Games with a Halloween theme - an IFDB Poll
by Cuxxu
RSS FeedSome of us over on boardgamegeek/videogamegeek/rpggeek are starting a interactive fiction-of-the-month club. It was discussed having a game with a Halloween Theme for October. Most of the people will be fairly new to IF. Any suggestions?
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| Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities 3 votes "A revamped Snow..." [+]"A revamped Snow White in a seriously creepy conversation. Should be fairly newbie-friendly; the game suggests conversation topics." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "This is great for..." [+]"This is great for beginners (though the gameplay is conversation-based, rather than movement-based), a low-grade sort of spooky." --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K....  Vote for this game | |
| Nevermore, by Nate Cull 2 votes "The endgame is..." [+]"The endgame is probably too complex for beginners, but otherwise this is good solid gothic horror." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "Based on a work..." [+]"Based on a work by Edgar Allan Poe, and appropriately scary." () --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Afflicted, by Doug Egan 2 votes "Humorous Horror" [+]"Humorous Horror: To say any more would be a spoiler, I feel. (Note that there were some rather noticeable bugs in the Comp release, though.)" --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Ryan Veeder... Vote for this game | |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 2 votes "Maybe not for the..." [+]"Maybe not for the very-new to IF, but this one's one of the scariest IF out there, especially if Lovecraftian horrors float your boat!" ( - Full review) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "Gothic Babbage..." [+]"Gothic Babbage steampunk. A classic." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Yellow Dog Running, by Sam Kabo Ashwell 1 vote "Blatant..." [+]"Blatant self-promotion, but this was written for a Halloween speedIF and I'm still fairly fond of it. Mythic, dark, bare-bones, linear, short. One puzzle." --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| The Witch's Apprentice, by Garry Francis 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Vespers, by Jason Devlin 1 vote "Not very..." [+]"Not very Halloween-y. But very good, very dark horror all the same." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Cryptozookeeper, by Robb Sherwin 1 vote "There is one..." [+]"There is one chunk of gameplay where the protagonist and his friends crash a college Halloween party. Costumes included." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The Statue Got Me High, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Well, it's horror all right" [+]"Well, it's horror all right: Of a very surreal sort." ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| Psychomanteum, by Hanon Ondricek 1 vote "You are at a..." [+]"You are at a Halloween party hosted by a friend whose dares are notoriously wild. This game is about the completing the third and final one. Multiple endings." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| October 31st, by Finn Rosenløv 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| This Old Haunted House, by Jason Love 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Short and creepy" [+]"Short and creepy: Not terribly Halloween-ish, but a good start to IF, I think." ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| The Halloween Horror, by Roody Yogurt 1 vote "Although not..." [+]"Although not intended for players new to IF, this game is short, simple, and funny. There's a cool meta effect (achieved by automatically saving a data file) that could show new players what IF is capable of." --strivenword... Vote for this game | |
| A Ghost Story, by Nils Fagerburg 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Electric word, "life", by Lance Nathan 1 vote "Takes place at a..." [+]"Takes place at a Halloween party. Short, polished, and emotional." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Necrotic Drift, by Robb Sherwin 1 vote "Horror tropes..." [+]"Horror tropes invade the real world. Be warned, though, that Robb's implementation doesn't offer the smoothest ride for a new player." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Babel, by Ian Finley 1 vote "Hefty Sci-fi Horror Game" [+]"Hefty Sci-fi Horror Game: One of the early modern IF classics. Would probably play well in a group setting." ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |