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Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 30 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 an outstanding game of 2022 that felt truly interactive. Voting is open to..."

Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 32 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 game with the best worldbuilding of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only..."

Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 44 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 a game in 2022 that you saw as a trailblazer. Voting is anonymous and open only..."

Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 a game of 2022 that you saw as a trailblazer. Voting is open to all IFDB..."

Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 game with the best feelies of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to..."

Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 2 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

Most Sequel-worthy game of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 18 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 sequel-worthy game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 28 votes for 17 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to..."

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 58 votes for 19 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 35 votes for 15 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best short game of 2022, with the definition of short left up to the voter...."

Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 61 votes for 15 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best short game of 2022, where the definition of 'short' is left up to the..."

Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 12 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best game of 2022 with over 2 hours of gameplay (as judged by the voter)...."

Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 34 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best game of 2022 with a playtime of over 2 hours (as judged by the voter)...."

Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 17 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best game of 2022 by a new author. Voting is anonymous and open only to..."

Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 56 votes for 13 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

Outstanding Game of the Year 2022 - Author's Choice

by MathBrush - 44 votes for 13 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

"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 best overall game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Game of the Year 2022 - Player's Choice

by MathBrush - 88 votes for 25 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023

Big, impossible houses

by OverThinking - 13 votes for 7 games, last vote on August 26, 2023; created on January 18, 2023

"Think "House of Leaves" or Aaron Reed's "Subcutanean." "Delightful Wallpaper" doesn't count as, though its map is large and complex, it does make geometric sense."

Games with a limerick (or more) in them

by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on January 8, 2023

"They may be all over the place Or just one, but it's hard to trace Well-known or obscure Games? Each, my joy's pure You've helped to boost this knowledge base. Any limerick can be in the game. Maybe in its blurb. The bar is low here as..."

Exactly What It Says on the Tin

by Lance Cirone - 12 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on January 2, 2023

"Titles are a complex art. Sometimes they're deep and metaphorical. Sometimes they're catchy and fun to read out loud. Sometimes they're named after a quote or item in the game. Sometimes they don't even have any relevance to what's going..."

Games where you can dispose of useless items

by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 5, 2025; created on January 2, 2023

"Mike Spivey's A Beauty Cold and Austere had a gray lady guarding a storage bin, where you could ask her if something had served its purpose. If it did, in the bin it went. If it didn't, you may've gotten a vague hint what to do with it...."

Games with NPC dialogue that gives strong yet mimesis-keeping hints

by Andrew Schultz - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on May 17, 2024; created on January 2, 2023

"In IFComp 2022, it struck me how your partner Alex, in A Walk Around the Neighborhood and your father in The Last Christmas Present did a really good job of providing an NPC that gave hints without outright spoilers. This was to help you..."

Games to play on New Year's Eve

by Malasana - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 17, 2023; created on December 31, 2022

"Ideally, Winter/Christmas-themed games."

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. "

games like color the truth

by cray21 - 9 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 9, 2022; created on November 23, 2022

"i am looking for more games like color the truth, honestly, i enjoyed playing it, and i hope there are more games like it"

Globe-trotters

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 11 votes for 8 games, last vote on November 22, 2022; created on October 18, 2022

"This is for games where the PC travels to different countries. The focus of the gameplay is on the travel part, the experience of not just the destination itself but also the mechanic of reaching it. Requirements: -Must take place on..."

NPCs with agency

by OverThinking - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on September 22, 2022

"I'm looking for the most-developed "AI" characters—people with goals, who can move around and complete tasks whether or not the player character is there to see them or tell them what to do. People with memories and personalities, who..."

Games that roast players for trying "do this and you die" actions

by Andrew Schultz - 4 votes for 2 games, last vote on December 14, 2022; created on August 31, 2022

"There are a lot of serious games that do this, but I'm wondering more about stuff like "There is a button saying PUSH THIS AND DIE." And typing PUSH BUTTON or clicking a PUSH BUTTON ANYWAY hyperlink makes the player die amusingly...."

Games where the enemy/game fourth-walls big-picture meta-commands

by Andrew Schultz - 14 votes for 12 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on August 11, 2022

"Which games say something extra for quitting or save/load/restore? I'm thinking largely of parser commands, but Twine is welcome, too. For instance, a "ha ha, you're scared," when facing the big, bad villain, or one of their henchmen. Or..."

Games Centered Around Devices/Machines

by Amanda Walker - 32 votes for 18 games, last vote on April 27, 2024; created on August 1, 2022

"I'm looking for games that heavily feature learning how to use a device or machine. For instance, the machine in Emily Short's Savoir-Faire, Art DiBianca's devices in the Grandma Bethlinda games, or the box in Paul Michael Winters's The..."

