GameDNA vs Interactive Fiction Database

GameDNA7.9Visit Interactive Fiction Database7.4Visit

Higher score GameDNA #7 in Game Databases 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit GameDNA

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Interactive Fiction Database #8 in Game Databases 7.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit site

• GameDNA fits best

  Commercial game metadata pipelines

• Interactive Fiction Database fits best

  Interactive-fiction catalogs and data exports

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Side by side

Feature	GameDNA 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Interactive Fiction Database 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.4
Ranking	#7 in Game Databases	#8 in Game Databases
Best for	Commercial game metadata pipelines	Interactive-fiction catalogs and data exports
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Support	Email	Email, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GameDNA 1/5 · Interactive Fiction Database 1/5
API access	✓	✓
Quest data	Not checked yet	—
Character data	Not checked yet	—
Item data	Not checked yet	—
Ability data	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Supported platforms	arcade, console, PC	Z-machine, TADS, Hugo, executable applications
Export formats	Not checked yet	JSON, iFiction XML, SQL database exports
Our review
Pros	Structured metadata spanning arcade, console, and PC releases Premium adds identifiers, pricing, and marketplace mappings Corpus provides validated records for AI model use	Free catalog with community editing, ratings, reviews, and lists HTTP APIs return JSON or iFiction XML for application access Periodic SQL exports support local analysis of catalog data
Cons	Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation API-only delivery may not suit non-technical teams Telemetry is not part of the active plans	Catalogs metadata and links rather than storing the games themselves API access is intended for low-volume, user-driven applications Its scope is specialized to interactive fiction and text adventures
Our verdict	GameDNA is Gamacy’s commercial database of video game metadata, covering releases from 1971 to today. It is designed for storefronts, marketplaces, game developers, publishers, AI teams, researchers, and archivists that need structured… Read the review →	Interactive Fiction Database (IFDB) is a community-maintained catalog for interactive-fiction and text-adventure games. It suits players who want searchable listings, ratings, member reviews, recommendations, polls, competitions, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• GameDNA — where it wins

  • Structured metadata spanning arcade, console, and PC releases
  • Premium adds identifiers, pricing, and marketplace mappings
  • Corpus provides validated records for AI model use

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation
  • API-only delivery may not suit non-technical teams
  • Telemetry is not part of the active plans

• Interactive Fiction Database — where it wins

  • Free catalog with community editing, ratings, reviews, and lists
  • HTTP APIs return JSON or iFiction XML for application access
  • Periodic SQL exports support local analysis of catalog data

  Where it doesn't

  • Catalogs metadata and links rather than storing the games themselves
  • API access is intended for low-volume, user-driven applications
  • Its scope is specialized to interactive fiction and text adventures

• GameDNA7.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A structured, API-delivered game database for commercial metadata workflows.

  Visit GameDNAFull verdict →
• Interactive Fiction Database7.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, community-maintained database for discovering and working with interactive fiction.

  Visit siteFull verdict →