Games where you can't screw up - an IFDB Poll
by PinstripeSometimes, when I'm playing a game, I spend more time juggling my save files than I do reading the text. I don't want to have to restart because I picked up the green rod instead of the clay jug (with apologies to Zarf). So I'm looking for games where any death can be avoided with a simple undo, and I can never find myself in an unwinnable state. More traditional games, not conversation games or one-move games, would be preferred.
| Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 8 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) (   ) --declain... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --UmbrellaPie...  Vote for this game | |
| Suveh Nux, by David Fisher 7 votes "Mishaps easily undone, and there are lots of easter eggs, to boot." [+]"Mishaps easily undone, and there are lots of easter eggs, to boot." ( ) --Ziixxxitria... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) --sirjiles... Vote for this game | |
| City of Secrets, by Emily Short 5 votes "Vast but not intimidating" [+]"Vast but not intimidating: The game includes a comprehensive tutorial and a map and it is apparently impossible to lock yourself out of a winnable state." ( ) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game | |
| Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Photopia, by Adam Cadre 4 votes "More like reading a story than playing a game... but what a compelling story it is!" [+]"More like reading a story than playing a game... but what a compelling story it is!: There's no way to mess up in this game. There's only one part that actually passes as a puzzle, but it basically only requires you to "think outside the box," as it were. Just enjoy the ride." --Arkholt... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, by Jim Aikin and Eric Eve 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Six, by Wade Clarke 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game | |
| De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 3 votes "It is impossible..." [+]"It is impossible to become stuck." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Violet, by Jeremy Freese 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| The Plant, by Michael J. Roberts 2 votes "There's just..." [+]"There's just no way to screw up in this game. You can always go back and pick up something you missed, and objects that are required for the plot (e.g. flashlight) cannot be used up." ( - Full review) --Wladimir... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Escape From Santaland, by Jason Ermer 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Inside the Facility, by Arthur DiBianca 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Robin Johnson... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Floatpoint, by Emily Short 1 vote "You cannot get..." [+]"You cannot get stuck in floatpoint." --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game | |
| Toddler RPG, by Noah Marshall 1 vote "Bet you never knew kids at the playground are trying to build their stats." [+]"Bet you never knew kids at the playground are trying to build their stats.: Failure proof." --sirjiles... Vote for this game | |
| The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) 1 vote "I can't be..." [+]"I can't be entirely sure, seeing as I've played the game on autopilot, but apparently Meteor... is specifically designed to remain winnable no matter what (except at the very end, I think)." ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Also a very..." [+]"Also a very beginner-friendly game in general (without being overly easy)" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Witch Upon a Star, by BellaBandida 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --BellaBandida... Vote for this game | |
| Mortlake Manor, by Ben Chenoweth 1 vote "Can't die, but with mazes and a ghost!" [+]"Can't die, but with mazes and a ghost!: You cannot die and you cannot get to a point where you can't win. But there are mazes and a ghost just to keep things interesting." --Ben Chenoweth... Vote for this game | |
| Bronze, by Emily Short 1 vote "Classic adventure format with an optional beginner's mode" [+]"Classic adventure format with an optional beginner's mode" ( - Full review) --Ron Newcomb... Vote for this game | |
| Perdition's Flames, by Michael J. Roberts 1 vote "Advertised As Impossible To Become Unwinnable." [+]"Advertised As Impossible To Become Unwinnable.: Michael J. Roberts advertises this game as being impossible to become unwinnable. Also... you can't die! Because, you're ALREADY DEAD!" --TheGrandRascal... Vote for this game | |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 1 vote "Intended to be merciful but might have a couple bugs still lurking." [+]"Intended to be merciful but might have a couple bugs still lurking." ( ) --dfranke... Vote for this game | |
| Fate, by Victor Gijsbers 1 vote "You can lock..." [+]"You can lock yourself out of certain endings, but only by deliberate choice, and you are never confined to "losing" endings." --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game | |
| The liberation, by Stephane F. 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Stephane F.... Vote for this game | |
| Jacqueline, Jungle Queen!, by Steph Cherrywell 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| The Isle of the Cult, by Rune Berg 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Gemma Bristow... Vote for this game | |
| Hackenslash RPG Chapter 4: Death, by Noah Marshall 1 vote "Death by puns." [+]"Death by puns.: The game just restores you to life where you were if you die." --sirjiles... 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.: There are many victory paths to explore with no dead ends or unwinnable states." --Joshua Wilson... Vote for this game | |
| The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "The game world..." [+]"The game world resets itself every nine turns; use what you learned from previous cycles." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 1 vote "can't make the game unwinnable" [+]"can't make the game unwinnable" ( Vote for this game | |
| The Storm, by Stephane F. 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Stephane F.... Vote for this game | |
| Sunset Over Savannah, by Ivan Cockrum 1 vote "Respawns..." [+]"Respawns destroyed/lost items when necessary." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| 9:05, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "Short and sweet" [+]"Short and sweet: A very short game with two negative endings for the player character. One of them involves death and cutting the game short before solving all the "puzzles", but it can be easily undone." --P-Tux7... Vote for this game | |
| Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote "A fun one-room puzzle with no wrong answers" [+]"A fun one-room puzzle with no wrong answers" ( ) --mg51... Vote for this game | |
| Alias 'The Magpie', by J. J. Guest 1 vote "Rated..." [+]"Rated 'merciful' on the Zarfian scale - 'You can't get stuck, and the main character can't die. It's impossible to permanently lose an object that's required to win the game. The game will always remain winnable no matter what you do.'" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Eat Me, by Chandler Groover 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Malasana... Vote for this game | |
| Wishbringer, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| worm, by Gunther Schmidl 1 vote "Simple, linear, and puzzleless" [+]"Simple, linear, and puzzleless: This game is very short, linear, and puzzleless, so you can't make it unwinnable." --P-Tux7... Vote for this game | |
Poll created on March 2, 2009
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