Playfic
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| Playfic | |
|---|---|
| Authoring system | |
| Link | Run online |
| Developers | Andy Baio, Cooper McHatton |
| Interaction style | Parser |
| System | Browser |
| Status | Unmaintained |
| Uses | Inform 7, Parchment |
| Multimedia support | |
| Notes | Browser-based IDE/hosting for Inform 7 |
| Browse the software database | |
| Edit this infobox | |
Playfic was an online community, active from 2012 to 2026, for writing, sharing, and playing interactive fiction games written in Inform 7 entirely from your browser. The site used its own IDE for the writing portion, and the Parchment interpreter for the playing portion. Playfic was co-created by Andy Baio and his nephew Cooper McHatton.
In March 2026, Playfic was placed in read-only mode; already-published games can still be played, but game editing and new signups are no longer possible.
See also
Links
- Playfic. Homepage.
- Introducing Playfic. Blog post by Andy Baio, 15-Feb-2012.
- Playfic is now in read-only mode (March 2026).
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| Authoring systems | |
|---|---|
| By style | Parser • Choice • Parser-choice hybrid |
| By system | Browser • Android • iOS • Linux • macOS • Windows |
| Browse | Stable authoring systems • Search form • Drilldown |
| Other software | Interpreters • Utilities |