Resources
The essential online resources for Magnetic Scrolls research, play, and community.
Primary Archive & Modern Continuation
Magnetic Scrolls Memorial
The definitive archive for Magnetic Scrolls — Rob Steggles memoir, full illustration galleries, development notes, and historical documentation. Essential first stop.
Active DevelopmentStrand Games
Ken Gordon's company producing enhanced remasters of the Magnetic Scrolls catalogue for iOS and Android. The Guild of Thieves remaster is available; further titles in progress.
PlatformStrand Games - itch.io
Strand Games releases on itch.io — browser and desktop versions where available.
Interactive Fiction Resources
IFDB - Interactive Fiction Database
Per-game entries for all Magnetic Scrolls titles with player reviews, metadata, and download links. Search for individual titles for ratings and community discussion.
ArchiveIF Archive
The primary archive for interactive fiction interpreters, development tools, and games. The Magnetic interpreter (for playing Magnetic Scrolls games) is available here.
ReferenceIFWiki - Magnetic Scrolls
Encyclopaedic reference entries for the company, individual titles, and key personnel.
Historical & Critical
The Digital Antiquarian
Jimmy Maher's authoritative history of computer games. Multiple articles on Magnetic Scrolls titles — the essential retrospective critical source. Search for individual game names.
DatabaseMobyGames - Magnetic Scrolls
Company page, complete game list with credits, platform data, box scans, and screenshots for the entire Magnetic Scrolls catalogue.
ReferenceWikipedia - Magnetic Scrolls
Overview article with founding history, key personnel, catalogue, and citations to primary sources.
Magazine Archives & Retro Press
Crashonline
Complete CRASH magazine archive (ZX Spectrum coverage). Magnetic Scrolls titles reviewed across multiple issues in the mid-to-late 1980s.
Magazine ArchiveZzap!64 Online
Zzap!64 archive — the C64-focused magazine that awarded Gold Medals to The Pawn and The Guild of Thieves.
Magazine ArchiveYour Sinclair (Archive.org)
Complete Your Sinclair archive on the Internet Archive. Spectrum coverage of the full Magnetic Scrolls catalogue.
DatabaseHall of Light
Amiga game database with review score aggregation, box scans, and screenshots. Covers all Amiga Magnetic Scrolls releases.
Play & Download
My Abandonware
Browser play and download for several Magnetic Scrolls titles, including The Pawn, The Guild of Thieves, and others. Playable directly in the browser.
ArchiveInternet Archive - Magnetic Scrolls
Game files, disk images, and the Magnetic Scrolls Collection (1991) compilation. C64 and DOS versions available for download or browser play.