Emotional IF - an IFDB Poll

I'm looking for IF that inspires one or more strong emotions in the player – an IF that pulls on your heartstrings a little.

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	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 12 votes "It made me cry" [+]"It made me cry: Seriously. It was confusing at first, but when I understood it after stopping playing, (I was thinking about it at the busstop), I cried. " --thatPenguinOverThere... "Looks at the life of a single person from different angles." [+]"Looks at the life of a single person from different angles." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Azazel... "The archetype of..." [+]"The archetype of the-game-that-made-you-cry." () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Grey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nusco... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --SarahTheEntwife... (No comment) [+](No comment) --HumanHand... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Rovarsson... Vote for this game

	De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 10 votes "Not a particularly /comfortable/ emotion" [+]"Not a particularly /comfortable/ emotion" --perch... "My favorite piece of IF." [+]"My favorite piece of IF." () --R4nd0m... "A touching and unexpected ending." [+]"A touching and unexpected ending." () --Mark Jones... "Evoking a strong..." [+]"Evoking a strong emotional reaction is pretty much the point." () --Matt Wigdahl... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --trojo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --verityvirtue... "I'd been..." [+]"I'd been spoiled for the twist ahead of time, but the ending/s still brought me close to tears." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Rameses, by Stephen Bond 5 votes "Definitely a favorite" [+]"Definitely a favorite" () --Mark Jones... "If it works for..." [+]"If it works for you, this is an effective evocation of wistful, powerless teen angst. (If it doesn't work for you, apparently, it's just annoying.)" () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "Not a happy..." [+]"Not a happy experience in general, but the last couple of scenes were positively heart-breaking." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DAB... Vote for this game

	Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 5 votes "Only IF to ever bring me to tears." [+]"Only IF to ever bring me to tears." () --JasonMel... "touching and heartwarming" [+]"touching and heartwarming" ( - Full review) --r6144... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Satupeka... "A character..." [+]"A character transformation of innocence, vulnerability, bravery, and finally, empowerment. You cry not just for the protagonist but for other characters who have undergone the same process." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game

	Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed 4 votes "Made me cry" [+]"Made me cry" --Reeah... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Galatea, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cat Manning... Vote for this game

	Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky 3 votes "Yeah, Floyd." [+]"Yeah, Floyd." () --Matt Kimmel... "Floyd." [+]"Floyd." --Matt Wigdahl... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Xervosh... Vote for this game

	Violet, by Jeremy Freese 2 votes "The abject..." [+]"The abject desperation of the protagonist is contagious and strongly supported by the gameplay." () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --smurfas666... Vote for this game

	New Year's Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen 2 votes "A symphony of mortification" [+]"A symphony of mortification" () --Greg Frost... (No comment) [+](No comment) --30x30... Vote for this game

	Dead Like Ants, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --perch... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The Absence of Miriam Lane, by Abigail Corfman 1 vote "Horror backed up with pathos" [+]"Horror backed up with pathos" () --Greg Frost... Vote for this game

	Changes, by David Given 1 vote "SPOILERS! The..." [+]"SPOILERS! The final cutscene where the protagonist merges with the Mother Tree. Bittersweet." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie 1 vote "Several scenes,..." [+]"Several scenes, especially the mob scene with the Queen's brood" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade 1 vote "Extremely sad game about a man with Alzheimer's" [+]"Extremely sad game about a man with Alzheimer's" --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game

	Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "Reflecting on regrets over mistakes you made in your past life" [+]"Reflecting on regrets over mistakes you made in your past life: There are a few people who you had hurt dearly throughout the span of your life, which has just ended. Now you have a chance to either correct your mistakes, confront your accuser, or succumb to the guilt." --mjhayes... Vote for this game

	CYBERQUEEN, by Porpentine 1 vote "Horror counts as..." [+]"Horror counts as an emotion, right?" () --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Stationfall, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote "Floyd Lives!" [+]"Floyd Lives!: The final Floyd scene and its aftermath got me slightly choked up." () --Puddin Tame... Vote for this game

	Eurydice, by Anonymous 1 vote "The protagonist..." [+]"The protagonist branches off from their reality and into the realm of fantasy and mythology to seek closure about the death of a close friend. Has three compelling endings." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Foo Foo, by Buster Hudson 1 vote "Mostly funny but the main ending is particularly unexpected and heart-wrenching." [+]"Mostly funny but the main ending is particularly unexpected and heart-wrenching." () --Lance Campbell... Vote for this game

	Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Aisle, by Sam Barlow 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --SarahTheEntwife... Vote for this game

	Make It Good, by Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Meredith... Vote for this game

	Sting, by Mike Russo 1 vote "Autobiographical game that is gut-wrenching at the end." [+]"Autobiographical game that is gut-wrenching at the end." --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game

	Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	The Endling Archive, by Kazuki Mishima 1 vote "Not the usual plot-driven tragedy, but moving all the same." [+]"Not the usual plot-driven tragedy, but moving all the same." ( - Full review) --verityvirtue... Vote for this game

	Sunset Over Savannah, by Ivan Cockrum 1 vote "Wonderment!" [+]"Wonderment!" ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game

	Varicella, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "Disgust at the profound nastiness of palace machinations and power-abuse. The uncomfortable feeling of sympathising with a thoroughly immoral protagonist." [+]"Disgust at the profound nastiness of palace machinations and power-abuse. The uncomfortable feeling of sympathising with a thoroughly immoral protagonist." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... 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 April 8, 2010