"You enter a dark room. A Goblin pulls a rusty knife from its belt and prepares to attack!" was a typical moment in such ...

Xbox Game Pass has added new retro games, bringing its library of retro classics to nearly 100 games, which includes SNES ...

/agent-project Here’s a clear, well-structured set of requirements for a Python command-line, turn-by-turn adventure game inspired by Zork. If you'd like these in a specific format (e.g., functional ...

Microsoft has officially opened the source code of the original Zork trilogy-Zork I, Zork II and Zork III-making the foundational text-adventure games freely available under the MIT licence. The ...

The journey kicks off in the iconic Barrow of “Zork I,” equipped solely with the reliable brass lantern and a legendary elvish sword. The game’s ultimate objective isn’t immediately apparent. Similar ...

Preservation has become a pressing topic for games in this era of digital-only releases and games-as-a-service. So it’s wonderful to have a big win in archiving a trio of seminal text games for the ...

And some may be surprised that text adventures are not dead, but continue to thrive! Dozens are written every year, and some of the best can be found at the IF Competition every year, at ifcomp.org!