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If you're looking for a specific kind of IF, you can create a poll to ask other people for recommendations."Camp" Games
by Pinstripe - 20 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 14, 2020; created on April 15, 2012
"Games which have, or might be considered to have, a camp aesthetic or sense of humor. "Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It is one way of seeing the world as an aesthetic phenomenon. That way, the way of Camp, is not in terms of..."
Absolute worst IF
by NOM3RCY - 10 votes for 6 games, last vote on August 22, 2024; created on April 11, 2012
"There's a surprising lack of a "worst IF" poll. I felt that I had to make it. We've all played the classics, the Colossal Caves, the Zorks, the Anchorheads, the Slouching Towards Bedlams. What are the games that you should never play?"
A poll for games which aren't normally on polls.
by Pinstripe - 32 votes for 18 games, last vote on July 14, 2020; created on April 10, 2012
"There are some games which are ubiquitous. A poll for funny, happy games? Lost Pig will be there. A poll for beautiful, dramatic games? Photopia always makes it. Conversational games? Galatea. Artsy games? Pretty much anything by Zarf...."
Your very first game.
by DustyCypress - 81 votes for 45 games, last vote on December 13, 2023; 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..."
PC's personality integrated with the story
by JasonMel - 83 votes for 42 games, last vote on July 15, 2024; 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..."
Deep fictional worlds
by Kenji Yamada - 31 votes for 12 games, last vote on August 4, 2022; created on March 25, 2012
"I'd like to play more games set in fictional worlds with deeply-imagined cultures and history. Implementation depth would also be a plus."
Sex in non-adult IF
by Ferret From Hell - 42 votes for 25 games, last vote on January 27, 2023; created on March 20, 2012
"It struck me the other day that sex is one thing that actually seems to feature rarely in IF. What games are there, other than out and out AIF, that give prominence to sex or sex scenes? The only ones that immediately spring to mind are..."
Great Escapes
by JonathanCR - 29 votes for 13 games, last vote on June 12, 2018; 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?"
Games part of an unfinished series
by Jonathan Blask - 45 votes for 29 games, last vote on May 17, 2023; created on January 15, 2012
"I think it is both funny and interesting when games bill themselves as "Part # in the [blank] series" (and other games are never written). It is fun to speculate what directions those future games may have gone. This poll is a memorial..."
More than it appears to be...
by dacharya64 - 102 votes for 41 games, last vote on June 23, 2024; created on January 14, 2012
"I'm looking for games that aren't exactly what they seem. Perhaps they come across as simple or romantic or anything really, the point is that things take a turn for the worse (or perhaps the better) and everything begins to change...."
Apocalypse How
by katz - 21 votes for 11 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on January 2, 2012
"Post-apocalyptic games: equal parts cliche and fun. Authors are free to dispense with pesky NPCs, complicated modern technology, and implementing working everyday items. Players can have no inhibitions about acting like murderous..."
Speed IFs that are awesome
by trojo - 46 votes for 23 games, last vote on August 9, 2020; created on December 27, 2011
"Expectations for Speed-IFs are generally low, but sometimes games written as Speed-IFs are in fact awesome-- not just "awesome for a Speed IF" but truly worthwhile. List some favorites here."
Games with good magic system
by RedHatter - 48 votes for 18 games, last vote on January 21, 2024; created on December 7, 2011
"I'm looking for some games with a good magic system. Doesn't have to be at brilliant as Savoir-Faire but consistency would be nice."
Christianity in IF
by strivenword - 62 votes for 36 games, last vote on December 4, 2023; created on November 17, 2011
"Sam Kabo Ashwell's statement in his recent review of Cana According to Micah that "the best works dealing prominently with Christian themes are written by non-Christians" made me curious. Perhaps a list of games with serious Christian..."
forgotten gems
by Marius Müller - 57 votes for 27 games, last vote on September 8, 2023; 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..."
No Mazes, please!
by AndyC - 42 votes for 25 games, last vote on June 6, 2022; created on October 10, 2011
"I am a returning player to IF (which I loved 30 years ago) having recently discovered the fantastic Frotz for the iPad. Looking at some of the old games again has really blown me away. I don't enjoy drawing maps but I love reading good..."
Child friendly but not too child friendly
by Zzoro26 - 13 votes for 6 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on September 30, 2011
"I want something without "adult themes" and reasonless violence but kinda goofy and a tad violent"
Games with good rpg elements that are if
by Zzoro26 - 25 votes for 13 games, last vote on December 25, 2019; created on September 30, 2011
"I'm looking for a good interactive IF that has good rpg elements"
Multiple solutions to puzzles and/or situations.
by Hulk Handsome - 25 votes for 14 games, last vote on January 6, 2023; created on August 29, 2011
"Games that offer more than one solution to most of the puzzles and/or situations encountered. Bonus points if this means that items have multiple applications (unless they do something even more clever)."
Dystopia
by dacharya64 - 32 votes for 22 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on August 29, 2011
"I love dystopian fiction, and after playing Square Circle, I decided I had to see if there were other dystopian tales in the IF-verse."
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