Interactive Fiction Database

The Interactive Fiction Database (IFDB) is a database of metadata and reviews of interactive fiction.

[1] 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] 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):[4] 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 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 game was also voted #1 Interactive Fiction of All Time in a September 2023 vote. [ 5 ]
William Crowther released Colossal Cave Adventure in 1976. In 2023, 47 years later, the game was voted #10 (tie) of best interactive fiction games.
Don Woods expanded Colossal Cave Adventure in 1977.