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School of Chaos Creepypasta's

by StrawberryPie1 - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on October 10, 2024; created on April 1, 2016

"I'm looking for realistic gaming stories that include creepypasta"

Looking for a good Western.

by Bishopofbasic - 23 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on March 23, 2016

"Howdy everyone, I'm on the hunt for a good western text adventure or IF depending on how you call it. Something, that's quite fun to play. The year of release doesn't matter to me. Just looking for some great games to sink my teeth into...."

Games about travel

by penguincascadia - 99 votes for 74 games, last vote on August 1, 2024; created on February 19, 2016

"This list is for games either about travel or with travel as a major part of the plot or background. Stuff like being able to choose where you go from a relatively wide range of destinations, road trips, exploring a city or region as a..."

Games with a great city setting

by penguincascadia - 48 votes for 15 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; 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..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible games of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 35 votes for 32 games, last vote on April 17, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Game in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible writing of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 34 votes for 32 games, last vote on August 13, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible stories of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 23 games, last vote on February 18, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Story in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible implementations of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 24 games, last vote on February 16, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible innovation uses of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 19 votes for 19 games, last vote on March 8, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible multimedia uses of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 17, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Multimedia in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible settings of 2015

by verityvirtue - 39 votes for 39 games, last vote on April 10, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

"This is for suggesting settings from games released 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Setting in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible puzzles of 2015

by verityvirtue - 14 votes for 13 games, last vote on April 30, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

"This is for suggesting puzzles from games released 2015 who you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY awards. Leave a brief description of the puzzle in the comments. This is not a zeroth-round..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2015

by verityvirtue - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on April 30, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

"This is for suggesting player characters from games released 2015 who you think might be worth considering for Best PC/Best Individual PC in the XYZZY awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the PC (or PCs) in the comment on your..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2015

by verityvirtue - 25 votes for 24 games, last vote on April 9, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

"This is for suggesting non-player characters from games released 2015 who you think might be worth considering for Best NPCs/Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the NPC (or NPCs) in the comment on..."

Best Choicescript games

by MathBrush - 61 votes for 24 games, last vote on September 5, 2022; created on December 10, 2015

"I've only played a few choicescript games, but I loved Creatures Such as We, The Race, and Scarlet Sails. What can you recommend?"

IF guide for non-IF software

by frofroggy - 5 votes for 3 games, last vote on January 13, 2016; created on December 5, 2015

"I'm looking for IF with puzzles that are solved by literacy in a non-IF software tool. The story should communicate an experience that the user might have a hard time experiencing themselves without the IF providing a guiding narrative..."

Best Post-Comp Releases

by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; 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..."

Milking

by CMG - 26 votes for 20 games, last vote on October 3, 2024; created on November 18, 2015

"After playing Hard Puzzle by Ade McT, which centers around assembling a "milking stool" under rather sinister circumstances, it struck me how odd it can be to feature milking in a game. This poll is for any games that include or..."

Your favorite homebrew parser

by MathBrush - 27 votes for 20 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on October 25, 2015

"Homebrew games don't get a lot of love here, but some of them are pretty good. What is your favorite homebrew game?"

Hypertext stories that make heavy use of text transformations

by Bruno Dias - 17 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 21, 2018; created on October 20, 2015

"I'm looking for hypertexts that make heavy use of stretchtext and related effects to tell their story - Links that add, remove, or alter text within a passage. Swan Hill for instance makes heavy use of this, and my own work does too, but..."

Procedurally generated IF

by verityvirtue - 24 votes for 15 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; created on October 11, 2015

"Looking for IF which uses procedural generation (? I'm not a programmer) to derive its writing, story, etc."

Modern Text Adventures

by glaap - 4 votes for 3 games, last vote on July 23, 2018; created on October 6, 2015

"As I'm currently working on a game that tries to modernize the text adventure genre in a way that it gets closer to movies while still maintaining the idea that you just have a text interface, i'd like to do research on the most..."

