Mac binary in that archive) but should such an interpreter ever
be recovered, hopefully this game will be playable.
(BIN) dampcamp.gam
[6-Feb-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Damp Camp release 1.2, a TADS adventure
by JAMJAR Software (James Dean and Jarvist Frost).
(BIN) dark_angel.t3
[25-Aug-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dark Angel, a detective story.
Version 2.0, by Jerry Ford.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#dark_angel.exe
(BIN) dark_angel_web_ui.t3
[25-Aug-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dark Angel, a detective story.
Version 2.0, by Jerry Ford.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) dearbrian.zip
[19-Apr-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dear Brian, version 1.10, a work of adult interactive
fiction by Choices.
(BIN) deepspace.zip
[2-Jun-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Deep Space Drifter 1.0, by Michael J. Roberts and
Steve McAdams (now freeware).
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#deep_src.zip
(BIN) depravityBITES.zip
[24-Jan-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Depravity Bites Release 1.4, by Samantha Jones.
The archive includes the game, its source code, and
hints.
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit
sexual nature.
(BIN) devil_in_details.zip
[19-Apr-2017]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Devil in the Details, by Jerry Ford.
The archive includes the .t3 game file as well as a Windows
executable. Also includes a PDF game map.
(BIN) diabolical.t3
[5-Jul-2019]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Diabolical, version 2.00, by Cleo Kraft.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#diabolicalSource.zip
(BIN) diemasse.gam
[27-Feb-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Die Vollkommene Masse, by Alice Merridew, aka Omega.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#diemasse.html
(BIN) ditchday.zip
[2-Jun-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ditch Day Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts.
This is the example TADS game referred to in the
TADS documentation files. TADS source code and .gam
file.
(BIN) e14s.gam
[20-Aug-2013]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Exactly 14 syllables... er, gulps!, version 1.1ee,
by Valentine Kopteltsev. An English translation of the
entry in the Vzhzh-Vzhzh! competition from February 2013.
(BIN) ecdysis.zip
[14-Oct-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Ecdysis, version 1.6, by Peter Nepstad. Based on an
entry in H.P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book.
(BIN) edgarhuntly.gam
[6-Aug-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
An adaptation of Charles Brockden Brown's 1799 novel
"Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker".
Version 1.0, created by Carrie Shanafelt.
(BIN) eterna.zip
[8-Oct-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Eterna Corp, by Christopher Cole.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
(BIN) excuse.zip
[29-Oct-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Excuse Me, Do You Have The Time? by Jean Childs.
(BIN) exhibit21.gam
[11-Feb-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Exhibition, version 2.1, by Ian Finley.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#exhibit.exe
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition99/tads/exhibit/
(BIN) experiment.t3
[26-Mar-2020]
(BIN) firebird.gam
[4-Nov-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Firebird, version 1.01 (2nd November 1998), by
Bonnie Montgomery.
"Firebird is an interactive retelling of a
Russian folk tale."
(BIN) firwitch.zip
[6-Feb-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
John's Fire Witch version 1.01 (02/04/95),
by John T Baker II.
DOS executable and machine-independent TADS .gam file
(BIN) flames.zip
[2-Jun-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Perdition's Flames, by Michael J. Roberts.
Release 930912.
(a solution is in
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#perdflam.sol
and source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#flames_src.zip
(BIN) flames_manual.dvi
[3-Jul-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Manual for Perdition's Flames in DVI format, converted
by Hugh Allen.
(BIN) flames_manual.pdf
[3-Jul-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Manual for Perdition's Flames in PDF format, converted
by Hugh Allen.
(BIN) flames_manual.ps
[3-Jul-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Manual for Perdition's Flames in Postscript format,
converted by Hugh Allen.
(BIN) fm.gam
[13-Aug-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Finding Martin, version 1.12, by Gayla Wennstrom.
(BIN) fmsr4.gam
[1-Mar-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Frobozz Magic Support. An Interactive Short Fantasy,
set in the Zork universe, by Nate Cull.
Release 4, February 1997
(BIN) foom.tar.gz
[5-Jul-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
FooM - the shoot-'em up text adventure, by dI software
(Piers Johnson). TADS source and .gam file.
(BIN) forever.zip
[11-Mar-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Elizabeth Hawk's Forever Always: a Romance Novel Game,
written by Iain Merrick.
