Polls with votes for Spider and Web

What game first got you interested in interactive fiction? This may, or may not, be the first IF game you ever played. Respond to this...

Games involving deception - 12 votes for 8 games; created July 21, 2024
A poll by Fie

Deceiving a talking obstacle? Tricking a child? Fooling you? Besting me? Interactivity means that intentional decisions are made, and...

Best antagonists - 16 votes for 10 games; created March 23, 2024
A poll by OverThinking

IF has a tradition of pitting the player against the environment or their circumstances. I'm looking for something a little more...

The most enjoyable Z-code games - 74 votes for 28 games; created June 16, 2022
A poll by Fredrik Ramsberg

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 - 29 votes for 13 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...

Games where the interaction is really cool and clever - 43 votes for 19 games; created September 26, 2018
A poll by Isa

I'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to...

Canonicity and IF - 243 votes for 57 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 - 45 votes for 28 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...

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