Previously the source code was in a grey zone. Microsoft, Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. This important code can be now used by students, teachers, and developers so they can study it, learn from it, and, perhaps most importantly, play it.
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Angband is a free, single-player dungeon exploration game.
You play an adventurer seeking riches, fighting monsters, and preparing for a final battle with Morgoth, the Lord of Darkness.
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The Interactive Fiction Database is an IF game catalog and recommendation engine. IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more.
KnossOS is a free text-based indie psychological horror game. It involves a Unix-like operating system, retro modem sound effects, and blurring of lines between player and character. It is about 20 minutes long.
Blue Lacuna is among the largest text-based interactive stories ever produced, a full-length novel and adventure game in one. As a wayfarer, you will find new worlds to explore, complex characters to befriend or anger, choices to make that affect the fate of worlds, and a story whose ultimate meaning and resolution is defined by you.
