The entries to the 23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2017). (As they stood when voting closed.)
10pm, by litrouke. Twine.
1958: Dancing With Fear, by Víctor Ojuel. Glulx. Story file and walkthrough.
8 Shoes on the Shelves, a scramble underground by Marc Duane. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170928. Story file and walkthrough.
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 games/glulx/A_Beauty_Cold_and_Austere.gblorb)
A Castle of Thread, by Marshal Tenner Winter. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 171001. Story file and walkthrough.
A common enemy, by David de Torres Huerta. Twine.
a partial list of things for which i am grateful, by Devon Guinn. Twine.
A Walk In The Park, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 091120. Story file and walkthrough.
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 games/html/The Absence of Law.zip and games/glulx/The_Absence_of_Law.gblorb; source code is at games/source/inform/old/Absence_of_Law-r1.txt)
Alice Aforethought, by Hanon Ondricek. AXMA Story Maker. Game and walkthrough.
AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS, by Norbez. Twine.
Antiquest, by Anton Lastochkin. TADS 2. Version 2.0. Story file and walkthrough.
Behind the Door, by Tatiana Statsenko (as 'eejitlikeme'). Quest. Story file and link to play online.
Black Marker, by Michael Kielstra. Twine.
Bookmoss, by Devon Guinn. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras. Twine.
Day of the Djinn, by paperyowl. Twine.
Deshaun Steven's Ship Log, by Marie L. Vibbert. Twine.
Domestic Elementalism, by fireisnormal. HTML. Game and walkthrough.
Eat Me, A Story with Six Courses, by Chandler Groover. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 171013. Story file, map, and walkthrough.
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.
Étude Circulár, by Adam Black. Twine.
Fake News, by Mike Sousa. TADS 3. Release: 1.0 – 20170928. Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/tads/Fake_News.t3)
Future Threads, by Xavid. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170927. Story file and walkthrough.
Goodbye Cruel Squirrel, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 050102. Story file and walkthrough.
GRUE, by Charles Mangin. Z-code. Release 5 / Serial number 170810. Story file and walkthrough transcript. (also at games/zcode/Grue.z8)
Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous, by Bitter Karella. Quest. Story file, link to play online, supplementary material, and walkthrough.
Harbinger, by Kenna May. Twine.
Harmonia, by Liza Daly. Windrift. (game not included; link to play online)
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.
Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth, by Gabriel Floriano. Twine.
Inevitable, a one-room escape-your-fate adventure by Matthew Pfeiffer. Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 170727.
Insignificant Little Vermin, by Filip Hráček. Egamebook. (game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)
Into The Dark, by Byron Kiernan. Twine.
Just Get the Treasure v0.9.1, by Ray B. Twine.
Land of the Mountain King, by Kenneth Pedersen. ADRIFT 5. Release 1. Story file, Windows executable (Intel 32-bit), and walkthrough.
Measureless to Man, by Ivan R. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170928. Story file and walkthrough.
Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Corolik'). HTML.
Moon Base, by Andrew Brown. Twine.
My night, by Ivsaez. (game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)
NIGHTBOUND, by ProP. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Nyna Lives, by Sarah Rhiannon Nowack. Twine.
Off the Rails, by Katie Benson. Twine.
One way out, by Steffen Görzig. 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.)
Queer In Public: A Brief Essay, by Norbez. Twine.
Rage Quest: Disciple of Peace, by John Ayliff. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
Rainbow Bridge, by Brian Kwak (as 'John Demeter'). Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Redstone, by Fred Snyder. Gamefic. Game and walkthrough.
Run of the place, a political gauntlet of exactly two hours, by WD\x{1F479}K. Floo.
Salt, by Gareth Damian Martin. Twine.
Something, by Linus Lekander. Twine.
Swigian, by Mathbrush (as 'Rainbus North'). Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 171022. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/glulx/Swigian.gblorb; source code is in games/source/inform/Swigian.txt)
Temperamentum, by Matthew Sawchuk. ADRIFT 5. Story file and walkthrough.
TextCraft: Alpha Island, by Fabrizio Polo. Java. Version 1.04. Game (two versions) and walkthrough.
The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island, by Marco "Erik108" Anastasio. Twine.
The Castle of Vourtram, by Alexandre Torres. Quest 5. Version 0.93. (a newer version is in games/html/Vourtram.zip)
The Cube in the Cavern, by Andrew Schultz. Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 171115. Story file, maps, walkthrough, and Inform 7 source code.
The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now, by Newsreparter. Twine.
The Dream Self, by Florencia Minuzzi. Unity/Ink. Windows executable (Intel 32-bit) -- a zipped version is in games/pc/TheDreamSelf_Win.zip -- and link to download Mac version (which is also in games/mac/TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip).
The Fifth Sunday, by Tom Broccoli. Qiaobooks. (relies on external resources)
The Living Puppet, by Liu Zian. Qiaobooks. (relies on external resources)
The Murder in the Fog, by Xiao Ru. Qiaobooks. (relies on external resources)
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 games/glulx/owl-consults.zip)
The Richard Mines, by Evan Wright. Z-code. Release 1 / Serial number 170928. Story file, notes, and walkthrough.
The Silver Gauntlets, by Jean-Paul Peschard. PDF. Game and walkthrough.
The skinny one, by Annie Z. Twine.
The Traveller, by Kaelan Doyle Myerscough. Web. (game not included; link to play online)
The Unofficial Sea-Monkey(R) Simulation, by B.J. Best. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl, by Megan Stevens. Squiffy.
The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170927. Story file and walkthrough. (a newer version is at games/glulx/Wand.ulx)
The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 171007. Story file and walkthrough.
Transient Skies, by dgtziea. Twine.
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 games/zcode/Tuuli.zblorb)
Ultimate Escape Room: IF City, by Mark Stahl. Glulx. Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Unit 322 (Disambiguation), by Jonny Muir. Twine. Game and walkthrough.
VR Gambler, by Robert DeFord. Alan. Version 1.0. Story files, map, feelie, and Windows interpreter (WinArun 3.0beta6; Intel 32-bit).
What Once Was, by Luke A. Jones. Quest. Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough.
Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade. Twine.
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 games/glulx/Word_of_the_Day.gblorb)
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.
All of the entries in the 2017 competition in one package, as released at the start of the competition.