Games from Infocom
Infocom was an American software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced a business application, a relational database called Cornerstone.
Infocom was founded on June 22, 1979, by staff and students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and lasted as an independent company until 1986, when it was bought by Activision. Activision shut down the Infocom division in 1989, although they released some titles in the 1990s under the Infocom Zork brand. Activision abandoned the Infocom trademark in 2002.
Also Known As: |
Infocom, Inc. |
Search Name | Name | Year | Genre(s) |
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Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor | Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor | 1987 | Amiga Apple II Apple IIgs Atari ST DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh RPG Text Parser Traditional Windows |
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur | Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur | 1989 | 2D Amiga Apple II DOS Fantasy First-Person Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional |
Circuit's Edge | Circuit's Edge | 1990 | 2D DOS First-Person Investigative Mystery Point and Click RPG Sci-Fi |
Enchanter | Enchanter | 1983 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional |
Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams | Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams | 1988 | 2D Apple II Commodore 64 First-Person Interactive Fiction Menu-Driven Narrative Adventure Sci-Fi |
Return to Zork | Return to Zork | 1993 | 2D DOS Fantasy First-Person FMV Macintosh Point and Click Traditional Windows |
Simon the Sorcerer | Simon the Sorcerer | 1993 | 2D Amiga Comedy DOS Fantasy Linux Macintosh Point and Click Speech Third-Person Traditional Windows |
Sorcerer | Sorcerer | 1984 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional |
Wishbringer | Wishbringer | 1985 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional |
Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen | Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen | 1988 | 2D Apple II Comedy Commodore 64 Interactive Fiction PC Booter Sci-Fi Text Parser Third-Person Traditional |
James Clavell's Shogun | James Clavell's Shogun | 1989 | 2D Amiga Apple II DOS First-Person Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional |
Leather Goddesses of Phobos! 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X | Leather Goddesses of Phobos! 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X | 1992 | 2D Comedy DOS First-Person Point and Click Sci-Fi Traditional |
Spellbreaker | Spellbreaker | 1985 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser |
Leather Goddesses of Phobos | Leather Goddesses of Phobos | 1986 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Comedy Commodore 64 DOS Interactive Fiction Macintosh Sci-Fi Text Parser Traditional |
ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle | ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle | 1988 | 2D Apple II Commodore 64 Fantasy First-Person Interactive Fiction Menu-Driven Narrative Adventure Visual Novel |
ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom | ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom | 1988 | 2D Apple II Commodore 64 Fantasy First-Person Interactive Fiction Menu-Driven Narrative Adventure Visual Novel |
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz | Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz | 1981 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional Windows |
Zork III: The Dungeon Master | Zork III: The Dungeon Master | 1982 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional Windows |
Zork: The Great Underground Empire | Zork: The Great Underground Empire | 1980 | Amiga Apple II Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS Fantasy Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional Windows |
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz | Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz | 1988 | 2D Amiga Apple II DOS Fantasy First-Person Interactive Fiction Macintosh Text Parser Traditional Windows |
Journey: The Quest Begins | Journey: The Quest Begins | 1989 | 2D Amiga Apple II DOS Fantasy First-Person Interactive Fiction Macintosh Menu-Driven Traditional |