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"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 Texture game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..." 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..."
by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on October 21, 2019; created on July 21, 2015"A list of games with a heavy emphasis on disgusting, gross-out subject-matter, whether in service to some higher goal, or just because the author is nine years old and thinks poop is the funniest thing ever."
by Dannii - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on July 7, 2019; created on September 6, 2009"I'm interested in finding ZCode (primarily those written in Inform, though Infocom games could be ok too) which have a non-standard status line. Whether it's with colours, maps, arrows, or more! With such a list I can investigate what..."
by theqbasicwizard - 11 votes for 7 games, last vote on November 14, 2013; created on October 9, 2013"I would love to review the game that you have created and review for an upcoming episode of Awesome Text Adventure Gaming. "
by MathBrush - 11 votes for 7 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on August 30, 2017"What games have you played with great text effects (animations or styling or so on)?"
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..."
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..."
by MathBrush - 11 votes for 11 games, last vote on June 17, 2017; created on May 16, 2017"This is for suggesting games released in 2016 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned..."
by tunesmith - 11 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 17, 2024; 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..."
by Floating Info - 11 votes for 7 games, last vote on November 25, 2017; created on August 26, 2015"What are some lesser known games that were first to have a feature that was later perfected by a more well known game?"
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..."
by Kinetic Mouse Car - 11 votes for 8 games, last vote on November 22, 2022; created on October 18, 2022"This is for games where the PC travels to different countries. The focus of the gameplay is on the travel part, the experience of not just the destination itself but also the mechanic of reaching it. Requirements: -Must take place on..."
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"
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."
by MathBrush - 11 votes for 3 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 children's game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..." 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..." 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..." 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..."
by Max Fog - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on March 7, 2024; created on September 6, 2023"I'm looking for a game that uses CCTV cameras (or surveillance of some kind) as an important part of the game."