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Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation: Winners of the 2026 IFComp. From the About page: “The Interactive Fiction Competition is an annual event begun by passionate hobbyists in 1995 to encourage both the creation and the discussion of new interactive fiction works (also known as IF). While the definition of IF has evolved in the years since then, the IFComp’s format and schedule have […]

Filling out the post competition IFComp survey, and sad to realise this is the first year since IFComp started way back in 1995 that I couldn't take part, even as a judge, never mind competitor. Major surgery at the start of September then being unable to use my laptop for weeks made it impossible.

But I will be back next year! Though I doubt my current work in progress will be finished in time to enter as a competitor. But I'll be back judging whatever.

#InteractiveFiction #IFComp

#ifcomp is over for another year. Congratulations to everyone. A game I was tangentially involved in placed 16th out of a field of 72!

Final results: https://ifcomp.org/comp/2026

The #IFComp results are in! My games came in 69th (Nice!), 59th (Whoops. Was actually trying with that one.), and 12th - my highest placing ever! On top of that, astoundingly, it took second place in the Miss Congeniality awards, a side-contest based solely on other entrants' votes. https://ifcomp.org/comp/2026

Just to spread the word, there's a spammer contacting previous IFComp entrants. (Not this year's entrants, but 2025 and going back at least to 2011.) Trying to drum up traffic for his "IF community" Discord server. Short AI-generated queries about each game, faking personal interest.

#InteractiveFiction #IFComp

I've plugged this before but I can plug it again:

Wild Ride to Earth is a fantastic sci-fi #interactivefiction game written in #choicescript where you try many and various ways to get back home after being abducted by aliens.

It's an entry in the #IFComp 2026, which you should also check out.

https://sheep.horse/2026/10/wild_ride_to_earth_-_a_game.html

The #IFComp competition for #interactivefiction games is in full swing.

I don't have an entry but I did help playtest one, Wild Ride To Earth is a lighthearted #scifi romp through the galaxy as you attempt to make it back to Earth after being abducted by aliens.

https://3355.play.ifcomp.org/content/index.html

There's going to be a stream of a few IFComp entries including at least one of mine at 7PM UK time: just over an hour and a half from the time I'm posting this. Please do tune in if you're interested! I gather there may be more streams like this if it gets enough attention. #InteractiveFiction #Twitch #livestream #IFComp https://www.twitch.tv/pretentiousgoldfish

#ifcomp är i full gång. Hur ska jag hitta tid att ens prova en bråkdel av bidragen?

https://ifcomp.org/ballot#browse

It's too hot for #IFcomp. Can't they move it back to October where it belongs?

Really looking forward to seeing what people have made for #IFComp this year. Time zone differences mean that the games will probably be released rather late in the day here, but I'm still probably going to be refreshing the page now and again until the entries show up.

IF Comp is nearly upon us! If you have some extra generosity to spare, donate to the Colossal Fund. It's the prize money for #IFComp and in exchange, you can play dozens and dozens of excellent games. https://ifcomp.org/

I hope everyone enjoys my #IFComp entries this year because it's been an absolute monster of a week to get them finished. 🦄♟️

My #IFComp game includes a multi-part quest. The checklist you can bring up to track your progress shows a tick for each of three sub-quests (indented beneath the main one), plus a tick for the main quest when all of those are completed.

How many "points" should this count as for the purposes of "quests completed" at the end of the game?
#InteractiveFiction #Inform7 #gamedev

Classic office problems.
#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #IFComp #InteractiveFiction #Inform7

Update on my #IFComp entry for this year: it's now possible to get a Game Over because your character repeatedly tries to close the door of an already-closed bathroom stall instead of flushing the toilet right behind them with a grenade in the bowl.

This is the intended behaviour, not a bug.

Let's hear it for the 32nd annual Interactive Fiction Competition!

https://www.wraithkal.com/2026-ifcomp-accepting-entries/

#ifcomp #interactivefiction #competition

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@IFComp/115990676993021995

The new #IFComp rule forbids authors from using genAI to produce any text or art assets in their entries, or having players interact with AI systems during play. Authors can use AI for things like research and coding assistance if they want, but everything players directly experience must now be wholly human-produced.

I am on the comp advisory committee, and was one of many folks taking part in this discussion, guided by player surveys. I feel happy with where it ended up. #InteractiveFiction