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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.
"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...."
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..."
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."
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." 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..."
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..."
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..."
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"
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"
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)."
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."
by Cendare - 27 votes for 17 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on July 17, 2011"I was thinking about "Nothing But Mazes" and how it, in fact, contains things that aren't mazes. What other games have titles that don't quite reflect what's inside?"
by Athe - 26 votes for 14 games, last vote on August 28, 2020; created on June 27, 2011"While searching for games that were difficult, I found many games that had a very unforgiving forgiveness rating, which I don't find very appealing. I do like puzzles, however, so I would be interested in finding games with challenging..."
by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 111 votes for 57 games, last vote on July 27, 2023; created on May 19, 2011"I've been thinking about games that provide really brilliant moments. This is not about the overall quality of the game: there are plenty of excellent games that never deliver a clear, standout moment of unalloyed excellence. And surely..."
by diddlescatter - 64 votes for 31 games, last vote on July 13, 2023; created on February 13, 2011"(Sorry, Fredrik, but your poll was such a great idea that I couldn't resist!) So here's the question: Which titles out there do you absolutely hate? Remember, it doesn't have to be a game you've actually played. In fact, maybe it's a..."
by Fredrik - 175 votes for 57 games, last vote on August 11, 2023; created on February 13, 2011"No doubt you have played some great games with great titles, or been disappointed to find games with great titles that did not hold up to expectations. What are the best titles of IF? They can be funny, elegant, evocative, or whatever..."
by diddlescatter - 12 votes for 5 games, last vote on August 24, 2020; created on February 11, 2011"Okay, I've never played a Scott Adams game (*gasp!*), and I can't decide where to start. So here's my question to all you seasoned pros out there: IF I WERE TO PLAY JUST ONE SCOTT ADAMS GAME IN MY LIFE, WHICH ONE SHOULD I PLAY? Cast your..."
by Fredrik - 58 votes for 37 games, last vote on November 19, 2019; created on January 7, 2011"I have always been fascinated with games that have several wandering and independent NPCs, especially when you have the ability to try to order them around. This sets the stage for a game where no one session is like any other, and even..."
by Fredrik - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 6, 2011; created on January 4, 2011"I can only guess that I was not the only one spending hours upon hours typing in those BASIC listings from magazines and books back in the 80s. And unavoidably learning the art of programming in the process. Not to mention gleaning..."
by Mike Ciul - 21 votes for 12 games, last vote on December 16, 2020; created on December 3, 2010"Games that take traditional IF tasks and puzzles, and do them backwards or subvert them in a clever way. Thanks to olethros on raif for the inverse puzzle idea."