Interactive Fiction? Text-adventure Games?
In a traditional story, the writer decides how the story moves, how the hero, or the heroine, or the villain act or react, or choose something to do. As readers, we simply read the story and follow it as it moves along.
In Interactive Fiction, we the readers decide the direction of the story. We will be playing the role of the hero, or the heroine. We will be given choices to make. As we choose, the story will change its direction. Most commonly, the choices we make will save or kill the main character. It is like we collaborate with the writer to move the story.
Well, interesting? Wish to read, no, Wish to play with Interactive Fiction? Here are five of the best interactive fiction sites and apps for reading for free! What better, you can create your own story in some of these places if you wish!
1. The Interactive Fiction Database – IF and Text Adventures: https://ifdb.org/
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.
2. Choice of Games: https://www.choiceofgames.com/
Choice of Games is a website and app that allows you to play through a wide range of interactive fiction stories. These stories are typically text-based, with choices that affect the outcome of the story. Many of the stories on Choice of Games are available for free, with the option to purchase additional content.
3. Twine: https://twinery.org/
Twine is a tool for creating interactive fiction stories. It allows authors to create choose-your-own-adventure-style stories with hyperlinks and conditional logic. Many Twine stories are available to play for free on the Twine website, and you can also download the tool to create your own stories.
4. Textadventures.co.uk: https://textadventures.co.uk/
Textadventures.co.uk is a website that hosts a large collection of text-based adventure games. Many of these games are created by amateur authors and are available to play for free.
5. Quest: https://textadventures.co.uk/quest
Quest is a tool for creating text-based adventure games. It allows authors to create choose-your-own-adventure-style stories with a simple visual interface. Many Quest games are available to play for free on the Quest website, and you can also download the tool to create your own stories.
Dr KATE 