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Best classic zork adventure


by Aintelligence - 17 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 25, 2023; created on November 26, 2010
"What is the best classic zork adventure which includes all zork including classics and subdivisions."

Outstanding German Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 10 votes for 4 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 German-language game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding German game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 6 votes for 3 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 in a Custom System in 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 15 votes for 5 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 custom-system game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 21 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 best fantasy game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 24 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 best humor game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

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 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 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 Humor Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 25 votes for 9 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 humor game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

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 Surreal Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 20 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 best surreal game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

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
"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 open to all IFDB members...."

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
"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 open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Twine Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 69 votes for 19 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 Twine game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 20 votes for 9 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 Inform 7 game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 21 votes for 5 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 mystery game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 36 votes for 11 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 Choicescript game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

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
"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 open to all IFDB..."

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 Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 20 votes for 12 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 a game in 2022 that felt truly interactive. Voting is anonymous and open only..."

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 PunyInform Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 11 votes for 2 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 PunyInform game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 25 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 best game of 2022 written in a system used by less than 5 games in 2022,..."

Outstanding Game in a Custom System in 2022 - Player’s Choice


by MathBrush - 12 votes for 4 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 in a custom system in 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 6 votes for 3 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 Inform 6 game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 24 votes for 6 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 slice of life game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 55 votes for 11 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 science fiction game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 40 votes for 12 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 fantasy game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

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
"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 open to all IFDB members...."

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
"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 open to all IFDB members...."

Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 39 votes for 11 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 French game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 15 votes for 7 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 French game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

Outstanding Horror Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 48 votes for 13 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 horror game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 23 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 written in a system used by less than 5 games in 2022,..."

Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 12 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 best Adrift game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 7 votes for 3 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 Adrift game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Horror Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 25 votes for 9 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 overall game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Twine Game 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 best Twine game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 5 votes for 3 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 Inform 6 game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 26 votes for 9 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 Inform 7 game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 18 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 the best overall game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Spanish Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice


by MathBrush - 16 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 best Spanish game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Spanish Game 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 the best Spanish game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 9 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 best retro game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 8 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 best retro game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

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..."

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..."

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..."

Most Sequel-worthy Game of 2022 - Author's Choice - an IFDB Poll


by MathBrush - 12 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 31, 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 anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

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 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 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 Adventuron Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 16 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 Adventuron game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 11 votes for 7 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 Choicescript game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 18 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 best Ink game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members..."

Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Player's Choice


by MathBrush - 23 votes for 7 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 Ink game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding Surreal Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 23 votes for 9 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 surreal game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 28 votes for 11 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 science fiction game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to..."

Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 15 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 the best mystery game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

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 Adventuron Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 12 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 the best Adventuron game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Author's Choice


by MathBrush - 8 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 15, 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 PunyInform game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..."

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."

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..."

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."

A Poll About ... A Poll About ... Hm. That's Funny. I Can't Recall.


by Ghalev - 76 votes for 35 games, last vote on January 20, 2023; created on July 30, 2010
"As of the founding of this poll, the IFDB has only seven games with the "amnesia" tag. I don't buy that for an instant. Please vote for games where the player-protagonist-person is dealing with a bout of forgetfulness (usually about who..."

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."

Historical adventures.


by Rovarsson - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on January 11, 2023; created on November 28, 2019
"I love historical novels, no matter what time period they're set in. They do have to be accurate though. Can you suggest IF-games that are also like that? (In short: no magic.)"

Multiple solutions to puzzles and/or situations.


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)."

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..."

Games with a Halloween theme


by Cuxxu - 24 votes for 19 games, last vote on January 3, 2023; created on August 10, 2012
"Some of us over on boardgamegeek/videogamegeek/rpggeek are starting a interactive fiction-of-the-month club. It was discussed having a game with a Halloween Theme for October. Most of the people will be fairly new to IF. Any suggestions?"

Low-rated games worth playing


by diddlescatter - 11 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 2, 2023; created on February 26, 2020
"Looking for games that may have gotten poor reviews but are still memorable and worth playing for the story."

One-room conversation games


by Sorrel - 33 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on September 2, 2009
"I'm looking for a one-room game where the main focus is the conversation with an NPC. The kind of game where the NPC feels so realistic that you actually begin to feel an emotional connection of sorts. Something to the effect of Galatea."

Games with high replay value


by Wendymoon - 41 votes for 27 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on October 2, 2009
"What games do you find yourself returning to again and again? Maybe to get every last lousy point, to do some amusing things, to try for different endings or just for the enjoyment of replaying?"

Great quotes


by aaronius - 17 votes for 11 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on November 5, 2009
"Post your favorite sentences/excerpts from games in the comment field. Especially lovely if they are from deeper in the game than the opening text, although all are welcome."

Games to Remember


by Newbot - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on November 15, 2009
"These are games you put down in awe after completing them -- it would seem wrong to play them again immediately. Yet long afterwards, something brings them back to mind, and you want to play them once again."

Games That Reward Sticking With Them


by Ghalev - 22 votes for 12 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on November 24, 2009
"Here's a dangerously subjective poll. I can be a bit impatient with text adventures on most days, sadly, and if a game doesn't grab me, shake me, French-kiss me and hump my leg in the first 2,000 words (those long intros count toward the..."

Comfort Food IF


by Molly - 32 votes for 21 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on June 11, 2012
"Lately I've been chasing away the blues by playing through my IF backlog. This made me wonder, what IF do you play as a pick-me-up? Maybe it's something that calms and soothes you, maybe it's really funny, or maybe it just distracts you..."

All the Pretty Sources


by Jeremy Freese - 30 votes for 21 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on December 20, 2012
"IF games that have source code available that you'd hold up as an example of what good looking source code is supposed to look like. (I was motivated to post this by wanting to study some I7 source, but actually pretty source from other..."

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..."

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 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..."

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."

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..."

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."

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?"

I am looking for games that involve exploring and collecting objects but don’t involve horror or creepy themes


by Brennen Kinch - 11 votes for 7 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on June 25, 2018
"fore example games that involve keys and things that unlock other parts of the game that don’t involve creepy things such as ghost and monsters and things like that"

a game with a male protagonist


by X.W - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on July 9, 2018
"I am look specifically for explicit games [edited for clarity]"

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."

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..."

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..."

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..."

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..."

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 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"

IF that centers around holidays


by Molly - 34 votes for 25 games, last vote on December 4, 2022; created on December 27, 2008
"I'm looking for IF that centers around specific real-world holidays, e.g. Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, Passover, the Fourth of July, Guy Fawkes Day, Halloween, etc."

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 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 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..."
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