I'm looking for a great surreal game. - an IFDB Poll
by Bishopofbasic
RSS FeedIt's pretty hot up here in Canada and I was wondering if anyone knew of any great surreal type games. Something I can spend my time in front of the AC or in my office hiding from the world. Thanks you guys.
| With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie 6 votes "Utterly bizarre " [+]"Utterly bizarre : A nightmare world that is somehow mundane and horrible at once." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "More than an..." [+]"More than an interactive story. It is an experience." --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) --itsdnoftheworld... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil...  Vote for this game | |
| For a Change, by Dan Schmidt 6 votes "Another classic" [+]"Another classic" ( ) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "Dream-logic story..." [+]"Dream-logic story about returning the sun to a world in shade. A partially invented vocabulary adds to the alien ambience." () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "One of the best." [+]"One of the best." ( ) --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --dfranke... "It's a classic." [+]"It's a classic." ( - Full review) --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| So Far, by Andrew Plotkin 3 votes "Surreal, vivid, and fantastic" [+]"Surreal, vivid, and fantastic" --strivenword... "The seminal..." [+]"The seminal "journey through enigmatic, possibly symbolic worlds" game of modern IF." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik... Vote for this game | |
| The Moonlit Tower, by Yoon Ha Lee 2 votes "Beautifully..." [+]"Beautifully written, mood-heavy journey through a symbolic tower" ( ) --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Cubes and Ladders, by P.Rail 2 votes "Visit a surreal office if you dare" [+]"Visit a surreal office if you dare: The strange characters and unusual office products make this game a match for someone interested in a surreal escape." --prail... "Work at Minimax...." [+]"Work at Minimax. Casual surreal in the office, but without feeling like a standard "office game." I really love the artwork." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Horse Master, by Tom McHenry 2 votes "Not what you'd expect" [+]"Not what you'd expect" ( - Full review) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Floating Info... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| The Granite Book, by James Mitchelhill 1 vote "Well-written,..." [+]"Well-written, somewhat creepy game that provides few clues to what is going on." ( ) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Acid Whiplash, by Ryan Stevens and Cody Sandifer 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Myriad, by Porpentine 1 vote "Heavily branching..." [+]"Heavily branching CYOA that lands you in a number of outlandish situations (some very dark, some surreal-but-hopeful, some unabashed B-movie schlock)" ( ) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Summit, by Phantom Williams 1 vote "Surreal and beautiful setting" [+]"Surreal and beautiful setting: One of my favorite IFs." ( ) --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge, by Dee Cooke 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade 1 vote "Lots of surreal..." [+]"Lots of surreal imagery and symbolism. " --dogdennings... Vote for this game | |
| Trinity, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "I called my review of the game "A Surreal Journey"" [+]"I called my review of the game "A Surreal Journey": The game is a loose connection of metaphoric experiences, with the historical breakthroughs that led to the atomic bomb at its center. Game play feels like trying to decipher someone's dreams, and to make sense of the logic that governs them. " ( - Full review) --Form 27b-6... Vote for this game | |
| Escape from the Crazy Place, by J. J. Guest, Loz Etheridge and friends 1 vote "Relentlessly screwy" [+]"Relentlessly screwy: This game hurls you relentlessly through one goofy scenario after another, until you become kind of disoriented and mesmerized by it, it's great for getting lost in." --Lorna Massey... Vote for this game | |
| The End Means Escape, by Steve Kodat 1 vote "A selection of..." [+]"A selection of inventive, surreal scenes with little attempt at connecting them." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It, by Jeff O'Neill 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |