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Outstanding Romance Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 30 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 Romance game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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..."

Plot-driven Narrative

by Jerako - 30 votes for 20 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on May 25, 2014

"I'm looking for a list of games to try where the narrative is the focus of the game. Where the author is really trying to tell a story over making a puzzlefest (though puzzles aren't necessarily unwelcome, especially if they drive they..."

Best games you've played in 2012

by Molly - 29 votes for 18 games, last vote on December 16, 2020; created on December 15, 2012

"The year of our lord Two Thousand Twelve is almost over, so let's reflect back on the games we've played this year and see which ones we liked the most. Note that the games don't have to have come out in 2012 to be eligible for this..."

Games exploring trauma and other messy subject matter

by Kastel - 29 votes for 22 games, last vote on March 15, 2024; created on August 24, 2023

"Looking for, as Nathalie Lawhead puts it, art caught between “everything is horrible”, “everything is survivable”, and “this is too hard to talk about”. I'm interested in how people explore the messy things in life through IF..."

Games much improved in later versions

by Karl Ove Hufthammer - 29 votes for 20 games, last vote on September 26, 2024; created on November 17, 2013

"Most IF works are only available in ‘version 1’, but some are released in updated versions. And a few see a large amount of bug fixing, rewriting and polish. This is a poll for highlighting these games, games that the authors have..."

Games with non-standard directions

by Andrew Schultz - 29 votes for 20 games, last vote on November 8, 2023; created on December 28, 2014

"I'm wondering about games (primarily parser) with weird directions beyond NW/SW/SE/NE, up, down or inside/outside. I like the example in the Inform docs (Charles S. Roberts) about hexagonal directions but have no clue how to go about..."

Great Escapes

by JonathanCR - 29 votes for 13 games, last vote on June 12, 2018; created on February 21, 2012

"Everyone knows that "escape the room" games and puzzles are an IF cliché. But which are the best examples of this classic genre?"

Mouse & Milquetoast - Modern-World Games With a Timid Protagonist

by Ghalev - 29 votes for 16 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on May 17, 2010

"In some games, you play a brave hero, or a cynical crime-fighter, or a cunning robber. In others, you play an artificial mind, an alien, or an animal. In many, you play nobody in particular, just an average person of some kind, doing a..."

Bound by human frailties???

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."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Settings of 2016

by MathBrush - 28 votes for 25 games, last vote on June 16, 2017; created on May 16, 2017

"This is for suggesting games released in 2016 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..."

games with cooking

by jlvp1234 - 28 votes for 14 games, last vote on December 30, 2023; created on February 13, 2021

"I'm looking for games with cooking. ever since I have played gourmet and, gourmet version1, wich is the same, I have also played you got a stew going. does anyone have any recommendations other than these on wich I have just mentioned?"

Games with misleading titles

by Cendare - 28 votes for 17 games, last vote on January 1, 2025; created on July 17, 2011

"I was thinking about "Nothing But Mazes" and how it, in fact, contains things that aren't mazes. What other games have titles that don't quite reflect what's inside?"

I'm looking for Easter Eggs..

by morganthegirl - 28 votes for 21 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on September 2, 2020

"I'm somewhat new to IF and was wondering if Easter Eggs are ever hidden in these games as they are in others? If so, which games have them? If there a lot of them, then which ones are the "best"?"

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 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..."

Games with Chases

by Jeremy Freese - 27 votes for 16 games, last vote on January 20, 2024; created on October 25, 2009

"The chase scene, a staple of Scooby Doo and action movies, but how often has it been done in IF?"

Outstanding Retro Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 27 votes for 6 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 retro game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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?"

Your Favorite/Best Twine Games

by thecanvasrose - 27 votes for 15 games, last vote on December 16, 2020; created on November 3, 2019

"1. Please leave a description with your vote and tell me what the game is/why you like it/etc. 2. Free to play games preferred. 3. I'm interested to see what's new or less well known."

For Your Consideration: Games from 2013 that should be nominated for the XYZZY Awards

by Molly - 26 votes for 26 games, last vote on March 8, 2014; created on February 18, 2014

"There were a lot of great games released in 2013, and now that the XYZZYs are coming up, it seems like a very good idea to take a poll of all the games from last year people would like to see nominated. The management has asked that we..."

games about cats

by beetlesack99 - 26 votes for 22 games, last vote on August 19, 2022; created on October 22, 2016

"are there any"

Games where the player must draw their own map

by Paxton - 26 votes for 14 games, last vote on July 18, 2022; created on March 29, 2021

"Ideally these are games whose puzzles/challenges involve the map in some way (hidden connections, layout analysis, &c.) and aren't just games which could be mapped. I'm especially interested in games which use the action of drawing the..."

