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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."

Language puzzles

by baf - 21 votes for 10 games, last vote on March 28, 2025; 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."

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 Decker Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Dialog Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 21 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 13, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 Dialog game of 2024. 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..."

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 Spanish Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 20 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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 TADS Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 20 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 14, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

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..."

Maintained Hall of Fame / High score list

by Denk - 19 votes for 14 games, last vote on March 12, 2023; created on July 27, 2017

"Maintained Hall of Fame or high score list is a great idea. Let's list those games where a maintained hall of fame/high score list is maintained, preferably online."

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 13, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Moiki Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 19 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 Moiki game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

Outstanding RPG of 2023

by MathBrush - 19 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 RPG of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested games..."

Outstanding Travel Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 19 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 travel game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

The Modern Zorkalikes

by Ghalev - 19 votes for 11 games, last vote on September 3, 2020; created on June 2, 2012

"My desire is straightforward, but proving difficult to satisfy. I want games that are like the Zork games might have been, given a more contemporary set of design ideals. It seems to be an abandoned playing field in some ways, as if the..."

Best of Quest

by Denk - 18 votes for 13 games, last vote on April 12, 2024; created on March 14, 2020

"There are more than 600 Quest games on IFDB. Surely there must be a lot of bad Quest games, but there are certainly good ones too. It would be interesting to know, which ones are worth playing."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2015

by verityvirtue - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on April 30, 2016; created on February 11, 2016

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

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 Setting of 2018

by MathBrush - 18 votes for 16 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 Setting 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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible stories of 2017

by MathBrush - 18 votes for 15 games, last vote on July 31, 2022; created on March 18, 2018

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

Games w/ cool mechanics

by Cygnus - 18 votes for 9 games, last vote on October 16, 2023; created on March 28, 2023

"Lookin' for stuff like Colortura, What Heart Heard of Ghost Guessed, Delightful Wallpaper, etc. Just... anything that has a very unconventional and scrumptious mechanic system. Thanky!"

Games with easy English

by Fitbos - 18 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 28, 2018; created on April 6, 2010

"I'm a Chinese guy who is really interested in text-based stuff, but my English is not very good for me to play games with hard English. Especially games with slangs every where. So I'm just looking for games that really written in easy..."

Games With Extended Underwater Sequences

by Canalboy - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on December 30, 2024; created on October 24, 2024

"That is games that have immersive (pun intended) sub aqua areas of more than, say ten locations."

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..."

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 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 Moiki Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 18 votes for 6 games, last vote on February 17, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 Moiki game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

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..."

The dark, the bleak, and the tragic

by OverThinking - 18 votes for 12 games, last vote on September 1, 2024; created on March 6, 2024

"Send me your downers, your bummers, your wretched games that leave the player feeling like they've been kicked in the teeth."

The Most Humorous Scenarios /Characters in IF

by Canalboy - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on August 1, 2022

"I was recently re-essaying Castle Ralf and if you "Cogitate" in a certain location there is a seemingly authentic sequence which appears to be formatting your C: drive. As this was a DOS game from 1987 it must have frightened the..."

What game first got you interested in IF? (1994 or earlier)

by dfranke - 18 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 29, 2025; created on December 30, 2024

"What game first got you interested in interactive fiction? This may, or may not, be the first IF game you ever played. Respond to this poll only if you first played the game IN 1994 OR PRIOR; otherwise, respond to one of the two other..."

Achievements, catch them all and other stuff.

by Xionix - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on March 13, 2013

"Looking for some IF with achievements, like, collect the 50 golden coins, or if you type 20 wrong commands you get the newbie achievement, or if you type "use hat in head" you get the "IF hater-to-be" achievement, well you get the idea."

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."

For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible multimedia uses of 2015

by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 17, 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 Multimedia 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 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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Setting of 2021

by MathBrush - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on December 1, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Setting 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..."

For Your Consideration: XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2013

by Sam Kabo Ashwell - 17 votes for 15 games, last vote on February 17, 2014; created on April 23, 2013

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

Games with a good "Investigation" feel

by C4rd1n4l - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on July 10, 2022; created on October 19, 2020

"I'm looking for games that really push you to closely examine every nook and cranny of a setting. Maybe an escape-room game of some kind where the player has to "solve" all the puzzles in a room before progressing."

Games with exceptional clothing systems

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."

Great Openings

by Floating Info - 17 votes for 11 games, last vote on August 3, 2022; created on July 27, 2015

"What games have your favorite openings? By opening I mean everything before the first room description in a parser game or the first screen of a choice game. It could be a sentence, a few sentences, a paragraph, or more. But I'm looking..."

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."

Hypertext stories that make heavy use of text transformations

by Bruno Dias - 17 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 21, 2018; created on October 20, 2015

"I'm looking for hypertexts that make heavy use of stretchtext and related effects to tell their story - Links that add, remove, or alter text within a passage. Swan Hill for instance makes heavy use of this, and my own work does too, but..."

