First attempt IF - an IFDB Poll

Anyone wanting to write IF has to start somewhere. Looking for games that were authors' first attempts... First attempts in a given development system count!

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	Colossal Cave Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods 3 votes "First attempt IF." [+]"First attempt IF." --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 2 votes "Total immersion." [+]"Total immersion." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Goldilocks is a FOX!, by J. J. Guest 2 votes "The first game I..." [+]"The first game I finished and released. It's overlong, and I'm frankly embarrassed by the authorial voice, but it contains some of my best puzzles." --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Six, by Wade Clarke 2 votes "My first Inform game." [+]"My first Inform game." --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 2 votes "Believe it or not (1998 version)" [+]"Believe it or not (1998 version)" () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Cliffs of Fire, by Wade Clarke 2 votes "My first Eamon game." [+]"My first Eamon game." --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Ether, by MathBrush 2 votes "My first game!" [+]"My first game!" --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Detective, by Matt Barringer 1 vote "Everybody's a newbie once" [+]"Everybody's a newbie once: It will probably be immediately obvious upon playing that this was the author's first attempt at IF writing. This game sets the bar pretty low, which ought to be a confidence boost." --mjhayes... Vote for this game

	L'Observatoire, by Stéphane F. 1 vote "First game with Inform 7" [+]"First game with Inform 7: In French, actually" --Stephane F.... Vote for this game

	Milliways: the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Max Fog 1 vote "My first game" [+]"My first game: at 13 years old. In ZIL. Sequel to a game by Douglas Adams himself, Steve Meretzky, and Infocom. And properly 10 hours long. Not godawful writing. Some puzzles I'm really proud of (Fjords and Morpher Ship). Okay, a couple softlock bugs but nothing evil. I'm kinda proud of it!" ( - Full review) --Max Fog... Vote for this game

	Monk by the Sea, by Elizabeth Decoste 1 vote "first If by this..." [+]"first If by this author!" () --Elizabeth DeCoste... Vote for this game

	The liberation, by Stephane F. 1 vote "First game made with Texture" [+]"First game made with Texture" --Stephane F.... Vote for this game

	Bullhockey!, by B F Lindsay 1 vote "I wrote this piece." [+]"I wrote this piece.: It was my first effort." --IFonthebrain... Vote for this game

	Djinn on the Rocks, by Joshua Wilson 1 vote "A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics." [+]"A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics.: My very first IF and it took 2nd place in PunyJam #1. I hope people enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it." --Joshua Wilson... Vote for this game

	Moving (On), by quackoquack 1 vote "First finished game I wrote using Inform :) " [+]"First finished game I wrote using Inform :) " --quackoquack... Vote for this game

	Display of Weakness, by Christina Nordlander 1 vote "I decided to try..." [+]"I decided to try my hand at making something playable in Twine in response to a Ludum Dare mini-LD challenge. Very short and simple, but a playable IF with win/loss conditions." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker 1 vote "This was my very first game, and my first coding project at all." [+]"This was my very first game, and my first coding project at all." --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game

	Safe, by Benjamin Wochinski 1 vote "Author says: "First game of the author, an escape-style puzzle game created to get some basic experience in writing with Inform 7"" [+]"Author says: "First game of the author, an escape-style puzzle game created to get some basic experience in writing with Inform 7"" ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game

	The Saint's Tomb, by Seth Jones 1 vote "My first IF game that I wrote" [+]"My first IF game that I wrote: I think it turned out pretty good, but I learned a lot." () --Sayeth... Vote for this game

	Meeting the Parents, by manonamora 1 vote "Author: First evert IF (not my best xD)" [+]"Author: First evert IF (not my best xD)" --manonamora... Vote for this game

	De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 1 vote "Author: this was..." [+]"Author: this was my first interactive fiction." --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game

	How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler 1 vote "Author learned programming through making this game" [+]"Author learned programming through making this game" --Johnnywz00... Vote for this game

	Mousetrap, by Albie 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --albie... 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 April 6, 2020