Games with Difficult Puzzles and a Forgiveness Rating of Tough or Lower

by Athe - 26 votes for 14 games, last vote on August 28, 2020; created on June 27, 2011

"While searching for games that were difficult, I found many games that had a very unforgiving forgiveness rating, which I don't find very appealing. I do like puzzles, however, so I would be interested in finding games with challenging..."

Games with Impossible-to-film moments

by aaronius - 26 votes for 15 games, last vote on September 3, 2024; created on November 5, 2009

"I'm looking for games that demonstrate the power of text-based games. Games with sentences that would make developers of 3D games weep, like "The army of ten million robots marched over the liquid landscape," or "She concealed her anger..."

Milking

by CMG - 26 votes for 20 games, last vote on October 3, 2024; created on November 18, 2015

"After playing Hard Puzzle by Ade McT, which centers around assembling a "milking stool" under rather sinister circumstances, it struck me how odd it can be to feature milking in a game. This poll is for any games that include or..."

Mise-en-abîme

by Sobol - 26 votes for 17 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on June 17, 2016

"Mise-en-abîme is a technique of having a play within a play, a painting within a painting, etc. Let's list those interactive stories where the characters play interactive stories."

NPC-less Exploration

by Dannii - 26 votes for 16 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on September 2, 2012

"Supposedly one of IFs strengths is for exploring places with few other people, often abandoned places, but I can't think of many works which have zero NPCs and consist of a lot of exploration. Usually there's at least one NPC, or the..."

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..."

Rat games

by Tabitha - 26 votes for 21 games, last vote on August 4, 2024; created on November 28, 2023

"Collecting games that either: have "rat" in the title; have rats/a rat playing a significant role; or have a rat as the PC."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2015

by verityvirtue - 25 votes for 24 games, last vote on April 9, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

"This is for suggesting non-player characters from games released 2015 who you think might be worth considering for Best NPCs/Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the NPC (or NPCs) in the comment on..."

Games with good rpg elements that are if

by Zzoro26 - 25 votes for 13 games, last vote on December 25, 2019; created on September 30, 2011

"I'm looking for a good interactive IF that has good rpg elements"

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)."

Outstanding Adventuron Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 6 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 Adventuron game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 10 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 Choicescript game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

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 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 Historical Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 25 votes for 6 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 historical game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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 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..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible implementations of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 24 games, last vote on February 16, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible stories of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 23 games, last vote on February 18, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Story in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Writing of 2016

by MathBrush - 24 votes for 22 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 Writing in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here..."

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?"

Good Games in French/Bons jeux en français

by thecanvasrose - 24 votes for 16 games, last vote on August 27, 2024; 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..."

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

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 TADS Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 24 votes for 4 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 TADS game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Procedurally generated IF

by verityvirtue - 24 votes for 15 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; created on October 11, 2015

"Looking for IF which uses procedural generation (? I'm not a programmer) to derive its writing, story, etc."

Spanish games

by Fredrik - 24 votes for 20 games, last vote on February 12, 2023; created on November 2, 2010

"I really need to improve my rotten Spanish, and I can think of no better way to do it than by playing IF. But there are tons of games out there, so what to choose? In other words: Por favor, ¡dame los favoritos tuyos!"

Games for language learners

by Emily Boegheim - 23 votes for 21 games, last vote on April 23, 2019; created on November 1, 2013

"What are some good games for people trying to learn another language? I imagine that short games with relatively simple prose and not too many non-standard commands (if they're parser games) would work best, but feel free to suggest..."

games with magic

by Xw - 23 votes for 18 games, last vote on August 5, 2022; created on March 6, 2020

"any game will do"

Games With Unfair Beginnings

by Canalboy - 23 votes for 16 games, last vote on July 2, 2023; created on October 7, 2021

"By this I mean games that can be made unwinnable near the start or have hellish opening puzzles."

