The Interactive Fiction Competition

An annual celebration of new, text-driven digital games and stories from independent creators.

Competition status: The 2023 IFComp is over. Congratulations to the first-place winner, Dr Ludwig and the Devil by SV Linwood!

Check out the complete results for this year's competition.

IFComp's 29th year!

Welcome! Here a few things you can do on this site, right now:

Learn about the competition, or about interactive fiction in general
Read how to enter a game into the competition
Check out the competition's prize pool
Browse past IFComp entries

The Colossal Fund

Support IFComp and its authors through a charitable gift to The Colossal Fund, providing a cash prize pool for top IFComp entries! Learn more about it, and see who has contributed this year.

The fund drive ended with a total $7,523 raised! Thanks, everyone!

Stay comp-informed

For news and updates:

We'll post updates to both throughout the year, as the competition develops.