Hi,
I’ve tried a few Choice Of/Hosted Games interactive fiction games on Google Play and Steam but all seem to be completely text-based with no music or images/pictures. I understand why most are like that but I would like to sample games out there that are text-based interactive fiction but that have some music and images dotted into the game here and there, just to see how it looks and feels because I am considering developing something similar myself. Any recommendations appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
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A couple of my games, Trial of the Demon Hunter and Captive of Fortune, have illustrations and soundtracks.
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Oh, just a quick note: the background music in DDWCaPH! is currently bugged and not playing for some reason. 
Not sure when I’ll be able to fix it!
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If you are looking for full image and music support, Choicescript might not be the best choice. You can add both but music is only one loop IIRC.
It’s certainly doable but Choicescript is made and meant to be mostly textbased.
There are other languages/engines that do that more easily, so you might want to check those out.
Ren’py and Twine for example.
There are IFs onItchio,, the Ren’py site has infj and links.
There’s the Twine homepage.
Also the If database here and an interactive fiction forum here.
If you need more lists, the interact if Tumblr has several linked.
There’s also the ifwiki which has some links to very common and extremely obscure authoring systems.
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To clarify:
For choice-based IF, Choicescript is normally text-reliant. Others like Texture are also text-heavy, but rely on different methods of structuring the choice. Twine is the most popular medium among choice-based IF. Ren’Py is normally used for visual novels, which tend to have a more balanced approach with regards to inclusion of image and music.
If you are looking beyond the standard options, itch.io is a good place to find stuff, whether it’s for a comp or jam or an independent release. If you find that too broad, the IFDB (Interactive Fiction Database) at ifdb.org is a good place to hunt for stuff you like- by medium- this includes parser-based ones, by genre, author and other criteria. The interactive fiction forum at intfiction.org is a good place to hang out. For more information, the ifwiki at ifwiki.org is also helpful. There you can find some less commonly used systems, some fundamental IF terms, a calendar of events, and the like. If you’re after blogs, Planet IF at planet-if.com is the place to go. Hope this helps!
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That’s an excellent breakdown of those places.
I was a bit sparse with explainations (I keep forgetting that not everyone knows those places or engines).