Polls with votes for Galatea

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Games that take place completely in museums - 15 votes for 10 games; created October 18, 2023
A poll by Andrew Schultz

IFComp 2023 had a couple, and they reminded me of another I tested in Shufflecomp. I like having the ability to leave when I want and see...

Games with detailed descriptions of art works - 28 votes for 17 games; created March 22, 2021
A poll by Greg Frost

I am looking for games which use the literary technique of ekphrasis: "a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of...

Plot over Puzzle Parser - 37 votes for 21 games; created September 8, 2019
A poll by thecanvasrose

Looking for what it says on the tin.

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...

Canonicity and IF - 223 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 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,...

Plot-driven Narrative - 30 votes for 20 games; created May 25, 2014
A poll by Jerako

I'm looking for a list of games to try where the narrative is the focus of the game. Where the author is really trying to tell a story...

I am new to interactive fiction, could anyone recommend a game for me? - 38 votes for 21 games; created August 19, 2012
A poll by Urtikor

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...

No Mazes, please! - 42 votes for 25 games; created October 10, 2011
A poll by AndyC

I am a returning player to IF (which I loved 30 years ago) having recently discovered the fantastic Frotz for the iPad. Looking at some...

Best IF Titles - 175 votes for 57 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...

Very Short Games - 56 votes for 29 games; created November 3, 2010
A poll by tggdan3

Games that can be completed in less than 30 mintues. Need not be one room (though that obviously helps). Hopefully, the games are fun as...

Games with multiple endings - 51 votes for 35 games; created November 1, 2010
A poll by tggdan3

Obviously not counting "death" as an ending, but non-successful ends can count if there are other successful ends. Variation in endings...

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.

One Room Non-Escape Games - 64 votes for 27 games; created April 7, 2010
A poll by tggdan3

I'm looking for a one room game, where the purpose is NOT to escape that one room. (Eliminating games such as Enlightenment, Suveh Nux,...

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 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...

One-room conversation games - 33 votes for 9 games; created September 2, 2009
A poll by Sorrel

I'm looking for a one-room game where the main focus is the conversation with an NPC. The kind of game where the NPC feels so realistic...

Best Short Games (5-60 minutes) - 223 votes for 67 games; created July 12, 2009
A poll by Sasha Davidovna

I'm pretty new to IF and am having a lot of fun, but in between a toddler and a job and other real life stuff, I'm having trouble finding...

Must-play games - 314 votes for 59 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...

Influential Games - 496 votes for 64 games; created February 1, 2009
A poll by Rose

As a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...

Artistic Games - 134 votes for 37 games; created November 15, 2008
A poll by WriterBob

I'm interested in games that take the fiction of IF to new levels. These are not straightforward, plot driven games. Think instead of...

Games for Beginners - 281 votes for 72 games; created November 11, 2008
A poll by WriterBob

I'm looking for games that are suited for adults who are new to IF. My purpose is to share these games with friends and let them get...

Fun single-room games - 62 votes for 21 games; created October 29, 2008
A poll by Jeff Sonas

My kids (9 and 12) like to play IF games on my phone during car drives so they are looking for something quick and fun that doesn't...

AI developments, particularly NPC-AI - 30 votes for 17 games; created October 10, 2008
A poll by breslin

Doesn't need to be satisfying as a conventional game, but must be interesting as an experiment. The idea being that AI work in IF is...

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