interactive fiction

noun

Text adventures and their descendants.

Meanings

nouninteractive fiction (countable and uncountable, plural interactive fictions)

plural interactive fictions

  1. uncountableliteratureText adventures and their descendants.
  2. countableA particular game in this style.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 互動式小說 /互动式小说, 互動式小說遊戲 /互动式小说游戏
  • 互動式小說 /互动式小说 (hùdòngshì xiǎoshuō)text adventures and their descendants
  • 互動式小說遊戲 /互动式小说游戏game in this style
  • 互動式小說游戏 /互动式小说游戏 (hùdòngshì xiǎoshuō yóuxì)game in this style
Finnish interaktiivinen kirjallisuus, interaktiivinen fiktio
  • interaktiivinen kirjallisuustext adventures and their descendants
  • interaktiivinen fiktiotext adventures and their descendants
  • interaktiivinen fiktiopeligame in this style
Russian те́кстовая игра́, интеракти́вная фанта́стика
  • те́кстовая игра́ (tékstovaja igrá)text adventures and their descendants
  • интеракти́вная фанта́стика (intɛraktívnaja fantástika)text adventures and their descendants
Cite this entry
APA

interactive fiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive%20fiction

MLA

“interactive fiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive%20fiction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interactive fiction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive%20fiction.

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