Polls with votes for Spider and Web

I'd like to compile a list of some of the most enjoyable games available in Z-code format (blorbed or not). Please add games that you...

Games featuring a central evolving puzzle mechanism - 28 votes for 14 games; created December 16, 2020
A poll by Lance Campbell

Looking for any games that feature a core puzzle mechanism that the player masters and expands upon throughout the game. The puzzle...

Canonicity and IF - 196 votes for 50 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...

Games with Toys - 47 votes for 30 games; created March 12, 2017
A poll by IFforL2

I want to distinguish toys from three other IF game elements: Puzzles require the player to find a solution to a problem in the...

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...

Humble Beginnings - 20 votes for 15 games; created April 30, 2015
A poll by Floating Info

What are some games that start off with the PC in a regular situation but turn into something different? This would include a regular...

NPCs Made Easy - 33 votes for 19 games; created February 9, 2015
A poll by Sam Kabo Ashwell

A list of games which notably use elision, sleight-of-hand, cleverly framed premises, or other fiendish implementor tricks in order to...

Give me a second chance! - 38 votes for 21 games; created February 1, 2015
A poll by verityvirtue

I'm looking for games which work like Bigger Than You Think - where dying isn't the end, where you're given second chances, where your...

Games You Return To - 32 votes for 19 games; created July 27, 2014
A poll by Ghalev

What games do you find yourself revisiting from time to time, games that have proven to be a kind of comfort-food of text adventuring,...

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...

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