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Games Where the Title Is You


by AKheon - 86 votes for 74 games, last vote on October 26, 2025; created on September 11, 2020
"Games with a title that is the same as the main character."

Games exploring trauma and other messy subject matter


by Kastel - 36 votes for 27 games, last vote on October 25, 2025; created on August 24, 2023
"Looking for, as Nathalie Lawhead puts it, art caught between “everything is horrible”, “everything is survivable”, and “this is too hard to talk about”. I'm interested in how people explore the messy things in life through IF..."

Games which take place in chat messenger systems or on a digital interface


by grimperfect - 84 votes for 61 games, last vote on October 25, 2025; created on September 23, 2019
"Specifically, works where the main mechanic is either exploring a in-game digital interface(ala Secret Little Haven) or communicating using a type of chat/text messenger system(think Emily is Away). "

Games with graveyards


by dmarymac - 41 votes for 35 games, last vote on October 24, 2025; created on October 12, 2025
"I love a good graveyard in all kinds of fiction! Share games here. "

Underrated (literally) games


by Tabitha - 76 votes for 45 games, last vote on October 23, 2025; created on October 3, 2025
"I want to see the games you love that have flown under the radar--add your favorite works of IF with fewer than five IFDB ratings! Hopefully this poll will help more people discover and enjoy them."

Games about characters who are Trapped by the Narrative


by pieartsy - 11 votes for 11 games, last vote on October 23, 2025; created on August 2, 2024
"Games about characters being trapped by the themes and plot of the game, with little to no possibility for a good and happy ending, no matter how the characters strive against it. Often dynamic fiction; often with themes about fate,..."

Maintained Hall of Fame / High score list


by Denk - 19 votes for 13 games, last vote on October 23, 2025; created on July 27, 2017
"Maintained Hall of Fame or high score list is a great idea. Let's list those games where a maintained hall of fame/high score list is maintained, preferably online."

Games that take place completely in museums


by Andrew Schultz - 18 votes for 12 games, last vote on October 21, 2025; created on October 18, 2023
"IFComp 2023 had a couple, and they reminded me of another I tested in Shufflecomp. I like having the ability to leave when I want and see what I want. I'm looking specifically for ones with no winning or losing, and ones where you can..."

Linear narratives but still interactive


by The Secret Metta - 11 votes for 10 games, last vote on October 21, 2025; created on October 16, 2025
"Looking for games that tell a singular story without major branching paths or multiple endings, but still allow for some degree of interactivity, such as uncovering clues or discovering lore. "

Games about uploading your consciousness or uploaded consciousnesses


by MathBrush - 22 votes for 9 games, last vote on October 18, 2025; created on September 27, 2025
"I'm looking for games where a human brain is put into a computer or is already in one."

Good sci-fi games


by IFDent - 62 votes for 29 games, last vote on October 17, 2025; created on May 29, 2014
"I'm looking for a good science fiction game (sci-fi game) for example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom. Can't get enough sci-fi text adventures."

Games with a great city setting


by penguincascadia - 59 votes for 17 games, last vote on October 17, 2025; created on February 19, 2016
"I'm looking for games that attempt (with at least some success) to portray a large city setting that the player can explore and interact with to at least some depth. Games like Gotomomi, City of Secrets, and A Mind Forever Voyaging are..."

Multiple point-of-view characters


by Joan - 45 votes for 30 games, last vote on October 16, 2025; created on April 22, 2024
"Interested in games where you swap between different characters' heads (whether at will or at specific points in the story), not games where a single main character possesses different bodies or games that play with different..."

Worst IF Titles


by diddlescatter - 67 votes for 31 games, last vote on October 16, 2025; created on February 13, 2011
"(Sorry, Fredrik, but your poll was such a great idea that I couldn't resist!) So here's the question: Which titles out there do you absolutely hate? Remember, it doesn't have to be a game you've actually played. In fact, maybe it's a..."

