Polls with votes for Spider and Web
Go to this game's overviewShowing All | Show by PageGames involving deception -
12 votes for 8 games; created July 21, 2024A poll by
FieDeceiving 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, 2024A poll by
OverThinkingIF 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, 2022A poll by
Fredrik RamsbergI'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, 2020A poll by
Lance CampbellLooking 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, 2018A poll by
IsaI'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 -
224 votes for 52 games; created July 27, 2017A poll by
juliaofbathI'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, 2017A poll by
IFforL2I 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, 2015A poll by
Floating InfoWhat 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, 2015A poll by
Floating InfoWhat 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 -
32 votes for 18 games; created February 9, 2015A poll by
Sam Kabo AshwellA 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! -
39 votes for 22 games; created February 1, 2015A poll by
verityvirtueI'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 -
34 votes for 20 games; created July 27, 2014A poll by
GhalevWhat 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, 2014A poll by
IFDentI'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...
What are your favorite games? -
44 votes for 24 games; created December 19, 2013A poll by
Christopher CaesarI was wondering which games are worth playing, as I haven't found any games that take a while to complete that are worth playing
Long-Form Games That Don't Require Mapping -
37 votes for 19 games; created August 30, 2013A poll by
SdnPlaying Losing Your Grip has reminded me of just how tedious I find manual mapping in lengthy games, no matter how much I enjoy... Best sci-fi games -
68 votes for 36 games; created July 8, 2013A poll by
Ant-FanI'm looking for games from the sci-fi genre. I would prefer classic-style games, even if they're not classics (such as 'Across The...
Unreliable narrators -
57 votes for 19 games; created February 12, 2013A poll by
verityvirtueI'm interested in games which hinge on the 'unreliable narrator', from amnesia to a plain distorted worldview. The more this distortion...
IF that purposely conceals crucial player character information -
65 votes for 21 games; created October 28, 2012A poll by
Puddin TameIF that doesn't explicitly clue players in on knowledge they would/should have if they actually were the player character (The...
Great Escapes -
29 votes for 13 games; created February 21, 2012A poll by
JonathanCREveryone 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, 2012A poll by
dacharya64I'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, 2011A poll by
Sam Kabo AshwellI'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, 2010A poll by
GhalevBefore 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, 2010A poll by
tggdan3Obviously 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, 2010A 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. -
54 votes for 35 games; created July 27, 2010A poll by
MyTheoryWhether 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, 2010A poll by
joncgoodwinI'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, 2010A poll by
JuhanaFast-paced action is something that's notoriously hard to do in IF where waiting for player's input necessarily pauses the game every...
Split-up PC functionality -
67 votes for 27 games; created April 21, 2010A poll by
bafIn a normal game, there is a single fictional entity that is considered to be: - The protagonist: the character that the player is meant...
Games That Reward Sticking With Them -
22 votes for 12 games; created November 24, 2009A poll by
GhalevHere'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,...
Fate vs Free Will Games -
22 votes for 17 games; created October 2, 2009A poll by
loocasI imagine that the interactive nature of IF would allow themes of fate and free will to be used powerfully. Perhaps the PC is given a...
Games with extraordinary "wow" moments -
59 votes for 23 games; created July 7, 2009A poll by
J'onn RogerIf there is a moment in a game that stands out to you with vivid clarity, a moment of extraordinary beauty with writing that makes you...
Outstanding individual puzzles -
45 votes for 23 games; created June 6, 2009A poll by
Jeremy FreeseI'm interested in examples of excellent individual puzzles in IF. In other words: not 'Spider and Web' so much as 'getting out of the...
Must-play games -
313 votes for 60 games; created March 26, 2009A poll by
Jeff SonasI 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...
Influential Games -
487 votes for 65 games; created February 1, 2009A poll by
RoseAs a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...
Games with great puzzles -
30 votes for 17 games; created December 30, 2008A poll by
MollyGames that have great puzzle-design. The puzzles need to be logical and internally consistent.
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