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“The northern ‘wall’ of the room is a shimmering curtain of light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.”
— Zork 2
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About the Archive
The Archive’s mission is to preserve the history and practice of interactive fiction and make it freely available to the public. Since 1992, the Archive has collected thousands of text adventures, text adventure development tools, articles, essays, hint files, walkthroughs, jokes, and sly references to Greek politics. It also preserves the history of IF institutions such as the IF Competition and IFDB. This cultural memory is one of the foundations of the IF community.
The Archive is managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. It is funded by the donations of IF supporters like you. All donations go to support the operation of this web site and IFTF’s other services.
The Archive was founded by Volker Blasius. Its organization and the indexing of its contents is the work of David Kinder, Doug Orleans, Andrew Plotkin, and a host of volunteers.
Read more about the Archive and the volunteers who maintain it.
New to IF?
Unsure how to get started in the world of text adventures? Try these web sites:
- Starter links at IFWiki: Links for IF newcomers.
- Brass Lantern Beginner Resources: A collection of articles for IF newcomers. (Maintained by Stephen Granade)
- IFDB – the Interactive Fiction Database: A database of IF games and reviews.
- IntFiction web forum: Online discussion. Folks to answer your questions.
Fun stuff on the Archive
Don’t want to browse at random? You can search the IF Archive. Or check out these featured links:
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- Magazine articles about Infocom from the 1980s.
- Mystery House Taken Over (2005): a collaborative art project remixing the original 1980 Mystery House.
- The IF Theory Reader (2011): a collection of essays from IF writers and academics.
This page last updated November 15, 2025.
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