swap_horiz Deadline Enchanter Alternatives

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Anchorhead

Anchorhead is a parser-based interactive fiction game written by Michael Gentry and published in 1998. The narrative dra...

Modern Horror Lovecraftian Parser

9.2 Excellent

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Photopia

Photopia is a work of interactive fiction written by Adam Cadre and released in 1998. It won first place in the 1998 Int...

Modern Narrative Literary Parser

9.2 Excellent

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Galatea

Galatea is a piece of interactive fiction written by Emily Short and published in 2000. Adapted from the classical myth...

Modern Literary Conversation Parser

8.9 Great

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Howling Dogs

Porpentine's 2012 Twine hypertext game presents a surreal experience set in a virtual reality environment with recurring...

Modern Experimental Literary Twine

8.7 Great

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Aisle

Aisle is a 1999 interactive fiction game created by Sam Barlow using Inform. The game is notable for its single-turn str...

Modern Literary Parser Inform

8.6 Great

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So Far

"So Far" is a surrealist interactive fiction game written by Andrew Plotkin and published in 1996. It challenges players...

Modern Literary Surreal Parser

8.4 Great

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Blue Lacuna

Blue Lacuna is a 2008 interactive fiction game written by Aaron Reed using Inform 7. It is set on a mysterious, deserted...

Modern Exploration Literary Parser

8.3 Great

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The Edifice

The Edifice is a text-based interactive fiction game written by Lucian Smith using the Inform programming language. It n...

Modern Historical Literary Parser

8.3 Great

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Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses is a critically acclaimed interactive fiction game written by Emily Short and released in 2000. Built usin...

Modern Literary Surreal Parser

8.3 Great

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For a Change

"For a Change" is a surreal parser-based interactive fiction game written by Dan Schmidt in the Inform programming langu...

Modern Experimental Surreal Parser

8.1 Great

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Whom the Telling Changed

"Whom the Telling Changed" is a 2005 interactive fiction game developed by Aaron Reed using the Inform programming langu...

Modern Mythological Literary Parser

8.0 Great

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Losing Your Grip

"Losing Your Grip" is a work of interactive fiction by Stephen Granade that uses a parser interface and spans multiple a...

Modern Literary Surreal Parser

8.0 Great

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De Baron

De Baron ("The Baron") is a 2006 interactive fiction work by Dutch author Victor Gijsbers, written in Inform and origina...

Modern Dark Literary Parser

7.8 Good

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Rameses

Rameses is a text-based interactive fiction game written by Stephen Bond and released in 2000. It was developed using th...

Modern Narrative Literary Parser

7.7 Good

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Bad Machine

Released in 1998, Bad Machine is an experimental interactive fiction game programmed by Dan Shiovitz using the Inform la...

Modern Sci Fi Experimental Parser

7.7 Good

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A Change in the Weather

A Change in the Weather is a 1995 parser-based interactive fiction work by Andrew Plotkin. The game presents its setting...

Minimalist Literary 1995 Parser

7.7 Good

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Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a parser-based interactive fiction game written by Adam Cadre in 2003. The narrative centers on a protagon...

Modern Literary Surreal Parser

7.6 Good

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Shrapnel

Shrapnel is an experimental work of interactive fiction by Adam Cadre, released in 2000. Rather than a single continuous...

Modern Experimental Literary Parser

7.5 Good

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Mindwheel

Mindwheel is a text adventure game released in 1984 by Synapse Software as part of its 'Electronic Novel' series. Co-wri...

Classic Literary Surreal Parser

7.4 Good

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The Space Under the Window

The Space Under the Window is a 1997 interactive fiction work by Andrew Plotkin and part of a collaborative art project...

Experimental Literary 1997 Parser

7.2 Good