Games Centered Around Devices/Machines - an IFDB Poll

by Amanda Walker
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I'm looking for games that heavily feature learning how to use a device or machine. For instance, the machine in Emily Short's Savoir-Faire, Art DiBianca's devices in the Grandma Bethlinda games, or the box in Paul Michael Winters's The Box. I love graphical games like the The Room and The House of da Vinci, and want more IF that features fooling with fun devices.

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Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg, by Arthur DiBianca
4 votes
"More of a toy than a game" [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
3 votes
"Clever and twisty linguistic humour " [+]... "Letter-removers and more" [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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BYOD, by n-n
2 votes
"The PC's phone." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Metamorphoses, by Emily Short
2 votes
"Two devices by the entry gate transform any object in many ways." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short
2 votes
"Totally awesome" [+]... "Cooking with machines" [+]...

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Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box, by Arthur DiBianca
2 votes
"Great limited-command puzzle box game" [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Large Machine, by Jon Ingold
2 votes
"Never finished..." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca
1 vote
"The wand has 999 settings" [+]...

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Castle Ralf, by Doug Clutter and Steve Vance
1 vote
"Large Escape From A Booby Trapped Castle Game" [+]...

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Ka, by Dan Efran
1 vote
"Has devices and..." [+]...

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Clusterflux, by Marshal Tenner Winter
1 vote
(No comment) [+]...

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The Box, by Paul Michael Winters
1 vote
"Great little puzzle box game" [+]...

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The Weapon, by Sean Barrett
1 vote
"Short, one-room..." [+]...

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Finding Martin, by G.K. Wennstrom
1 vote
"The pocketwatch is so complicated! You won't believe how much it can do!" [+]...

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The Magic Word, by B.J. Best
1 vote
"Devices everywhere!" [+]...

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The Symbolic Engine, by Evan Schull
1 vote
"This is a one..." [+]...

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