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Outstanding Educational Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 28 votes for 5 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 educational game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 65 votes for 14 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 fantasy game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding French Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 40 votes for 14 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 French game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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 German Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 24 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 15, 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 German-language game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Retro Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 16 votes for 5 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 retro game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2024

by MathBrush - 51 votes for 15 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 an outstanding game of 2024 that felt truly interactive. Voting is open to..."

Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2024

by MathBrush - 65 votes for 14 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 game with the best worldbuilding of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Trailblazer Award of 2024

by MathBrush - 55 votes for 13 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 a game of 2024 that you saw as a trailblazer. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Most Sequel-worthy game of 2024

by MathBrush - 43 votes for 11 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 most sequel-worthy game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 91 votes for 35 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 most underappreciated game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Short Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 119 votes for 41 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 short game of 2024, where the definition of 'short' is left up to the..."

Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2024

by MathBrush - 51 votes for 11 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 an outstanding game of 2024 with a playtime of over 2 hours (as judged by the..."

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...."

Author's Choice for Best Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 79 votes for 30 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. Unlike all other polls in the IFDB Awards, this..."

Outstanding Game of the Year 2024

by MathBrush - 106 votes for 27 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

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..."

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..."

What game first got you interested in IF? (1994 or earlier)

by dfranke - 18 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 29, 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 1994 OR PRIOR; otherwise, respond to one of the two other..."

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 that focus on sibling relationships

by Cosmic Hamster - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 8, 2025; created on December 25, 2024

"What are some games that focus on the bond between siblings, or that feature a fair amount of interaction between siblings (more than just a passing mention)?"

Games With Extended Underwater Sequences

by Canalboy - 27 votes for 25 games, last vote on November 30, 2025; created on October 24, 2024

"That is games that have immersive (pun intended) sub aqua areas of more than, say ten locations."

Investigating your own death

by EJ - 16 votes for 11 games, last vote on November 1, 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."

Narrator as a Separate Character

by jaclynhyde - 15 votes for 13 games, last vote on December 20, 2024; created on October 17, 2024

"Games where the narrator is a distinct character from the PC whose actions you're controlling."

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."

Some of the best and most confusing mechanics you've ever played

by Max Fog - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on November 12, 2024; created on August 27, 2024

"I'm looking for games with super weird or confusing mechanics, but actually are really good games. For example, I found the clock mechanic in Finding Martin really confusing, but I really like it."

Language puzzles

by baf - 25 votes for 11 games, last vote on November 26, 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."

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 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,..."

Games involving deception

by Fie - 12 votes for 8 games, last vote on September 3, 2024; created on July 21, 2024

"Deceiving a talking obstacle? Tricking a child? Fooling you? Besting me? Interactivity means that intentional decisions are made, and intentional decisions can be wrong. "

Games featuring alchemy

by Hellzon - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on November 8, 2024; created on July 16, 2024

"Games featuring alchemy, a subset of games with cool magic systems. There are at least some with puzzles based on mixing alchemical compounds, and even more where the setting is some kind of alt-historical "alchemy-punk"."

Interesting uses of colour in TADS

by Dannii - 4 votes for 4 games, last vote on November 7, 2024; created on July 13, 2024

"What are some interesting uses of colour in TADS games? Foreground, background text colours, or windows with different colours?"

Arterias de metal

by Zeugma - No votes; created on July 12, 2024

"Una piedra"

Fictions interactives en français humoristiques et/ou feel-good

by filiaa - 22 votes for 21 games, last vote on January 14, 2025; created on July 10, 2024

"Beaucoup de FI en français abordent des sujets sérieux, éveillent des sentiments difficiles et des émotions fortes. Malgré la grande qualité de ces FI sérieuses et tristes, on recherche parfois quelque chose de plus amusant ou..."

IF adaptations of existing poems

by pieartsy - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on November 2, 2024; created on July 2, 2024

"I'm looking for IF that adapts existing static poems, either using the text directly or taking the story/plot/themes of the text and turning them into something interactive. Does not have to be a "game" with a win/lose or branching paths..."

Multiple point-of-view characters

by Joan - 46 votes for 31 games, last vote on December 27, 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..."

THE BEST OF THE FAKE TROLL GAMES

by Max Fog - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 30, 2024; created on April 3, 2024

"Like, games that have a blurb that is seemingly a troll game (like SPY INTRIGUE, as an obvious example) but then very soon after you start playing it you realise it's actually a really good game (or better than you would have imagined)...."

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..."

2024 Review-a-thon - games seeking reviews (authors only)

by Tabitha - 50 votes for 49 games, last vote on August 3, 2024; created on March 10, 2024

"EDIT 2: I've locked this poll, but have started a new one here for next year's Review-a-thon! EDIT: The inaugural IF Review-a-thon is now underway! Full information here. Are you an IF author who would like more reviews of your work?..."