Less-linear Twine Games

by Nathaniel - 23 votes for 14 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on December 8, 2016

"Twine (or other hypertext) games where your decisions make a significant difference, and the story changes significantly based on them (not just resulting in your death)."

Looking for a good Western.

by Bishopofbasic - 23 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on March 23, 2016

"Howdy everyone, I'm on the hunt for a good western text adventure or IF depending on how you call it. Something, that's quite fun to play. The year of release doesn't matter to me. Just looking for some great games to sink my teeth into...."

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

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..."

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..."

Up, Up, and Away: IF starring super heroes

by Molly - 23 votes for 14 games, last vote on December 31, 2024; created on October 11, 2012

"It's often been said that super-heroes are a poor fit for IF, given the reliance of the former on flashy, colorful costumes and fights. But let it never be said that some poor bastards didn't try. What are some notable attempts at..."

"Ed Wood" Games

by murphy_slaw - 22 votes for 10 games, last vote on April 19, 2019; created on March 8, 2009

"I'm looking exquisitely bad games. Games with warped aesthetics and worldviews far removed from consensus reality. Games that are, in the words of Michael Martin, "exactly good enough that I had to keep going to see what it did next"...."

BBC Micro gems

by Rovarsson - 22 votes for 18 games, last vote on June 24, 2023; created on March 23, 2022

"I found the BBC Micro archive a little while ago and I'm overwhelmed. (http://bbcmicro.co.uk/index.php?search=Text+Adventure&on_S=on) Any recommendations? I've put two games in myself from both sides of the spectrum: a 1984 old-school..."

Fate vs Free Will Games

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?..."

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..."

IF created as a media tie-in

by Felix Pleșoianu - 22 votes for 14 games, last vote on July 21, 2020; created on October 19, 2016

"Hello, everyone. I'm looking for IF pieces originally created as media tie-ins (i.e. as promotion/extras for a bigger project). The plan is to write an advocacy piece, but only two examples spring to mind: Emily Short's City of Secrets,..."

Kid-Appropriate Games

by Princessthe1st - 22 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 4, 2022; created on June 9, 2019

"I'm looking for games for middle-schoolers, that are hard and fun but still appropriate."

Misunderstood games

by MathBrush - 22 votes for 18 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on September 7, 2015

"I'm interested in games where the reviewers 'just don't get it', where part of the game that is essential or hidden got overlooked. I'm thinking of Scary House Amulet as a prime example, where a solid parody game is passed off as poorly..."

PCs with mental disabilities other than depression and anxiety

by pieartsy - 22 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 18, 2024; created on March 16, 2023

"Games with PCs that have mental disabilities aside from depression or anxiety - PTSD, OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, dyslexia, etc - that significantly impact them/the story. The PC does not need an official realistic..."

"Camp" Games

by Pinstripe - 21 votes for 13 games, last vote on November 1, 2024; created on April 15, 2012

"Games which have, or might be considered to have, a camp aesthetic or sense of humor. "Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It is one way of seeing the world as an aesthetic phenomenon. That way, the way of Camp, is not in terms of..."

Apocalypse How

by katz - 21 votes for 11 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on January 2, 2012

"Post-apocalyptic games: equal parts cliche and fun. Authors are free to dispense with pesky NPCs, complicated modern technology, and implementing working everyday items. Players can have no inhibitions about acting like murderous..."

Australian Setting or Characters

by Rhetta_Lynnea - 21 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on May 31, 2013

"I've played several good games with Aussie characters or setting, and I was wondering if there are any others. It doesn't have to be the main focus of the game, just a little extra colour."

Best Hosted Games from Choice of Games

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 15, 2022; created on August 2, 2020

"Sobol suggested having a poll just for Hosted Games, as they have a greater variety in quality and receive less attention."

Choice-based puzzlefests

by Spike - 21 votes for 12 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on November 22, 2018

"I enjoy games with lots of good puzzles, but so far nearly all the ones I've played have a parser-based interface. This poll is to help me find good choice-based puzzlefests."

Doing things backwards

by Mike Ciul - 21 votes for 12 games, last vote on December 16, 2020; created on December 3, 2010

"Games that take traditional IF tasks and puzzles, and do them backwards or subvert them in a clever way. Thanks to olethros on raif for the inverse puzzle idea."

Games about mother-child relationships

by verityvirtue - 21 votes for 16 games, last vote on March 14, 2024; created on July 2, 2016

"Games which deal with mother-child relationships, no matter the nature of either party."

