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As of the founding of this poll, the IFDB has only seven games with the "amnesia" tag. I don't buy that for an instant. Please vote for games where the player-protagonist-person is dealing with a bout of forgetfulness (usually about who they are, and how they got here, wherever here is). While you're at it, add the "amnesia" tag to any games that need one - and if you see a game here you feel is awesome, be sure to vote for it so the best examples rise to the top.

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	Babel, by Ian Finley 11 votes "the amnesia in Babel sets up an awesome story-- it isn't mere author laziness" [+]"the amnesia in Babel sets up an awesome story-- it isn't mere author laziness" () --trojo... "Amnesia as a very effective source of suspense. No laziness here." [+]"Amnesia as a very effective source of suspense. No laziness here." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sorrel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --lagran-G-an... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cheryl L... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game

	The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 7 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Celestianpower... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cheryl L... (No comment) [+](No comment) --rainbowstreakedskies... (No comment) [+](No comment) --H1N1777... (No comment) [+](No comment) --VanishingSky... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 5 votes "I always vote for this in a poll" [+]"I always vote for this in a poll" () --Teaspoon... "The amnesia is an integral part of the plot." [+]"The amnesia is an integral part of the plot." --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 5 votes "Well, it's about refinding yourself and your place in the world, so amnesia/disorientation just fits." [+]"Well, it's about refinding yourself and your place in the world, so amnesia/disorientation just fits." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... "Borderline, but..." [+]"Borderline, but the PC is hugely disoriented, to say the least, and much of the game is about reconstructing the past." () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Mike Ciul... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Madam Spider's Web, by Sara Dee 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Celestianpower... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally 4 votes "You're an amnesiac holed up in a hospital during a zombie epidemic." [+]"You're an amnesiac holed up in a hospital during a zombie epidemic." () --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Tortoiseshell Bat... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Square Circle, by Eric Eve 3 votes "An amnesiac prisoner is given the task of drawing the titular shape." [+]"An amnesiac prisoner is given the task of drawing the titular shape." () --Ann R. J.... "It's just plain awesome." [+]"It's just plain awesome." --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) --cgasquid... Vote for this game

	Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 3 votes "It's the game that started the amnesia cliche." [+]"It's the game that started the amnesia cliche." --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cheryl L... Vote for this game

	The Awakening, by Dennis Matheson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Word of the Day, by Richard Otter 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --patrick.brian.mooney... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	The Empty Room, by Matthew Alger 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --cgasquid... Vote for this game

	Building, by Poster 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --AmberShards... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Delusions, by C. E. Forman 2 votes "I'm not sure..." [+]"I'm not sure if this game strictly fits, but it definitely has the element of revelation of the PC, who doesn't know his identity." --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game

	Traveler, by Caelyn Sandel 1 vote "You are a space..." [+]"You are a space probe awakened from hibernation to find...nothing of interest. Hm. You have a vague sense of who you are but cannot remember your origins or how you ended up in the void of space. The gameplay is about those memories coming back and how they will shape your future." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Gris et Jaune, by Jason Devlin 1 vote "Everybody keeps..." [+]"Everybody keeps telling you what you are, who you are. But something tells you that they are not telling the full truth. Meanwhile you are stuck without knowing anything about your origins or identity. The gameplay is about trying to hammer together what you know about yourself." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Passing Familiarity, by Papillon 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Matt Wigdahl... Vote for this game

	Vestiges, by Josephine Wynter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --katz... Vote for this game

	The Lift, by Colin Capurso 1 vote "First screen..." [+]"First screen mentions the PC having no clue who they are or why they are here." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	In Darkness, by GoblinBoy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	The Delusion Dilemna, by Nathaniel Holle 1 vote "A bit of..." [+]"A bit of shameless self-promotion, but in The Dream Dilemna your character cannot remember which world is real, nor what their name is or who they are." --Nathaniel... Vote for this game

	Vague, by Richard Otter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sorrel... Vote for this game

	lighthouse, by dcsross 1 vote "You wake up with..." [+]"You wake up with "cryosleep amnesia" on a colonizing spaceship." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Ghosts Within, by Kyriakos Athanasopoulos 1 vote "I do not think..." [+]"I do not think you ever figure out who you are. But from the start of the game amnesia is a huge character attribute for the protagonist." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Overrun - en, by Janos Biro 1 vote "Amnesia in..." [+]"Amnesia in cyberspace! This is a Twine game where you work as a programmer for a corporation in the year 2050. One day, your data has been erased and you cannot remember why. Find answers by sneaking into servers via a cyberdeck and teaming up with fellow hackers to regain your memory." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Dreary Lands, by Paul Lee 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --strivenword... Vote for this game

	Mindshadow, by Brian Fargo 1 vote "Loosely based on The Bourne Identity" [+]"Loosely based on The Bourne Identity: "You wake up on a deserted island, and you can't remember who you are, where you were going, or what you were doing. You do remember that one man in particular who does know those things is tracking you down." That was the first impression I had." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... Vote for this game

	Slacker X, by The Velvet Jester, Smoke Dog, and Wormy Jurmy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	La Seine, by Derek Sutcliffe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	The Initial State, by Matt Barton 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Matt Wigdahl... Vote for this game

	Eight characters, a number, and a happy ending, by K.G. Orphanides 1 vote "In this sci-fi..." [+]"In this sci-fi game you are a cloned captain with a specific set of simple but monumental orders. Unfortunately, what memory you should have retained is gone. Some kind of malfunction? Or maybe some kind of opportunity to make your own choice." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game, by Riff Conner 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Egas... Vote for this game

	Identity, by Dave Bernazzani 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Juhana... Vote for this game

	Amnesia, by Dustin Rhodes 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Trigaea, by Adam Ipsen (RynGM) 1 vote "Perfect example. Amnesia in an extravagant sci-fi story." [+]"Perfect example. Amnesia in an extravagant sci-fi story." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dave Chapeskie... 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 July 30, 2010