Child-friendly CYOA (or other interface that's not traditional parser)

by blue/green - 10 votes for 8 games, last vote on December 9, 2015; created on September 13, 2015

"Most of the games I see on the "appropriate for children" lists are pure parser IF. Are there kid friendly games that have a more accessible interface? CYOA, hyperlink, hybrid parser--any interface that offers some help in figuring out..."

IF of yours you'd most recommend

by blue/green - 41 votes for 39 games, last vote on March 29, 2023; created on September 9, 2015

"If someone were going to play one IF you've written, which one would you recommend? This can be based on any criteria you choose: personal favorite, highest rated, most representative, most accessible, whatever. (You can always change..."

Misunderstood games

by MathBrush - 22 votes for 18 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on September 7, 2015

"I'm interested in games where the reviewers 'just don't get it', where part of the game that is essential or hidden got overlooked. I'm thinking of Scary House Amulet as a prime example, where a solid parody game is passed off as poorly..."

a game about a boy, which was sold together with a bound book (novel or short story)

by BearWithMe - 1 vote, last vote on September 1, 2015; created on September 1, 2015

"As a child I remember visiting my next door neighbor, who had a text adventure, which was sold together with a novel (i.e a real fictional book). The story was something about a boy, who perhaps lost his family, ran away from home or..."

Games that did it earlier

by Floating Info - 14 votes for 10 games, last vote on October 11, 2024; 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?"

Longest games you ever played

by MathBrush - 70 votes for 25 games, last vote on May 15, 2024; created on August 2, 2015

"I'm looking for the game that you played that had the most content (not necessarily being stuck on a puzzle for a long time)"

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..."

Great Openings

by Floating Info - 17 votes for 11 games, last vote on August 3, 2022; created on July 27, 2015

"What games have your favorite openings? By opening I mean everything before the first room description in a parser game or the first screen of a choice game. It could be a sentence, a few sentences, a paragraph, or more. But I'm looking..."

Some of the worst games written.

by Bishopofbasic - 5 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on July 23, 2015

"The last time I put up a poll, I got some really great games, and loved playing them. So now I'm looking for some of the worst IF games ever created within the community. Something in the likes of Ed Wood."

The Squick Squad

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on October 21, 2019; created on July 21, 2015

"A list of games with a heavy emphasis on disgusting, gross-out subject-matter, whether in service to some higher goal, or just because the author is nine years old and thinks poop is the funniest thing ever."

I'm looking for a great surreal game.

by Bishopofbasic - 47 votes for 21 games, last vote on March 6, 2023; 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."

Sci-fi games with truly "alien" aliens

by wwenches - 10 votes for 6 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; created on June 27, 2015

"I love "Cradle of Eve" by Kitty Horrorshow and I've been enjoying "Coloratura." I would love more sci-fi games (either standard IF or Twine games) that deal with truly alien creatures, rather than just going for standard humanoid aliens..."

Games with 'enhanced interfaces'

by verityvirtue - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on June 5, 2015

"Looking for (parser?) games which use side panels, or similar, to streamline delivery of information AND are on a platform which does not usually have such a feature (therefore, Undum, Quest, Storynexus etc. games are out.) Something..."

Games / stories with an eighteenth-century setting

by chux - 5 votes for 3 games, last vote on September 10, 2022; created on May 19, 2015

"That is, I'm specifically interested in a European / Western version of the 18th-C.: Age of Enlightenment; Great Awakening / Puritanism; Colonial and Revolutionary USA; Louis XIV to French Revolution; hoop petticoats, justacorps, and..."

The game(s) that changed your mind about Twine

by MathBrush - 55 votes for 29 games, last vote on March 17, 2023; 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..."

Games with interesting content that unlocks after beating the game

by MathBrush - 14 votes for 10 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on May 6, 2015

"After playing Tenth Plague, I was interested when I saw the game had a commentary mode. I was looking for similar "extra content" in other games."

Humble Beginnings

by Floating Info - 20 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on April 30, 2015

"What are some games that start off with the PC in a regular situation but turn into something different? This would include a regular person finding a portal to a fantasy world, or a regular person already in a fantasy world abruptly..."

