Research 'Em Ups - an IFDB Poll

Games where progress is primarily made through discovering and cataloging information, rather than traditional puzzles.

	My Friends the Monster Trainers, by Jamwitch 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --aluminumoxynitride... "Read letters and..." [+]"Read letters and learn type weaknesses to classify monsters that are, legally, definitely NOT Pokemon" ( - Full review) --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	The Archives of Trevosa, by Jamwitch 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --aluminumoxynitride... "Compare documents..." [+]"Compare documents to translate cultural terms." () --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	Analogue: A Hate Story, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	What Happened to the Crew?, by Bushmonkey 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Neurocracy, by Joannes Truyens and Matei Stanca 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Playthroughline... Vote for this game

	Intelligence, by Zero Trick Pony 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... "Triangulate..." [+]"Triangulate coordinates; analyze shrapnel; save humanity." () --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Hate Plus, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	The Red Pearls of Borneo, by bushmonkey 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Type Help, by William Rous 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	The Roottrees are Dead, by Jeremy Johnston 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... "The microgenre in..." [+]"The microgenre in its purest form: connect names and photos on a convoluted family tree, with only a late-90's search engine at your disposal." ( - Full review) --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	Kinophobia, by Bruno Dias 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... "One or two..." [+]"One or two environmental puzzles, but the lion's share is searching increasingly obscure keywords on the internet" ( - Full review) --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	The Case of the Dungeon Descent, by Jamwitch 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Frontiers of the Mind, by MinusOnePublishing 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... Vote for this game

	The Incident at Galley House, by William Rous, Jeremy Johnston, Robin Ward 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --jakomo... Vote for this game

	Family, by Tim Sheinman 1 vote "A "fill the..." [+]"A "fill the family tree" puzzler, with a musical twist." --RainbowDarter... Vote for this game

	Rivals, by Tim Sheinman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... Vote for this game

	Portal, by Rob Swigart, Brad Fregger 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... Vote for this game

	TR-49, by inkle 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --jakomo... Vote for this game

	Unit 322 (Disambiguation), by Jonny Muir 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... 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, 2026