Games much improved in later versions - an IFDB Poll

Most IF works are only available in ‘version 1’, but some are released in updated versions. And a few see a large amount of bug fixing, rewriting and polish. This is a poll for highlighting these games, games that the authors have taken time and care to greatly improve in later releases, either through major changes to the plot or the puzzles, or just through a lot of bug fixes and overall polish.

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	Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 4 votes "I couldn't understand why everyone was complaining about the wonderful ending I'd just played, until I realized it had been added in the second version." [+]"I couldn't understand why everyone was complaining about the wonderful ending I'd just played, until I realized it had been added in the second version." --matt w (Matt Weiner)... "New ending is worth it" [+]"New ending is worth it" --Andrew Schultz... "Later releases..." [+]"Later releases include epilogues, fixing what was previously a vaguely unsatisfying ending." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Kerkerkruip, by Victor Gijsbers 3 votes "A roguelike still..." [+]"A roguelike still in active development. Each version contains new content and gameplay tweaks." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen 3 votes "Interesting, fun, original" [+]"Interesting, fun, original: The help system and similes have been extensively re-worked based on user feedback. The end result is satisfying and engaging." ( - Full review) --streever... "Better help, more intuitive puzzles" [+]"Better help, more intuitive puzzles: Worth a replay if only to see how the help works. V5 tutorial is well done without feeling teachy." () --Andrew Schultz... "Currently..." [+]"Currently available in its 4th release, and polished to perfection. Lots of improvements based on testers’ feedback, with reworked puzzles, hints and new custom responses to various commands." () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Transparent, by Hanon Ondricek 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Floating Info... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Curses, by Graham Nelson 2 votes "Greatly expanded " [+]"Greatly expanded : The initial release of Curses! was for z3, and had a fraction of the content of the z5 version." --baf... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... Vote for this game

	Milliways: the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Max Fog 1 vote "(self-vote)" [+]"(self-vote): The IFComp version was terrible, but now the new release is significantly less buggy. Still not great, but much better." ( - Full review) --Max Fog... Vote for this game

	Fine-Tuned, by Dennis Jerz 1 vote "The version..." [+]"The version released to IFComp was widely panned for being buggy to the point of being unplayable, but later releases fixed the bugs and is now very stable." --Juhana... Vote for this game

	A Comedy of Error Messages, by Adam Le Doux 1 vote "Kind of an infamous example of this trope" [+]"Kind of an infamous example of this trope: The author kept updating this throughout the 2011 IF Comp to the point where the final version became almost a completely different beast." --Molly... Vote for this game

	Surface, by Geoff Moore 1 vote "Balanced out the..." [+]"Balanced out the randomness of one scene which could previously have gone on way too long." () --Floating Info... Vote for this game

	The Believable Adventures of an Invisible Man, by Hannes Schueller 1 vote "Runner-up for..." [+]"Runner-up for Most Improved in 2009's Post-Comp Competition." --DB... Vote for this game

	A Roiling Original, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote "note: self-vote" [+]"note: self-vote: new area (1 puzzle, 1 director's cut,) better error checking, more sensible puzzles" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Dream Pieces, by Iam Curio 1 vote "Many neat features added" [+]"Many neat features added: Toggling the rhymes, clarifying alternate solutions--several in-comp updates make this game worth a look. Can be played online if you don't have Quest." --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut, by Marco Innocenti 1 vote "Technical and aesthetic improvements" [+]"Technical and aesthetic improvements: The sequel is nicely improved with an extra ending too." --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (as Ned Yompus) 1 vote "note: self-vote" [+]"note: self-vote: hint-by-object, bug fixes, buffers for good guesses, LLPs, hint-device cleared up, more silly random text" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote "Tacky to add my own?" [+]"Tacky to add my own?: New ways to organize/view the list, added alternate scenery mode, story added, logic document and clues polished, new hint-giving items" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game

	Six, by Wade Clarke 1 vote "In its 6th (!)..." [+]"In its 6th (!) release the game has lots of improvements to the prose, and many new custom responses and bug fixes, making the game polished to perfection." () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 1 vote "important new scenes added post-comp" [+]"important new scenes added post-comp" ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... Vote for this game

	Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer 1 vote "Lots of bugs..." [+]"Lots of bugs squashed and alternate solutions added." () --Floating Info... Vote for this game

	Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Matt W... Vote for this game

	Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 1 vote "Went through a..." [+]"Went through a rapid succession of bugfix updates shortly after release. " () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... 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 November 17, 2013