Games featuring nature to interact with or encounter


by dmarymac - 21 votes for 17 games, last vote on October 15, 2025; created on September 22, 2025
"I'm trying to discover games that rely on uses of nature in games. I'd like to find ones for which the environments can be verbosely described with outdoor nature, but also games that use it in puzzles."

Games/stories featuring empathy toward “monstrous” creatures/entities


by DemonApologist - 40 votes for 27 games, last vote on October 15, 2025; created on August 21, 2025
"Exactly what it says on the tin. "

Twine-bending Twine Games


by Mostly Useless - 50 votes for 25 games, last vote on October 15, 2025; created on January 3, 2014
"Twine games that do something you found unusual and interesting, not in terms of story, but visually or mechanically, or both."

Games with amusement parks/fairgrounds in them


by Cerfeuil - 52 votes for 28 games, last vote on October 13, 2025; created on June 20, 2023
"Games that feature carnivals, fairgrounds, amusement parks, circuses, etc. Of any kind!"

Best antagonists


by OverThinking - 25 votes for 12 games, last vote on October 13, 2025; created on March 23, 2024
"IF has a tradition of pitting the player against the environment or their circumstances. I'm looking for something a little more personal. Give me your moustache-twirling, card-carrying villains. Give me your apathetic, inflexible..."

2026 Review-a-thon - games seeking reviews (authors only)


by Tabitha - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on October 13, 2025; created on July 15, 2025
"The IF Review-a-thon is an event meant to spur reviews of games that haven't received much reviewing attention. If you're an IF author who would like more reviews of your work, feel free to submit your eligible works (up to three per..."

Games where deliberately losing/dying/losing an item advances the plot


by Andrew Schultz - 20 votes for 16 games, last vote on October 12, 2025; created on July 30, 2023
"The meaning of "deliberately" can be a bit broad, but I'm wondering about cases where an action clearly marked risky or fatal helps you see something or progress, and you would not have otherwise. I'm not thinking so much about where,..."

Programming/command-line games?


by autumnc - 34 votes for 19 games, last vote on October 7, 2025; created on March 5, 2023
"What are some games that either include computer programming as a game mechanic, elements that simulate computer programming, or include some sort of command-line or terminal interface? This could include parser games, choice-based..."

Games with NPCs that tag along


by Ghalev - 92 votes for 52 games, last vote on October 6, 2025; created on February 12, 2009
"List here any games that feature a (preferably memorable!) "sidekick" character - an NPC who follows the viewpoint character around for most or all of the game, as per Floyd in Planetfall or Trent/Tiffany in Leather Goddesses of Phobos."

Games that broke containment


by OverThinking - 75 votes for 58 games, last vote on October 5, 2025; created on July 13, 2025
"I could have sworn this was already a poll, but I can't find it now. This is for games that gained some amount of recognition outside our bubble. Any amount of notice will do, from write-ups on non-IF gaming blogs to Wikipedia pages to..."

Games with Replay Value


by Lance Cirone - 20 votes for 13 games, last vote on October 5, 2025; created on February 13, 2023
"These are games that you can come to again and again, even after you beat them. It could be a story-heavy game where you won't connect all the dots until you run through it a second or third time, or an expansive core mechanic that..."

Parser games with WOW moments.


by Marco Innocenti - 33 votes for 22 games, last vote on October 5, 2025; created on May 17, 2023
"Vote for parser games (in all of history) that had incredible Wow moments, twists, or whatever made you think for ages or left you seriously amazed. As an example “that moment” in Spider and Web. Please avoid being spoilery as I..."

Games with money management


by Lance Cirone - 25 votes for 17 games, last vote on October 4, 2025; created on October 12, 2024
"Games that have money mechanics, with buying things and portioning out your money as a key part of the gameplay."

