Games which take place in chat messenger systems or on a digital interface - an IFDB Poll

Specifically, works where the main mechanic is either exploring a in-game digital interface(ala Secret Little Haven) or communicating using a type of chat/text messenger system(think Emily is Away).

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	Digital: A Love Story, by Christine Love 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Dissolved... Vote for this game

	Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 5 votes "Centres around an..." [+]"Centres around an online chat for a role-playing game guild." --Joey Jones... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Space Cowboy... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Vulturous... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Dissolved... Vote for this game

	Human Errors, by Katherine Morayati 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	You are SpamZapper 3.1, by Leon Arnott 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Analogue: A Hate Story, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	CosmoServe: an Adventure Game for the BBS-Enslaved, by Judith Pintar 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Portal, by Rob Swigart, Brad Fregger 2 votes "A unique interactive story that I played through on Commodore 64" [+]"A unique interactive story that I played through on Commodore 64: You return to Earth after 100 years to discover you're alone. Logging in to a computer terminal, it isn't long before you attract the attention of an AI companion, who tells you everything that happened since you had been gone." () --mjhayes... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... Vote for this game

	Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman 2 votes "Emulates a fan..." [+]"Emulates a fan wiki for a long-forgotten British sci-fi show, complete with commentary from the fans" --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	AlethiCorp, by Simon Christiansen 2 votes "Takes place on a corporate remote working web page." [+]"Takes place on a corporate remote working web page." --Simon Christiansen... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Hate Plus, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Frontiers of the Mind, by MinusOnePublishing 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... Vote for this game

	vanitas, by sweetfish 1 vote "Simulates various Internet text interactions" [+]"Simulates various Internet text interactions: It's not very interactive, but otherwise fits the bill." --JTN... Vote for this game

	Empyreum, by n-n 1 vote "Spanish language. The online store at the end of the world." [+]"Spanish language. The online store at the end of the world." () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Colorlik') 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... Vote for this game

	A Comedy of Error Messages, by Adam Le Doux 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dissolved... Vote for this game

	please tell me you love me, by ellis dex 1 vote "In a closing-down MUD interface" [+]"In a closing-down MUD interface" --JTN... Vote for this game

	Boogle, by Buster Hudson 1 vote "A creepy spoof of the Google search engine" [+]"A creepy spoof of the Google search engine" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game

	Old Web Cobwebs, by Gray Lo-Fi 1 vote "Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" [+]"Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" --JTN... Vote for this game

	Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets, by Naomi Norbez, Josh Grams 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game

	EyeOS: Apple II Inspired Horror-Mystery Game, by trainspotter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Coral Nulla... Vote for this game

	Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... Vote for this game

	how do i love you?, by Sophia de Augustine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sophia de Augustine... Vote for this game

	You're Gone, by Madison Scott-Clary 1 vote "A custom choice..." [+]"A custom choice game about texting a dead loved one." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras 1 vote "Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" [+]"Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" --thecanvasrose... Vote for this game

	(12:35), by I'm L 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game

	Iamb(ici), by Josée Cadaba (as Jo Lourdez) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game

	Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303, by Victor Gijsbers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Coming Out Simulator 2014, by Nicky Case 1 vote "You text with the author, your boyfriend, and the texting interface is used while talking with your parents. It's detailed and has a distinct sense of "your choices matter" in a non-cliche way." [+]"You text with the author, your boyfriend, and the texting interface is used while talking with your parents. It's detailed and has a distinct sense of "your choices matter" in a non-cliche way." --Pinmat135... Vote for this game

	Mother Tongue, by Nell Raban 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Lost Memories Dot Net, by Nina Freeman & Aaron Freeman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Blooming Panic, by robobarbie, Destini Islands, Allie Vera 1 vote "One of the main..." [+]"One of the main influences behind a wave of chatsims in the visual novel scene" () --lunaterra... Vote for this game

	Secret Little Haven, by Victoria Dominowski 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Chloe Is Home, by KhairikaSinani 1 vote "A powerful horror..." [+]"A powerful horror chat game. Suspenseful story about a stranger mimicking a roommate's cousin. When it picks up speed near the end, wow." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	A Normal Lost Phone, by Dear Villagers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game

	Thread unlocked., by Max Fog 1 vote "On a forum or similar" [+]"On a forum or similar" --Max Fog... Vote for this game

	Closure, by Sarah Willson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --OverThinking... Vote for this game

	Killing Time at Lightspeed, by Gritfish 1 vote "The gameplay..." [+]"The gameplay consists of refreshing your social media page while on a trip to a new planet. Because your ship is traveling at near lightspeed the passage of time you experience is shorter than for those on Earth. Each time you refresh you get years' worth of responses even if it feels like a brief moment. You can even comment and see if people respond." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	blackberry bloodbath, by Melany Socorro 1 vote "Windows-like user interface" [+]"Windows-like user interface" --JTN... Vote for this game

	Anonymous Connection, by moniker ersatz 1 vote "Chatroom in a..." [+]"Chatroom in a dystopian setting where human interaction is almost impossible due to a hivemind that has overrun Earth. Instead, people meet online and interact with strict anonymity." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Re: Dragon, by Jack Welch 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	19 Once, by Yvonne Jeagon, Larissa Jemmy 1 vote "Four chat windows" [+]"Four chat windows" --Joey Jones... Vote for this game

	To Be You, by Sandeep Singh, Celestia De Roza, Cheng Him, Crispin Rodrigues, Don Shiau, Izyanti Asa'ari, Jennifer Anne Champion, Pamela Seong Koon, Praval Visvanath, Sarah Mak, Shivram Gopinath, tysha khan, Ummi Tasfia, Valen Lim 1 vote "The only downside..." [+]"The only downside is that you need to submit an email account to play." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	DOL-OS, by manonamora 1 vote "It's all in a computer" [+]"It's all in a computer" --manonamora... Vote for this game

	Lore Distance Relationship, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --autumnc... 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 September 23, 2019