swap_horiz Gateway II: Homeworld Alternatives

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Planetfall

Planetfall is a 1983 science fiction text adventure game developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Infocom. The playe...

Sci Fi Classic Comedy Parser

9.2 Excellent

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Suspended

Suspended is a 1983 interactive fiction game developed and published by Infocom, designed by Michael Berlyn. The player...

Sci Fi Classic Puzzle Parser

8.9 Great

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Death Gate

Death Gate is a 1994 computer adventure game developed by Legend Entertainment and based on The Death Gate Cycle fantasy...

Fantasy 1994 Parser Weis Hickman

8.8 Great

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Coloratura

Coloratura is an interactive fiction game created by Lynnea Glasser and released in 2013. The narrative features an alie...

Modern Sci Fi Alien Parser

8.7 Great

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Eric the Unready

Eric the Unready is a 1993 computer adventure game developed and published by Legend Entertainment for MS-DOS and design...

Medieval Comedy 1993 Parser

8.7 Great

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Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart is a 2003 epic text adventure by Suzanne Brittain, highly acclaimed for its deeply detailed fantasy worldbu...

Sci Fi Alien 1999 Parser

8.7 Great

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Superhero League of Hoboken

Superhero League of Hoboken is a 1994 computer game from Legend Entertainment that combines parser-based adventure play...

Comedy Superhero 1994 Parser

8.4 Great

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Starcross

Starcross is a 1982 science fiction interactive fiction game published by Infocom, written by Dave Lebling. The player c...

Sci Fi Classic Puzzle Parser

8.2 Great

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Floatpoint

Floatpoint is a 2006 parser-based interactive fiction game by Emily Short, written in Inform. The player takes the role...

Modern Sci Fi Exploration Parser

8.2 Great

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Stationfall

Stationfall is a 1987 science-fiction interactive fiction game from Infocom and a sequel to Planetfall. The player inves...

Sci Fi Comedy 1987 Parser

8.2 Great

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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls

Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls is a 1990 single-player adventure game created by Steve Meretzky and relea...

Comedy Adult 1990 Parser

8.2 Great

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Timequest

Released by Legend Entertainment in 1991, Timequest is a parser-based text adventure written by Bob Bates. The game asks...

Sci Fi Time Travel 1991 Parser

8.2 Great

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Superluminal Vagrant Twin

Superluminal Vagrant Twin is a 2016 interactive fiction work by Liza Daly that reworks the tradition of text-based space...

Sci Fi Space 2015 Parser

8.2 Great

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Elysium Enigma

"Elysium Enigma" is a parser-based interactive fiction game written in TADS 3 by Eric Eve. Released in 2006, the game ti...

Modern Sci Fi Mystery Parser

8.1 Great

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Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is a 1997 science-fiction adventure game developed and published by Legend Entertainment, ba...

Sci Fi Comedy 1997 Parser

8.1 Great

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Rover's Day Out

Released in 2009, Rover's Day Out is a science fiction interactive fiction game co-authored by Jack Welch and Ben Collin...

Modern Sci Fi Comedy Parser

7.9 Good

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Shannara

Shannara is a 1995 computer adventure game developed by Legend Entertainment and based on the fantasy fiction of Terry B...

Fantasy 1995 Parser Legend Entertainment

7.9 Good

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City of Secrets

Emily Short's 2003 interactive fiction work, set in a richly detailed urban fantasy city, was notable for its extensive...

Modern Sci Fi Mystery Parser

7.8 Good

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The Worm in Paradise

The Worm in Paradise is a 1985 text adventure game developed and published by the British software company Level 9 Compu...

Sci Fi Classic Parser Dystopia

7.7 Good

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Companions of Xanth

Companions of Xanth is a 1993 computer adventure game developed and published by Legend Entertainment for MS-DOS. It is...

Fantasy 1993 Parser Legend Entertainment

7.2 Good