This list is based on a poll you can add votes to. I will update the list from time to time to reflect what's on the poll as I play the elected games and can write snippets about them.
See here: https://ifdb.org/poll?id=9xs5adb1gvesf3tk
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This list features games which are:
》Neither parser nor gamebook games 》Highly nontraditional parser games 》Highly nontraditional gamebooks 》Those which bend the norm of traditional development systems 》Those which push the envelope of/with less common development systems 》Potentially foggy in their status as IF
Neither parser nor a gamebook. This is an IF story told through Google Forms from the experimental Porpentine.
3. Heaven Will Be Mine by Aevee Bee and Mia Schwartz (2018) Average member rating: (2 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
An interactive fiction game told through emails and chat logs. Illustrated. Could be looked at as a gamebook, possibly. Built with Unity.
4. Human Errors by Katherine Morayati (2018) Average member rating: (17 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
An unusual gamebook which resembles a type of help desk interface. One wouldn't be able to immediately guess that this was made in Twine.
5. The Dead Tower by Mez Breeze, Andy Campbell (2012) Average member rating: (1 rating)
thecanvasrose says:
Debatably IF, debatably not IF, though this is a text-based game. At the same time, this is a 3D terrain exploring game. Hard to say whether it has a narrative. Adobe Flash.
6. 1915 by Gregor Duddy, Luke Powell, Finlay Macpherson (2019) Average member rating: (1 rating)
thecanvasrose says:
Another 3D terrain explorer merged with a gamebook, but with a more cohesive narrative!
7. The House Abandon by jonNoCode (2016) Average member rating: (6 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
A meta, parser game built with Unity. Inside a static 3D environment which changes when achievements are reached within the text adventure.
14. Hyper Rift by CKS Studios (2015) Average member rating: (2 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
A mobile app and gamebook, built in Unity. Also features an interactive map.
15. The Bubble Bath by Susane Berkenheger (2005) Average member rating: (1 rating)
thecanvasrose says:
Requires a certain outdated version of Internet Explorer. This is a (harmless) virus that takes over your computer to tell a story.
16. Venience World by Daniel Spitz (2018) Average member rating: (3 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
A parser built with custom HTML.
17. Trapped in Time by Simon Christiansen (2013) Average member rating: (24 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
IF in a PDF you have to print out to play. Sorta "oof" and sorta awesome.
18. Secluded by Niklas Gløsen Average member rating: (1 rating)
thecanvasrose says:
A gamebook built in Unity that determines the choices made by a depressed man with an abstract ending.
19. Detectiveland by Robin Johnson (2016) Average member rating: (54 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
A parser game with unique implementation and a custom interface made in Javascript.
20. Draculaland by Robin Johnson (2016) Average member rating: (27 ratings)
thecanvasrose says:
From the creator of "Detectiveland." Same type of Javascript interface.
21. Love, Prestige & Spookiness, by Elizabeth Smyth, Pedro Alves, D'Ack Games, Maria Vittoria Patti, Ed Roberts, Alan Wills, Anita G. Zadeh, Aria Zadeh (2019) Average member rating: (1 rating) thecanvasrose says:
Neither wholly a gamebook nor parser game. An experiment in Unity, contributed to in part by Elizabeth Smyth, creator of "Bogeyman." Explore a house and make choices about what to do with the furniture.
