Games with an abrupt and unexpected ending twist - an IFDB Poll

I'm looking for games which, as in a lot of short stories, feature a sudden and unexpected revelation/twist at the very end of the game, that possibly changes your interpretation of what the game was really all about. (but please be careful with spoilers!)

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	9:05, by Adam Cadre 20 votes "A small game that seems very ordinary until the twist ending" [+]"A small game that seems very ordinary until the twist ending: The story here is not at all what it seems to be, but you don't find out the truth until the very end." () --Nathan... "really unexpected" [+]"really unexpected" () --Grey... "the ending shifts everything, including the way you play" [+]"the ending shifts everything, including the way you play" ( - Full review) --The Year Is Yesterday... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nusco... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Otto... (No comment) [+](No comment) --perch... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --darint... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --smurfas666... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Celestianpower... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sophronisba... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Fredrik Ramsberg... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Hulk Handsome... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Jim Kaplan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --RAmarl... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 9 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Mr. Patient... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Feneric... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sophronisba... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Jim Kaplan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Fail-Safe, by Jon Ingold 5 votes "Well written twist!" [+]"Well written twist!: While playing, I had a nagging feeling that something was wrong. It was." () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Pinstripe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --four1475... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Jim Kaplan... "Some people say..." [+]"Some people say the ending to Photopia was telegraphed. It didn't seem that way to me; quite unexpected, in fact, and brought tears to my eyes." () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	My Angel, by Jon Ingold 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --eu... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me, by Mike Sousa and Jon Ingold 2 votes "Whoa." [+]"Whoa.: The player is usually ahead of the PC in figuring things out in TDMAMOOM, but even my nearest guesses couldn't explain everything---not until the last few revelations snapped everything into place." () --eu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Violet, by Jeremy Freese 2 votes "The twist is..." [+]"The twist is abrupt, all right, but is sort of the main flaw of the work." () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Bernie... Vote for this game

	Vespers, by Jason Devlin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Bernie... (No comment) [+](No comment) --oxythemoron... Vote for this game

	Madam Spider's Web, by Sara Dee 2 votes "There is a point when everything that came before must now be re-examined." [+]"There is a point when everything that came before must now be re-examined." () --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Juhana... Vote for this game

	Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Kaged, by Ian Finley 2 votes "surprising ending" [+]"surprising ending" () --Denk... "Surprise twist after a roller coaster ride of gameplay." [+]"Surprise twist after a roller coaster ride of gameplay." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	The Tale of the Kissing Bandit, by J. Robinson Wheeler (as 'Cary Valentino') 2 votes "YMMV on how 'unexpected' it is ..." [+]"YMMV on how 'unexpected' it is ...: but it's definitely a twist, and sufficiently abrupt. Plus adorable." --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Fallacy of Dawn, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... Vote for this game

	La Seine, by Derek Sutcliffe 2 votes "Well ..." [+]"Well ...: It's certainly meant to be unexpected, anyway. I think the author may have underestimated the fame of his chosen setting." ( - Full review) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Otto... Vote for this game

	De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 2 votes "Obviously,..." [+]"Obviously, different people will have different ideas as to how unexpected it is, but it is certainly a (very dark) twist." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Varicella, by Adam Cadre 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

	Babel, by Ian Finley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Grey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Signal Error, by Joel Webster 1 vote "Take my word for..." [+]"Take my word for it. Sudden plot twist right at the end." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Amnesia game" [+]"Amnesia game: the protagonist turns out to have a different history than they themselves suspected" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Ecdysis, by Peter Nepstad 1 vote "It's not as drastic as some of the other games, but effectively carried out." [+]"It's not as drastic as some of the other games, but effectively carried out." --verityvirtue... Vote for this game

	A Colder Light, by Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Meredith... Vote for this game

	The Oldest Hangover on Earth, by Marius Müller 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Marius Müller... Vote for this game

	Broken Legs, by Sarah Morayati 1 vote "Not only a nice..." [+]"Not only a nice twist at the end, but the option of replaying the whole game with added material reflecting on the twist." ( - Full review) --JonathanCR... Vote for this game

	Little Blue Men, by Michael S. Gentry 1 vote "The moment you..." [+]"The moment you step through the door at the end" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Knight Orc, by Pete Austin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Robb Sherwin... Vote for this game

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

	The Weapon, by Sean Barrett 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... 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 December 13, 2009