swap_horiz Mystery Fun House 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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Trinity

Trinity is a text adventure game developed and published by Infocom in 1986, designed by Brian Moriarty. The plot involv...

Classic Historical Nuclear 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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Deadline

"Deadline" is an interactive fiction game released by Infocom in 1982, designed by Marc Blank. As one of the first text...

Classic Detective Mystery Parser

8.7 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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Zork Zero

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz is a text adventure game developed by Infocom, designed by Steve Meretzky and released...

Fantasy Classic Puzzle Parser

8.0 Great

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Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It

Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It is an interactive fiction game developed and published by Infocom in 1987...

Classic Puzzle Wordplay Parser

7.7 Good

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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels is a text-based adventure game published by Infocom in 1988. Written by Bob Bat...

Classic Detective Mystery Parser

7.6 Good

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Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo is a text adventure game published by Infocom in 1986, written by Jeff O'Neill. Set in and around a traveling c...

Classic Mystery Circus Parser

7.5 Good

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Scapeghost

Scapeghost is a text adventure game developed by Level 9 Computing and published in 1989. The player takes the role of t...

Ghost Classic Mystery Parser

7.5 Good

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Moonmist

Released by Infocom in 1986, Moonmist is a text adventure game with mystery elements written by Stu Galley and Jim Lawre...

Classic Beginner Mystery Parser

7.4 Good

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Hollywood Hijinx

Hollywood Hijinx is a comedic interactive fiction game published by Infocom in 1986. The narrative centers on the player...

Classic Puzzle Comedy Parser

7.3 Good

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Pirate Adventure

Pirate Adventure is a text-based adventure game originally designed by Scott Adams and Alexis Adams in the late 1970s. A...

Adventure Classic Treasure Hunt Parser

7.2 Good

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Voodoo Castle

"Voodoo Castle" is a 1979 text adventure game designed by Scott Adams and published by Adventure International. As the f...

Classic Puzzle Horror Parser

6.8 Fair

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Strange Odyssey

Strange Odyssey is a science-fiction text adventure by Scott Adams, released in 1981 as the ninth game in his Adventure...

Sci Fi Classic Exploration Parser

6.6 Fair

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Pyramid of Doom

Pyramid of Doom is a classic text-adventure game associated with Scott Adams and Adventure International. It sends the p...

Adventure Classic Exploration Parser

6.5 Fair

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Mission Impossible (Scott Adams)

Mission Impossible is a text adventure by Scott Adams that was first marketed in 1979 and later appeared under related t...

Classic Spy 1979 Parser

6.5 Fair

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The Golden Voyage

The Golden Voyage is an interactive-fiction text adventure by Scott Adams, associated with his Adventure International s...

Fantasy Classic Nautical Parser

6.4 Fair

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Savage Island Part I

Savage Island Part I is the first half of Scott Adams's two-part text adventure, released in 1983. The player is strande...

Adventure Classic Survival Parser

6.2 Fair

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Savage Island Part II

Savage Island Part II is a 1983 text-based adventure game designed by Scott Adams and published by Adventure Internation...

Adventure Classic Survival Parser

6.1 Fair