IF adaptations of existing poems

by pieartsy - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on November 2, 2024; created on July 2, 2024

"I'm looking for IF that adapts existing static poems, either using the text directly or taking the story/plot/themes of the text and turning them into something interactive. Does not have to be a "game" with a win/lose or branching paths..."

long games for beginners

by Cygnus - 17 votes for 10 games, last vote on October 6, 2024; created on March 31, 2023

"so… you know how savior fair is long and awesome, but also, like, complicated? and.. cruel, as the ratings out it? I think the first thing that goot me INTO IF was anchor head. kinda that difficulty. recently played d’arkun and that..."

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..."

The most underrated game you've authored

by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 11, 2020; created on May 8, 2016

"Interpret "under-rated" however that means to you. Perhaps it's one that's simply not played very much for whatever reason. Or it's a game you consider flawed but still worth playing, or an early effort that you are fond of."

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..."

Best antagonists

by OverThinking - 16 votes for 10 games, last vote on April 28, 2024; created on March 23, 2024

"IF has a tradition of pitting the player against the environment or their circumstances. I'm looking for something a little more personal. Give me your moustache-twirling, card-carrying villains. Give me your apathetic, inflexible..."

Father-Son Relationships

by matt w (Matt Weiner) - 16 votes for 13 games, last vote on January 10, 2024; created on March 13, 2015

"Going along with the Mother-Daughter poll, any games that touch on father-son relationships? Again, not necessarily the center of the work."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Writing of 2018

by MathBrush - 16 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019

"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing 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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Implementation for 2018

by MathBrush - 16 votes for 14 games, last vote on June 17, 2019; created on April 15, 2019

"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."

Games That Changed Your Mind

by Ghalev - 16 votes for 15 games, last vote on September 27, 2020; created on December 1, 2010

"Before you played X, you never thought you'd like horror games. Before you played Y, you never thought you could take a game with a dragon in it seriously. Before you played Z, you thought linear games would just frustrate you. Tell me..."

Games that take place completely in museums

by Andrew Schultz - 16 votes for 11 games, last vote on September 3, 2024; 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..."

Games Where Moving In The Dark Is Essential

by Canalboy - 16 votes for 16 games, last vote on May 12, 2025; created on March 16, 2025

"As a compulsive map maker I recently came across two games where you have to know your location exactly as you need to move in complete darkness. This set me wondering about how many games feature this particular conundrum."

High fantasy interactive fiction

by strivenword - 16 votes for 12 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on July 27, 2010

"My favorite genre of fiction, interactive or otherwise, is high fantasy -- the genre of such epic series of novels as The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien and The Wheel of Time by Jordan. I'm especially interested in games with an alternate..."

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 PunyInform Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 16 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 13, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..."

Outstanding Retro Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 16 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 16, 2025; created on February 1, 2025

"This poll is part of the 2024 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 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested..."

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..."

Recovered games

by Denk - 16 votes for 13 games, last vote on March 11, 2024; created on August 13, 2023

"Any game which has been practically unavailable for a long time for most players but is now again available to play, though there might be differences from the original version."

The Most Obscure Commercial IF Game I've Ever Played

by Xervosh - 16 votes for 14 games, last vote on November 25, 2022; created on September 9, 2010

"I'm hoping to be reminded of some of the obscure little IF games I may have played during the 1980s, but since can't recall. In addition, this poll may get a few more obscure games from the 1980s (or early 90s, or late 70s) listed in the..."

Best non-infocom games of the commercial era of the 1980s and early 1990s

by Mikalye - 15 votes for 14 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on May 27, 2020

"There were a bunch of commercial games released in the 1980's and early 90's. In the UK, Magnetic Scrolls release 9 games between 1984-1990 Level 9 released 24 games and a port of Colossal Cave between 1981-1991, Delta 4 released 9ish..."

Child authored IF

by Hulk Handsome - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on September 11, 2024; created on October 24, 2012

"It's incredibly unlikely to find a game created by a child (12 years or under) that's actually well made, but they can still be enjoyable. It's fun to see a young ones imagination run wild, limited only by their... likely poor coding..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPCs of 2019

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 13 games, last vote on July 2, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC 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 Games of 2021

by MathBrush - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 28, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible individual PCs of 2016

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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Multimedia of 2016

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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Settings of 2017

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..."

fourth wall breaking

by Cygnus - 15 votes for 12 games, last vote on November 2, 2024; created on February 17, 2024

"Okay, I swear this will be my last poll for the month. BUT. I love fourth-wall breaking. I am a simple guy. I love when games mess with me. There's a plethora of games here, and there isn't an overtly filled fourth-wall tag, so if you..."

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