Polls with votes for Slouching Towards Bedlam

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PCs with mental disabilities other than depression and anxiety - 22 votes for 17 games; created March 16, 2023
A poll by pieartsy

Games with PCs that have mental disabilities aside from depression or anxiety - PTSD, OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia,...

Games where the enemy/game fourth-walls big-picture meta-commands - 14 votes for 12 games; created August 11, 2022
A poll by Andrew Schultz

Which games say something extra for quitting or save/load/restore? I'm thinking largely of parser commands, but Twine is welcome, too....

Canonicity and IF - 212 votes for 52 games; created July 27, 2017
A poll by juliaofbath

I'm interested in determining whether or not a clear canon has emerged within the world of IF/hypertext. Of course, there is a clear...

Best cover art - 65 votes for 44 games; created June 17, 2017
A poll by MathBrush

What games have really good cover art?

Great Openings - 17 votes for 11 games; created July 27, 2015
A poll by Floating Info

What games have your favorite openings? By opening I mean everything before the first room description in a parser game or the first...

Best Steampunk games - 19 votes for 6 games; created June 20, 2014
A poll by Alyssa Barstow

Looking for Steampunk style games- something with the flair of the Fallen London text game or a story like Incarceron. Can be any length.

Good sci-fi games - 61 votes for 29 games; created May 29, 2014
A poll by IFDent

I'm looking for a good science fiction game (sci-fi game) for example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom. Can't get enough...

Plot-driven Narrative - 30 votes for 20 games; created May 25, 2014
A poll by Jerako

I'm looking for a list of games to try where the narrative is the focus of the game. Where the author is really trying to tell a story...

Games with unique hint systems - 51 votes for 28 games; created April 27, 2014
A poll by delano

I'm looking for games that offer hints in any way, except for printing them in sequence on the screen. For example: characters that offer...

im looking for a good horror game - 35 votes for 13 games; created February 22, 2014
A poll by nick love

I'm looking for something with a creepy environment. It also has to be very challenging.

What are your favorite games? - 44 votes for 24 games; created December 19, 2013
A poll by Christopher Caesar

I was wondering which games are worth playing, as I haven't found any games that take a while to complete that are worth playing

Games with diseases that alter perception - 14 votes for 8 games; created November 11, 2013
A poll by Mrs. Info-adventurer

You know those parasites, fungi, and viruses that attack small insects or animals and control their minds? Well I'm looking for a game...

IF that purposely conceals crucial player character information - 65 votes for 21 games; created October 28, 2012
A poll by Puddin Tame

IF that doesn't explicitly clue players in on knowledge they would/should have if they actually were the player character (The...

Games with a Halloween theme - 24 votes for 19 games; created August 10, 2012
A poll by Cuxxu

Some of us over on boardgamegeek/videogamegeek/rpggeek are starting a interactive fiction-of-the-month club. It was discussed having a...

Sublime Moments - 109 votes for 57 games; created May 19, 2011
A poll by Sam Kabo Ashwell

I've been thinking about games that provide really brilliant moments. This is not about the overall quality of the game: there are plenty...

Best IF Titles - 179 votes for 60 games; created February 13, 2011
A poll by Fredrik

No doubt you have played some great games with great titles, or been disappointed to find games with great titles that did not hold up to...

Games with multiple endings - 51 votes for 35 games; created November 1, 2010
A poll by tggdan3

Obviously not counting "death" as an ending, but non-successful ends can count if there are other successful ends. Variation in endings...

A Poll About ... A Poll About ... Hm. That's Funny. I Can't Recall. - 74 votes for 35 games; created July 30, 2010
A poll by Ghalev

As of the founding of this poll, the IFDB has only seven games with the "amnesia" tag. I don't buy that for an instant. Please vote for...

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game. - 54 votes for 35 games; created July 27, 2010
A poll by MyTheory

Whether it was the witty dialogue, the charming atmosphere, or the cleverness of the puzzle - you played "this" game and it inspired you...

Games with mysticism - 30 votes for 16 games; created July 16, 2010
A poll by Anya Johanna DeNiro

What I'm looking for are games that aren't "other-world" fantasy, but rather use one of the following as part of its thematic...

Game mechanics as story - 7 votes for 7 games; created April 7, 2010
A poll by aaronius

In the best story-centered board games, the rules and system mechanics create or encourage the sorts of stories the game is supposed to...

Games That Reward Sticking With Them - 22 votes for 12 games; created November 24, 2009
A poll by Ghalev

Here's a dangerously subjective poll. I can be a bit impatient with text adventures on most days, sadly, and if a game doesn't grab me,...

Creepy Games - 81 votes for 27 games; created July 17, 2009
A poll by J'onn Roger

I'm not looking for supernatural/ghost stories or horror stories, just games that do a good job being scary and/or disturbing.

Must-play games - 312 votes for 60 games; created March 26, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I am looking for the games that, in your opinion, you simply must have played in order to really call yourself an IF aficionado. Or if...

Top-notch horror or terror games - 115 votes for 29 games; created March 7, 2009
A poll by madducks

I'm looking for games that are the best representations of horror or terror in IF.

Games with NPCs that tag along - 89 votes for 50 games; created February 12, 2009
A poll by Ghalev

List here any games that feature a (preferably memorable!) "sidekick" character - an NPC who follows the viewpoint character around for...

Influential Games - 487 votes for 65 games; created February 1, 2009
A poll by Rose

As a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...

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