Very Short Games - an IFDB Poll

Games that can be completed in less than 30 mintues. Need not be one room (though that obviously helps). Hopefully, the games are fun as well.

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	Aisle, by Sam Barlow 9 votes "One turn game that can be played for hours" [+]"One turn game that can be played for hours" --lagran-G-an... "One turn game" [+]"One turn game: It's a one turn game, as short as can be, and this novel approach is pulled off flawlessly. Every single ending is interesting in its own little way and over time, more of the story unravels!" ( - Full review) --Adam D... "one action game" [+]"one action game" ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --SamCoppini... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --diddlescatter... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hulk Handsome... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	9:05, by Adam Cadre 7 votes "Short but very funny!" [+]"Short but very funny!: Ok, so it's not a one-move game, but it certainly fits the bill." ( - Full review) --Fredrik Ramsberg... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --diddlescatter... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Hulk Handsome... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 5 votes "Delicious descriptions" [+]"Delicious descriptions: Short, constrained. Evocative but quick. " () --gildedSnail... "Minimal yet rich..." [+]"Minimal yet rich surreal horror" () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Harry Coburn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Vulturous... Vote for this game

	Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short 3 votes "also a one action..." [+]"also a one action game" ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --diddlescatter... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Galatea, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --diddlescatter... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Suveh Nux, by David Fisher 3 votes "Charming and fun!" [+]"Charming and fun!: A very clever short game. Long enough to be engaging; short enough to stay interesting. Makes you use your brain (but not TOO much!)" ( - Full review) --diddlescatter... "lots that can be..." [+]"lots that can be done, and the puzzle is very clever, but not horribly difficult and you can get through it quickly. " ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	BYOD [es], by n-n 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Edo... Vote for this game

	Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die, by Rob Noyes 2 votes "one action game" [+]"one action game" ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hulk Handsome... Vote for this game

	All Alone, by Ian Finley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Felix Larsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --katz... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The Play, by Dietrich Squinkifer (Squinky) 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Glass, by Emily Short 1 vote "getting through..." [+]"getting through the game is quick- the replay is worth it" ( - Full review) --tggdan3... Vote for this game

	Metroid, by Billy Rawls 1 vote "Just a bunch of shooting" [+]"Just a bunch of shooting: A short game where you must win about 100 randomized combats by typing "shoot metroid" over and over again. You will likely be required to "undo-scum" due to the randomized combats, but due to the enemies being able to miss their attacks, you can get through the entire game without needing to balance mandatory damage and healing by undo-scumming." --P-Tux7... Vote for this game

	Catch That Cat, by Felix Pleșoianu 1 vote "Shameless plug:..." [+]"Shameless plug: it's my own little game. Can be completed in 80-90 moves with perfect play, and 30-40 with prior knowledge. Brief text also shortens the play time. Hope this helps!" --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Marco Polo, by Baltasar el arquero 1 vote "A short and clever escape-the-room in Spanish." [+]"A short and clever escape-the-room in Spanish." () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Magic Travels, by Mister Nose 1 vote "A one-move game that mocks one-move games." [+]"A one-move game that mocks one-move games." ( - Full review) --AmberShards... Vote for this game

	The Dog/House, by Byron Alexander Campbell 1 vote "my own short,..." [+]"my own short, simple game; can be completed in roughly 15 moves" () --The Year Is Yesterday... Vote for this game

	Solitary, by Kahlan 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --diddlescatter... Vote for this game

	The Hoppit, by Gareth Pitchford 1 vote "10 minutes of fun" [+]"10 minutes of fun: The Hoppit features a few simple puzzles with a nice aesthetic, and can be enjoyed in the browser and completed in a single lunchtime sitting." --chris00... Vote for this game

	Suicide, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote "29 endings- each..." [+]"29 endings- each one is very quick. The replay is in getting them all." () --tggdan3... Vote for this game

	The Magic Circle, by Patrick Crosmun 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game

	Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead, by Simmon Keith 1 vote "Very short and simple, but creative." [+]"Very short and simple, but creative." ( - Full review) --John Daily... Vote for this game

	Howled House, by B Minus Seven 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game

	Pac-Man, by Anonymous 1 vote "Easy parody" [+]"Easy parody: There is not much to this game except for eating the dot, going west twice, and eating the power pellet. Examining the ghosts leads to some humour, especially for fans of the Pac-Man games." --P-Tux7... Vote for this game

	Nudists Gone Wild, by Hulk Handsome 1 vote "Very short" [+]"Very short: The game can be won in less than ten moves, but it takes around thirty if you stop and smell the roses." --P-Tux7... Vote for this game

	In The House of Professor Evil: The HAM HOUSE, by S. John Ross 1 vote "Getting ham doesn't really take that long." [+]"Getting ham doesn't really take that long.: You can waste a lot of time doing things like trying to eat the professor's corpse, but when it comes down to it it's a 12-turn game." --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 1 vote "Short, funny, with music, too!" [+]"Short, funny, with music, too!" ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... Vote for this game

	Amishville, by Jacob Amman 1 vote "Amusing" [+]"Amusing: Definitely short. Cute ending." --diddlescatter... Vote for this game

	Lode Runner, by Anonymous 1 vote "Short heist" [+]"Short heist: A short heist game that requires you to grab some gold, dispose of a guard, and escape via a helicopter. Familiarity with the original Lode Runner game is required to realize the game's main method of traversal." --P-Tux7... 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 November 3, 2010