Parser games with WOW moments. - an IFDB Poll

Vote for parser games (in all of history) that had incredible Wow moments, twists, or whatever made you think for ages or left you seriously amazed. As an example “that moment” in Spider and Web. Please avoid being spoilery as I would like to play them. :)

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	The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca 3 votes "Wait, it's over already? No, it's not." [+]"Wait, it's over already? No, it's not.: Super fun, with a limited parser with a cohesive set of commands taken to the extreme. The second "half" of the game will take you right back to the golden years of IF." --rmartins... "the game completely transforms itself" [+]"the game completely transforms itself" () --Pinstripe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	9:05, by Adam Cadre 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Fredrik Ramsberg... (No comment) [+](No comment) --OverThinking... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Vespers, by Jason Devlin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --OverThinking... Vote for this game

	Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 2 votes "Several wow moments" [+]"Several wow moments" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --rec53... Vote for this game

	Deadline Enchanter, by Alan DeNiro 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Jubal... Vote for this game

	A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 2 votes "origin story flashback" [+]"origin story flashback" ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... "Seconded" [+]"Seconded: Flashback blew me away, I have details in my review" ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game

	Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 2 votes "1998 version" [+]"1998 version" () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68... Vote for this game

	For a Change, by Dan Schmidt 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game

	Taco Fiction, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	To Hell in a Hamper, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "Funny wow moment" [+]"Funny wow moment" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	Infidel, by Michael Berlyn 1 vote "One of the first anti hero games" [+]"One of the first anti hero games: The ending ran volte face to all pre and contemporary text adventure morality. The virtual anti-hero protagonist was born and died in self inflicted incarceration despite overcoming all problems. Points and victory no longer guaranteed prizes and happiness." --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Castle Ralf, by Doug Clutter and Steve Vance 1 vote "In Castle Ralf No-One Can Hear You Cogitate" [+]"In Castle Ralf No-One Can Hear You Cogitate: Peruse in the hallway and a sequence appearing to format your C drive begins. As this is a DOS only game it appears horrifyingly authentic." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian 1 vote "A game within a game" [+]"A game within a game: Baits you in with clever puzzles then drops you into another, much deeper experience." --rmartins... Vote for this game

	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "Escaping the..." [+]"Escaping the crystal maze. Obviously." () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Delusions, by C. E. Forman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	Worldsmith, by Ade McT 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	The Castle of Vourtram, by Alexandre Torres 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --MerelBlackbird... Vote for this game

	Tethered, by Linus Åkesson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game

	Enchanter, by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling 1 vote "Getting past the..." [+]"Getting past the extremely locked and guarded door. I'll never forget that." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote "When Floyd......" [+]"When Floyd... when Floyd... you know what happened." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover 1 vote "Can't say much without spoiling, sadly." [+]"Can't say much without spoiling, sadly." --Peribee... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on May 17, 2023