Sublime Moments


by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 116 votes for 59 games, last vote on October 2, 2025; created on May 19, 2011
"I've been thinking about games that provide really brilliant moments. This is not about the overall quality of the game: there are plenty of excellent games that never deliver a clear, standout moment of unalloyed excellence. And surely..."

Games With Extended Underwater Sequences


by Canalboy - 24 votes for 23 games, last vote on October 2, 2025; created on October 24, 2024
"That is games that have immersive (pun intended) sub aqua areas of more than, say ten locations."

Games with Trump-like (antagonist) characters


by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on September 30, 2025; created on December 14, 2021
"While we want to put something like Trump behind us, it's not easy. Humor can help. So can comparing him to a historical villain. I'm interested in other efforts that have a clearly Trump-ish character in them, whether skewering his..."

Split-up PC functionality


by baf - 75 votes for 29 games, last vote on September 28, 2025; created on April 21, 2010
"In a normal game, there is a single fictional entity that is considered to be: - The protagonist: the character that the player is meant to identify with, and whose goals you are trying to achieve - The viewpoint character: the character..."

Games with "logical" puzzles


by Victor Gijsbers - 60 votes for 27 games, last vote on September 24, 2025; created on October 6, 2009
"Some puzzles--like chess problems or sudokus--can be difficult even though you know all the rules. I'm looking for IF games with this kind of puzzle: you can get to know the rules by simple exploration, and then you still have to solve..."

Best in-game music


by MathBrush - 15 votes for 13 games, last vote on September 24, 2025; created on July 5, 2017
"I'm looking for games with great in-game soundtracks."

Games for introducing teens and tweens to interactive fiction


by albie - 43 votes for 24 games, last vote on September 23, 2025; created on January 10, 2024
"Looking for Twine games (ideally) that are appropriate for 10-16 year olds. Bonus points if it has an interesting/fun story or showcases some of the cool stuff that can be done with this medium. Thanks! :)"

Games with exceptional clothing systems


by Fitzzy - 18 votes for 14 games, last vote on September 22, 2025; created on June 18, 2009
"Games of any genre, irregardless of the quality of the game itself, that has an exceptional clothing management system in place."

The great puzzlefests


by Victor Gijsbers - 125 votes for 51 games, last vote on September 17, 2025; created on August 9, 2018
"Playing Curses!, I started wondering which games belong to the canon of great puzzlefests. With this term I mean puzzle based games that are long, difficult and punishing; but also fair, engaging and truly rewarding to work through. The..."

The most famous games you've never played


by MathBrush - 226 votes for 62 games, last vote on September 14, 2025; created on July 13, 2025
"I'm interested in knowing what games people have heard of, but have put off playing for one reason or another (or never intend on playing at all). I'm also interested in people's decision of what 'famous' means in interactive fiction. "

Games with root beer in them


by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 8 games, last vote on September 13, 2025; created on September 2, 2023
"I played two entries in the Single Choice jam that made very visible references to root beer. Then I realized not many other games did that I could think of. I had one of my own. But given I like root beer much better than Coke or Pepsi,..."

Games with extraordinary "wow" moments


by J'onn Roger - 62 votes for 24 games, last vote on September 7, 2025; created on July 7, 2009
"If there is a moment in a game that stands out to you with vivid clarity, a moment of extraordinary beauty with writing that makes you really makes you see what is taking place, list the game here. Since surprise may play a part in the..."

Kid-Appropriate Games


by Princessthe1st - 25 votes for 16 games, last vote on September 3, 2025; created on June 9, 2019
"I'm looking for games for middle-schoolers, that are hard and fun but still appropriate."

Up, Up, and Away: IF starring super heroes


by Molly - 25 votes for 16 games, last vote on September 3, 2025; created on October 11, 2012
"It's often been said that super-heroes are a poor fit for IF, given the reliance of the former on flashy, colorful costumes and fights. But let it never be said that some poor bastards didn't try. What are some notable attempts at..."

