In November 2023, the database contained 12,969 game listings, 12,784 member reviews, 51,762 member ratings, and 17,040 registered members.[1] Some games can be played in the
web browser using links on the IFDB web site.[1]
History
The database was founded by Michael J. Roberts in 2007.[2]
In 2023,
Emily Short's 2012 game Counterfeit Monkey was listed as the #1 game on the IFDB Top 100 list.[4] An additional five of Short's games were in the top 100.[4] The game was also voted #1 Interactive Fiction of All Time in a September 2023 vote.[5]
The top 10 games on the IFDB Top 100 list, using an
IMDb style
Bayes estimator to calculate weighted ratings based on all IFDB ratings, are (2023):[4]
Emily Short has six entries among the top 100. Andrew Plotkin, Buster Hudson, Chandler Groover, Steve Meretzky, inkle, Brendan Patrick Hennessy, mathbrush, Steph Cherrywell, Jon Ingold has 3 entries each.[4]