(the original entry to the RomanceNovelComp is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mini-comps/rncomp/
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#forever.sit
(BIN) fourin1.gam
[10-Jul-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Four in One, an Interactive Marx Brothers Comedy
by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Release Version 1.1.7 20000710.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition98/tads/fourin1/
an MS-DOS executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#fourin1.zip
a Macintosh executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#fourin1.sit
and source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#4in1_src.zip
(BIN) fren5-2.gam
[2-Jan-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man
(The Frenetic Five Episode 2), version 1.2,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#fren5-2.hqx
(BIN) fren5-2.zip
[2-Jan-2000]
(BIN) fren5-3.gam
[31-Dec-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Frenetic Five vs. The Seven Deadly Dwarves
(The Frenetic Five Episode 3), version 1.0,
by Neil deMause.
(BIN) frenfive.gam
[1-Feb-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang version 1.1,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#frenfive.sit.hqx
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#frenfive.zip
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/frenfive
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#frenfive.sol
(BIN) friendly.gam
[26-May-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Friendly Foe, release 2, by Mike J. Sousa.
(BIN) frust.zip
[31-Mar-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Frustration version 1.02 (960115), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/amiga/#Frustration.dms
(BIN) ftf.gam
[21-Dec-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
First Things First, written by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Version 3.0 20061221.
(BIN) ftf_manual.pdf
[20-Feb-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Manual for First Things First, in Adobe PDF format.
(BIN) fusillad111.zip
[12-Oct-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Fusillade version 1.11, by Mike Duncan
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/fusillad/
(BIN) gate.gam
[19-Jan-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Gate, version 1.1. An interactive decision by
Owen Parish.
(BIN) gc-gam.zip
[1-Feb-1994]
(HTM) IFDB entry
GC: A Thrashing Parity Bit of the Mind,
the 1994 MIT AI Laboratory Olympics text adventure game
by Carl de Marcken, David Baggett, and Pearl Tsai.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#gc-src.zip
(BIN) gfleece.zip
[21-Feb-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Golden Fleece version 1.00 (960114), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(HTM) /if-archive/games/amiga/#GoldenFleece.dms
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#fleece.zip
(BIN) gift3.gam
[7-Dec-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Gifts of Phallius 3: The Valkin War, by GoblinBoy.
(BIN) gna.zip
[19-Mar-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Generic New York Apartment Building,
a work of adult interactive fiction by NewKid.
In this game you are a New York City apartment
superintendant. You work in a building in which many of the
tenants are parodies of American sit-com characters. Game
makes extensive use of HTML-Tads, but can be played in text
only mode just fine.
This is the main game file; it can be played with a TADS
interpreter version 2.2.4 or later.
WARNING: This game (text and graphics) contains themes and
scenes of a sexual nature. It is intended for adults only.
(BIN) gna_bundled.gam
[17-Aug-2015]
tuid: w3oa02owtrpx3a4v
Generic New York Apartment Building,
a work of adult interactive fiction by NewKid.
This is the game file and resources bundled together.
WARNING: This game (text and graphics) contains themes and
scenes of a sexual nature. It is intended for adults only.
(BIN) gnars.zip
[19-Mar-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Generic New York Apartment Building,
a work of adult interactive fiction by NewKid.
This file contains the graphics (gna.rs0) and sound
(gna.rs1) files for the game. Add these files if you play
using HTML-TADS or HyperTADS or another graphics enabled
TADS interpreter.
WARNING: This game (text and graphics) contains themes and
scenes of a sexual nature. It is intended for adults only.
(BIN) golddemo.zip
[13-Apr-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Golden Skull, a complete working demonstration
game for HTML TADS with images and sounds,
by Neil K. Guy.
Requires the HTML TADS interpreter.
(BIN) gpeace.gam
[3-Mar-2009]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Galactic Peace, by Jeffrey Rosenthal.
Version 1.0, March 2009.
(BIN) grip.gam
[1-Dec-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Losing Your Grip, a Journey in Five Fits.
Version 5 (Nov 30 2001), by Stephen Granade.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#gripsrc.zip
(BIN) gripfeelies.zip
[5-Dec-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The registration goodies, including a registration key
file, for the game Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade.
(BIN) hamper.gam
[18-Mar-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
To Hell in a Hamper, version 1.0, by J.J. Guest.
