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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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.
Learn create-mode by doing: exits, objects, descriptions, events, NPCs,
and victory. Type hint anytime for the next step.
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A courier overnight on a quiet waystation. The approach beacon fails. Restore the light — then decide how much to trust a stranger before the freighter returns.
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A bedroom mystery that exercises the whole engine — clues, combat, dark cellar, devices, and a balcony confrontation.
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Stories shared by other authors (curated). Drop your own file below, or submit a story for this shelf. Listing is never guaranteed — each submission is reviewed.
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.