Games with money management

by Lance Cirone - 21 votes for 15 games, last vote on December 21, 2024; created on October 12, 2024

"Games that have money mechanics, with buying things and portioning out your money as a key part of the gameplay."

Lost Pig type puzzle complexity

by Mostly Useless - 21 votes for 14 games, last vote on April 26, 2016; created on April 10, 2013

"I haven't played a lot of IF, as I'm often put off by what are (for me) difficult puzzles. Without doubt the most satisfaction I've had from finishing a game has been Admiral Jota's Lost Pig, and I would love to hear about other games..."

Lost Treasures of the IF Comp

by Molly - 21 votes for 14 games, last vote on August 26, 2022; created on June 21, 2012

"It seems that for every Comp game that's still talked about today (e.g., Slouching Towards Bedlam, Shade, Photopia, etc.), there's ten or so that have been almost completely forgotten; some of them even placed in the top ten or higher...."

Outstanding Decker Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 6 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 Decker game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

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 Inform 6 Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 7 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 Inform 6 game of 2023. 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 Spanish Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 11 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 Spanish game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

Games you would like to see finished

by Denk - 20 votes for 15 games, last vote on January 2, 2024; created on July 27, 2018

"Unfinished games, e.g. IntroComp games, which you would like to see finished. Hopefully, this will encourage authors to finish their games."

Humble Beginnings

by Floating Info - 20 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on April 30, 2015

"What are some games that start off with the PC in a regular situation but turn into something different? This would include a regular person finding a portal to a fantasy world, or a regular person already in a fantasy world abruptly..."

Language puzzles

by baf - 20 votes for 10 games, last vote on December 10, 2024; created on August 5, 2024

"I'm interested in games where the player must learn an unfamiliar language. I'm particularly interested in ones that have done it in unique ways, and ones where the language is dissimilar to English."

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

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

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..."

Parser games (any system, any age) with English rural setting/atmosphere

by Marco Innocenti - 20 votes for 12 games, last vote on March 10, 2022; created on September 17, 2021

"I'm looking for any parser game (modern or vintage) that is set in an English, rural, Victorian overall ambient, both indoor and outdoor. As an example, something in the mood of The Hound of the Baskervilles, with moors, villages,..."

Wide open spaces.

by Rovarsson - 20 votes for 14 games, last vote on December 31, 2023; created on November 29, 2019

"This can apply to the setting of the games; prairies, deserts, icecaps come to mind. It can also apply to the feel of a game, the impression that the player is free to roam far and wide. Open game-worlds."

Best Steampunk games

by Alyssa Barstow - 19 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 16, 2017; created on June 20, 2014

"Looking for Steampunk style games- something with the flair of the Fallen London text game or a story like Incarceron. Can be any length."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible innovation uses of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 19 votes for 19 games, last vote on March 8, 2016; created on February 12, 2016

"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2013

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 19 votes for 16 games, last vote on February 22, 2014; created on April 23, 2013

"This poll is a place to suggest non-player characters from games released in 2013, who you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY Awards. Leave the name (or namelessness) of the NPC (or NPCs) in the comment..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Games of 2016

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 17 games, last vote on June 30, 2017; created on May 16, 2017

"This is for suggesting games released in 2016 which you think might be worth considering for Best Game in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."

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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Multimedia of 2017

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 17 games, last vote on May 19, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 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..."

Games Theoretically but not Practically Beatable on First Attempt

by Floating Info - 19 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 29, 2022; created on January 25, 2015

"I'm looking for a very specific level of difficulty: a game where you theoretically could beat it on your first attempt, but you won't. At some point in the game you'll fail, but that point may vary from person to person, and when you..."

Games where deliberately losing/dying/losing an item advances the plot

by Andrew Schultz - 19 votes for 15 games, last vote on December 31, 2023; created on July 30, 2023

"The meaning of "deliberately" can be a bit broad, but I'm wondering about cases where an action clearly marked risky or fatal helps you see something or progress, and you would not have otherwise. I'm not thinking so much about where,..."

Games with Replay Value

by Lance Cirone - 19 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 2, 2023; created on February 13, 2023

"These are games that you can come to again and again, even after you beat them. It could be a story-heavy game where you won't connect all the dots until you run through it a second or third time, or an expansive core mechanic that..."

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