As I described in my article “> Read Game” in The Escapist issue 7, there is still a small but devoted audience for interactive fiction (text games). Now IF fan Graham Nelson has released Inform 7, ...

Text-based adventure games, known as “interactive fiction” in gamer’s parlance, are making a slow but steady comeback thanks to a Mac-friendly programming tool called Inform 7. “It is pitch black. You ...

It all started in 1975 with a man named Will Crowther who wanted to create something for his daughters that tied together two of his loves: role playing games and cave exploration. The result was a ...

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