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. Some games can be played in the web browser using links on the IFDB web site.

History
The database was founded by Michael J. Roberts in 2007.

The IFDB is currently (2023) maintained by the IFDB committee of the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation (IFTF).

Top games
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, are (2023):


 * 1) Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
 * 2) Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
 * 3) Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
 * 4) Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
 * 5) 80 Days, by inkle and Meg Jayanth
 * 6) Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
 * 7) Worldsmith by Ade McT
 * 8) The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
 * 9) Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade
 * 10) Eat Me, by Chandler Groover

Emily Short has six entries among the top 100. Andrew Plotkin, Buster Hudson, Chandler Groover, Steve Meretzky, inkle, Brendan Patrick Hennessy, mathbrush, Steph Cherrywell, Jon Ingold has 3 entries each.



In a September 2023 vote among members, the following were voted the best games:

 Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt Photopia, by Adam Cadre Eat Me, by Chandler Groover Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 80 Days, by inkle, Meg Jayanth Adventure, by William Crowther and Don Woods Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed Curses, by Graham Nelson The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson 