The New Abstract - an IFDB Poll

Time goes on, vibes change, people change, historical thresholds are crossed.

I always loved the unique kind of abstract/surreal genre in IF. I don't want to give a grocery list of the games that I liked it in, because I don't want it to be defined by the past, but I'd like to see what it has evolved into. I will say that before I stopped following the IF websites in 2016ish, I have indeed seen the abstract/surreal genre cross over from parser to choice-based.

What are some good abstract or surreal games that have come out since 2017?

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	Universal Hologram, by Kit Riemer 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --kaemi... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game

	You are SpamZapper 3.1, by Leon Arnott 2 votes "A weird topic simulator" [+]"A weird topic simulator" --P. B. Parjeter... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game

	Accelerate, by The TAV Institute 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --kaemi... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	After-Words, by fireisnormal 2 votes "Brevity is the soul of wit!" [+]"Brevity is the soul of wit!: So many unusual and pleasing 2-word combos with a nice graphic interface. Reductionists or those looking for detailed stories may call it a series of fetch quests, but I found the sparseness very well-planned." --Andrew Schultz... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Flattened London, by Carter X Gwertzman 1 vote "Homage to Flatland, so not quite "new abstract," but original and fun" [+]"Homage to Flatland, so not quite "new abstract," but original and fun" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Deus Ex Ceviche, by Tom Lento, Chandler Groover 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --kaemi... 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 March 6, 2022