(an Adrift version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/adrift/#ToHellInAHamper.zip
and glulx is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/glulx/#To_Hell_in_a_Hamper.gblorb
(BIN) helpgam1.zip
[30-Aug-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Adventures of Helpfulman, a Day in the Life of the
Heroic Mark Dent. An Interactive Comic Adventure,
version 1.0.0, by Philip Dearmore.
Archive includes TADS .gam file and HTML-TADS resource
files.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#helpwin1.zip
(BIN) hgrail.zip
[31-Mar-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Holy Grail version 1.01 (960227), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/amiga/#HolyGrail.dms
(BIN) homeopen.t3
[4-Apr-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Home Open, version 1.0, by Emily Boegheim.
(BIN) homeopen_web.t3
[4-Apr-2016]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Home Open, version 1.0, by Emily Boegheim.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) house.gam
[24-Oct-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The House - a first attempt at Interactive Fiction,
by Owen Parish.
(BIN) indigo.t3
[11-Jul-2011]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Indigo, version 1, by Emily Short. A somewhat unusual
retelling of the Rapunzel story.
(BIN) infinity.zip
[2-Jan-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Island of Infinity, release 1.1, by Alex Freeman.
(BIN) inherit.gam
[20-Nov-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Inheritance, by Eric Toth.
(BIN) islecult.gam
[21-Jan-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Isle of the Cult, release 2, by Rune Berg.
(BIN) it.t3
[30-Mar-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
It, version 2.2, by Emily Boegheim.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2011/tads3/it/original/#it.t3
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#it_src.zip
(BIN) it_web.t3
[30-Mar-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
It, version 2.2, by Emily Boegheim.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#it_src.zip
(BIN) kaged_s.gam
[24-Dec-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Kaged, by Ian Finley. Winner of the 2000 IF
Competition. Shareware, included are images but
no music.
(a Windows executable is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#kaged_s.exe
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2000/tads/kaged/#kaged.gam
(BIN) katana.gam
[8-May-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Katana.bin
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Katana.hqx
(BIN) king.zip
[8-Dec-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Journey of the King, version 1.1, by Peter Nepstad,
adapted from the short story by Lord Dunsany.
(BIN) kissing.zip
[22-Oct-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Kissing the Buddha's Feet, An Interactive Cramming
by Leon Lin. Version 2.1.
(a solution is in
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#kissing.sol
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition96/#kissing
(BIN) kitchen.zip
[18-Feb-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Kitchen Encounters, Version 0.2, by Andy Jewell.
To quote the author from his description,
"After re-arranging the kitchen, my wife sent me the
following to let me know where things should go.
Shortly thereafter TADS arrived, and the rest is
history."
Includes machine-independent TADS .gam file and a
description of the origins of the game.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#kitchen.zip
(BIN) lambs.gam
[28-Mar-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Silence of the Lambs, An Interactive Horror.
The author prefers to stay anonymous :-)
(HTM) /if-archive/games/zcode/#lambs.z5
(BIN) legend.tar.Z
[4-May-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Legend Lives! v1.0.
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure,
by David Baggett.
(BIN) legend386.zip
[4-May-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Legend Lives! v1.0.
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure
by David Baggett.
386SX or later CPU required.
(TXT) lethe.txt
[31-Aug-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Describes the difference between the following two files:
(BIN) lethe.zip
[20-Sep-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lethe Flow Phoenix: A Flight of Fantasy
by Dan Shiovitz. Release 2.1, September 1995.
This version uses the TADS 2.2 file I/O features.
(BIN) lethe_noio.zip
[20-Sep-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
This version does not use file I/O; use it if the
other version will not work for you.
(BIN) lookaroundthecorner-web.t3
[13-Jun-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Look Around the Corner, by Doug Orleans
(as Robert Whitlock). Release 5 (20140612).
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) lookaroundthecorner.t3
[12-Jun-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Look Around the Corner, by Doug Orleans
(as Robert Whitlock). Release 5 (20140612).
(BIN) lost202g.zip
[23-Apr-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lost, a science fiction text adventure, version 2.0.2.
Shareware by Jeffrey Hersh; his rating: hard.
(TADS source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#lost202s.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#LostAdv2.0.2.sit.hqx
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#lost202.zip
(TXT) lostny.egg
[16-Aug-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Some Easter eggs from Lost New York (see below) and what
you can win if you find them, by Neil deMause.