The dark, the bleak, and the tragic

by OverThinking - 24 votes for 14 games, last vote on October 28, 2025; created on March 6, 2024

"Send me your downers, your bummers, your wretched games that leave the player feeling like they've been kicked in the teeth."

fourth wall breaking

by Cygnus - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 2, 2024; created on February 17, 2024

"Okay, I swear this will be my last poll for the month. BUT. I love fourth-wall breaking. I am a simple guy. I love when games mess with me. There's a plethora of games here, and there isn't an overtly filled fourth-wall tag, so if you..."

magic systems / accurate time travel

by Cygnus - 15 votes for 13 games, last vote on October 21, 2024; created on February 17, 2024

"I recently played Never Gives Up Her Dead by Mathbrush, and I loved it a lot. I especially loved the magic part in a certain part, and I've previously played The Wand and loved that to pieces. I also love researching time travel and I..."

IF that play well on tablets (little to no typing)

by Dave Galvin - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on February 14, 2024; created on February 11, 2024

"I'd like to find IF games that play well without a physical keyboard, and with minimal use of a virtual keyboard. Graphical components are fine. Examples would include the Legend Entertainment Graphical IF Games: Gateway I-II, and..."

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System of 2023

by MathBrush - 46 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 2023 written in an uncommon system. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Author's Choice for Best Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 73 votes for 24 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 2023. Unlike all other polls in the IFDB Awards, this..."

Outstanding Decker Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Decker game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding ADRIFT Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 12 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 ADRIFT game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding TADS Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 24 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 TADS game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Gruescript Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 14 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Gruescript game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Texture Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 12 votes for 2 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Texture game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Bitsy Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Bitsy game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Unity Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Unity game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Adventuron Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Adventuron game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Ren'py Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Ren'py game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Moiki Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Game in a Custom System of 2023

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 in a custom system of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 33 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 PunyInform game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Inform 6 game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Choicescript game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Ink Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 50 votes for 14 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Ink game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Twine Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 99 votes for 30 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Twine game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 60 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Inform 7 game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Surreal Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 31 votes for 11 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Surreal game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 50 votes for 16 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Slice of Life game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 67 votes for 18 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Science Fiction game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Romance Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 30 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Romance game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding RPG of 2023

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 RPG of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested games..."

Outstanding Mystery Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 36 votes for 11 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 mystery game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Humor Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 53 votes for 13 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 humor game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Horror Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 67 votes for 19 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 horror game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Historical Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 historical game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Educational Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 12 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 educational game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 50 votes for 16 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 fantasy game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Children's Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 11 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 children's game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding French Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 33 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 French game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Spanish Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 11 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding German Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 German-language game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Retro Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 27 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 retro game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2023

by MathBrush - 57 votes for 17 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 an outstanding game of 2023 that felt truly interactive. Voting is open to..."

Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2023

by MathBrush - 69 votes for 18 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 game with the best worldbuilding of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Trailblazer Award of 2023

by MathBrush - 51 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 a game of 2023 that you saw as a trailblazer. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Most Sequel-worthy game of 2023

by MathBrush - 48 votes for 14 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 most sequel-worthy game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 80 votes for 34 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2022 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 most underappreciated game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Short Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 100 votes for 29 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 short game of 2023, where the definition of 'short' is left up to the..."

Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2023

by MathBrush - 34 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 an oustanding game of 2023 with a playtime of over 2 hours (as judged by the..."

Outstanding Debut 2023

by MathBrush - 58 votes for 11 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

"This poll is part of the 2023 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 2023 by a new author. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Game of the Year 2023

by MathBrush - 115 votes for 34 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024

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! :)"

Microparsers

by Tabitha - 101 votes for 67 games, last vote on December 14, 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..."

Longer optimization games

by Max Fog - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on January 17, 2024; created on December 6, 2023

"Im looking for some games of more like 30 minute length, that are optimization based. And succeed in pulling it off. If you have some thoughts on length of these games (as in, maximum length or other), leave a comment."

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."

Games that simulate their own aging

by Beable - 30 votes for 15 games, last vote on June 23, 2024; created on November 25, 2023

"I'm looking for games that pretend to be another, older game - sort of like Repeat the Ending and LAKE Adventure - or that contain elements within them that are supposed to play like an older game - like And Then You Come to a House Not..."

Cruel IFComp winners

by Max Fog - 3 votes for 3 games, last vote on November 29, 2023; created on November 25, 2023

"Any game which got awarded high in IFComp that isn't necessarily Merciful or Polite in Zarfian Cruelty Standards. Or at least games that did well in IFComp and have quite strict timing features ..."

Games Where Needing to Eat Actually Becomes Annoying

by RetroProgressive - 2 votes for 2 games, last vote on December 26, 2023; created on November 24, 2023

"On the big list of insta-kill features that will cause the less patient to completely refuse to consider playing a work, it appears that "needing to eat" is well up there. We are not talking about some game where the object is to..."

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..."

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."

One City or State or Country per Room

by Andrew Schultz - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 25, 2023; created on September 4, 2023

"I'm interested in works where you have one city or state or country (or city-state) per room. David Welbourn noted that this may apply to a significant sub-area of a work, too, and in this case I'd like to allow Greg Boettcher's Nothing..."

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 oblivion as the goal

by Andrew Schultz - 3 votes for 3 games, last vote on September 4, 2023; created on September 2, 2023

"I'm trying to look away from a noble or ignoble death or, say, Ragnarok, just a "*this is the end (no really)* effect."

Two-player games

by Tabitha - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 7, 2024; created on August 27, 2023

"IF games for two players"

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