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Pysops, Yo, by Andrew Schultz (as "MP Kempke and Hamish Amis"). Release 4 / Serial number 250302. Story file, walkthrough, Inform 7 source code, and post-mortem. (Originally entered in ECTOCOMP 2021, Petite Mort division.)
Pysops, Yo, by Andrew Schultz (as "MP Kempke and Hamish Amis"). Release 4 / Serial number 250302. Story file, walkthrough, Inform 7 source code, and post-mortem. (Originally entered in ECTOCOMP 2021, Petite Mort division.)
Demon Hunter: Legacy, by RetroVem. Version 1.26.
Version 2.2 of adv3Lite, an alternative library for use with TADS 3, by Eric Eve. Freeware.
The Hundredth Floor, by TechnoBen. Version 0.1.15.
Isolated, by Torment Of Gloom. Release 1. - Version 1.0 / Serial Number 250225. Copyright (C) 2025 Cosmic Halo Records. All rights reserved. Story file, bundled web interpreter, and solution.
Inform all-in-one Unix source package, put together by David Griffith. The package includes the following:
The Labyrinth Of Time's Edge, by The Ventureweaver. Version 2.1. Windows executable (Intel 64-bit).
Frotz V1.01 for MS-DOS, by Stefan Jokisch.
Source code of Frotz V1.01 (for MS-DOS), by Stefan Jokisch.
salting wounds, by Naarel. Implemented in Decker.
A copy of the spagmag.org website as hosted by the IFTF, circa 2025, containing issues 1 through 64. (After Andrew Plotkin converted the older, live website to a static site, including cleaning up some HTML and links.)
The Hundredth Floor, by TechnoBen. Version 0.1.14.
Source code for Frotz version 2.55, maintained by David Griffith. Includes targets for Unix text terminals, SDL and X11 for graphics, dumb interface for teletypes and bots, 16-bit MS-DOS, and TOPS20 on the PDP10.
Frotz 2.55 for 16-bit MS-DOS, with old-style graphics and sound support, by David Griffith.
she came from the fog, by Naarel.
the train will always pass you by, by Naarel.
Thornfell Manor: 1984, a paranatural murder investigation by Tijn Kersjes. Release 3 / Serial number 241228.
Vagueness and the Paradoxes it Causes, by Jennifer S. Lange (Make it a Triple Games). Version 1.0. GPL.
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 games/competition2024/Games/poe.zip)
Mars, 2049 AD, by Fredrik Ramsberg. Release 8 / Serial number 250121. (source code is at games/source/inform/mars2049ad.inf)
Inform 6 (PunyInform) source code for Mars, 2049 AD, by Fredrik Ramsberg. Release 8 / Serial number 250121. Use it to learn from and/or copy pieces into other programs. (a compiled version is at games/zcode/mars2049ad.z5)
Source code for Windows Frotz version 1.27, by David Kinder.
Windows Frotz version 1.27, a port of Frotz for Windows, by David Kinder, packaged as an executable installer. Features include support for Blorb graphics (PNG and JPEG, plus Kevin Bracey's extensions for Infocom's V6 games) and sound (AIFF, MOD and Ogg Vorbis), Unicode and non-English languages.
Windows Frotz version 1.27, a port of Frotz for Windows, by David Kinder. Features include support for Blorb graphics (PNG and JPEG, plus Kevin Bracey's extensions for Infocom's V6 games) and sound (AIFF, MOD and Ogg Vorbis), Unicode and non-English languages.
Five Candles in the Meadow, by Harley D. Version 1.0.
Scanned manual for the commercial (Lacegem/Interdata) release of Bryan Scattergood's Psion port of the ITF interpreter.
The Labyrinth Of Time's Edge, by The Ventureweaver. Version 1.6. Windows executable (Intel 64-bit).
The Soft Rumor of Spreading Weeds, by Porpentine. Originally published in Sub-Q. (Retrieved from the Wayback Machine.)
Inform 6 (PunyInform) source code for Mars, 2049 AD, by Fredrik Ramsberg. Release 7 / Serial number 250110. Use it to learn from and/or copy pieces into other programs. (a compiled version is at games/zcode/old/mars2049ad-r7.z5)
Mars, 2049 AD, by Fredrik Ramsberg. Release 7 / Serial number 250110. (source code is at games/source/inform/old/mars2049ad-r7.inf)
Thornfell Manor: 1984, a paranatural murder investigation by Tijn Kersjes. Release 2 / Serial number 241228.
Thornfell Manor: 1984, a paranatural murder investigation by Tijn Kersjes. Release 1 / Serial number 241228.
This is a version of the ztools source updated for modern C compilers. The functionality is the same as version 7/3.1 (ztools731.tar.gz); it's just easier to compile now.
(For older 1990s platforms, you may want ztools731.tar.gz instead.)
Black Coffee, by Naarel. Implemented in Decker.
Late Night at the Mall, by Johan Berntsson. Release 1 / Serial number 241104.
Hints for Infocom games, adapted (with permission) from Infocom's original Invisiclues hint books.
The Vending Machine, by Edward Clark. Version 1.0.
Grocery Game, by GreenSkunk06. Version 2.
Die Bohrinsel, by Jürgen Popp. Version 1.1.
Weihnachtsgeschichte, by HrZ.
Sunset Over Savannah, An Existential Vacation, by Ivan Cockrum. Release 1.0.4, 8/2/98. (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/tads/savannah)
The Knight's Legend, by The Ventureweaver. Version 1.0. Windows executable (Intel 64-bit).
te/ra/to/ma, by Naarel. Implemented in Decker.
your life, and nothing else, by Lionstooth.
Estado Profundo, un thriller ocultista interactivo por n-n. Release 2 / Serial number 230428. Includes story file, HTML interpreter, and Inform 7 source code. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Estado Profundo, un thriller ocultista interactivo por n-n. Release 2 / Serial number 230428. Includes story file, HTML interpreter, and Inform 7 source code. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Social Democracy: An Alternate History, by Autumn Chen. Implemented in DendryNexus. Version 1.0.1. Code/writing is MIT licensed, images are various forms of Creative Commons or Public Domain licensed (credits included in-game). (An older version was entered in Spring Thing 2024.)
Arkuwar, by Daniel M. Stelzer. Release 1, Serial 241124. Released under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA).
Christmas Adventure, by The Ventureweaver. Version 1.0. Windows executable (Intel 64-bit).