(BIN) lostny.pdf
[10-Apr-2021]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
High resolution scans of the booklet that came with the registered
version of Lost New York, distributed with permission from the game's
author, Neil deMause.
(BIN) lostny14.gam
[29-Apr-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Lost New York version 1.4, April 1997,
a time-travel TADS adventure by Neil deMause.
The built-in hint system is disabled in this freeware
version; type REGISTER to see how to get the full version.
Machine-independent TADS .gam file.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#lostny14.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#lostny14.sit
(BIN) lostny_regcode.lny
[11-Apr-2021]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Registration code for Lost New York that enables the built-in hint
system. Rename this file to "regcode.lny" and put it in the same
directory as the "lostny.gam" game file. Distributed with permission
from the game's author, Neil deMause.
(BIN) maiden.zip
[12-Apr-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Maiden of the Moonlight version 1.4, by Brian P. Dean
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition96/#maiden
(BIN) mansion.gam
[12-Feb-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Mansion or The Tale of the Adventurous Thief
release 4, by The Wildman
(loosely based on The Miser's House by M. J. Lansing)
(BIN) mazes.t3
[11-Jun-2020]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Nothing but Mazes, by Greg Boettcher.
Version 2.01: Full version
(BIN) meine.gam
[27-Feb-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Meine Dalix, by Alice Merridew, aka Omega.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
(BIN) metroid.gam
[14-Mar-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Metroid (v0.5 Release 1), a text version of Metroid
by Retro Studios and Billy Rawls.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#tadsmetsrc.zip
(BIN) mission.zip
[31-Mar-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Mission version 1.02 (960331), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(HTM) /if-archive/games/amiga/#Mission.zip
(BIN) modern.gam
[22-Mar-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Modernism version 1.0, by Jacob Solomon Weinstein,
includes both "Waiting for Godot" and "No Exit".
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Modernism.sit.hqx
(BIN) mrsk.zip
[5-Jan-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Magic Realms: The Sword of Kasza, by James Mallette.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(BIN) museum.gam
[14-Dec-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Museum of TADS, an interactive translation of the
Museum of Inform. Inform version originally written
by Graham Nelson; ported to TADS by Kevin Forchione.
Release 2 / Serial number 991214.
(TADS source code is included in
(HTM) /if-archive/programming/tads2/examples/#inform.zip
and the original Inform source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6/examples/#Museum.inf
(BIN) myth.zip
[2-May-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Myth, an adventure based on Greek and Roman mythology,
by Barry Volain.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS.
(BIN) nbdemo.gam
[29-Aug-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Singular, and Historically Inaccurate, Misadventures
of Nobeard: Would-be Scourge of the Carribbean,
Quest Adventure #4 by Colm McCarthy.
Playable demo of a game in development.
(BIN) ng.gam
[15-Jan-2012]
tuid: k2oi1p21c3zyii55
A Night Guest, Version 1.1, by Valentine Kopteltsev.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/ng/#ng.gam
(BIN) ntts.gam
[18-Mar-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
No Time To Squeal, by Mike Sousa and Robb Sherwin.
Release 1.3 / Serial number 031603
(source code for this version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#ntts_src.zip
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2001/tads/ntts/#ntts.gam
(HEX) oaf.sit.hqx
[1-Apr-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Once and Future, Release 2.1 (Freeware, January 2001),
written by G. Kevin Wilson. Macintosh format archive.
(BIN) oaf.zip
[1-Apr-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Once and Future, Release 2.1 (Freeware, January 2001),
written by G. Kevin Wilson. Zip archive.
(BIN) ofd.gam
[12-Feb-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
One Foot Down, an experiment in hopelessly unfunny sarcasm,
by Jason Reigstad. Version 2.
(DIR) old
[11-Dec-2024]
Older versions of some of the games in this directory.
(BIN) pastense.zip
[27-Mar-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Past Tense, An Interactive Intrigue by Dave Nault.
TADS source code and compiled game file.
(BIN) pastpresent.t3
[18-Feb-2022]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Past Present, an interactive short story by Jim Nelson.
Written for Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022.
Release 1 / Serial Number 220116
(BIN) pcu10.zip
[11-Apr-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
PC University: An Everyday Nightmare, version 1.0,
a TADS adventure by Neil deMause.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS.
