Games
860 sites
Subcategories:
- Video Games (315)
- Tabletop & RPGs (160)
- MUDs & Text Games (147)
https://bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/diff
A meticulous technical deep-dive into Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, comparing the Japanese FDS, North American NES, PAL NES, and Finnish fan-translation versions side by side. Created by Joel Yliluoma, it dissects translation mysteries, censorship changes, hardware limitations, and dialog differences with obsessive detail that fans of retro game archaeology will love.
https://richardhberg.tripod.com/ebrog.html
EBROG (The Internet Berg's Review of Games) is the online home of the BROG zine, a game review newsletter that Richard Berg published across multiple issues from 1992 to 1995. Visitors can browse and download archived issues covering tabletop and wargaming reviews spanning conventions, seasonal releases, and holiday roundups.
http://ifarchive.org/
The Interactive Fiction Archive is a massive preservation project that has collected thousands of text adventures, development tools, essays, hint files, and walkthroughs since 1992. Managed by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation, it serves as the foundational cultural memory for the interactive fiction community, offering free public access to decades of IF history.
https://www.veryth.ink/
Liv's personal site and blog documents her game development journey, including a 20 Games Challenge where she builds and shares playable results from each entry. The site is part of the Recurse Center community and features check-ins, workflow notes, and open learning in a clean, terminal-inspired style.
https://tharel.net/
Adventures Unlimited is a long-running text-based MUD set in the fantasy world of Tharel, online since 1999 and featuring 17,000 rooms, 9 character classes, 17 races, and a rich player-killing and roleplay system. With 12 unique deities, five religion-based clans, clan warfare mechanics, and a built-in automapper, this is a deeply developed old-school online RPG with an active community.
https://historyofhyrule.com/
History of Hyrule is a long-running fan resource celebrating the Legend of Zelda series since 2002, with an extensive collection of official art, manga, doujinshi, and rare series materials. Dedicated to old-school Zelda fandom, it serves as a deep archive for collectors and fans seeking hard-to-find visual and printed media from the franchise.
https://improbableisland.com/
Improbable Island is a long-running old-school text adventure game that has been actively developed since the dial-up era, featuring a sprawling, surreal storyline involving quantum physics, robots, time travel, and lions in disguise. With a dedicated player community active 24/7 for over a decade, this irreverent and self-aware game prides itself on being gloriously weird and deliberately overwhelming.
https://angelscore.neocities.org/
Angel's Core is a development site for an upcoming RPG Maker MV game, showcasing characters, artwork, and progress updates from the creator. Visitors can follow the game's development journey through character profiles and art, making it a charming indie game devlog hub.
https://finfin.de/index.htm
EMGE's fan site is dedicated to FinFin, the rare 1996 Fujitsu virtual pet creature who lived on Planet Teo and responded to sounds via microphone. The site offers content in both German and English, making it a niche resource for fans of this obscure interactive digital companion.
https://kramer-spiele.hier-im-netz.de/
The official homepage of Wolfgang Kramer, one of Germany's most celebrated board game designers, featuring a catalog of his games including titles like Colosseum, Tikal Legend, and Baron Oxx. Visitors can explore his biography, awards, game rules, bestseller lists, co-authors, and press coverage spanning decades of prolific game design.