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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.
Good Games in French/Bons jeux en français
by thecanvasrose - 22 votes for 16 games, last vote on March 2, 2021; created on August 26, 2019
"I've recently reached an intermediate level of French speaking at my university. I can easily read relatively straightforward sentences, that is, but writing which is highly poetic or archaic I will not understand. I think I know French..."
Scariest Games! (Horror or Otherwise)
by thecanvasrose - 23 votes for 18 games, last vote on December 16, 2021; created on August 20, 2019
"I'm a sucker for horror, psychological suspense, adventure, the paranormal and supernatural, monsters and mystery. Please suggest scary games to me - even those which lie outside of the genre of horror, like sci-fi, crime or fantasy, if..."
Games about grannies
by baf - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on August 17, 2021; created on July 17, 2019
"Recently, a representative of Ubisoft attracted some attention by saying, about an upcoming game with a grandmother as a protagonist, "Nobody has dared to do anything with a granny before, I think." Obviously he was only really speaking..."
Educational IF
by Spike - 38 votes for 20 games, last vote on November 12, 2021; created on July 7, 2019
"Several of us are interested in using IF for education, both in the classroom as well as more broadly. The purpose of this poll is to collect examples of IF with an educational focus."
Kid-Appropriate Games
by Princessthe1st - 17 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 22, 2021; created on June 9, 2019
"I'm looking for games for middle-schoolers, that are hard and fun but still appropriate."
One Hit Wonders
by deathbytroggles - 32 votes for 16 games, last vote on April 13, 2021; created on May 11, 2019
"Good games by authors who apparently retired after their one gem."
For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Use of Multimedia for 2018
by MathBrush - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on July 14, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 Innovation of 2018
by MathBrush - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 Implementation for 2018
by MathBrush - 16 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018
by MathBrush - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting puzzles in games released in 2018 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..."
For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPCs of 2018
by MathBrush - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting puzzles in games released in 2018 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..."
For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzles of 2018
by MathBrush - 11 votes for 9 games, last vote on July 15, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting puzzles in games released in 2018 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..."
For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall NPCs of 2018
by MathBrush - 11 votes for 11 games, last vote on July 6, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018
by MathBrush - 18 votes for 16 games, last vote on July 15, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018
by MathBrush - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on April 19, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018
by MathBrush - 14 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 15, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018
by MathBrush - 16 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 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 2018 -
by MathBrush - 19 votes for 18 games, last vote on July 15, 2019; created on April 15, 2019
"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..."
Games good for reading aloud to someone else
by tunesmith - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on December 21, 2021; created on December 24, 2018
"I'm looking for IF that works well for reading aloud to someone else, and then typing in what they would like to do. We like Inform games and parser games in general. So games that are a little more story focused, and with not as much..."
I Am You: Games involving possession of another character
by Spike - 11 votes for 9 games, last vote on November 17, 2020; created on December 14, 2018
"Three games I've played in the past couple of months have featured the PC's ability to possess other characters as a primary or secondary game mechanic. What other IF works feature this possession mechanic?"