Diction: Speak to Text Games

Play interactive fiction games with your voice, while the device reads the game to you!

The free version narrates with Apple's Accessibility TTS engine.

Unlock the full version to give voice commands and to use the upgraded neural voice engine.

Use Find to search ifdb.org, or tap on a handy list of classic games to play immediately!

Say or type "game" followed by these commands to issue commands to Diction itself:

• "stop": stop narrating the current game output
• "repeat": narrate the current game output again
• "windows": explain what grid panels are open, e.g. a status bar
• "window 2": read out what's in window 2, e.g. the status bar
• "keywords": read which words in the last output were bolded or colored (important for Blue Lacuna)
• "inputs": read the last 20 commands you gave in reverse chronological order
• "input 2": issue one of your previous commands

Other features

• Double-tap a word in the game log to add it to your input.
• To add to the Apple voices you have to first visit your device's Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices > English > Voice.
• Tap the speaker icon in the top toolbar to silence the narration. Turn it back on at any time.
• (Full version) The mic is automatically listening and can tell when you're done talking.
• (Full version) Mute the mic in the top toolbar to stop giving voice input.
• (Full version) The recognition favors words in the recent game log, to help with accuracy and to include unusual words and names.