I'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to you and is its own character in the game, but I'm really interested in any games which are interacted with in a clever way!
Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 9 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "I don't..." [+]"I don't think this (the main conceit of Counterfeit) could be done in any other medium." --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Laney Berry... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Next_Stop_Willoughby... (No comment) [+](No comment) --mediocre.marsupial... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zoltar... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
Eat Me, by Chandler Groover 5 votes "Narrator is not..." [+]"Narrator is not the player-character. " () --sushabye... "The narrating..." [+]"The narrating voice is separate from the PC, and is an actual character in the game" () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
I.A.G. Alpha, by Serhii Mozhaiskyi 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Oreolek... (No comment) [+](No comment) --techniX... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dawn S.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover 2 votes "The game gives you a playscript for every scene" [+]"The game gives you a playscript for every scene: If an action is not in the playscript, you can't do it. The challenge lies in figuring out how much wiggle room you still have." --AvB... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --egostat... Vote for this game | |
Violet, by Jeremy Freese 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe... Vote for this game | |
Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303, by Victor Gijsbers 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 2 votes "Minimalist language" [+]"Minimalist language: The game talks back to you in the same kind of grammatically impoverished language you would usually type your commands in." --AvB... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
Weird City Interloper, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "This story..." [+]"This story structure wouldn't make sense in any other medium" () --Adam Biltcliffe... Vote for this game | |
Take, by Katherine Morayati (as Amelia Pinnolla) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "The interface..." [+]"The interface here removes the typical IF commands and replaces them with keywords more fitting for a futuristic adventurer. (Also, no map to track!)" --boogerball... Vote for this game | |
You Find Yourself in a Room., by Eli Piilonen 1 vote "Mean narrator" [+]"Mean narrator: Downright menacing, in fact. Like Portal but IF." () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
Djinn on the Rocks, by Joshua Wilson 1 vote "A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics." [+]"A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics.: The magic mechanic in this game is one-of-a-kind." --Joshua Wilson... Vote for this game | |
Forsaken Denizen, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "The first-person..." [+]"The first-person narrator is a distinct character from the viewpoint character" () --Adam Biltcliffe... Vote for this game | |
9:05, by Adam Cadre 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe... Vote for this game | |
Exhibition, by Ian Finley 1 vote "Interesting gimmick" [+]"Interesting gimmick: Play as four different characters looking at the final exhibition of a dead man, figure out the plot from their opinions on his paintings. Highly original." ( - Full review) --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Laney Berry... Vote for this game | |
Poll created on September 26, 2018