Polls with votes for De Baron

Send me your downers, your bummers, your wretched games that leave the player feeling like they've been kicked in the teeth.

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...

Canonicity and IF - 212 votes for 52 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 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...

Mother-Daugher Relations - 47 votes for 28 games; created March 13, 2015
A poll by matt w (Matt Weiner)

What are some IF works that involve a relationship between a mother and a daughter? Not necessarily as the center of the work, but as...

Games for language learners - 23 votes for 21 games; created November 1, 2013
A poll by Emily Boegheim

What are some good games for people trying to learn another language? I imagine that short games with relatively simple prose and not too...

Persuasion - 9 votes for 6 games; created October 12, 2013
A poll by Adam Myers

There are many games in which the player convinces someone to do something. This may be by undertaking to perform a quest or exchange an...

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...

Emotional IF - 65 votes for 27 games; created April 8, 2010
A poll by Sorrel

I'm looking for IF that inspires one or more strong emotions in the player – an IF that pulls on your heartstrings a little.

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