Infocom, Inc.
Infocom, Inc. began at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science in the late 1970s and was officially formed in 1979 as a software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early team members who moved from MIT’s Dynamic Modeling Group into the company included Marc Blank, Tim Anderson and Dave Lebling, with Joel Berez and others joining the founding group. During the 1980s Infocom published a string of parser-driven interactive fiction titles — most famously the Zork series — alongside works such as Enchanter and Fooblitzky, distributed across microcomputer platforms of the era. The game entries below, including versions and later rereleases grouped in this archive, cover Apple II, DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, Windows, Amiga CD32, and NES.
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Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1989 7.8/10Step into a richly illustrated world of myth and magic with this Infocom Graphic Interactive Fiction epic. You are Arthur, rightful heir to Camelot, and you’ve…Read more -

Ballyhoo
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1986 6.8/10Step right up to Ballyhoo, an enthralling text-based mystery adventure that casts you as a once-hopeful circus guest turned amateur detective. When the carnival owner’s daughter…Read more -

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks’ Revenge
DOSReleased1990 6.9/10BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks’ Revenge catapults you into the heart of the 3029 Succession Wars as nineteen-year-old MechWarrior Jason Youngblood of the Lyran Commonwealth (House Steiner).…Read more -

Border Zone
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1987 7.3/10Step back into the high-stakes world of the 1980s Cold War with Border Zone. Ostnitz, a tense frontier town wedged between the Eastern Bloc nation of…Read more -

Bureaucracy
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1987 7.6/10Step into the absurd world of Bureaucracy, a delightfully twisted text adventure where every form, queue, and stamp threatens to derail your new life. You’ve just…Read more -

Circuit’s Edge
DOSReleased1990 7.2/10Step into the neon-drenched alleys of the Budayeen as Marid Audran, a once-promising private investigator now scraping by on menial delivery gigs. When a routine drop-off…Read more -

Fooblitzky
Apple II · Atari 8-bitReleased1986Fooblitzky brings Infocom’s signature storytelling to life with vivid graphics and competitive multiplayer strategy. Step into the lively town square as part of Infocom’s bold experiment…Read more -

Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1988Dive into a high-stakes universe where a lone hero just won’t cut it. Assemble the Gamma Force, a blazing humanoid, a deadly elf princess, and a…Read more -

Hollywood Hijinx
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1987 7.7/10Step into the spotlight with Hollywood Hijinx, a rollicking text adventure that casts you as the favored nephew of B-movie sensation Buddy Burbank. When Buddy’s wealthy…Read more -

James Clavell’s Shōgun
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1989 7.3/10Step into the epic world of 17th-century Japan with Infocom’s masterful interactive adaptation of James Clavell’s legendary novel, Shogun. As John Blackthorne, the first Englishman to…Read more -

Journey: The Quest Begins
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1989 7.5/10Mysterious calamities have besieged a once-prosperous fantasy realm, as earthquakes, wild storms and creeping diseases ravage its people. When the villagers’ first rescue party vanishes without…Read more -

Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1988Step into the year 2029, where Earth teeters on the brink of destruction under the relentless onslaught of the grotesque Blubbermen. Only one man stands between…Read more -

Mars Saga
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1989 7.8/10You are the lone space jockey marooned on Saturn’s frozen moon, Titan, an icy frontier where danger lurks beneath every creaking surface. Stranded and desperate, your…Read more -

Moonmist
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1986 7.2/10Step into the fog-shrouded corridors of Cornwall’s Tresyllian Castle, where newly engaged Tamara Lynd expects wedding bells but finds herself haunted by a ghostly White Lady…Read more -

Nord and Bert Couldn’t Make Head or Tail of It
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1987 7/10Nord and Bert Couldn’t Make Head or Tail of It is a clever text-adventure where idioms and clichés have literally sprung to life in the quirky…Read more -

Plundered Hearts
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1987 7.5/10Set sail on a thrilling text-driven journey in Plundered Hearts, a captivating adventure set against the swashbuckling backdrop of the late 17th century. You step into…Read more -

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1988 7.4/10When the Tower of London mysteriously shuts its gates “for reasons of security,” only Sherlock Holmes knows the chilling truth: the Crown Jewels have vanished. With…Read more -

Simon the Sorcerer
Acorn 32-bit · AmigaReleased1993 8.1/10Simon’s ordinary day in modern England takes a wild turn when his curious dog Chippy unearths the Ye Olde Spellbooke and a glowing portal whisks them…Read more -

Stationfall
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1987 7.9/10Stationfall picks up where the beloved Planetfall left off, hurling you back into the Stellar Patrol as the newly promoted Lieutenant First Class. No longer scrambling…Read more -

The Lurking Horror
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1987 8.2/10A fierce blizzard has sealed off G.U.E. Tech’s campus, but one determined grad student braves the cold to recover his unfinished thesis in the deserted computer…Read more -

Tombs & Treasure
NESReleased1988 6.2/10Discover the mysteries of Tombs & Treasure, the enhanced reimagining of the classic Taiyō no Shinden: Asteka II. When renowned archaeologist Professor Imes vanishes deep within…Read more -

Trinity
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1986 7.9/10Step through the portal into Trinity, an immersive text adventure set in a near-future London Kensington Gardens. You awaken trapped as mysterious hordes of nannies seal…Read more -

ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1988 6.5/10ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle thrusts you into the shadowy halls of a once-proud royal fortress now overrun by trolls, hobgoblins, and night gaunts. An insane,…Read more -

ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1988Embark on a thrilling journey to Accardi-By-The-Sea with a caravan of unforgettable heroes, each driven by their own hopes and secrets. Frobwit the magician races to…Read more
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