Games for introducing teens and tweens to interactive fiction - an IFDB Poll

Looking for Twine games (ideally) that are appropriate for 10-16 year olds. Bonus points if it has an interesting/fun story or showcases some of the cool stuff that can be done with this medium. Thanks! :)

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	Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --N. Cormier... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lapin Lunaire Games... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Drew Cook... Vote for this game

	4x4 Galaxy, by Agnieszka Trzaska 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Drew Cook... Vote for this game

	free bird., by Passerine 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lapin Lunaire Games... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	The Good Ghost, by Sarah Willson, Kirk Damato 2 votes "Not scary at all..." [+]"Not scary at all so would be appropriate for anyone within your age bracket." --Morningstar... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lapin Lunaire Games... Vote for this game

	Cactus Blue Motel, by Astrid Dalmady 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --N. Cormier... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	Known Unknowns, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	♥Magical Makeover♥, by S. Woodson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 2 votes "always a crowd-pleaser" [+]"always a crowd-pleaser" () --OtisTDog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --sekicho... Vote for this game

	The Missing Ring, by Felicity Drake 2 votes "I introduced this game at an IF workshop for tweens-they loved it." [+]"I introduced this game at an IF workshop for tweens-they loved it.: Introduced this game, and several others, at a five day Twine workshop for middle school students. This was the game they kept returning to again and again to see how the code was written, and introduce similar elements to their own games. The kids loved it." --Doug Egan... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	The Grown-Up Detective Agency, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 2 votes "Prob for the..." [+]"Prob for the older crowd of the age range" --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Please Answer Carefully, by litrouke 2 votes "for the older..." [+]"for the older crowd of the age range" ( - Full review) --manonamora... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game

	Under the Bridge, by Samantha Khan 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	LUNIUM, by Ben Jackson 1 vote "For teens familiar with escape rooms" [+]"For teens familiar with escape rooms: If they've done escape rooms, this could be an intro to IF with a puzzle style they're familiar with. The journal entries that you have to pore over for information might be a little dense for some tweens, but I think the writing level ought to be fine for teens." ( - Full review) --EJ... Vote for this game

	Esther's, by Brad Buchanan and Alleson Buchanan 1 vote "For the younger..." [+]"For the younger side of the age range" ( - Full review) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	Lady Thalia and the Seraskier Sapphires, by Emery Joyce and N. Cormier 1 vote "for the older..." [+]"for the older side of the age range I think" --manonamora... Vote for this game

	4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	There’s A Bear Outside, by The Very Worst Thing 1 vote "Spooky, intertwined adventures with high replayability" [+]"Spooky, intertwined adventures with high replayability: Better suited for the teen end of the crowd; offers a nice slice of Twine's branching and story history capabilities." --Lapin Lunaire Games... Vote for this game

	The Secret of Nara, by Ralfe Rich 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --N. Cormier... Vote for this game

	SPACE FROG!, by npckc 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	Dysfluent, by Allyson Gray 1 vote "maybe more the..." [+]"maybe more the older side of the age range" ( - Full review) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	BOAT PROM, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	La Petite Mort, by manonamora 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... Vote for this game

	Plasmorphosis, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --manonamora... Vote for this game

	Bell Park, Youth Detective, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --manonamora... 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 January 10, 2024