Trying to find a good comedy.


by H. W. Wiliams - 81 votes for 46 games, last vote on September 3, 2025; created on July 31, 2017
"I'm hoping to find a good comedy IF title. I've been away for a while and want a good laugh before I head back to work. Any suggestions? "

Combat puzzle games


by Jeremy Freese - 35 votes for 20 games, last vote on September 3, 2025; created on December 12, 2012
"What I'm looking for are games that have fights that are ostensibly combat, but the solution to winning the fight is really a matter of solving a puzzle."

Fast-paced action scenes


by Juhana - 50 votes for 29 games, last vote on September 2, 2025; created on May 28, 2010
"Fast-paced action is something that's notoriously hard to do in IF where waiting for player's input necessarily pauses the game every turn. Which games have succeeded in creating action scenes that convey the sense of urgency, danger and..."

Games where you can't screw up


by Pinstripe - 78 votes for 42 games, last vote on September 2, 2025; created on March 2, 2009
"Sometimes, when I'm playing a game, I spend more time juggling my save files than I do reading the text. I don't want to have to restart because I picked up the green rod instead of the clay jug (with apologies to Zarf). So I'm looking..."

Games featuring music


by Karl Ove Hufthammer - 33 votes for 26 games, last vote on September 2, 2025; created on July 29, 2012
"I have always thought that music has a huge potential for enhancing IF, more so than graphics has. So what are the best examples of IF games that use music? Note that this poll does not include games with only sound effects; they have to..."

Investigating your own death


by EJ - 14 votes for 10 games, last vote on September 2, 2025; created on October 18, 2024
"Games that substantially revolve around a dead protagonist trying to find out (or even remember) something about how they died."

Games where the interaction is really cool and clever


by Isa - 44 votes for 19 games, last vote on August 28, 2025; created on September 26, 2018
"I'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to you and is its own character in the game, but I'm really interested in any games which are..."

Microparsers


by Tabitha - 91 votes for 66 games, last vote on August 28, 2025; created on December 13, 2023
"The discussion in this thread, from which I've borrowed the term "microparser" (thanks Pinkunz!), led me to want to collect small parser games. I'm thinking of ones that fit what's described in the thread--generally taking less than 30..."

Non-human Perspectives


by Rhetta_Lynnea - 78 votes for 34 games, last vote on August 27, 2025; created on March 18, 2014
"I'm looking for IF narrated by aliens, animals, anything."

The most underrated game you've authored


by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 19 votes for 19 games, last vote on August 27, 2025; created on May 8, 2016
"Interpret "under-rated" however that means to you. Perhaps it's one that's simply not played very much for whatever reason. Or it's a game you consider flawed but still worth playing, or an early effort that you are fond of."

Games with Books/Bookshelves/Libraries


by Andrew Schultz - 48 votes for 33 games, last vote on August 21, 2025; created on May 13, 2016
"I'm interested in games with lots of books you can read through. Maybe it's just a lot of cool titles and authors. Maybe they're randomly or procedurally generated. Maybe they reference pop culture, or maybe they're the author's own..."

Your very first game.


by DustyCypress - 83 votes for 47 games, last vote on August 17, 2025; created on March 28, 2012
"Do you still remember when you played your very first IF? How did you get drawn (and perhaps addicted) to IF and have been playing still? What was the title that started it all for you? I started with a collection called "The Adventure..."

One Hit Wonders


by deathbytroggles - 41 votes for 21 games, last vote on August 14, 2025; created on May 11, 2019
"Good games by authors who apparently retired after their one gem."

Games that did it earlier


by Floating Info - 15 votes for 11 games, last vote on August 10, 2025; created on August 26, 2015
"What are some lesser known games that were first to have a feature that was later perfected by a more well known game?"

Rat games


by Tabitha - 27 votes for 21 games, last vote on August 6, 2025; created on November 28, 2023
"Collecting games that have: a rat PC; rats or a rat that play(s) a significant role in the game; or the word "rat" or "rats" in the title."

