Longest games you ever played - an IFDB Poll
by MathBrush
RSS FeedI'm looking for the game that you played that had the most content (not necessarily being stuck on a puzzle for a long time)
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| 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 Munt, 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 6 votes "So many puzzles!!!" [+]"So many puzzles!!!" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "The longest game I've ever completed." [+]"The longest game I've ever completed." ( - Full review) --Joey Jones... "Took me 50 hours to complete" [+]"Took me 50 hours to complete" --Greg Frost... "Epic adventures..." [+]"Epic adventures all stitched together." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog...  Vote for this game | |
| Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed 5 votes "The author was..." [+]"The author was trying to write the biggest IF of all time." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "A vast story." [+]"A vast story." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Zork Zero, by Steve Meretzky 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... "Infocom's attempt..." [+]"Infocom's attempt to use every puzzle, regardless of merit, in one game." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Spike... Vote for this game | |
| The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold 4 votes "Longest puzzle..." [+]"Longest puzzle game I've played" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "IF comes in 4..." [+]"IF comes in 4 lengths; Short Medium, Long, and The Mulldoon Legacy." --Danielle... "IF doesn't get..." [+]"IF doesn't get bigger than this. " --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Aerobe... Vote for this game | |
| Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis, by One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard 3 votes "It's really quite..." [+]"It's really quite astonishing how much play you can get by inserting Stiffy Macane and his multipurpose dick into Ancient Rome. This ain't a quickie." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| Curses, by Graham Nelson 3 votes "So many diverse locations, some bigger than others" [+]"So many diverse locations, some bigger than others: ... to say nothing of the various ways in which they're interconnected." --mjhayes... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| Finding Martin, by G.K. Wennstrom 3 votes "Huge game. The..." [+]"Huge game. The pocketwatch alone is more complicated than some IF Comp entries." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
| 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 2 votes "This simulation of the Chicago world's fair is packed full of content." [+]"This simulation of the Chicago world's fair is packed full of content." --Lance Campbell... "A massive game..." [+]"A massive game with over 300 locations. " --dogdennings... Vote for this game | |
| Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 2 votes "The author took a..." [+]"The author took a fictional world they had been working on for decades and wrote this almost as a novel." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The Anachronist, by Peter Levine 2 votes "Huge story that keeps branching out" [+]"Huge story that keeps branching out: Explains the motivations of many different characters, and how they all came to be in the story." ( ) --Nathaniel... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
| Warp, by Rob Lucke and Bill Frolik 2 votes "Enormous HP3000 Mainframe Game now downloadable" [+]"Enormous HP3000 Mainframe Game now downloadable: Truly massive game (more locations than Acheton, Not Just An Ordinary Ballerina, Finding Martin etc.) set on and around a contemporary seaside resort. In excess of 450 locations, and a large endgame with over 100 further locations). Well over 100 items too and the problems just keep coming." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... "Damn, long." [+]"Damn, long." --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
| Heroine's Mantle, by Andy Phillips 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --<blank>... Vote for this game | |
| Star Hunter, by Chris Kenworthy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The Incredibly Mild Misadventures of Tom Trundle, by B F Lindsay 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 1 vote "Detailed,..." [+]"Detailed, sprawling rendition of 1600 London, with countless nooks and crannies to explore." ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, by Jim Aikin 1 vote "A huge map and..." [+]"A huge map and setting which can take you weeks to figure out if you don't use the walkthrough." ( - Full review) --BeingTheWriter... Vote for this game | |
| World, by J. D. McDonald 1 vote "Huge SF exploration-space subdivided in four areas which would each make for a large game on its own. " [+]"Huge SF exploration-space subdivided in four areas which would each make for a large game on its own. " ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game | |
| Heist, by Andy Phillips 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --<blank>... Vote for this game | |
| The Axe of Kolt [2014 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield 1 vote "big but divided into 4 parts" [+]"big but divided into 4 parts: (Ignoring some games I never completed, this is the biggest I completed)" ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Inside Woman, by Andy Phillips 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --<blank>... Vote for this game | |
| Ferret, by FerretAuthors@jugglingsoot.com 1 vote "It has to be the largest text adventure ever written. After two.months I am.shuttling between Phases 10 and 15. " [+]"It has to be the largest text adventure ever written. After two.months I am.shuttling between Phases 10 and 15. " ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |