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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.
""[T]he thief [in Zork] is important to the development of interactive fiction because he functions as a true villain, not simply an obstacle or opponent.", writes Nick Montfort. Apparently, he moves around, taunts the player, actively..."
by deathbytroggles - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on May 20, 2023; created on March 30, 2023"So I'm not looking for games from the well-known companies like Infocom, Tellarium, Legend, etc. Looking to compile a list of: 1. Games that used to be commercial but no longer (e.g. Once and Future, The Shadow and the Cathedral, 1893)..."
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..."
by Isa - 32 votes for 16 games, last vote on May 16, 2023; created on September 26, 2018"I'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to you and is its own character in the game, but I'm really interested in any games which are..."
by Spike - 15 votes for 9 games, last vote on May 5, 2023; 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?"
by Stickz - 28 votes for 20 games, last vote on May 5, 2023; created on June 23, 2010"I'm looking for games where the PC is faced with needs like eating, sleeping, and thirst. Unusual inventory limitations. Things that make them appear a little more human."
by David Welbourn - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on May 2, 2023; created on February 20, 2023"This is a very silly poll that collects games with "Verb That Noun" style titles into one list. It amused me."
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..." by loocas - 22 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 25, 2023; created on October 2, 2009"I imagine that the interactive nature of IF would allow themes of fate and free will to be used powerfully. Perhaps the PC is given a glimpse of his or her future and the player tries to avoid it. Are there games in which this is done?..."
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..."
by Sasha Davidovna - 223 votes for 67 games, last vote on April 8, 2023; created on July 12, 2009"I'm pretty new to IF and am having a lot of fun, but in between a toddler and a job and other real life stuff, I'm having trouble finding time to finish many of the longer games I want to play. Can you please recommend me some fun and/or..."
by Fitzzy - 17 votes for 13 games, last vote on April 1, 2023; created on June 18, 2009"Games of any genre, irregardless of the quality of the game itself, that has an exceptional clothing management system in place."
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..."
by Spike - 44 votes for 25 games, last vote on March 19, 2023; 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."
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..."
by J'onn Roger - 81 votes for 27 games, last vote on March 16, 2023; created on July 17, 2009"I'm not looking for supernatural/ghost stories or horror stories, just games that do a good job being scary and/or disturbing."
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..."
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..."
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..."
by Molly - 30 votes for 17 games, last vote on March 13, 2023; created on December 30, 2008"Games that have great puzzle-design. The puzzles need to be logical and internally consistent."