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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."

Outstanding Children's Game of 2023

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..."

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 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 Unity Game of 2024

by MathBrush - 11 votes for 2 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 Unity game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

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..."

Child-friendly choice games (or other interface that's not traditional parser)

by Cosmic Hamster - 10 votes for 8 games, last vote on December 9, 2015; created on September 13, 2015

"Most of the games I see on the "appropriate for children" lists are pure parser IF. Are there kid friendly games that have a more accessible interface? Choice-based, hyperlink, hybrid parser--any interface that offers some help in..."

Choice-Based Games with a Spoke and Hub Structure

by J. J. Guest - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on February 3, 2024; created on April 18, 2021

"After playing a couple of the Fabled Lands gamebooks, I noticed they use a Spoke and Hub structure. I'm interested in choice-based IF games which use a similar structure. Sam Kabo Ashwell's blog post "Standard Patterns in Choice-Based..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPCs of 2018

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on June 17, 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 NPC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual PCs of 2018

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on June 17, 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 PC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall NPCs of 2021

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 9 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 NPCs in the XYZZY awards. This is for the overall NPCs of the game; there is another poll for best individual NPCs. This is not a..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Puzzles of 2019

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Puzzles 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 Best Use of Multimedia of 2019

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 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 Implementation of 2016

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 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 Implementation 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 NPCs of 2017

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 games, last vote on April 25, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 which you think might be worth considering for Best NPCs 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 2016

by MathBrush - 10 votes for 10 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 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 that focus on sibling relationships

by Cosmic Hamster - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 8, 2025; created on December 25, 2024

"What are some games that focus on the bond between siblings, or that feature a fair amount of interaction between siblings (more than just a passing mention)?"

Games where you can dispose of useless items

by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 5 games, last vote on February 5, 2025; created on January 2, 2023

"Mike Spivey's A Beauty Cold and Austere had a gray lady guarding a storage bin, where you could ask her if something had served its purpose. If it did, in the bin it went. If it didn't, you may've gotten a vague hint what to do with it...."

Games with a limerick (or more) in them

by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on January 8, 2023

"They may be all over the place Or just one, but it's hard to trace Well-known or obscure Games? Each, my joy's pure You've helped to boost this knowledge base. Any limerick can be in the game. Maybe in its blurb. The bar is low here as..."

Games with flavor text

by OverThinking - 10 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on February 23, 2023

"I'm looking for games where background events and flavor text appear frequently, independently of the player's actions. Maybe there's wind blowing around objects, or someone's making a lot of noise in the kitchen. Bonus points for..."

IF that play well on tablets (little to no typing)

by Dave Galvin - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on February 14, 2024; created on February 11, 2024

"I'd like to find IF games that play well without a physical keyboard, and with minimal use of a virtual keyboard. Graphical components are fine. Examples would include the Legend Entertainment Graphical IF Games: Gateway I-II, and..."

Indie games that are commercial or were commercial at one point

by deathbytroggles - 10 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 26, 2025; created on March 30, 2023

"So I'm not looking for games from the well-known companies like Infocom, Tellarium, Legend, etc. Looking to compile a list of: 1. Games that used to be commercial but no longer (e.g. Once and Future, The Shadow and the Cathedral, 1893)..."

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...."

Sci-fi games with truly "alien" aliens

by wwenches - 10 votes for 6 games, last vote on August 12, 2022; created on June 27, 2015

"I love "Cradle of Eve" by Kitty Horrorshow and I've been enjoying "Coloratura." I would love more sci-fi games (either standard IF or Twine games) that deal with truly alien creatures, rather than just going for standard humanoid aliens..."

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..."

Verb That Noun titles

by David Welbourn - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on May 2, 2023; created on February 20, 2023

"This is a very silly poll that collects games with "Verb That Noun" style titles into one list. It amused me."

