Massive puzzlers that are not cruel - an IFDB Poll

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I am looking for massive puzzle games (think Curses, Mulldoon Legacy) where the game can never be put in an unwinnable situation that isn't obvious (either before or after).

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Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed
3 votes
"Few games are bigger, has 'more puzzle' mode. Merciful on Zarf scale" [+]"Few games are bigger, has 'more puzzle' mode. Merciful on Zarf scale" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "If we neglect an important bug then yes" [+]"If we neglect an important bug then yes" () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride...

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Inside the Facility, by Arthur DiBianca
3 votes
"Big, lots of puzzles, good hints/walkthrough." [+]"Big, lots of puzzles, good hints/walkthrough." ( - Full review) --G. Faregan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Titania Lowe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Vulturous...

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Worldsmith, by Ade McT
2 votes
"Goodness, this is a big game." [+]"Goodness, this is a big game.: Has a detailed and complex world-building minigame that is larger than many IFComp games, and that's just the intro." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "Perhaps the very first puzzle can be regarded as cruel but the game has just begun so it isn't a problem." [+]"Perhaps the very first puzzle can be regarded as cruel but the game has just begun so it isn't a problem." () --Denk...

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Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
2 votes
"The main mechanic makes getting stuck impossible. " [+]"The main mechanic makes getting stuck impossible. " ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --SherwoodForbes...

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How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Johnnywz00...

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A Beauty Cold and Austere, by Mike Spivey
1 vote
"Huge and merciful" [+]"Huge and merciful" () --Denk...

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