Games with diseases that alter perception - an IFDB Poll

by Mrs. Info-adventurer
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You know those parasites, fungi, and viruses that attack small insects or animals and control their minds? Well I'm looking for a game with a disease like that which alters your perception. Are there any games like that? Thanks a million for all of your answers!

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Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto
4 votes
"The game focuses..." [+]"The game focuses on an infection that alters perception. (Possibly this is a spoiler.)" --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Pinstripe... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Christina Nordlander...

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Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight)
3 votes
"The player has an ambiguously hallucinatory experience for the entire game." [+]"The player has an ambiguously hallucinatory experience for the entire game." () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --chux...

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Black Crown, by Rob Sherman
2 votes
"Everything is surreal" [+]"Everything is surreal: It's not clear what you are, what you're doing, or why you're doing it." --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aaronius...

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IF Whispers 5, by Chris Conley, Joey Jones, Marius Müller, Tom Blawgus
1 vote
"You catch the disease in the course of the game. A surprisingly tight game; I wouldn't have known it was mutliauthored, let alone that the collaborators couldn't see the whole game." [+]"You catch the disease in the course of the game. A surprisingly tight game; I wouldn't have known it was mutliauthored, let alone that the collaborators couldn't see the whole game." --matt w (Matt Weiner)...

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Ecdysis, by Peter Nepstad
1 vote
"Doesn't..." [+]"Doesn't quite refer explicitly to what's causing the alterations, though I had the impression that it was something in the PC's body." --verityvirtue...

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Quit Your Job Simulator 2014, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel)
1 vote
"Get far enough..." [+]"Get far enough into the game and you'll find pretty much exactly what you're looking for." --Christina Nordlander...

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Alone/Awake, by PaperBlurt
1 vote
"The story leaves..." [+]"The story leaves it a bit vague, but the opening mentions the PC having an illness, which may account for the hallucinatory events in some of the branches." --Christina Nordlander...

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PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen
1 vote
"He scribbles in a..." [+]"He scribbles in a small notepad. “And you are still taking your medication?” “Of course.” It is a lie. You work much better without it." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell...

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Calm, by Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy
0 votes

Mrs. Info-adventurer says: This wasn't that good, but it's kind of the thing that I'm looking for. The concept of it was the part that I liked.

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Vespers, by Jason Devlin
0 votes

Mrs. Info-adventurer says: This another game that has what I'm looking for.... I really enjoyed this one.

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Poll created on November 11, 2013