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

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on July 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC 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 Individual Puzzle of 2019

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on June 23, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 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 partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Innovation of 2019

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on August 1, 2020; created on June 22, 2020

"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Innovation 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 Best Use of Innovation of 2021

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 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 Innovation 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 individual NPCs of 2017

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on May 1, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

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

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible individual PCs of 2017

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on April 5, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PC in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. Games not mentioned here will remain eligible. This is not an..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Puzzles of 2017

by MathBrush - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on April 30, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 which you think might be worth considering for Best Overall Puzzles in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned..."

Games about characters who are Trapped by the Narrative

by pieartsy - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on October 13, 2024; created on August 2, 2024

"Games about characters being trapped by the themes and plot of the game, with little to no possibility for a good and happy ending, no matter how the characters strive against it. Often dynamic fiction; often with themes about fate,..."

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"

Games with aspect transfer mechanics

by David Welbourn - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on September 12, 2024; created on July 23, 2023

"One really cool thing about interactive fiction games is that they don't need to conform to normal physics. Sometimes, a game will let you take an abstract quality from something, as if it was its own object, and use it on something else..."

games with great interactivity

by nick love - 9 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 17, 2014; created on February 22, 2014

"I want a game with a great variety of interactiveness. I want it to be challenging but fun and comedic."

Games with no victorious end

by NosesAreAlive - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 20, 2025; created on January 17, 2010

"I'm looking for games which can be won, but don't end when they are."

Games with Trump-like (antagonist) characters

by Andrew Schultz - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on March 2, 2022; created on December 14, 2021

"While we want to put something like Trump behind us, it's not easy. Humor can help. So can comparing him to a historical villain. I'm interested in other efforts that have a clearly Trump-ish character in them, whether skewering his..."

Holiday games

by Sorrel - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on August 19, 2022; created on December 16, 2009

"I'm looking for some IF games to get me into the holiday spirit. "

IF Compilations (Games made of parts of other games)

by penguincascadia - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on April 2, 2024; created on March 18, 2022

"Hello everyone, I'm looking for IF games that are mergers of other IF games or parts of other IF games together. Bonus points if the various games can interact with each other, like objects on one game section being usable in another..."

im looking for a awsome game with wizards

by kenzie da pirate - 9 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 10, 2018; created on December 8, 2017

"lava walking shoes are cool and i like unicorns"

Longer optimization games

by Max Fog - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on January 17, 2024; created on December 6, 2023

"Im looking for some games of more like 30 minute length, that are optimization based. And succeed in pulling it off. If you have some thoughts on length of these games (as in, maximum length or other), leave a comment."

New Game Challenges

by tggdan3 - 9 votes for 9 games, last vote on April 3, 2015; created on July 22, 2010

"User-made challenges for existing IF games meant to make the game harder/more fun"

NPCs with agency

by OverThinking - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on September 22, 2022

"I'm looking for the most-developed "AI" characters—people with goals, who can move around and complete tasks whether or not the player character is there to see them or tell them what to do. People with memories and personalities, who..."

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..."

Persuasion

by Adam Myers - 9 votes for 6 games, last vote on July 29, 2022; created on October 12, 2013

"There are many games in which the player convinces someone to do something. This may be by undertaking to perform a quest or exchange an item, by making a threat, or in still other ways; but almost invariably, it will be by giving them a..."

School of Chaos Creepypasta's

by StrawberryPie1 - 9 votes for 8 games, last vote on October 10, 2024; created on April 1, 2016

"I'm looking for realistic gaming stories that include creepypasta"

"IF with, wings of poesy"

by A. I. Wulf - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on October 21, 2019; created on October 26, 2017

"I would like to explore the IF works with a pinch of poetry. I want to find the IF games with a good dose of emotions collected in tranquillity, heightened by wings of poesy."

AGT must plays?

by Rovarsson - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on December 16, 2021; created on May 7, 2021

"I've recently started playing Cliff Diver 1 and I quit because I got impossibly stuck. I don't want to give u^p on a potential treasure trove though. Recommendations for AGT games?"

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual NPC of 2021

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 6 games, last vote on October 7, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual NPC in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the NPC. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible individual puzzles of 2017

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on April 5, 2018; created on March 18, 2018

"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 which you think might be worth considering for Best individual Puzzle 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 Innovation of 2018

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 7 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 Innovation 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 innovation uses of 2017

by MathBrush - 8 votes for 7 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 Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."

