Polls with votes for Metamorphoses

I'm looking for games that heavily feature learning how to use a device or machine. For instance, the machine in Emily Short's...

Best mechanical/physics puzzles. - 13 votes for 12 games; created June 23, 2021
A poll by Rovarsson

I had a lot of fun with the underground trolley puzzle in Axe of Kolt by Larry Horsfield. Any other games that feature cool mechanical...

Medium-hard puzzle and adventure games - 7 votes for 7 games; created April 6, 2021
A poll by Bentabnick

If you made or can find a medium-hard adventure game, puzzle game, or both, please respond.

Original short adventure games - 4 votes for 4 games; created February 18, 2021
A poll by DarkWolf

I'm searching for an adventure game that's relatively short, with good descriptions - kind of like Spider and Web. Is there any other...

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 with female protagonists - 56 votes for 38 games; created July 11, 2018
A poll by X.W

Games with the best writing - 68 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...

Best cover art - 65 votes for 44 games; created June 17, 2017
A poll by MathBrush

What games have really good cover art?

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...

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,...

What are your favorite games? - 44 votes for 24 games; created December 19, 2013
A poll by Christopher Caesar

I was wondering which games are worth playing, as I haven't found any games that take a while to complete that are worth playing

Lost Pig type puzzle complexity - 21 votes for 14 games; created April 10, 2013
A poll by Mostly Useless

I haven't played a lot of IF, as I'm often put off by what are (for me) difficult puzzles. Without doubt the most satisfaction I've had...

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...

Hello, I just recently came across interactive fiction and I want to try it out and see if it's my kind of thing. I tried Dreamhold for...

Games with good magic system - 48 votes for 18 games; created December 7, 2011
A poll by RedHatter

I'm looking for some games with a good magic system. Doesn't have to be at brilliant as Savoir-Faire but consistency would be nice.

Multiple solutions to puzzles and/or situations. - 25 votes for 14 games; created August 29, 2011
A poll by Hulk Handsome

Games that offer more than one solution to most of the puzzles and/or situations encountered. Bonus points if this means that items have...

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...

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 mysticism - 30 votes for 16 games; created July 16, 2010
A poll by Anya Johanna DeNiro

What I'm looking for are games that aren't "other-world" fantasy, but rather use one of the following as part of its thematic...

Sandbox games - 8 votes for 7 games; created November 23, 2009
A poll by JonathanCR

There are two competing philosophies in game design (in games in general, not just text games). One is the story: tell a story in which...

Games with exceptional clothing systems - 17 votes for 13 games; created June 18, 2009
A poll by Fitzzy

Games of any genre, irregardless of the quality of the game itself, that has an exceptional clothing management system in place.

Must-play games - 311 votes for 60 games; created March 26, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I 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...

Vivid games - 137 votes for 47 games; created March 8, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I'm looking for games that evoked strong feelings or strong mental images that stayed with you long after you finished the games.

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