Infocom
Status: dead
Country: USA
Acquired by Activision in 1986
Infocom used 5 difficulty ratings with each game advertising which category it belonged to on the box. For the sake of those unfamiliar with this convention, please include the following chart in game descriptions, emphasizing the appropriate difficulty like so:
Difficulty Level: | Junior | Introductory | Standard |>>ADVANCED<<| Expert |
The above example denotes a game of Advanced difficulty level. Please note the spacing, lack of spacing, & caps are for browsers that may not see the bold text.
It is known for Enchanter, Zool, Zork, Zork Universe
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Overall rankings
Common gametypes
Top platforms
MS-DOS | ![]() | 45 | |
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Apple II E | ![]() | 43 | |
Mac OS Classic | ![]() | 43 | |
Amiga | ![]() | 35 | |
C64 | ![]() | 32 | |
Atari ST | ![]() | 32 | |
C128 | ![]() | 29 | |
Amstrad CPC | ![]() | 26 | |
Atari 400/800 | ![]() | 25 | |
Amstrad PCW | ![]() | 24 | |
Tandy Coco | ![]() | 17 | |
Tatung Einstein | ![]() | 14 | |
TRS-80 | ![]() | 13 | |
DEC PDP-1 | ![]() | 11 | |
C16/Plus4 | ![]() | 10 |

DOS 1992

OCS 1986

MAC 1988

TRS 1980

NES 1988-08-03

OCS 1985

OCS 1986

OCS 1989

OCS 1989

DOS 1988

C128 1987

OCS 1989
Infocom best rated games
Stationfall | 1987 | ocs | ![]() | ![]() | |
Stationfall | 1987 | c64 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Hollywood Hijinx | 1986 | c64 | ![]() | ![]() | |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 1986 | ocs | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
The Lurking Horror | 1987 | st | ![]() | ![]() | |
The Lurking Horror | 1987 | cpc | ![]() | ![]() | |
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels | 1987 | ocs | ![]() | ![]() | |
The Lurking Horror | 1987 | ocs | ![]() | ![]() | |
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor | 1987 | c128 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Leather Goddesses of Phobos | 1986 | c64 | ![]() | ![]() |