> _You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through..._ This is the Interactive Fiction Archive at [ifarchive.org](/). You may be interested in... - The [README file for the Archive](/if-archive/README). - The [list of directories](/indexes/dirmap.html) in the Archive. - New arrivals in the [past week](/indexes/datev_1.html), [past month](/indexes/datev_2.html), [past three months](/indexes/datev_3.html), or [past year](/indexes/datev_4.html). - An [RSS feed](/indexes/archive.rss) of recent arrivals. - A list of [every file in the archive](/indexes/date.html) (tens of thousands!) - [Master-Index.xml](/indexes/Master-Index.xml), which describes every file in the Archive (very large XML file!) Or, go delving into the hierarchical tree shown here. # art IF art shows and artistic endeavors # articles Articles about IF # books Books about IF # collections Collections of IF material # download-tools Legacy tools for unzipping, unarchiving, and decoding compressed binaries # emulators Programs for emulating old computer systems # games Many thousands of IF games! # info Miscellaneous information, including database dumps and backups of various IF services # infocom Material relating to Infocom, a commercial publisher of IF, active 1979-1989; and also tools relating to creation of new works using Infocom's story format (Z-machine) and its descendants # interpreters-multi IF interpreters that can play games written with multiple authoring systems # level9 Material relating to Level 9, a British text-adventure game company, active 1981-1991 # magazines Published periodicals about IF # magnetic-scrolls Material relating to Magnetic Scrolls, a British game developer, active 1984-1990 # mapping-tools Tools for drawing/generating maps of IF rooms # phoenix Material relating to Phoenix games, developed at the University of Cambridge (UK) 1978-1985, and the offshoot commercial publisher Topologika # programming Tools for creating IF, and interpreters for playing it # rec.arts.int-fiction Posts from the Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.int-fiction # rec.games.int-fiction Posts from the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.int-fiction # scott-adams Material relating to Scott and Alexis Adams' company Adventure International, active 1978-1985 # shells Software to interact with your own computer as if it were a text adventure # solutions Solutions, walkthroughs, hints, and maps for various works of IF # starters Material for getting started playing IF # unprocessed Uploaded files wait here until the Archive team files them properly # utilities Software for interacting with IF files
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| art/ | 2024-02-05 03:47 | - |
| articles/ | 2025-04-25 15:18 | - |
| books/ | 2023-11-08 19:44 | - |
| collections/ | 2024-01-11 08:23 | - |
| download-tools/ | 2019-12-22 23:16 | - |
| emulators/ | 2019-12-22 23:06 | - |
| games/ | 2025-05-01 22:12 | - |
| info/ | 2024-10-24 00:22 | - |
| infocom/ | 2023-11-08 19:44 | - |
| interpreters-glulx/ | 2019-12-22 23:06 | - |
| interpreters-infocom-zcode/ | 2023-11-08 19:44 | - |
| interpreters-multi/ | 2022-04-29 08:38 | - |
| interpreters-other/ | 2025-04-28 10:51 | - |
| interpreters-tads/ | 2024-10-24 00:38 | - |
| level9/ | 2023-12-13 01:07 | - |
| magazines/ | 2024-04-28 23:47 | - |
| magnetic-scrolls/ | 2023-12-13 01:17 | - |
| mapping-tools/ | 2024-10-24 00:27 | - |
| phoenix/ | 2023-12-13 02:13 | - |
| programming/ | 2025-04-28 10:51 | - |
| rec.arts.int-fiction/ | 2024-10-24 00:26 | - |
| rec.games.int-fiction/ | 2024-10-27 00:42 | - |
| scott-adams/ | 2024-10-24 00:34 | - |
| shells/ | 2019-12-22 23:16 | - |
| solutions/ | 2024-11-20 00:45 | - |
| starters/ | 2024-10-24 00:26 | - |
| unprocessed/ | 2025-07-01 22:31 | - |
| utilities/ | 2025-05-01 22:18 | - |
| directory-tree | 2013-08-08 14:45 | 32K |
| Index | 2024-08-15 16:28 | 2.6K |
| ls-lR | 2025-07-02 00:03 | 1.8M |
| Master-Index | 2025-07-02 00:03 | 2.1M |
| README | 2017-08-08 02:03 | 1.0K |
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