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Competitions and jams

• ECTOCOMP 2025 (Results announced: 1 December 2025)
• Interactive Fiction Showcase 2025 (Submissions due: 31 December 2025)
• IF Short Games Showcase 2025 (Submissions due: 31 December 2025)
• PunyComp 2025 (Voting ends: 1 January 2026)
• ShuffleComp 2025 (Submissions due: 19 January 2026)
• Grand Prix 2026 (Registration ends: 1 March 2026)
• Spring Thing 2026 (Registration ends: 1 March 2026)

Meetings and conferences

• ClubFloyd (weekly meeting)
• Jams hosted by the Neo-Interactives (monthly jam)
• People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (monthly meeting)
• Seattle IF Group (monthly meeting)
• SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group (monthly meeting)

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Announcements

• 28 Nov 2025: Please add game pages to the new "War" and "Wordplay" literary genres (on existing game pages, by choosing "Actions → Edit with form"). See IFWiki:Editing projects for other ideas.
• 22 Sep 2025: IFWiki has now added a Games database! Changes include the data entry form and the ability to search and browse. See the New games database announcement for more details. Please give it a go!
• 27 Feb 2025: We have added a new Architecture database for storyfile formats and other specifications which can be implemented by items in the Software database. See Category:Architecture for existing pages, and use Form:Architecture to add more.
• 27 Feb 2025: We have added "Library" and "Other" to the Software database as potential software types, in addition to the existing "Authoring system", "Interpreter" and "Utility". See Category:Library and Category:Other software for existing pages, and use Form:Software to add more.

Feature of the Day

Aliens

• Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident; (Dark Star and Peter Mattsson; 2007; Z-code).
• Balance of Trade; (Robert Luke Doman; 2018; Twine).
• Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!; (Steph Cherrywell; 2015; Z-code).
• The Gostak; (Carl Muckenhoupt; 2001; Z-code).
• The Fleet; (Jonathan Valuckas; 2012; ChoiceScript).
• Floatpoint; (Emily Short; 2006; Z-code).
• Irvine Quik & the Search for the Fish of Traglea; (Duncan Bowsman; 2012; ADRIFT).
• The Myothian Falcon; (Andy Joel; 2011; Quest).
• Pirates and Ninjas and Aliens, Oh My!; (John Cater; 2003; Z-code).
• Play Nice; (alicethornburgh; 2013; Quest).
• Space Aliens Laughed at my Cardigan; (Andre M. Boyle; 1992; AGT).
• Worlds Apart; (Suzanne Britton; 1999; TADS 2).
• Word of the Day; (Richard Otter; 2017; Z-code).

FAQ

• What is "interactive fiction"?
• How can I download and play IF?
• Where can I find out what games I might enjoy?
• Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?

(See all frequently asked questions)

Check out these articles!

• See Craft for how-to articles.
• See Theory for articles on IF concepts.
• See Starters if you're new to IF.
• Annual competitions like IF Comp, Spring Thing, and the XYZZY Awards.
• Parser-based authoring tools like ADRIFT, Dialog, Inform 6, Inform 7 and TADS 3.
• Choice-based authoring tools like ChoiceScript, Ink and Twine.
• Hybrid authoring systems like Quest.
• Retro-style parser authoring tools like Adventuron, PunyInform and ZIL.

Software Updates

• 24 December 2025: ZILF version 1.2
• 20 December 2025: Ozmoo version 14.60
• 11 December 2025: Glazer version 1.2.0
• 9 December 2025: Bardic version 0.4.0
• 8 December 2025: Adv3lite version 2.2.2
• 6 December 2025: PunyInformES version 2.3.0
• 5 December 2025: PunyInform version 6.3
• 28 November 2025: Rez version 1.8.6
• 28 November 2025: Decker version 1.62
• 8 November 2025: Twine version 2.11.1

(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)

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