I am looking for games that involve exploring and collecting objects but don’t involve horror or creepy themes


by Brennen Kinch - 12 votes for 8 games, last vote on July 29, 2025; created on June 25, 2018
"fore example games that involve keys and things that unlock other parts of the game that don’t involve creepy things such as ghost and monsters and things like that"

Must-play games


by Jeff Sonas - 321 votes for 61 games, last vote on July 29, 2025; created on March 26, 2009
"I am looking for the games that, in your opinion, you simply must have played in order to really call yourself an IF aficionado. Or if someone wanted to play N number of IF games in order to get as good an overview of the IF classics..."

Games Where Moving In The Dark Is Essential


by Canalboy - 19 votes for 16 games, last vote on July 28, 2025; created on March 16, 2025
"As a compulsive map maker I recently came across two games where you have to know your location exactly as you need to move in complete darkness. This set me wondering about how many games feature this particular conundrum."

The game(s) that changed your mind about Twine


by MathBrush - 56 votes for 29 games, last vote on July 23, 2025; created on May 18, 2015
"I've seen many people discuss their feelings for Twine. Many of them say that they didn't think it was a 'real' platform at first, but then certain games changed them (see, for instance, the commentary in "IF is Dead. Long Live IF") For..."

What game first got you interested in IF? (1995–2012)


by dfranke - 19 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 8, 2025; created on December 30, 2024
"What game first got you interested in interactive fiction? This may, or may not, be the first IF game you ever played. Respond to this poll only if you first played the game BETWEEN 1995 and 2012 INCLUSIVE; otherwise, respond to one of..."

PCs with mental disabilities other than depression and anxiety


by pieartsy - 24 votes for 18 games, last vote on June 29, 2025; created on March 16, 2023
"Games with PCs that have mental disabilities aside from depression or anxiety - PTSD, OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, dyslexia, etc - that significantly impact them/the story. The PC does not need an official realistic..."

Most unique games


by Jeremy Freese - 48 votes for 29 games, last vote on June 29, 2025; created on August 4, 2009
"Whatever else might be said about ___________, there's not another game like it."

2025 Review-a-thon - games seeking reviews (authors only)


by Tabitha - 19 votes for 19 games, last vote on June 27, 2025; created on August 3, 2024
"The IF Review-a-thon is an event meant to spur reviews of games that haven't received much reviewing attention (for this event, that's defined as "has fewer than 5 reviews across IFDB and the intfiction.org forum"). If you're an IF..."

Games that most resemble an Infocom work


by David Cornelson - 75 votes for 28 games, last vote on June 23, 2025; created on October 10, 2008
"If you've played a game that "feels" like an Infocom game, add it to the list."

Great game sequels


by Teaspoon - 46 votes for 29 games, last vote on June 22, 2025; created on April 9, 2016
"Whilst writing a review of "All Alone", Joey Jones's sequel to his game "If I Wasn't Shy", I became curious - how many examples of sequels are there in IF? Preferably good ones."

Emotional IF


by Sorrel - 73 votes for 28 games, last vote on June 20, 2025; created on April 8, 2010
"I'm looking for IF that inspires one or more strong emotions in the player – an IF that pulls on your heartstrings a little. "

What game first got you interested in IF? (2013–present)


by dfranke - 16 votes for 12 games, last vote on June 15, 2025; created on December 30, 2024
"What game first got you interested in interactive fiction? This may, or may not, be the first IF game you ever played. Respond to this poll only if you first played the game IN 2013 OR LATER; otherwise, respond to one of the two other..."

PC's personality integrated with the story


by JasonMel - 87 votes for 42 games, last vote on June 10, 2025; created on March 27, 2012
"I would like to be able to recommend to someone many examples of interactive fiction in which the player character is far from a cipher or an everyman or everywoman, but is instead a character with a definite personality within a game..."

