Fate vs Free Will Games - an IFDB Poll

I imagine that the interactive nature of IF would allow themes of fate and free will to be used powerfully. Perhaps the PC is given a glimpse of his or her future and the player tries to avoid it. Are there games in which this is done? It could be intentional as part of the plot or game mechanic, or just a possiblilty regardless of the game itself (or is that true of all IF?). Thanks.

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	Rameses, by Stephen Bond 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --perch... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nusco... Vote for this game

	Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto 2 votes "Concerns the..." [+]"Concerns the protagonist's attempts to revise his life choices after death." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... Vote for this game

	Fate, by Victor Gijsbers 2 votes "The protagonist..." [+]"The protagonist struggles to avoid an unhappy future from her visions." ( - Full review) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... Vote for this game

	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 2 votes "Although I myself..." [+]"Although I myself argue against this reading, Photopia has often been read as an exploration of free will versus determinism." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 2 votes "fate manifested as the nature of the PC" [+]"fate manifested as the nature of the PC" --perch... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Future Threads, by Xavid 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Grief, by Simon Christiansen 1 vote "Plays with the..." [+]"Plays with the question of whether the protagonist is able to do anything differently." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Rematch, by Andrew D. Pontious 1 vote "The PC attempts..." [+]"The PC attempts to prevent the deaths of two friends." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	CYBERQUEEN, by Porpentine 1 vote "From the start..." [+]"From the start it's pretty clear that nothing you do really matters. Rubbed me the wrong way but maybe someone else'll enjoy it." --req... Vote for this game

	The Storm, by Stephane F. 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Stephane F.... Vote for this game

	Curses, by Graham Nelson 1 vote "This is the only..." [+]"This is the only game I know that actually lets the player character physically switch off the cosmic Determinism setting." --baf... Vote for this game

	The Primrose Path, by Nolan Bonvouloir 1 vote "The PC attempts..." [+]"The PC attempts to prevent the death of a friend." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Constraints, by Martin Bays 1 vote "An odd little..." [+]"An odd little meditation on not being able to act." () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Tethered, by Linus Åkesson 1 vote "Touches on the subject though you can't avoid the ending" [+]"Touches on the subject though you can't avoid the ending" ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game

	rendition, by nespresso 1 vote "It's obvious..." [+]"It's obvious what you need to do... but do you want to do it?" ( - Full review) --sushabye... Vote for this game

	Map, by Ade McT 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... 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 October 2, 2009