The Most Humorous Scenarios /Characters in IF

by Canalboy - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on August 1, 2022

"I was recently re-essaying Castle Ralf and if you "Cogitate" in a certain location there is a seemingly authentic sequence which appears to be formatting your C: drive. As this was a DOS game from 1987 it must have frightened the..."

Games That No-one Has Ever Knowingly Finished

by Canalboy - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 13, 2023; created on June 23, 2022

"I mean games that have no posted solutions. I realise that a lot of these could be buggy and therefore unfinishable but some will be just too difficult. I guess only the authors would know for sure."

The most enjoyable Z-code games

by Fredrik Ramsberg - 74 votes for 28 games, last vote on August 12, 2023; created on June 16, 2022

"I'd like to compile a list of some of the most enjoyable games available in Z-code format (blorbed or not). Please add games that you thoroughly liked, and vote for games already on the list. Everything from short pieces to epic works..."

Massive puzzlers that are not cruel

by deathbytroggles - 12 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on May 29, 2022

"I am looking for massive puzzle games (think Curses, Mulldoon Legacy) where the game can never be put in an unwinnable situation that isn't obvious (either before or after). "

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Use of Multimedia of 2021

by MathBrush - 12 votes for 11 games, last vote on December 2, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best use of Multimedia in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Use of Innovation of 2021

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on December 2, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Implementation of 2021

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 9 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. Recall that best implementation is intended for excellence in parser use such as default responses and..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual PC of 2021

by MathBrush - 18 votes for 13 games, last vote on December 2, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the PC. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPC of 2021

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 6 games, last vote on October 7, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the NPC. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzles of 2021

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 26, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the puzzle. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall NPCs of 2021

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best NPCs in the XYZZY awards. This is for the overall NPCs of the game; there is another poll for best individual NPCs. This is not a..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Puzzles of 2021

by MathBrush - 17 votes for 14 games, last vote on December 2, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Puzzles in the XYZZY awards. This is for the overall puzzles of the game; there is another poll for best individual puzzle. This is not a..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Setting of 2021

by MathBrush - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on December 1, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Setting in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Story of 2021

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 11 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Story in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest games..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Writing of 2021

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Games of 2021

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Game in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest games..."

Poem-based games with puzzles/endings

by Andrew Schultz - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on May 5, 2022

"I enjoy seeing people trying to mix poetry and puzzles. Even if it doesn't work, it still is fun to see people try, and quite bluntly, it's brave to attempt at all. I'd like to remove works like Phenomena or 100000 years from..."

Looking for a specific game

by Yukabacera - No votes; created on April 8, 2022

"I'm looking for a specific game which I believe I played around or before 2010. It might have been a TADS game. It had graphics. It begins with the protagonist's car breaking down on a road in a wintery, snowy landscape. The protagonist..."

horror games with human antagonists/enemies

by dollweiss - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 17, 2022; created on April 7, 2022

"i'm looking for horror games with no paranormal/supernatural/non-human antagonists or enemies. no lovecraftian stuff. basically: stalkers, serial killers, that kinda thing. "

BBC Micro gems

by Rovarsson - 22 votes for 18 games, last vote on June 24, 2023; created on March 23, 2022

"I found the BBC Micro archive a little while ago and I'm overwhelmed. (http://bbcmicro.co.uk/index.php?search=Text+Adventure&on_S=on) Any recommendations? I've put two games in myself from both sides of the spectrum: a 1984 old-school..."

IF Compilations (Games made of parts of other games)

by penguincascadia - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on April 2, 2024; created on March 18, 2022

"Hello everyone, I'm looking for IF games that are mergers of other IF games or parts of other IF games together. Bonus points if the various games can interact with each other, like objects on one game section being usable in another..."

IF sampler platter (showcases the best of IF in many unique ways) because I’m bored with the basics.

by CJ - 5 votes for 4 games, last vote on April 25, 2022; created on March 17, 2022

"I want some of the best selections (just a few, 10-20 tops) of the greatest and most imaginative IF out there. I recently downloaded an IF app, and I want a bit more variety so I can learn a bit more. Stuff like 9:05 is great, I just..."

Wodehousean Comedy

by Rovarsson - 15 votes for 8 games, last vote on September 23, 2022; created on March 15, 2022

"Manors, butlers, m'ladies, m'lords. Be they upstairs or downstairs, or asking if you rang."