Best Post-Comp Releases


by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on June 8, 2025; created on November 19, 2015
"Looking for games that did more than bug fixes or extra polishing in their post-IF Comp releases, but rather made substantial changes in scope or content for the better. It could be a middling Comp game made great or an already good game..."

Highly atmospheric and immersive games


by Cryptic Puffin - 42 votes for 22 games, last vote on June 7, 2025; created on November 14, 2021
"I'm looking for games with effective use of location, language, etc. to really immerse you in the locale and the story, no matter the genre-- any game which you felt really taken with the atmosphere would be great. Thank you!"

I'm looking for a great surreal game.


by Bishopofbasic - 54 votes for 21 games, last vote on June 7, 2025; created on July 12, 2015
"It'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."

CCTV cameras at the heart of it


by Max Fog - 12 votes for 9 games, last vote on June 1, 2025; created on September 6, 2023
"I'm looking for a game that uses CCTV cameras (or surveillance of some kind) as an important part of the game."

High fantasy interactive fiction


by strivenword - 18 votes for 12 games, last vote on May 31, 2025; created on July 27, 2010
"My favorite genre of fiction, interactive or otherwise, is high fantasy -- the genre of such epic series of novels as The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien and The Wheel of Time by Jordan. I'm especially interested in games with an alternate..."

I'm looking for interactive games related to Arcadie: Second Born


by Dr. Questionable - 5 votes for 4 games, last vote on May 27, 2025; created on December 20, 2022
"Games that take place in a medieval-like setting including an aspect of royalty, a rich-story, and some magic. "

IF that purposely conceals crucial player character information


by Puddin Tame - 71 votes for 21 games, last vote on May 26, 2025; created on October 28, 2012
"IF that doesn't explicitly clue players in on knowledge they would/should have if they actually were the player character (The character's motivation, interests, relevant parts of their past etc.), which, for good or bad, results in some..."

I am new to interactive fiction, could anyone recommend a game for me?


by Urtikor - 39 votes for 22 games, last vote on May 24, 2025; created on August 19, 2012
"Hello, I just recently came across interactive fiction and I want to try it out and see if it's my kind of thing. I tried Dreamhold for maybe half an hour, but even though it seemed well written, solving puzzles isn't interesting for me...."

very hard games


by aw1231 - 53 votes for 30 games, last vote on May 23, 2025; created on January 16, 2010
"I am look for the hardest IF games ever."

First IF that you have ever played


by BlitzWithGuns - 85 votes for 43 games, last vote on May 23, 2025; created on August 23, 2014
"What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?"

Best Beginner Game of All Time (2024 edition)


by MathBrush - 76 votes for 33 games, last vote on May 3, 2025; created on December 28, 2024
"This is a poll for the games that you think would be helpful for people new to IF. You should vote for whatever game(s) you think best answer the question: "My friend is new to IF. Can you recommend a good game for beginners?" There..."

Games for Beginners


by WriterBob - 297 votes for 75 games, last vote on April 25, 2025; created on November 11, 2008
"I'm looking for games that are suited for adults who are new to IF. My purpose is to share these games with friends and let them get experience IF without being frustrated by mazes or guess-the-verb issues. Please avoid children's games...."

Best IF Titles


by Fredrik - 220 votes for 70 games, last vote on April 23, 2025; created on February 13, 2011
"No doubt you have played some great games with great titles, or been disappointed to find games with great titles that did not hold up to expectations. What are the best titles of IF? They can be funny, elegant, evocative, or whatever..."

Very Short Games


by tggdan3 - 58 votes for 29 games, last vote on April 21, 2025; created on November 3, 2010
"Games that can be completed in less than 30 mintues. Need not be one room (though that obviously helps). Hopefully, the games are fun as well. "

Great Escapes


by JonathanCR - 32 votes for 13 games, last vote on April 11, 2025; created on February 21, 2012
"Everyone knows that "escape the room" games and puzzles are an IF cliché. But which are the best examples of this classic genre?"