(MacWesleyan, the Macintosh version, is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#MacWes10.sit.hqx
(BIN) pesach.zip
[28-Jul-1994]
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Pesach Adventure, by Avi Gobbler Productions.
A simple game for Jewish children about the search
for chametz on the night before the Seder night.
(BIN) pill.gam
[12-Jan-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Sugared Pill, version 1.2, by Colin Borland.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#pill.exe
(BIN) plant_2.zip
[2-Jun-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Plant, Release 2 (Special Edition),
by Mike Roberts.
(source code for this version is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#plantsrc_2.zip
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition98/tads/plant/#plant.gam
(BIN) polyadv.gam
[23-Oct-2013]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
PolyAdv 3.21a, a TADS version of the original
Adventure / Colossal Cave text adventure, including:
The original 350 point game by Crowther and Woods,
ported by David Baggett.
The 550 point extended version by David Platt,
ported by Bennett Standeven.
The 580 point extended version by Mike Goetz,
ported by Bennett Standeven.
The 551 point version by David Long and an anonymous
author, ported by David Picton.
A 701 point version by David Picton, combining the 550
point and 551 point versions.
A 701+ point version by David Picton, based on the 701
point version but with new extensions.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#polyadv_321a.zip
(BIN) ptbad4.gam
[19-Dec-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
PTBAD4: How the Record Got its Groove Back.
Version 1.0, by Xorax, aka Jonathan Berman.
(BIN) ptbad5.gam
[22-Feb-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
PTBAD5: Jesus Attack of Jesus Christ and the Church
of the Seventeenth day Robots.
Version 1.003, by Xorax, aka Jonathan Berman.
(BIN) quick.gam
[15-Aug-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Simple Theft, an interactive larceny
by Mark J. Musante.
Serial No. 20000810, Release 3
(BIN) return-to-ditch-day.zip
[26-Apr-2013]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Return to Ditch Day, release 2, by Michael J. Roberts.
(source code is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#return-to-ditch-day-src.zip
(BIN) rylvania.tar.Z
[1-Nov-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Horror of Rylvania, by D. A. Leary.
Playable DEMO v1.0.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/adventions/#adventions.zip
(BIN) sabotage.gam
[16-Nov-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Sabotage on the Century Cauldron, release 1.1,
by Thomas de Graaff.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#sabotage.exe
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2005/#tads2/sabotage
(BIN) sanecube.gam
[19-Jun-1999]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Insanity Cubed, by Simmon Keith Barney.
Development version 0.98
(BIN) saturns_child.zip
[15-Jul-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Saturn's Child, release 1.0, by Jerry Ford.
Machine independent .gam file and Windows executable.
(BIN) saturns_child_web_ui.t3
[27-Mar-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Saturn's Child, release 1.0, by Jerry Ford.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) savannah.gam
[11-Dec-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Sunset Over Savannah, An Existential Vacation,
by Ivan Cockrum. Release 1.0.4, 8/2/98.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/savannah
(BIN) saveprinceton20.gam
[21-Mar-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Save Princeton version 2.0
by Jacob Solomon Weinstein and Karine Schaefer.
(BIN) scavenger.zip
[11-Apr-2005]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Scavenger: Night's Edge interactive fiction,
by Quintin Stone. Version 1.2.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a Windows executable of this game is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#scavenger.zip
and the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2003/#tads2/scavenger
(BIN) shadow.gam
[17-Feb-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Shadowland I: The Tower of Iron, Interactive
Role-Playing System, Release 1.0, by Tom Claburn.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#shadow.zip
(BIN) shelby.zip
[1-Sep-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Light: Shelby's Addendum. Quest Adventure #3,
by Colm A. McCarthy. Version 2.1, release 19960901.
Number #1 of the series, Manor of Madness, is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/spectrum/#mnrmdnss.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#shelbypc.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Shelby.sit.bin
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#Shelby.sit.hqx
(BIN) slapthatfish.zip
[21-Nov-2007]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Slap That Fish, Version 1.1, by Peter Nepstad.
This time, those fishy bastards are finally going to get
what's coming to them.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2007/#tads2/slapthatfish
(BIN) son0.gam
[26-Mar-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Prelude to Night, the epilogue to an unfinished
prequel to Gerry Kevin Wilson's "Sea of Night",
written by Ivan Cockrum.