The New Abstract

by strivenword - 11 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on March 6, 2022

"Time goes on, vibes change, people change, historical thresholds are crossed. I always loved the unique kind of abstract/surreal genre in IF. I don't want to give a grocery list of the games that I liked it in, because I don't want it to..."

Games with Trump-like (antagonist) characters

by Andrew Schultz - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on March 2, 2022; 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..."

Games with complex conversations

by OverThinking - 11 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on November 30, 2021

"I'm looking for games with complex NPCs who are able to have in-depth conversations, especially if conversation options change based on other events in the game. The Ur-example is, of course, Galatea, but I'd also like to see games where..."

Your crazy friend/relative's crazy house

by Malasana - 14 votes for 11 games, last vote on September 15, 2024; created on November 26, 2021

""The archetypal IF setting will always be Your Crazy Friend/Relative's Crazy House. It's the perfect way to work through all the classic IF tropes - plenty of puzzles to solve for no other reason than to see what's beyond, sealed-off..."

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!"

Games With Unfair Beginnings

by Canalboy - 23 votes for 16 games, last vote on July 2, 2023; created on October 7, 2021

"By this I mean games that can be made unwinnable near the start or have hellish opening puzzles."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzle of 2020

by Sobol - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on September 22, 2021; created on September 17, 2021

"This is for suggesting games released in 2020 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PUzzle in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

Parser games (any system, any age) with English rural setting/atmosphere

by Marco Innocenti - 20 votes for 12 games, last vote on March 10, 2022; created on September 17, 2021

"I'm looking for any parser game (modern or vintage) that is set in an English, rural, Victorian overall ambient, both indoor and outdoor. As an example, something in the mood of The Hound of the Baskervilles, with moors, villages,..."

Games that would work well as a movie

by Karl Ove Hufthammer - 13 votes for 7 games, last vote on May 1, 2023; created on August 17, 2021

"As a contrast to games with impossible-to-film moments, which games do you think would work well if they were adapted to the big screen, either as a feature film or a short film (live action or animation)? A game might work well because..."

Best mechanical/physics puzzles.

by Rovarsson - 13 votes for 12 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on June 23, 2021

"I had a lot of fun with the underground trolley puzzle in Axe of Kolt by Larry Horsfield. Any other games that feature cool mechanical devices, Rube Goldberg machines or solutions that rely on using the laws of physics (gravity of..."

Games for 13year old with adult reading level

by Lyon - 13 votes for 12 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on June 19, 2021

"I'm looking for game recommendations for a 13-year-old. They have an adult reading level, so vocabulary isn't a challenge, but don't take that as a restriction: I think they would be content reading a less mature work as well. Ideally, a..."

AGT must plays?

by Rovarsson - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on December 16, 2021; created on May 7, 2021

"I've recently started playing Cliff Diver 1 and I quit because I got impossibly stuck. I don't want to give u^p on a potential treasure trove though. Recommendations for AGT games?"

Choice-Based Games with a Spoke and Hub Structure

by J. J. Guest - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on February 3, 2024; created on April 18, 2021

"After playing a couple of the Fabled Lands gamebooks, I noticed they use a Spoke and Hub structure. I'm interested in choice-based IF games which use a similar structure. Sam Kabo Ashwell's blog post "Standard Patterns in Choice-Based..."

Medium-hard puzzle and adventure games

by Bentabnick - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on April 6, 2021

"If you made or can find a medium-hard adventure game, puzzle game, or both, please respond."

Games where the player must draw their own map

by Paxton - 26 votes for 14 games, last vote on July 18, 2022; created on March 29, 2021

"Ideally these are games whose puzzles/challenges involve the map in some way (hidden connections, layout analysis, &c.) and aren't just games which could be mapped. I'm especially interested in games which use the action of drawing the..."

Games with detailed descriptions of art works

by Greg Frost - 31 votes for 20 games, last vote on October 10, 2024; created on March 22, 2021

"I am looking for games which use the literary technique of ekphrasis: "a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of art, either real or imagined" (Wikipedia)."

Games that are adaptations of conventional (not CYOA) books

by ChrisM - 45 votes for 31 games, last vote on January 21, 2024; created on February 24, 2021

"I'm interested in games that are straightforward adaptations of conventional books (probably novels, but I'd be interested to know if there are any non-fiction book adaptations). The ones that I know of are The Famous Five and The..."

