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"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 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..."
by MathBrush - 15 votes for 15 games, last vote on May 25, 2017; created on May 16, 2017"This is for suggesting games released in 2016 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned..."
by MathBrush - 15 votes for 15 games, last vote on June 28, 2017; created on May 16, 2017"This is for suggesting games released in 2016 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..."
by MathBrush - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on April 26, 2018; created on March 18, 2018"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 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 mentioned here..."
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..."
by Andrew Schultz - 15 votes for 10 games, last vote on December 25, 2023; created on October 18, 2023"IFComp 2023 had a couple, and they reminded me of another I tested in Shufflecomp. I like having the ability to leave when I want and see what I want. I'm looking specifically for ones with no winning or losing, and ones where you can..."
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.)"
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 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 Felix Larsson - 15 votes for 10 games, last vote on August 4, 2022; created on February 5, 2010"I know there was a couple of commercial high-sea text adventures. Now I am on the look-out for ‘modern’, post-commercial IF with a nautical theme. As far as I can tell, there is a definite shortage of bucaneers, boatswains, able seamen..."
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..." 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..." 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..." 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..." by MathBrush - 15 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024"This poll is part of the 2023 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 Ren'py game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..." by Rovarsson - 15 votes for 8 games, last vote on September 23, 2022; created on March 15, 2022"Manors, butlers, m'ladies, m'lords. Be they upstairs or downstairs, or asking if you rang."
by Emily Short - 14 votes for 8 games, last vote on November 10, 2011; created on June 10, 2009"Works in which some aspect of the game's default behavior can be customized (e.g. by changing the person of the narration), especially if the game allows players to play with alternatives to standard IF conventions."
by MathBrush - 14 votes for 12 games, last vote on December 9, 2017; created on July 5, 2017"I'm looking for games with great in-game soundtracks."
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..."
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..."