(BIN) son1.gam
[2-Feb-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Sea of Night release 2, by Gerry Kevin Wilson.
A short TADS adventure in which you are a sort of
'interplanetary trucker' making a run with a load of
bananas. Bad things happen, and you wind up on an odd
spaceship that seems to be organic.
(BIN) space.t3
[10-Oct-2007]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Space Shooter: A TADS 3 abuse.
Version 3, by Krister Fundin.
(BIN) spatial.t3
[10-Apr-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Rat In Control, version 1.0, written by Mike Roberts.
An experimental game supporting both conventional
compass directions and relative directions ("in front
of you," etc.)
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#spatial_source.zip
(BIN) storm.zip
[31-May-2009]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Shelter from the Storm, version 1, by Eric Eve.
(BIN) stormWebUI.t3
[15-May-2012]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Shelter from the Storm, version 1.1, by Eric Eve.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) stranded.gam
[20-Jun-2001]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Stranded version 1.0, written by Jim Bayers.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#stranded.zip
(BIN) suprematism.zip
[30-Jan-2007]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
An experimental work exploring interactivity in IF, by
Andrey Grankin. It consists of two pieces: an 'absolutely
non-interactive' piece, and an 'absolutely interactive'
one. According to the author, the idea for this came from
the influence of Kazimir Malevich's work.
(TXT) tads-gamelist1.txt
[14-Jan-1993]
The Complete, Unofficial List of TADS Games
v3.00 (jan93), by Alan Mead.
(TXT) tads-gamelist2.txt
[22-Aug-1996]
The (Other) TADS Game List, version 1.2 (20aug96),
by Gerry Kevin Wilson and Paul David Doherty.
(BIN) tads_dungeon.zip
[6-Jun-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Dungeon, the more or less public domain version of the
original MIT Zork,
ported to TADS by Darin Johnson (v0.3 beta).
Based on the FORTRAN version 3.1A, 1-Feb-94.
Compiled .GAM file and complete TADS source code.
(BIN) the_one.zip
[16-Oct-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The One That Got Away, version 1.2 (release 3),
by Leon Lin.
(a solution by the author is in
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#the_one.sol
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition95/#TheOne.zip
(BIN) theoracle.zip
[21-Apr-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Oracle, version 1.5 by Brandon Allen.
Archive includes TADS game file and a map.
(BIN) tide.zip
[20-Dec-2006]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Ebb and Flow of the Tide, version 1.1, by
Peter Nepstad, adapted from the short story by
Lord Dunsany.
(BIN) tildeath.gam
[12-Feb-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me,
by Michael J. Sousa and Jon Ingold.
Release 1.1 / Serial number 021103.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2002/tads2/tildeath/#tildeath.gam
(BIN) tnc.zip
[12-Oct-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Tomorrow Never Comes, version 2.21, by A. Bomire.
A James Bond parody with adult content.
(BIN) toonesia.gam
[6-Dec-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Toonesia, A Mini Text-Adventure Game, version 1.1,
by Jacob Weinstein.
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#toonesia.sol
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition95/#toonesia.gam
(BIN) tortoise.gam
[2-Feb-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Lesson of the Tortoise, release 2,
by G. Kevin Wilson. A game based on some aspects of
Chinese folklore. Some adult content.
(BIN) tow11.gam
[6-Sep-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Undertow v1.1 (05sep95), by Stephen Granade.
TADS game file only.
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#Undertow.sol
the original competition entry with instructions is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition95/#tow.zip
(BIN) trenchline.t3
[4-Dec-2022]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Trenchline, version 0.9, by JJ Mc.
(BIN) underoos.gam
[17-Jan-1997]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Underoos that ate New York! by Gerry Kevin Wilson,
version 2.0.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#underoos.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#underoos.sit
both these are version 1.0)
(BIN) undo.gam
[31-Aug-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Undo, version 1.0.1, by Neil deMause.
(BIN) unease.gam
[9-Sep-2002]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unease, Release 2.0 [020909], by Brendan J. O'Brien.
(Note from the author: this game contains a walkthrough
which can be viewed using the undocumented command
WALKMETHRU whenever a standard command prompt is
available.)
(BIN) unnkhz10.oldtr.tar.Z
[25-Jul-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant, plus
a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda.
