Best sci-fi games - an IFDB Poll
by Ant-FanI'm looking for games from the sci-fi genre. I would prefer classic-style games, even if they're not classics (such as 'Across The Stars') because one of my all-time favorites is Planetfall, but really, anything goes.
| 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) ( ) --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| Glowgrass, by Nate Cull 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) --szammit... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Fail-Safe, by Jon Ingold 5 votes "Sci-Fi set on a wrecked spaceship" [+]"Sci-Fi set on a wrecked spaceship: May take a couple playthroughs to really get." ( ) --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) (Ant-Fan says: I enjoyed this game. I always get stuck in the same part, but it's still a fantastic game. It really takes IF to a whole new level! Vote for this game | |
| Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin 5 votes "Evokes the beauty and wonder of space; not "classic" IF at all, though." [+]"Evokes the beauty and wonder of space; not "classic" IF at all, though." ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Floatpoint, by Emily Short 3 votes "SF of the more sociological type." [+]"SF of the more sociological type." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows 3 votes "Time travel puzzler." [+]"Time travel puzzler." ( ) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Ant-Fan says: This game is AMAZING! Vote for this game | |
| Seedship, by John Ayliff 3 votes "Nice randomized, non-linear twine game" [+]"Nice randomized, non-linear twine game" ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Babel, by Ian Finley 3 votes "Arctic research station; horror SF." [+]"Arctic research station; horror SF." ( Ant-Fan says: Just finished Babel. Gotta say, it was AMAZING. Wasn't prepared for that ending, though. Vote for this game | |
| Changes, by David Given 2 votes "Good story, but difficult" [+]"Good story, but difficult: It is quite difficult to figure out what to do in a couple places, though everything makes logical sense. Don't be afraid to get a hint if you're stuck." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Orevore Courier, by Brian Rapp 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Stationfall, by Steve Meretzky 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... "More comedy than..." [+]"More comedy than science." () --Amphiareion... Vote for this game | |
| The Elysium Enigma, by Eric Eve 2 votes "A traditional..." [+]"A traditional space opera set piece, hardly surprising or original but well done and worth playing." ( Vote for this game | |
| The Weapon, by Sean Barrett 2 votes "Short, sharp sci-fi" [+]"Short, sharp sci-fi: It's a one-room game, but the technological puzzles are fun to figure out." ( Vote for this game | |
| Strange Odyssey, by Scott Adams 1 vote "A difficult but..." [+]"A difficult but compelling treasure hunt across alien worlds. It's what most people now call Old School, but I think it's one of the best of them." ( Ant-Fan says: I played this game a long time ago. I recently played it again. I still can't beat it, though. I agree that it's still one of the best, though. Vote for this game | |
| Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Science fiction espionage" [+]"Science fiction espionage: The tech-based puzzles in particular are a lot of fun. The science fiction vibe is not overwhelming, though." ( Ant-Fan says: I've played Spider and Web. It's a great game and I see where you're coming from, but it doesn't really have too much of a sci-fi feel. It's more like James Bond than sci-fi. However, there's no denying that this is a great game. Vote for this game | |
| Leather Goddesses of Phobos, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote "1930s pulp era..." [+]"1930s pulp era science..." ( ) --Amphiareion... Vote for this game | |
| Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me, by Mike Sousa and Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Piracy 2.0, by Sean Huxter 1 vote "Unpolished, but interesting" [+]"Unpolished, but interesting: You play the captain of a ship trying to to take it back from space pirates. The ship systems are complex enough to allow multiple approaches (and multiple endings). There are a few unpolished and "Old School" bits, but not enough to spoil the game." ( Vote for this game | |
| Legion, by Jason Devlin 1 vote "Sci-fi story from an unusual alien perspective" [+]"Sci-fi story from an unusual alien perspective" ( Vote for this game | |
| Vicious Cycles, by Simon Mark 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut, by Marco Innocenti 1 vote "Puzzling with..." [+]"Puzzling with alien machinery in an atmospheric underground. And now it's the start of a whole series of games." ( Ant-Fan says: I've actually played this game. I enjoyed it much more than I expected to, and I was expecting to like it! Vote for this game | |
| A·L·I·E·N: La aventura - Edición Especial, by Alpha Aventuras (Ricardo Pérez, Manuel Millán, Francisco J. Roldán, Manuel I. Monge, Antonio Matiola, Francisco Picazo) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Insight, by Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Transfer, by Tod Levi 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| STARFLIGHT: A Cosmic Adventure, by Chris Lampton 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| ANDROMEDA 1983, by Marco Innocenti 1 vote "great retro-fun with atmospheric graphics." [+]"great retro-fun with atmospheric graphics." ( Vote for this game | |
| Worldsmith, by Ade McT 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Artran... Vote for this game | |
| The Hours, by Robert Patten 1 vote "Another nice riff on time travel." [+]"Another nice riff on time travel." ( Vote for this game | |
| Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition, by Marco Innocenti 1 vote "IFComp-winning sequel to Andromeda Awakening" [+]"IFComp-winning sequel to Andromeda Awakening" --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
| Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade 1 vote "Short, but satisfying" [+]"Short, but satisfying" ( Vote for this game | |
| Starborn, by Juhana Leinonen 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Starcross, by Dave Lebling 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |
Poll created on July 8, 2013
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