Games with amusing deaths

by Andrew Schultz - 33 votes for 24 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on April 7, 2015

"Lots of games have one amusing death, but what games best take the concept and run with it? These deaths could be nudges on messing something up, or even better, or even a nice reward for a reader who is playing attention and notices a..."

For Your Consideration: Games from 2014 that should be nominated for the XYZZY Awards

by Molly - 57 votes for 43 games, last vote on April 12, 2015; created on March 15, 2015

"There were a lot of great games released in the past year, and now that the XYZZYs are coming up, it seems like a very good idea to take a poll of all the games from last year people would like to see nominated. The management has asked..."

Father-Son Relationships

by matt w (Matt Weiner) - 16 votes for 13 games, last vote on January 10, 2024; created on March 13, 2015

"Going along with the Mother-Daughter poll, any games that touch on father-son relationships? Again, not necessarily the center of the work."

Mother-Daugher Relations

by matt w (Matt Weiner) - 51 votes for 32 games, last vote on December 23, 2023; created on March 13, 2015

"What are some IF works that involve a relationship between a mother and a daughter? Not necessarily as the center of the work, but as something that impinges on it at all."

NPCs Made Easy

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 33 votes for 19 games, last vote on January 22, 2019; created on February 9, 2015

"A list of games which notably use elision, sleight-of-hand, cleverly framed premises, or other fiendish implementor tricks in order to include significant NPCs in the story without having to implement them in deep, complicated detail...."

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."

Games Theoretically but not Practically Beatable on First Attempt

by Floating Info - 19 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 29, 2022; created on January 25, 2015

"I'm looking for a very specific level of difficulty: a game where you theoretically could beat it on your first attempt, but you won't. At some point in the game you'll fail, but that point may vary from person to person, and when you..."

Non-Infocom games of commercial era worth playing

by tekket - 83 votes for 34 games, last vote on May 5, 2021; created on January 6, 2015

"What commercial games published between 1980-1993 other than those by Infocom do you think are worth playing? "

Games with non-standard directions

by Andrew Schultz - 29 votes for 20 games, last vote on November 8, 2023; created on December 28, 2014

"I'm wondering about games (primarily parser) with weird directions beyond NW/SW/SE/NE, up, down or inside/outside. I like the example in the Inform docs (Charles S. Roberts) about hexagonal directions but have no clue how to go about..."

Vertical Games

by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 43 votes for 23 games, last vote on June 24, 2024; created on November 17, 2014

"Looking for games that really explore verticality, which go up (way up) in their setting. Human-made structures in particular: towers, skyscrapers, radio antennae. Games that figuratively can make you feel dizzy, particularly after a..."

Should Glulx IF be described as 'for all systems'?

by Sheogorath - No votes; created on November 13, 2014

"Several years ago, the only systems you could put a 'terp on were PC, Mac, and Linux computers, but with the advent of the smartphone, 'all systems' has grown by 100%, if not more. That's why I believe that only TADS3.1 (without WebUI)..."

Fun Halloween Games!

by bluevelvetwings - 15 votes for 11 games, last vote on August 22, 2022; created on October 14, 2014

"There are already polls for good horror games, and there are quite a few good ones on this site. But I'm looking for ones that fit the side of "spooky" but not "terrifying" - things that make you giggle nervously at the scares, but don't..."

First IF that you have ever played

by BlitzWithGuns - 78 votes for 42 games, last vote on January 1, 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?"

Games with character creators/creation

by cynical11 - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on August 3, 2014

"Basically, any game that features any kind of character creation system; but, the more in-depth, the better."

Games You Return To

by Ghalev - 34 votes for 20 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on July 27, 2014

"What games do you find yourself revisiting from time to time, games that have proven to be a kind of comfort-food of text adventuring, the warm old socks of parser and puzzle, the socks-full-of-comfort-food of overextended metaphor? What..."

IF with a sense of wonder

by blue/green - 50 votes for 24 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on July 17, 2014

"What interactive fiction would you recommend that evokes a sense of wonder? These could be games that capture wonder or beauty in ordinary things, perhaps by viewing the world through the eyes of a child. Or they could be games that..."

