Games about travel - an IFDB Poll
by penguincascadia
RSS FeedThis list is for games either about travel or with travel as a major part of the plot or background. Stuff like being able to choose where you go from a relatively wide range of destinations, road trips, exploring a city or region as a tourist, or/and a setting in an airport, bus station, train station, or/and other major transit points are all good areas for games to include here.
| Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) (  - Full review) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Teaspoon... (No comment) [+](No comment) --boogerball... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --laurennovember...  Vote for this game | |
| 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth 5 votes "Around The World" [+]"Around The World: Play as Phileas Fogg, racing around the world in a steampunk setting" ( ) --penguincascadia... "See the world, connect clues, learn history" [+]"See the world, connect clues, learn history: You truly do travel the entire game, and it also rewards many playthroughs, since it's so vast. Lots of clues to uncover that I missed in many playthroughs, so it rewards you with multiple tries, even if you 'win' and make it under 80. " --laurennovember... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nomad... Vote for this game | |
| City of Secrets, by Emily Short 5 votes "Hapless Tourist" [+]"Hapless Tourist: Part of the plot of the first part of the game. Lots of exploration in a big city." ( ) --penguincascadia... "Gorgeous game, with so much to see" [+]"Gorgeous game, with so much to see: You'll become very familiar with the city by game's end. Just a gorgeous piece of writing. " --laurennovember... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 3 votes "A HUGE, Exploratory game - if you love History, try it out" [+]"A HUGE, Exploratory game - if you love History, try it out: Specifically, if you love Chicago or just exploring cities in general, the game is a time capsule of Chicago at (I believe) it's most beautiful. It also contains a very involved mystery, where you recover diamonds and help solve kidnapping happening at the same time. The sheer scope of the game is impressive, as are the historical photos that are included in nearly every scene of the game, if playing on QTADS. (Don't be me and choose some alt. game system like Splatterlight. You want QTADS for this, so you can see visuals and get your bearing better.) Also, use/download the map, guidebook, and anything else that's included, and be prepared to take notes. It's a huge, sprawling game world. So much fun (and a little thrilling/spooky at parts) to explore. " --laurennovember... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Nomad... (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Terrormolinos, by Peter Jones, Trevor Lever, Mike Robinson, James Byrne, and Roger Taylor 3 votes "Vacation in Spain" [+]"Vacation in Spain: Haven't played this game, but it appears to be about a vacation in Spain" --penguincascadia... "Take photos to..." [+]"Take photos to prove that you survived the vacation" ( Vote for this game | |
| Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Teaspoon... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Ekphrasis, by FibreTigre 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Let's Explore Geography! Canadian Commodities Trader Simulation Exercise, by Carter Sande 2 votes "Not a fun or good..." [+]"Not a fun or good game, but at least it’s all about travelling. And commodities trading!" ( Vote for this game | |
| The Fire Tower, by Jacqueline A. Lott 2 votes "Hiking art IF" [+]"Hiking art IF: Take a hike through a forest and enjoy nature on the way to a scenic fire tower" ( ) --penguincascadia... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Sidetrack, by Andi C. Buchanan 2 votes "'a railway..." [+]"'a railway based interactive fiction journey'" --JTN... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Pilgrimage, by Víctor Ojuel 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --CMG... "The pilgrimage..." [+]"The pilgrimage takes you across vast tracts of space and time " ( Vote for this game | |
| Bolivia By Night, by Aidan Doyle 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Tourist Trap, by Iain Merrick 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Forgotten Tavern, by Peter M.J. Gross 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Bus Station, Unbound, by Jenn Ashworth & Richard Hirst 1 vote "Set in a bus station" [+]"Set in a bus station" ( Vote for this game | |
| Tears May Fall, by Ryan N. Freebern 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Train, by Ivan Chuang 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Fifth Continent, by Daniel Gunnell 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Bloodless on the Orient Express, by Hannes Schueller 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Sunless Sea, by Failbetter Games 1 vote "Involves..." [+]"Involves travelling between destinations on the Unterzee" --verityvirtue... Vote for this game | |
