Polls with votes for Colossal Cave Adventure

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...

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 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...

First attempt IF - 31 votes for 23 games; created April 6, 2020
A poll by beecadee

Anyone wanting to write IF has to start somewhere. Looking for games that were authors' first attempts... First attempts in a given...

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.

Games with the best writing - 69 votes for 32 games; created October 18, 2017
A poll by A. I. Wulf

Games are a new medium of art. It's still a maturing medium. But still some works May have succeeded in being truly classic in their...

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 that did it earlier - 14 votes for 10 games; created August 26, 2015
A poll by Floating Info

What are some lesser known games that were first to have a feature that was later perfected by a more well known game?

First IF that you have ever played - 76 votes for 40 games; created August 23, 2014
A poll by BlitzWithGuns

What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?

NPC-less Exploration - 26 votes for 16 games; created September 2, 2012
A poll by Dannii

Supposedly one of IFs strengths is for exploring places with few other people, often abandoned places, but I can't think of many works...

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