Building Exploration - an IFDB Poll

I'm looking for games like Theatre (which I've added to this poll): set primarily in a single building and where your goal is to explore that building, uncovering information about its history/associated people/events that happened there, etc.

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	The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Robin & Orchid, by Ryan Veeder and Emily Boegheim 3 votes "The in-game "help system" (aka your friend's notebook) makes the exploration even better!" [+]"The in-game "help system" (aka your friend's notebook) makes the exploration even better!" () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

	Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, by Drew Cook 3 votes "What is it about theaters?" [+]"What is it about theaters?" --Drew Cook... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) --EJ... Vote for this game

	Building, by Poster 2 votes "Author was kinda mean but the game isn’t bad" [+]"Author was kinda mean but the game isn’t bad" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "It's in the title. Exploration in this game is truly a unique experience. And I'm still trying to complete it!" [+]"It's in the title. Exploration in this game is truly a unique experience. And I'm still trying to complete it!" --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Curses, by Graham Nelson 2 votes "Saw Muldoon legacy on here and it reminded me to add Curses " [+]"Saw Muldoon legacy on here and it reminded me to add Curses " ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "albeit is not the full building (the attic and the garden), Meldrew House is one of the best exploration places." [+]"albeit is not the full building (the attic and the garden), Meldrew House is one of the best exploration places." --dott. Piergiorgio... Vote for this game

	An Account of Your Visit to the Enchanted House & What You Found There, by Mandy Benanav 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	Isekai, by dott. Piergiorgio 1 vote "A large mansion, albeit incomplete, but definitively worth exploring...." [+]"A large mansion, albeit incomplete, but definitively worth exploring....: Albeit the preview release includes only the lower and upper floor (and the latter is still incomplete...) is a rather extensive explore-the-mansion, with the added bonus of the framework of a very different culture." --dott. Piergiorgio... Vote for this game

	The Absence of Miriam Lane, by Abigail Corfman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Passerine... Vote for this game

	IF Whispers 5, by Chris Conley, Joey Jones, Marius Müller, Tom Blawgus 1 vote "Explore an Antarctic research base " [+]"Explore an Antarctic research base " --Joey Jones... Vote for this game

	The Red Soldier, by Manda Whitney, Dan Egnor and Errol 1 vote "haunted inn!" [+]"haunted inn!" --Passerine... Vote for this game

	Dark Communion, by alyshkalia 1 vote "realized this game of mine fits" [+]"realized this game of mine fits" --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Bronze, by Emily Short 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Theatre, by Brendon Wyber 1 vote "epitomizes this kind of game" [+]"epitomizes this kind of game" () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, by Jim Aikin 1 vote "Ballerina Hunt In An Enormous Out Of Hours Shopping Mall" [+]"Ballerina Hunt In An Enormous Out Of Hours Shopping Mall: Twenty-nine shops and numerous other interior (and a few exterior) locations in this massive old school puzzlefest. Set at Yuletide." () --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	your life, and nothing else, by Lionstooth 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Sovereign Citizens, by Laura Paul and Max Woodring 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Coral Nulla... Vote for this game

	Candlesmoke, by Caelyn Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Hollywood Hijinx, by Dave Anderson, Liz Cyr-Jones 1 vote "The archetypal building exploration" [+]"The archetypal building exploration: AFAIK the very first building exploration IF, with the bonus of a, uh, rather eccentric building." --dott. Piergiorgio... Vote for this game

	Shelter from the Storm, by Eric Eve 1 vote "a limited beginning opens up to exploring the house" [+]"a limited beginning opens up to exploring the house" () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	The House, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote "Explore A Haunted House To Win Ownership" [+]"Explore A Haunted House To Win Ownership: A journey through an odd house and its grounds; many rooms and hidden passages." --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Finding Martin, by G.K. Wennstrom 1 vote "An eccentric family's home" [+]"An eccentric family's home: This house is constructed in a bizarre way because of the strange family who used to live there. As you open up more rooms, you find out who they all are" ( - Full review) --Wynter... Vote for this game

	A Warm Reception, by Joshua Hetzel 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	domvs, by litrouke 1 vote "a three-room exploration" [+]"a three-room exploration" () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Kinophobia, by Bruno Dias 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... 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 May 8, 2026