Polls with votes for All Things Devours

I'm looking for games with super weird or confusing mechanics, but actually are really good games. For example, I found the clock...

magic systems / accurate time travel - 15 votes for 13 games; created February 17, 2024
A poll by Cygnus

I recently played Never Gives Up Her Dead by Mathbrush, and I loved it a lot. I especially loved the magic part in a certain part, and...

Games where the player must draw their own map - 26 votes for 14 games; created March 29, 2021
A poll by Paxton

Ideally these are games whose puzzles/challenges involve the map in some way (hidden connections, layout analysis, &c.) and aren't just...

One Hit Wonders - 40 votes for 21 games; created May 11, 2019
A poll by deathbytroggles

Good games by authors who apparently retired after their one gem.

Great games that consist of a single puzzle - 34 votes for 19 games; created June 15, 2018
A poll by Spike

I'm looking for well-designed and challenging games that revolve around solving a single puzzle. The puzzle may have multiple parts, but...

The absolute hardest non-broken games you've played - 39 votes for 24 games; created September 23, 2017
A poll by MathBrush

After reading Jason Dyer's post on his excellent adventure blog (at bluerenga.wordpress.com) about the hardest adventure ever (which I...

Games about Time Travel - 35 votes for 24 games; created June 15, 2016
A poll by Estrong157

more specifically, games with time travel as a gameplay element.

Games centered around a "groundhog day" loop - 59 votes for 32 games; created July 29, 2015
A poll by Merk

Two that come to mind, which I haven't played in years and may be remembering wrong, are Moebius and All Things Devours. Games with fail...

Games You Return To - 34 votes for 20 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...

Best sci-fi games - 68 votes for 36 games; created July 8, 2013
A poll by Ant-Fan

I'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...

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...

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)...

Games with "logical" puzzles - 58 votes for 27 games; created October 6, 2009
A poll by Victor Gijsbers

Some puzzles--like chess problems or sudokus--can be difficult even though you know all the rules. I'm looking for IF games with this...

Games with high replay value - 41 votes for 27 games; created October 2, 2009
A poll by Wendymoon

What games do you find yourself returning to again and again? Maybe to get every last lousy point, to do some amusing things, to try for...

Games with extraordinary "wow" moments - 59 votes for 23 games; created July 7, 2009
A poll by J'onn Roger

If 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, 2009
A poll by Jeremy Freese

I'm interested in examples of excellent individual puzzles in IF. In other words: not 'Spider and Web' so much as 'getting out of the...

Games with great puzzles - 30 votes for 17 games; created December 30, 2008
A poll by Molly

Games that have great puzzle-design. The puzzles need to be logical and internally consistent.

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