Combat puzzle games - an IFDB Poll

What I'm looking for are games that have fights that are ostensibly combat, but the solution to winning the fight is really a matter of solving a puzzle.

View Comments (2) - Add a comment

	Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian 8 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edward Lacey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --smurfas666... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Katrisa... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... "All of it." [+]"All of it." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies, by Øyvind Thorsby 3 votes "Each encounter is..." [+]"Each encounter is puzzleish, and there's also an overall puzzle of trying to get through with only a certain amount of ammunition. And if you play "right", you're supposed to avoid undo, as well." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Kerkerkruip, by Victor Gijsbers 3 votes "Combat-oriented, but impossible to win without a strategy to progress and which order to kill the enemies.(see details)" [+]"Combat-oriented, but impossible to win without a strategy to progress and which order to kill the enemies.(see details): When you defeat a monster, you absorb their soul, making you stronger and giving you a special ability. But if you defeat a stronger monster, you lose the weaker soul. Almost no fight can be won by attacking over and over." --SparkyIF... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DAB... Vote for this game

	Earth and Sky, by Paul O'Brian 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Slap That Fish, by Peter Nepstad 2 votes "Exactly what you're looking for." [+]"Exactly what you're looking for." ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... "I never got that..." [+]"I never got that far, but it seems that the further you progress, the game gets more puzzling." --Jonathan Blask... Vote for this game

	A Crimson Spring, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes "Many fights are..." [+]"Many fights are to your disadvantage until you figure out the puzzle." () --Jonathan Blask... "The health stat..." [+]"The health stat system is a bit rough around the edges but there is no denying some cool battles." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Heroine's Mantle, by Andy Phillips 1 vote "Many scenes..." [+]"Many scenes involve outmanouvreing people who attack you; your superpowers are not really combat-oriented, and fighting back directly almost never works." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	El Día Después, by José Vicente Ruiz 1 vote "Castilian Spanish zombie combat." [+]"Castilian Spanish zombie combat.: The combat has some RPG elements like hit and damage points. But you're gonna die unless you pick your battles strategically." --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	TOMBs of Reschette, by Richard Goodness 1 vote "Most of the..." [+]"Most of the battles are about figuring out the appropriate option, not repeated bashing." ( - Full review) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	The Roscovian Palladium, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Technically the..." [+]"Technically the fight scene does not occur until the end, but it is notably complex and requires strategizing." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush 1 vote "One of the..." [+]"One of the subareas is based around these kind of puzzle." () --Zape... Vote for this game

	Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "Many of the..." [+]"Many of the fights have puzzle solutions besides pure combat." --Jonathan Blask... Vote for this game

	The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	The Axe of Kolt [8-bit versions], by Larry Horsfield 1 vote "part 2 and 4 has this sort of combat" [+]"part 2 and 4 has this sort of combat" --Denk... Vote for this game

	Pit of the Condemned, by Matthew Holland 1 vote "you are just on..." [+]"you are just on the run avoiding a superior monster but have to see to putting an end to it" () --DAB... Vote for this game

	The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Combat is a..." [+]"Combat is a central focus in the gameplay without it feeling like one big "combat game." There is strategy involved. You coordinate personal skills, teammates, special abilities, and other factors into combat encounters that create an immersive experience." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote "Fight dragons,..." [+]"Fight dragons, golems, warriors, skeletons, goblins, and more in this game's frequent battle sequences. Manage stat points, weaponry, and combat skills. " () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Shogun, by James Clavell, Dave Lebling 1 vote "Fight scenes which require brains more than brawn" [+]"Fight scenes which require brains more than brawn: There are a number of fights throughout the story which are won with the right technique. I remember well the scene where you survive a ninja ambush." --mjhayes... 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 December 12, 2012