1893: A World's Fair Mystery is a well-written, atmospheric, and even educational text adventure reminiscent of Infocom's Sherlock: Riddle of the Crown Jewels.

A Crimson Spring, Robb Sherwin's entry in the 2000 IF Competition is, by far, my pick for #1 underdog of that competition.

A Day for Soft Food is a nice little IF Competition entry that casts you as one of the more unusual characters: a cat.

A New Life is a fun fantasy romp that tied with Beyond for the second place slot in the 2005 IF Competition.

A Stop for the Night is a fun Gothic horror IF that makes up for the confusing navigation system with superb writing that effectively evokes a creepy landscape - much...

One of Topologika's earliest games is Acheton, a huge IF adventure in the Colossal Cave style.

The Act of Misdirection is an excellent first game by Callico Harrison.

One of the cleverest IF you'll ever play, Nick Montfort's Ad Verbum is a masterpice of wordplay puzzles that has more puns than you can shake a stick at.

Adventure 770 is an excellent version of Will Crowther's and Don Woods' Adventure (a.k.a.

Adventure Games is a collection of four text adventures of varying quality, released as a package by Public Brand Software in 1986.