Best Steampunk games

by Alyssa Barstow - 19 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 16, 2017; created on June 20, 2014

"Looking for Steampunk style games- something with the flair of the Fallen London text game or a story like Incarceron. Can be any length."

Best of ADRIFT 5

by strivenword - 12 votes for 11 games, last vote on February 7, 2023; created on June 19, 2014

"I set up the Linux version of ADRIFT 5 on my Mint 16 system. I even ripped the icon from the Windows version, as documented in this thread. Software support for Mint 16 is ending after this month. Before I have to configure my system all..."

Dreams That You Have To Escape From

by Dachi Sirbiladze - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 20, 2022; created on June 8, 2014

"Lets Say A Guy Who Started Sleeping On A Regular Night And Had A Dream That He Needed To Find A Way To Escape Whatever Is In His Way To End The Dream"

Good sci-fi games

by IFDent - 61 votes for 29 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; 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."

Plot-driven Narrative

by Jerako - 30 votes for 20 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on May 25, 2014

"I'm looking for a list of games to try where the narrative is the focus of the game. Where the author is really trying to tell a story over making a puzzlefest (though puzzles aren't necessarily unwelcome, especially if they drive they..."

Kusoge of the IF Comp

by Molly - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on March 1, 2017; created on May 21, 2014

"From Hardcore Gaming 101: "Kusoge" (糞ゲー, or クソゲー) is a Japanese compound word - "kuso", meaning "garbage, crap, shit", and "ge", short for "geemu", the Japanese pronounciation of the word "game". It means, quite literally,..."

Games with unique hint systems

by delano - 52 votes for 28 games, last vote on February 6, 2025; created on April 27, 2014

"I'm looking for games that offer hints in any way, except for printing them in sequence on the screen. For example: characters that offer hints; objects that, when examined or used in a certain way, suggest actions to the player; etc."

Brilliant trolling games

by Not Troll - 14 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 18, 2020; created on April 23, 2014

"Some games are just that bad, some are so bad it's good, and a few are obviously trolling. Yet, are there games that troll so much that they start to be brilliant? Or even those that seems to be trolling that turn out to be brilliant..."

8-Bit Basic games under 20k

by jgerrie - 1 vote, last vote on April 15, 2014; created on March 31, 2014

"I'm looking for the best adventures written in any version of Basic that run on a classic 8-Bit computer such as the TRS-80 Model 1, Commodore Pet or Vic 20, ZX81, or early Apples. In other words I'm looking in the range of memory..."

Non-human Perspectives

by Rhetta_Lynnea - 76 votes for 33 games, last vote on February 1, 2023; created on March 18, 2014

"I'm looking for IF narrated by aliens, animals, anything."

Games that show everyday life

by Sam Jackson - 51 votes for 26 games, last vote on August 24, 2022; created on February 24, 2014

"I'm looking for preferably short games that focus on part of someone's life in our world and preferably our time. I would like games with an emotional focus."

games with great interactivity

by nick love - 9 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 17, 2014; created on February 22, 2014

"I want a game with a great variety of interactiveness. I want it to be challenging but fun and comedic."

im looking for a good horror game

by nick love - 40 votes for 16 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on February 22, 2014

"I'm looking for something with a creepy environment. It also has to be very challenging."

For Your Consideration: Games from 2013 that should be nominated for the XYZZY Awards

by Molly - 26 votes for 26 games, last vote on March 8, 2014; created on February 18, 2014

"There were a lot of great games released in 2013, and now that the XYZZYs are coming up, it seems like a very good idea to take a poll of all the games from last year people would like to see nominated. The management has asked that we..."

Games with Native themes

by Chad Comeau - 7 votes for 4 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on January 9, 2014

"I've been wondering if there are any IF games dealing with Native American or First Nations themes. I have yet to discover a game that meaningfully deals with this topic. Thanks!"

Twine-bending Twine Games

by Mostly Useless - 47 votes for 23 games, last vote on January 19, 2024; 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."