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."

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."

Games with root beer in them

by Andrew Schultz - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on October 3, 2023; created on September 2, 2023

"I played two entries in the Single Choice jam that made very visible references to root beer. Then I realized not many other games did that I could think of. I had one of my own. But given I like root beer much better than Coke or Pepsi,..."

I don't know how to play a game

by High virago - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 13, 2021; created on August 24, 2020

"i don't know how to play a game in the ifdb so can you please tell me?"

Medium-hard puzzle and adventure games

by Bentabnick - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on April 6, 2021

"If you made or can find a medium-hard adventure game, puzzle game, or both, please respond."

One City or State or Country per Room

by Andrew Schultz - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 25, 2023; created on September 4, 2023

"I'm interested in works where you have one city or state or country (or city-state) per room. David Welbourn noted that this may apply to a significant sub-area of a work, too, and in this case I'd like to allow Greg Boettcher's Nothing..."

Outstanding Game in a Custom System of 2023

by MathBrush - 8 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 game in a custom system of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...."

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 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

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

Sandbox games

by JonathanCR - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 15, 2016; created on November 23, 2009

"There are two competing philosophies in game design (in games in general, not just text games). One is the story: tell a story in which the player is the protagonist. Games of this kind have strong plotting but they can often seem to..."

teeanagers

by tiffanyfh - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on August 9, 2022; created on April 9, 2009

"im a teen and i want games that are entertaining for people around my age (16) to play. i liked punk points for example something like that would be nice. thanks."

Best German-language games

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 3, 2019; created on May 13, 2016

"I'm looking for your favorite games that are written in the German language. I've added a few games I've liked."

Best Post-Comp Releases

by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on June 8, 2025; created on November 19, 2015

"Looking for games that did more than bug fixes or extra polishing in their post-IF Comp releases, but rather made substantial changes in scope or content for the better. It could be a middling Comp game made great or an already good game..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Implementation of 2019

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 6 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 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..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzle of 2020

by Sobol - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on September 22, 2021; created on September 17, 2021

"This is for suggesting games released in 2020 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 partly to..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzles of 2021

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 26, 2022; created on May 20, 2022

"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the puzzle. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not..."

For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Puzzles of 2018

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on April 19, 2019; created on April 15, 2019

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

Game mechanics as story

by aaronius - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on June 23, 2015; created on April 7, 2010

"In the best story-centered board games, the rules and system mechanics create or encourage the sorts of stories the game is supposed to be about; one suspense-themed game I discovered recently uses a Jenga tower to create rising dread in..."

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..."

Games with Native themes

by Chad Comeau - 7 votes for 4 games, last vote on August 1, 2022; created on January 9, 2014

"I've been wondering if there are any IF games dealing with Native American or First Nations themes. I have yet to discover a game that meaningfully deals with this topic. Thanks!"

Looking for games that take place between the 50's and 60's

by H. W. Wiliams - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on January 27, 2018; created on April 4, 2017

"I'm interested in playing some great noir style games in any genre really."

Looks like I have to do EVERYTHING myself

by Kinetic Mouse Car - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on April 2, 2024; created on January 30, 2023

"This poll is for games where the player's sole purpose is to fix things. It's their job, or a near equivalent to a job. Does not necessarily have to be traditional employment but fixing things has to be part of the PC's purpose, not..."

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 Unity Game of 2023

by MathBrush - 7 votes for 5 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 Unity game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..."

THE BEST OF THE FAKE TROLL GAMES

by Max Fog - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 30, 2024; created on April 3, 2024

"Like, games that have a blurb that is seemingly a troll game (like SPY INTRIGUE, as an obvious example) but then very soon after you start playing it you realise it's actually a really good game (or better than you would have imagined)...."

