Interactive Fiction Database
The Interactive Fiction Database (IFDB) is a database of metadata and reviews of interactive fiction.
In November 2023, the database contained 12,969 game listings, 12,784 member reviews, 51,762 member ratings, and 17,040 registered members.[1] Some games can be played in the web browser using links on the IFDB web site.[1]
History
[edit]The database was founded by Michael J. Roberts in 2007.[2]
The IFDB is currently (2023) maintained by the IFDB committee of the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation (IFTF).[3]
Top games
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In 2023, Emily Short's 2012 game Counterfeit Monkey was listed as the #1 game on the IFDB Top 100 list.[4] An additional five of Short's games were in the top 100.[4]
The top 10 games on the IFDB Top 100 list, using an IMDb style Bayes estimator to calculate weighted ratings based on all IFDB ratings, were (as of 2023):[4]
- Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
- Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
- Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
- Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
- 80 Days, by inkle and Meg Jayanth
- Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
- Worldsmith by Ade McT
- The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
- Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade
- Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "IFDB the Interactive Fiction Database" (archived 23 November 2023), ifdb.org.
- ^ "Programs", iftechfoundation.org. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Contacting Us", ifdb.org. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "IFDB Top 100" (archived), ifdb.org, 13 November 2023.