The Interactive Fiction Competition—better known as IFComp—is a long-running annual event celebrating text-based games. Since 1995, IFComp has been a showcase for independent game writers and designers to share all manner of digital creations: both modest and sprawling, from text adventures to branching-path stories, puzzlefests to deeply personal narratives, and everything in between.
Some of the most fascinating, clever, moving, and hilarious games I've ever played have been IFComp entries—just scan the top entries from past years and you'll find a wealth of brilliant indie text games, all available for free.
This year's crop of 74 entries was revealed on October 1, and judging is open to anyone who plays and rates 5 or more entries before November 15. Whether or not you feel like signing up to be a judge, it's worth browsing the list and checking out some of the games that catch your eye.
I decided to start with the puzzle games this year, and I haven't been disappointed. Here are some highlights out of the entries I've played so far—all of which are playable via web browser.
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