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interactive fiction

creative works (literature, films, video games or software), simulating environments in which players use text commands or lines to control characters and influence the environment
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interactive fiction

Summary

interactive fiction is a video game genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • interactive fiction's instance of is recorded as video game genre[3].
  • interactive fiction's instance of is recorded as fiction genre[4].
  • interactive fiction is a type of adventure video game[5].
  • interactive fiction is part of interactive art[6].
  • interactive fiction's Commons category is recorded as Interactive fiction[7].
  • interactive fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interactive fiction[8].
  • interactive fiction's has characteristic is recorded as interactivity[9].
  • interactive fiction's different from is recorded as text adventure[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include video game genre[3] and fiction genre[4]. interactive fiction is a type of adventure video game[5].

Use and Application

interactive fiction is part of interactive art[6].

Why It Matters

interactive fiction has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → adventure video game
    Instance of → —
    Has characteristic → interactivity
    Different from → text adventure
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Interactive_Fiction, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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