Polls with votes for Spider and Web

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

Great Escapes - 32 votes for 13 games; created February 21, 2012
A poll by JonathanCR

Everyone knows that "escape the room" games and puzzles are an IF cliché. But which are the best examples of this classic genre?

More than it appears to be... - 98 votes for 38 games; created January 14, 2012
A poll by dacharya64

I'm looking for games that aren't exactly what they seem. Perhaps they come across as simple or romantic or anything really, the point is...

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...

Games That Changed Your Mind - 16 votes for 15 games; created December 1, 2010
A poll by Ghalev

Before you played X, you never thought you'd like horror games. Before you played Y, you never thought you could take a game with a...

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...

Villains - 35 votes for 19 games; created September 1, 2010
A poll by Victor Gijsbers

"[T]he thief [in Zork] is important to the development of interactive fiction because he functions as a true villain, not simply an...

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game. - 57 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...

Solved without Hints - 212 votes for 114 games; created July 16, 2010
A poll by joncgoodwin

I'm very interested in hearing truthful accounts of at least somewhat difficult games (or games that don't solve themselves at least)...

Fast-paced action scenes - 48 votes for 27 games; created May 28, 2010
A poll by Juhana

Fast-paced action is something that's notoriously hard to do in IF where waiting for player's input necessarily pauses the game every...

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