What are your favorite games?

by Christopher Caesar - 45 votes for 24 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on December 19, 2013

"I was wondering which games are worth playing, as I haven't found any games that take a while to complete that are worth playing"

Games much improved in later versions

by Karl Ove Hufthammer - 29 votes for 20 games, last vote on September 26, 2024; created on November 17, 2013

"Most IF works are only available in ‘version 1’, but some are released in updated versions. And a few see a large amount of bug fixing, rewriting and polish. This is a poll for highlighting these games, games that the authors have..."

Games with diseases that alter perception

by Mrs. Info-adventurer - 14 votes for 8 games, last vote on October 14, 2015; created on November 11, 2013

"You know those parasites, fungi, and viruses that attack small insects or animals and control their minds? Well I'm looking for a game with a disease like that which alters your perception. Are there any games like that? Thanks a million..."

Hilariously Bad IF games

by american00b - 18 votes for 11 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on November 10, 2013

"Earlier today, I felt like playing an Interactive Fiction game that is the literary and stylistic equivalent of such masterpieces as Birdemic and The Room. I still have that feeling, so if you find anything like Plan 9 from Outer Space..."

Games for language learners

by Emily Boegheim - 23 votes for 21 games, last vote on April 23, 2019; created on November 1, 2013

"What are some good games for people trying to learn another language? I imagine that short games with relatively simple prose and not too many non-standard commands (if they're parser games) would work best, but feel free to suggest..."

The worst IF ever?

by theqbasicwizard - 23 votes for 13 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on October 18, 2013

"I'm wanting to do an episode for the podcast that deals with only the worst possible IF games ever programmed? You know the kind that if you would have played it for another minute longer, that you would have never played another IF ever..."

Persuasion

by Adam Myers - 9 votes for 6 games, last vote on July 29, 2022; created on October 12, 2013

"There are many games in which the player convinces someone to do something. This may be by undertaking to perform a quest or exchange an item, by making a threat, or in still other ways; but almost invariably, it will be by giving them a..."

Awesome Text Adventure Gaming wants to review your game

by theqbasicwizard - 11 votes for 7 games, last vote on November 14, 2013; created on October 9, 2013

"I would love to review the game that you have created and review for an upcoming episode of Awesome Text Adventure Gaming. "

An underrated Text Adventure

by theqbasicwizard - 4 votes for 3 games, last vote on July 5, 2017; created on September 27, 2013

"Howdy, I'm looking for a game to play that is extremely underrated and unknown by the general audience. Something like a horror game of sorts."

Cool Murder Mystery/Detective Games

by Christopher Caesar - 43 votes for 18 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on September 25, 2013

"Hey everybody. I am looking for a murder mystery text game. I finished An Act of Murder a while ago and want to play more games like that, where to get to solve the murder yourself. If you could tell me some of your recommendations that..."

Long-Form Games That Don't Require Mapping

by Sdn - 37 votes for 19 games, last vote on September 1, 2020; created on August 30, 2013

"Playing Losing Your Grip has reminded me of just how tedious I find manual mapping in lengthy games, no matter how much I enjoy everything else. So, I'm looking for some long, engrossing games that don't require the player to draw maps...."

Best sci-fi games

by Ant-Fan - 68 votes for 36 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; created on July 8, 2013

"I'm looking for games from the sci-fi genre. I would prefer classic-style games, even if they're not classics (such as 'Across The Stars') because one of my all-time favorites is Planetfall, but really, anything goes."

Australian Setting or Characters

by Rhetta_Lynnea - 21 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on May 31, 2013

"I've played several good games with Aussie characters or setting, and I was wondering if there are any others. It doesn't have to be the main focus of the game, just a little extra colour."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible puzzles of 2013

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 12 votes for 9 games, last vote on March 8, 2014; created on April 23, 2013

"This poll is a place to suggest individual puzzles from games released in 2013, which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY Awards. Leave a brief, unspoilery-as-possible title for the puzzle in the..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2013

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 19 votes for 16 games, last vote on February 22, 2014; created on April 23, 2013

"This poll is a place to suggest non-player characters from games released in 2013, who you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY Awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the NPC (or NPCs) in the comment..."