Two-player games

by Tabitha - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 7, 2024; created on August 27, 2023

"IF games for two players"

A fine bit of homebrew

by JonathanCR - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on October 1, 2009; created on August 9, 2009

"Most games here are written with Inform, TADS, or other custom IF-writing languages. Some, however, are written in more standard and less specialised languages, such as C++, Java, or even BASIC. These "homebrew parsers" usually lack the..."

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]"

Dreams That You Have To Escape From

by Dachi Sirbiladze - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on March 20, 2022; created on June 8, 2014

"Lets Say A Guy Who Started Sleeping On A Regular Night And Had A Dream That He Needed To Find A Way To Escape Whatever Is In His Way To End The Dream"

Games featuring alchemy

by Hellzon - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on November 8, 2024; created on July 16, 2024

"Games featuring alchemy, a subset of games with cool magic systems. There are at least some with puzzles based on mixing alchemical compounds, and even more where the setting is some kind of alt-historical "alchemy-punk"."

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."

Hallucinogenic games

by jakomo - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on August 4, 2022; created on August 1, 2017

"What games best evoke the psychedelic/hallucinogenic feelings of using DMT/Mescaline/LSD/Ayahuasca etc ?"

Kusoge of the IF Comp

by Molly - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on March 1, 2017; created on May 21, 2014

"From Hardcore Gaming 101: "Kusoge" (糞ゲー, or クソゲー) is a Japanese compound word - "kuso", meaning "garbage, crap, shit", and "ge", short for "geemu", the Japanese pronounciation of the word "game". It means, quite literally,..."

lucid dreaming and/or sleep paralysis themed games

by DAB - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on June 13, 2018; created on June 8, 2018

"What it says on the tin. ^"

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 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..."

RPG games worth playing for a text adventurer.

by Rovarsson - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 3, 2022; created on February 12, 2021

"Over on the IF-Forum, there was a post recommending a number of Eamon games that are not hardcore RPG. So, can you suggest Eamon or other RPG-style games that lean towards IF? (Big on puzzles, low on kicking monster's bums and stats.)"

Slice of Life Games

by BlitzWithGuns - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 27, 2018; created on June 22, 2016

"I'm interested in some slice of life games which are able to make you feel nostalgic and warm inside, something like 'Photopia'!"

Type-in games

by Fredrik - 6 votes for 6 games, last vote on January 6, 2011; created on January 4, 2011

"I can only guess that I was not the only one spending hours upon hours typing in those BASIC listings from magazines and books back in the 80s. And unavoidably learning the art of programming in the process. Not to mention gleaning..."

Unplayable (or almost unplayable) games you love

by loudcat - 6 votes for 5 games, last vote on January 2, 2024; created on March 31, 2020

"I've been thinking about games with game-breaking bugs (or games that repeatedly crash and are hard to get through) that are otherwise really solid games. Do you have any games like this?"

Games / stories with an eighteenth-century setting

by chux - 5 votes for 3 games, last vote on September 10, 2022; created on May 19, 2015

"That is, I'm specifically interested in a European / Western version of the 18th-C.: Age of Enlightenment; Great Awakening / Puritanism; Colonial and Revolutionary USA; Louis XIV to French Revolution; hoop petticoats, justacorps, and..."

Games to play in the summer

by Malasana - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on July 6, 2023; created on June 1, 2023

"Sunny, light-hearted games that are ideal to play during the warm summer months."

Games with faceplants/heel turns at the very end

by Andrew Schultz - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on January 3, 2024; created on July 30, 2023

"I'm looking for--well, anything that does this. Not "you are missing 4 of 5 pieces of the magic sword," but more, it could either be something funny to notice if you really think about it, or it could be something more obviously..."

Glulx Hyperlinks

by Jeremy Freese - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 2, 2021; created on January 7, 2013

"I was playing around a bit with a couple of the Glulx hyperlinks extensions, and this led me to be interested in looking at some games that have been written in Glulx and make use of hyperlinks."

horror games with human antagonists/enemies

by dollweiss - 5 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 17, 2022; created on April 7, 2022

"i'm looking for horror games with no paranormal/supernatural/non-human antagonists or enemies. no lovecraftian stuff. basically: stalkers, serial killers, that kinda thing. "

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