Long-Form Games That Don't Require Mapping - an IFDB Poll
by Sdn
RSS FeedPlaying Losing Your Grip has reminded me of just how tedious I find manual mapping in lengthy games, no matter how much I enjoy everything else. So, I'm looking for some long, engrossing games that don't require the player to draw maps.
A game qualifies if it has one of the following features:
1) Can be played without the player drawing a map
2) Includes a built-in map
3) Includes a comprehensive feelie map
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 6 votes "A built-in map is..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... "Even without the..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]...  Vote for this game | |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 5 votes (No comment) [+]... "Has a fabulous..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| City of Secrets, by Emily Short 5 votes "The inclusion of..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 3 votes (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis, by One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard 3 votes "No map required" [+]... "There is a pdf..." [+]... "The game world is..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 2 votes "Excellent in-game map" [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "The linearity of..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "If you play the..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson 1 vote "84 rooms and huge, but never had to map." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Goldilocks is a FOX!, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "Mark Tilford's..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Cryptozookeeper, by Robb Sherwin 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Bronze, by Emily Short 1 vote "It's huge, but a..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Blighted Isle, by Eric Eve 1 vote "You can tell the parser/narrator where you want to go, and she'll take you one step at a time. This allows you to change your mind and detour if you want." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed 1 vote "Easy to navigate..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Magnetic Moon [2019 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Make It Good, by Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer 1 vote "Being made..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| So Far, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Long, difficult,..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Varicella, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "The symmetrical..." [+]... Vote for this game | |