For Your Consideration: XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2013

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 17 votes for 15 games, last vote on February 17, 2014; created on April 23, 2013

"This poll is a place to suggest player characters from games released in 2013, who you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC in the XYZZY Awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the PC in the comment on your vote...."

Lost Pig type puzzle complexity

by Mostly Useless - 21 votes for 14 games, last vote on April 26, 2016; created on April 10, 2013

"I haven't played a lot of IF, as I'm often put off by what are (for me) difficult puzzles. Without doubt the most satisfaction I've had from finishing a game has been Admiral Jota's Lost Pig, and I would love to hear about other games..."

Bugs that you can take advantage of

by Fredrik - 12 votes for 12 games, last vote on October 8, 2015; created on April 8, 2013

"Bugs are an annoyance, usually, but in some rare cases, bugs can actually make the life of an adventurer easier. Some bugs can help you in certain situations, perhaps even to bypass puzzles, and they can sometimes provide positively..."

For Your Consideration: Games from 2012 that should be nominated for the XYZZY Awards

by Molly - 31 votes for 30 games, last vote on July 21, 2013; created on April 4, 2013

Must-Play IFs for learning to write IFs

by Tondo - 13 votes for 7 games, last vote on April 25, 2013; created on March 24, 2013

"So I'm fairly new to IFs in general, but I've been enjoying reading some of the IFs on this site. Now I want to get my feet wet a bit, and try writing my own IF. ..."

First and Third Person Second Person Narratives

by dacharya64 - 34 votes for 23 games, last vote on June 15, 2024; created on March 20, 2013

"Not as complicated as it sounds! Interactive fiction is dominated by the iconic second person narrative (*You* find yourself in a room). But this is not the only way that these stories could be told. I'm looking for those games out there..."

Most inappropriate response.

by Biep - 15 votes for 9 games, last vote on April 11, 2023; created on March 19, 2013

"Sometimes responses simply don't make sense - but sometimes they DO make sense, but inappropriately so, with sometimes humorous results. If possible, please put how to elicit the response in the Quick Quote part of the comment, and the..."

I'm looking for mysteries.

by MCCLUTCH32 - 38 votes for 20 games, last vote on June 25, 2022; created on March 14, 2013

"I like a game with a good story, good puzzles that aren't too difficult to understand and a good mystery. I was thinking more along the lines of horror, but murder mysteries work as well."

Achievements, catch them all and other stuff.

by Xionix - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on March 13, 2013

"Looking for some IF with achievements, like, collect the 50 golden coins, or if you type 20 wrong commands you get the newbie achievement, or if you type "use hat in head" you get the "IF hater-to-be" achievement, well you get the idea."

Games with maps...

by Xionix - 67 votes for 48 games, last vote on December 9, 2023; created on February 28, 2013

"I started playing Counterfeit Monkey, and I notice a good map is a way for us newbies to get into the game more easy. And I hate to draw so, are any other games that got a in-game map? It can be any genre."

Looking for some easy to pick up psychological thriller games.

by Xionix - 3 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 21, 2013; created on February 19, 2013

"Hello, Im new into IF and Im looking for some psychological thriller, mystery or something that will get you guessing till the end. Again, Im kinda new so I prefer easy one (I still can't get Galatea to talk to me so you get the idea)...."

Unreliable narrators

by verityvirtue - 57 votes for 19 games, last vote on August 19, 2022; created on February 12, 2013

"I'm interested in games which hinge on the 'unreliable narrator', from amnesia to a plain distorted worldview. The more this distortion affects the storyline, the better."

Games like Glowgrass

by Timewalker - 3 votes for 2 games, last vote on August 22, 2014; created on February 9, 2013

"I'm looking for games like glowgrass which have a puzzle taking place in less than about five rooms, and also requiring common sense."

Glulx Hyperlinks

by Jeremy Freese - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 2, 2021; created on January 7, 2013

"I was playing around a bit with a couple of the Glulx hyperlinks extensions, and this led me to be interested in looking at some games that have been written in Glulx and make use of hyperlinks."

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