Original short adventure games

by DarkWolf - 4 votes for 4 games, last vote on December 21, 2021; created on February 18, 2021

"I'm searching for an adventure game that's relatively short, with good descriptions - kind of like Spider and Web. Is there any other game like it?"

games with cooking

by jlvp1234 - 28 votes for 14 games, last vote on December 30, 2023; created on February 13, 2021

"I'm looking for games with cooking. ever since I have played gourmet and, gourmet version1, wich is the same, I have also played you got a stew going. does anyone have any recommendations other than these on wich I have just mentioned?"

RPG games worth playing for a text adventurer.

by Rovarsson - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on February 12, 2021

"Over on the IF-Forum, there was a post recommending a number of Eamon games that are not hardcore RPG. So, can you suggest Eamon or other RPG-style games that lean towards IF? (Big on puzzles, low on kicking monster's bums and stats.)"

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..."

games with guns

by jlvp1234 - 3 votes for 2 games, last vote on February 1, 2021; created on January 11, 2021

"I'm looking for games that are similar to gun mute and, amist the saige brush and cactus, might be butchering that final title."

Games featuring a central evolving puzzle mechanism

by Lance Campbell - 30 votes for 14 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on December 16, 2020

"Looking for any games that feature a core puzzle mechanism that the player masters and expands upon throughout the game. The puzzle mechanism should start out simple, and evolve and expand in an organic way, supporting the game and story..."

Visual Novels for IF fans

by autumnc - 17 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 4, 2023; created on December 10, 2020

"Visual novels are a form of interactive fiction whose community is almost entirely distinct from the interactive fiction community based around IFDB/IFComp. There are plenty of visual novels that can easily be recast as CYOA text-based..."

Best ChooseYourStory games

by MathBrush - 37 votes for 11 games, last vote on April 9, 2021; created on December 9, 2020

"I'm interested in knowing what the best ChooseYourStory games to play are"

Best of The Quill, PAW and GAC

by Denk - 44 votes for 35 games, last vote on May 26, 2023; created on November 15, 2020

"More than 1000 games were made with the British tools "The Quill", "PAW" and "GAC" through the 80s and early 90s. Some bad, others worth playing today. I would like to know which are the best. Those with the most votes are probably among..."

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..."

Games with a good "Investigation" feel

by C4rd1n4l - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on July 10, 2022; created on October 19, 2020

"I'm looking for games that really push you to closely examine every nook and cranny of a setting. Maybe an escape-room game of some kind where the player has to "solve" all the puzzles in a room before progressing."

Historical sci-fi / alternate history

by Rovarsson - 14 votes for 10 games, last vote on April 13, 2022; created on September 22, 2020

"I loved "Slouching towards Bedlam". Does anyone know of any other games that have that "the-future-as-it-might-have-been-imagined-long-ago"-feel? Anything steampunk qualifies, I'm also thinking of Jules Verne's novels and even the world..."

Games Where the Title Is You

by AKheon - 57 votes for 46 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on September 11, 2020

"Games with a title that is the same as the main character."

I'm looking for Easter Eggs..

by morganthegirl - 28 votes for 21 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on September 2, 2020

"I'm somewhat new to IF and was wondering if Easter Eggs are ever hidden in these games as they are in others? If so, which games have them? If there a lot of them, then which ones are the "best"?"

I don't know how to play a game

by High virago - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 13, 2021; created on August 24, 2020

"i don't know how to play a game in the ifdb so can you please tell me?"

Best Hosted Games from Choice of Games

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 15, 2022; created on August 2, 2020

"Sobol suggested having a poll just for Hosted Games, as they have a greater variety in quality and receive less attention."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Use of Multimedia of 2019

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Multimedia in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Innovation of 2019

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on August 1, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Implementation of 2019

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on July 2, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual PCs of 2019

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on July 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPCs of 2019

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 2, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzle of 2019

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PUzzle in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall NPCs of 2019

by MathBrush - 14 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best NPCs in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest games..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Setting of 2019

by MathBrush - 14 votes for 14 games, last vote on July 2, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Setting in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Puzzles of 2019

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Puzzles in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Story of 2019

by MathBrush - 14 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Writing of 2019

by MathBrush - 13 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 22, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Games of 2019

by MathBrush - 12 votes for 11 games, last vote on July 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 which you think might be worth considering for Best Game in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest games..."

Best non-infocom games of the commercial era of the 1980s and early 1990s

by Mikalye - 15 votes for 14 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on May 27, 2020

"There were a bunch of commercial games released in the 1980's and early 90's. In the UK, Magnetic Scrolls release 9 games between 1984-1990 Level 9 released 24 games and a port of Colossal Cave between 1981-1991, Delta 4 released 9ish..."

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