| Tavern Crawler, by Josh Labelle 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Curse of the Garden Isle, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Disenchantment Bay, by Jacqueline A Lott (with a head start from Emily Short) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Cactus Blue Motel, by Astrid Dalmady 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Map of Fahlstaff, by Ian Hinck 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Wanderlust: Travel Stories, by Different Tales 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Tales from the Road, by Iforgotmybrain 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| I-0, by Anonymous 1 vote "Road journey gone wrong" [+]"Road journey gone wrong: Get home after your car breaks down. Warning: Sexual material" --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Northnorth Passage., by Caleb Wilson (as Snowball Ice) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 1 vote "Literal escapist travel " [+]"Literal escapist travel : Escape from an authoritarian state " --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Arcadia: a Pastoral Tale, by Jonas Kyratzes 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Chimeric Park, by Nils Fagerburg (as Inverted Normals) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Motel California, by Doug Schwartz of Pegamoose Games 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Katana, by Matt Rohde 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| French Adventure, by jmacpher 1 vote "Vacation Simulator " [+]"Vacation Simulator : Go to a lightly fictional version of France " ( Vote for this game | |
| The Ascent of the Gothic Tower, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| 4x4 Galaxy, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Indistinguishable, by MathBrush (as Prismatik) 1 vote "Surprise" [+]"Surprise: Zoo with a big surprise" ( Vote for this game | |
| Moquette, by Alex Warren 1 vote "Entire game takes..." [+]"Entire game takes place on the London Underground" ( Vote for this game | |
| Florida Road Trip, by Mooeena 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| 30 kilogrammes, by verityvirtue 1 vote "Pack" [+]"Pack: Packing Simulator " ( Vote for this game | |
| Blue Sky, by Hans Fugal 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Traveler, by Charlotte Racioppo 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Sunny's Summer Vacation, by Lucas C. Wheeler 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Gaia, Živa, Jarilo, by Harkness (as Formless) 1 vote "Zoo" [+]"Zoo: Explore a zoo!" ( ) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Mouth of Ashes, by verityvirtue 1 vote "Urgent trek!" [+]"Urgent trek!" ( Vote for this game | |
| Augustine, by Terrence V. Koch 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Race, by Andy Why 1 vote "The Amazing Race In IF Form" [+]"The Amazing Race In IF Form" ( Vote for this game | |
| She's Got a Thing for a Spring, by Brent VanFossen 1 vote "Nature is the star" [+]"Nature is the star: Explore a natural landscape, with good puzzles and compelling writing. Get the post-comp version as it fixes a number of annoying bugs and is better." ( ) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Gateway of the Ferrets, by Feneric 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Being There, by Jordan Magnuson 1 vote "A better slideshow" [+]"A better slideshow: A vacation picture sideshow, but actually better" --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Kinsale Horror, by Arek Arktos 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Airport, by Cascadian_Patriot 1 vote "Bad game, but in this genre" [+]"Bad game, but in this genre: My own very bad game, written as a programming exercise." ( Vote for this game | |
| My Very Own Train Station, by Niklas Gløsen 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| The Cove, by Kathleen M. Fischer 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Lost New York, by Neil deMause 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Sunset Over Savannah, by Ivan Cockrum 1 vote "Vacation" [+]"Vacation: The player character is on vacation, thinking about the future of his career. Wonderful descriptions and a deep environment that you can interact with easily" ( ) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| April in Paris, by Jim Aikin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Flygskam Simulator, by Katie Benson 1 vote "Journey simulator" [+]"Journey simulator: A nice bus ride and slice of life" ( Vote for this game | |
| Transit, by Shaye 1 vote "A ordinary airport, with a twist" [+]"A ordinary airport, with a twist: A short Twine game where you are trying to find your friend in an airport in a foreign country, but with a twist early on that you must try to get out of" ( Vote for this game | |
| The Great Aussie Adventure, by Dorothy Millard 1 vote "Travel in Australia" [+]"Travel in Australia" ( Vote for this game | |
| Old King Nebb, by Caleb Wilson (as Abandoned Pools) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| TWEEZER, by Richard Goodness and PaperBlurt 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Go West, by Hugo Labrande 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Vacationing in Scotland, by Duchess 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Mind The Gap, by quackoquack 1 vote "Visit your friends" [+]"Visit your friends: A time management puzzle with the reward of getting your friends together in London" --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Ghost Highland Way, by Harry Giles 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Once on a Windswept Night, by ebi-hime 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| What the Bus?, by Emery Joyce 1 vote "A transit nightmare" [+]"A transit nightmare: The whole game is about navigating the public transportation system" ( Vote for this game | |
| The Road to Canterbury, by Kate Heartfield 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Wanderlust: Transsiberian, by Different Tales 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --penguincascadia... Vote for this game | |
| Bureaucracy, by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom 1 vote "travel sequence" [+]"travel sequence: Encompassing highly outrageous and purposely frustrating air terminal and flight sequences. " --Hanon Ondricek... Vote for this game | |
Poll created on February 19, 2016
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