Wandering NPCs


by Fredrik - 65 votes for 38 games, last vote on April 9, 2025; created on January 7, 2011
"I have always been fascinated with games that have several wandering and independent NPCs, especially when you have the ability to try to order them around. This sets the stage for a game where no one session is like any other, and even..."

Vast but not Cruel


by Floating Info - 39 votes for 13 games, last vote on April 4, 2025; created on December 10, 2012
"I'd like to see games that are long and spacious, yet aren't Cruel (or very Nasty) on the Zarfian scale. Essentially, games that the main reason for saving is for time or the occasional timed part."

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game.


by MyTheory - 57 votes for 35 games, last vote on March 30, 2025; created on July 27, 2010
"Whether it was the witty dialogue, the charming atmosphere, or the cleverness of the puzzle - you played "this" game and it inspired you to write your own. Selfishly, I'm looking for my own inspiration, but I am also very, very curious..."

forgotten gems


by Marius Müller - 58 votes for 27 games, last vote on March 29, 2025; created on October 25, 2011
"I'm looking for games that don't show up in the IF histories or recommended lists, for what reason whatsover. Old games that maybe weren't boundary-pushing or noteworthy, but still give you a fun play experience. If you ever thought..."

Language puzzles


by baf - 21 votes for 10 games, last vote on March 28, 2025; created on August 5, 2024
"I'm interested in games where the player must learn an unfamiliar language. I'm particularly interested in ones that have done it in unique ways, and ones where the language is dissimilar to English."

Best parser games since 2017


by Rovarsson - 114 votes for 46 games, last vote on March 27, 2025; created on November 9, 2020
"When browsing for good recent games, I'm overwhelmed by the amount of Twine and Choice games. Add to that a great number of games with five stars and only one rating, many of which are also, yes, Twine and Choice games, it gets difficult..."

Vivid games


by Jeff Sonas - 142 votes for 48 games, last vote on March 25, 2025; created on March 8, 2009
"I'm looking for games that evoked strong feelings or strong mental images that stayed with you long after you finished the games."

Games with no victorious end


by NosesAreAlive - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 20, 2025; created on January 17, 2010
"I'm looking for games which can be won, but don't end when they are."

Games centered around a "groundhog day" loop


by Merk - 67 votes for 35 games, last vote on March 17, 2025; created on July 29, 2015
"Two that come to mind, which I haven't played in years and may be remembering wrong, are Moebius and All Things Devours. Games with fail states, by their nature, fit the bill from a mechanical level, but I'm curious about games where..."

Games that are comfy and cozy


by MarkyJez - 32 votes for 21 games, last vote on March 16, 2025; created on January 11, 2021
"I'm interested in trying out games that are more relaxed than a lot of IFs are. Though I do like the adventure and excitement of those particular IFs, I also want to try out other stuff that is more quiet and understated, the kind of..."

Give me a second chance!


by verityvirtue - 40 votes for 22 games, last vote on March 12, 2025; created on February 1, 2015
"I'm looking for games which work like Bigger Than You Think - where dying isn't the end, where you're given second chances, where your second chances give you gear or skills or knowledge that you need to know to win the game."

Spanish games


by Fredrik - 25 votes for 21 games, last vote on February 25, 2025; created on November 2, 2010
"I really need to improve my rotten Spanish, and I can think of no better way to do it than by playing IF. But there are tons of games out there, so what to choose? In other words: Por favor, ¡dame los favoritos tuyos!"

Outstanding Moiki Game of 2024


by MathBrush - 18 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 17, 2025; created on February 1, 2025
"This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Moiki game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Spanish Game of 2024


by MathBrush - 20 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025
"This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Spanish game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Game of the Year 2024


by MathBrush - 106 votes for 27 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025
"This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best overall game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Debut 2024


by MathBrush - 51 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025
"This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2024 by a new author. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."
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