Both games are version 1.0, by D. A. Leary.
Contains .GAM files that work with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
(BIN) unnkhz10.tar.Z
[20-Apr-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant, plus
a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda.
Both games are version 1.0, by D. A. Leary.
(BIN) urban1.zip
[14-Jun-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Urban Cleanup, a TADS Sci-Fi adventure by Philip Dearmore.
Machine independent .gam file and DOS executable.
(BIN) uu1v301.oldtr.tar.Z
[25-Jul-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure,
Version 3.01, by D. A. Leary.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
(BIN) uu1v301.tar.Z
[20-Apr-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure, Version 3.01
by D. A. Leary.
(BIN) uu2v30.oldtr.tar.Z
[25-Jul-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme,
Version 3.0, by David M. Baggett.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
(BIN) uu2v30.tar.Z
[20-Apr-1993]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme, Version 3.0
by David M. Baggett.
(BIN) uux.gam
[13-Aug-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Unnkulia X: Escape of the Sacrificed, Version 1.1,
by Valentine Kopteltsev.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition2000/tads/uux/#uux.gam
(BIN) venice.zip
[15-Sep-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Lady in Waiting, version 1.1, by Knight Errant.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
(BIN) venice_web.t3
[3-Oct-2014]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
A Lady in Waiting, version 1.1, by Knight Errant.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
(BIN) veritas22.gam
[23-Jan-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
VERITAS: A Harvard Game of Interactive Fiction,
version 2.2, by James T. Reese
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#veritas20.sea.hqx
for a stand-alone Macintosh version)
(BIN) videobar.zip
[17-Jun-2004]
(HTM) IFDB entry
I'm Gonna Take You To The Video Bar!
Version 1.1, by James Mitchelhill.
(BIN) vividity.t3
[7-Jun-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Vividity, by Ben Scott.
(BIN) vividity_web.t3
[7-Jun-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Vividity, by Ben Scott.
This has been compiled with the WebUI interface, making
it playable over the Internet.
(BIN) waterbrd.gam
[1-Jan-2000]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
The Water Bird, release 1.1, by Athan Skelley.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition99/tads/waterbrd/#waterbrd.gam
(BIN) way.zip
[20-Dec-1995]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Waystation v1.1 (19dec95), by Stephen Granade.
(BIN) wolfenschtein_WebUI.t3
[30-Nov-2015]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Wolfenschtein: The Text Adventure! version 1.011,
by Shaokang Yuan.
(BIN) worlds.zip
[25-Sep-2024]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Worlds Apart, an Interactive Fugue,
Version 3.0, written by Suzanne Britton.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#worlds.exe
(BIN) wormhole.zip
[16-Aug-1996]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Wormhole: The Beginning release 1.0, a TADS (and
WorldClass) introductory adventure by Philip Dearmore
(introductory meaning promotional, I think).
Machine independent .gam file and DOS executable.
(BIN) xarbo.zip
[2-Oct-2002]
tuid: kufk96j21llgevfy
Escape from the Arboretum, by Robbies Dog. The archive
contains the game and a walkthrough.
(BIN) xxxmen1.zip
[23-Aug-2023]
(HTM) IFDB entry
XXX-Men, Chapter 1: The Sinful and the Sinister, version 1.0.1, by Alec Robe
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit sexual nature.
(BIN) yet_another_experiment.t3
[20-Jul-2021]
(HTM) IFDB entry
Yet Another Experiment, version 2020.03.27, by He4eT.
(BIN) zebulon3.zip
[16-Jan-2003]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Uncle Zebulon's Will, an Interactive Inheritance.
Release 3.0 / 030115, by Magnus Olsson.
Winner of the TADS category of the 1995 IF competition.
(the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition95/#zebulon.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/source/tads/#zeb3src.zip
(BIN) zero.gam
[29-Aug-1998]
(HTM) IFDB entry
(HTM) IFDB entry
Zero Sum Game, an Exercise in Fantastic Futility,
Release 2, by Cody Sandifer.
(HTM) /if-archive/games/mac/#zero.sit.hqx
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#zeroDOS.zip
(HTM) /if-archive/games/pc/#zeroWin95.zip
the original competition entry is in
(HTM) /if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/zero
(HTM) /if-archive/solutions/#zero.sol
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