Advanced elevators - an IFDB Poll

After having tried to implement realistic elevators in a couple of games, I still find it difficult and I am curious to see which games that contain advanced elevators (in contrast to simply pushing a button resulting in the right floor immediately after).

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	Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, by Jim Aikin 3 votes "Not what I would call an "advanced" elevator. More of a "devilishly complicated" or "need a degree in elevator physics" type of contraption." [+]"Not what I would call an "advanced" elevator. More of a "devilishly complicated" or "need a degree in elevator physics" type of contraption." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... "the octagon room!" [+]"the octagon room!" --Morningstar... (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Going Down, by Hanon Ondricek 2 votes "Great horror game in elevator" [+]"Great horror game in elevator" () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Finding Martin, by G.K. Wennstrom 2 votes "No ordinary elevator!" [+]"No ordinary elevator!: Not only a phonebooth, but also a bizarre rolling cube operated in the strangest way possible" ( - Full review) --Wynter... (No comment) [+](No comment) --aluminumoxynitride... Vote for this game

	Pogoman GO!, by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman 1 vote "Perhaps the most advanced incl. various elevator music" [+]"Perhaps the most advanced incl. various elevator music" () --Denk... Vote for this game

	The Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling 1 vote "Probably my favorite elevator in IF" [+]"Probably my favorite elevator in IF: A couple puzzles rely on certain properties of elevators I haven't seen implemented elsewhere." () --Zape... Vote for this game

	Hollywood Hijinx, by Dave Anderson, Liz Cyr-Jones 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zape... 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 27, 2026