IF Worlds

Play interactive fiction · download portable .ifstory files

A browser engine for playing and authoring text adventures. Start with a finished sample, or open the player and build your own with :create.

Tutorial

The Drafting Desk

Learn create-mode by doing: exits, objects, descriptions, events, NPCs, and victory. Type hint anytime for the next step.

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v1.0.0 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
IFID 3827F593-4359-4F0B-8D6B-5D7603226213

Testbed

The Rumpled Coverlet

A bedroom mystery that exercises the whole engine — clues, combat, dark cellar, devices, and a balcony confrontation.

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v1.0.0 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
IFID 3FF2C44B-24A4-4634-8C90-833AA455237F

Bring your own story

Drop a .ifstory here to play

Or — opens in the player (fresh playthrough).

Authors: open the player, type :create to edit by doing — set title, IFID, license, version, and remix policy in Settings — then export. Add title art with cover. When you are ready, submit a story for the curated community shelf.

Guidelines: no illegal content; no sexual content involving minors; no terrorist instructional material; you must have rights to included text/art. Submission does not guarantee listing. Updates keep the same IFID and bump version.