Romance Games - an IFDB Poll

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In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm looking for games that deal with romance and relationships.

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Violet, by Jeremy Freese
9 votes
"The romance is the base for this awesome game." [+]"The romance is the base for this awesome game." --GangrelWolf... "This game is pure romance. Plus: heteronormativity off!" [+]"This game is pure romance. Plus: heteronormativity off!" --clyde... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Bernie... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Aselia... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Plundered Hearts, by Amy Briggs
9 votes
"A swashbuckling age-of-sail romance complete with dashing pirate captain and a plucky cross-dressing heroine." [+]"A swashbuckling age-of-sail romance complete with dashing pirate captain and a plucky cross-dressing heroine." () --Ghalev... "Will you keep you entertained til the end!" [+]"Will you keep you entertained til the end!: A fun adventure with romance. One of the first I ever played. Have played it several times to the end." () --Penn.paper... "An Infocom classic" [+]"An Infocom classic" --Chuckles... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Marius Müller... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Softbagel... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Rhian Moss... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Emily Short...

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Snowblind Aces, by C.E.J. Pacian
6 votes
"A romantic, adventurous conversation" [+]"A romantic, adventurous conversation" --redlimit... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Snoother...

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Masquerade, by Kathleen M. Fischer
6 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --C.E.J. Pacian... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DenniaDale... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Softbagel... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --hoopla...

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Creatures Such As We, by Lynnea Glasser
4 votes
"Offers multiple..." [+]"Offers multiple romance-able characters with different personalities and life philosophies; also allows you to pursue none of them." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --hoopla... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short
4 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --C.E.J. Pacian... "While romance..." [+]"While romance isn't quite the main focus here, it's a pervasive theme throughout and makes up the happy ending too." () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... "Intrigue in the..." [+]"Intrigue in the Court ties into romance for a happy ending." ( - Full review) --Amphiareion...

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Jigsaw, by Graham Nelson
3 votes
"An interesting relationship blooms" [+]"An interesting relationship blooms: It becomes obvious the author never uses pronouns to address the character Black. You probably correctly guessed why." --mjhayes... "Primarily a..." [+]"Primarily a puzzle-fest - but the puzzles are set up as the antagonism between two people otherwise drawn to one another. Which I really dig for some reason." --C.E.J. Pacian... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short...

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Bronze, by Emily Short
3 votes
"Beauty and the Beast--You are the beauty; you must break the curse!" [+]"Beauty and the Beast--You are the beauty; you must break the curse!" --DenniaDale... "A Fractured Fairy Tale" [+]"A Fractured Fairy Tale" --Agnishom... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Rhian Moss...

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Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers...

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Muse: An Autumn Romance, by Christopher Huang
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DJ...

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Best of Three, by Emily Short
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --redlimit... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DenniaDale... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ...

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Walker & Silhouette, by C.E.J. Pacian
3 votes
"The leads are..." [+]"The leads are about three millimetres from falling into each others' arms at any given point." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian
3 votes
"it's all for love, and another couple gets together in the background" [+]"it's all for love, and another couple gets together in the background" ( - Full review) --perching path... "traditional western romp to save your kidnapped love." [+]"traditional western romp to save your kidnapped love." --clyde... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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August, by Matt Fendahleen
3 votes
"Not cheerful, but intense" [+]"Not cheerful, but intense" () --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --schifter... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Snoother...

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The Tale of the Kissing Bandit, by J. Robinson Wheeler (as 'Cary Valentino')
2 votes
"The tale in a very sweet moment of a couple's life" [+]"The tale in a very sweet moment of a couple's life: As the story unfolds, the player becomes the actor of a very sweet moment in a couple's life. It gave me the feeling that this fiction had been written as a Valentin's day present." () --Fabien Vidal... "Not terribly..." [+]"Not terribly good, but short and sweet" ( - Full review) --Karl Ove Hufthammer...

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Elizabeth Hawke's Forever Always, by Iain Merrick
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short...

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A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short
1 vote
"Romance..." [+]"Romance isn't the foreground here, but it's a very strong background." () --Sam Kabo Ashwell...

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Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell...

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Desert Heat, by Papillon
1 vote
"CYOA erotica in a..." [+]"CYOA erotica in a desert fantasy setting." --Emily Short...

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Venus Meets Venus, by kaleidofish
1 vote
"Serious story..." [+]"Serious story about the challenges of a relationship between a trans and a cis partner." --Emily Short...

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Mix Tape, by Brett Witty
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ...

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Fallacy of Dawn, by Robb Sherwin
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith...

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Sleep, by Snoother
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Snoother...

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Choose Your Own Romance, by David Dyte
1 vote
"CYOA-style parodic romance story" [+]"CYOA-style parodic romance story" --Emily Short...

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Structural Integrity, by Tabitha O'Connell
1 vote
"Game about a romantic relationship with issues" [+]"Game about a romantic relationship with issues" --Tabitha...

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Necrotic Drift, by Robb Sherwin
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell...

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Dinner with Andre, by Liza Daly
1 vote
"The romance is more a backdrop to dealing with the waiter, but it's definitely about dating ..." [+]"The romance is more a backdrop to dealing with the waiter, but it's definitely about dating ..." --Ghalev...

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Nowhere Near Single, by kaleidofish
1 vote
"Love and..." [+]"Love and relationships, and therein the importance of communication." () --Aselia...

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Poll created on February 3, 2009