My favourite games of all time

Recommendations by Alyssia

This is a list of all of my favourite IF games, in no particular order. A lot of these games I come back to again and again… Often times when I’m supposed to be asleep hours ago.

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1. Blue Lacuna
by Aaron A. Reed
(2008)
Average member rating: (113 ratings)

Alyssia says:

This is one of my favourite games of all time. The story is really good and so is the setting.

2. Counterfeit Monkey
by Emily Short
(2012)
Average member rating: (286 ratings)

Alyssia says:

In this game, you have a letter remover, where you can remove letters from words. It is a really fun game and well worth a play.

3. The Absence of Law
by mathbrush
(2017)
Average member rating: (49 ratings)

Alyssia says:

This game is absolutely hilarious and the puzzles are amazing.

4. The Dreamhold
by Andrew Plotkin
(2004)
Average member rating: (188 ratings)

Alyssia says:

This is an excellent tutorial game, and my introduction to IF. I also really like the setting

5. A Beauty Cold and Austere
by Mike Spivey
(2017)
Average member rating: (68 ratings)

Alyssia says:

A puzzle game, based around maths. I’m honestly a bit of a nerd, and I love this game

6. Toby's Nose
by Chandler Groover
(2015)
Average member rating: (132 ratings)

Alyssia says:

Do you like Sherlock Holmes and have an obsession for smelling random items in interactive fiction games? Same. And I love this game

7. Curses
by Graham Nelson
(1993)
Average member rating: (132 ratings)

Alyssia says:

A very difficult puzzlefest, With a cool setting that expands as the game goes on. It’s great, give it a whirl.

8. The Impossible Bottle
by Linus Åkesson
(2020)
Average member rating: (91 ratings)

Alyssia says:

This game is funny, with a dollhouse, which is not quite as it seems.

9. Colossal Cave Adventure
by William Crowther and Donald Woods
(1976)
Average member rating: (102 ratings)

Alyssia says:

The game that started it all. Treasures to find, a cool cave to search, two crazy mazes. Bars of silver, anyone?

10. Violet
by Jeremy Freese
(2008)
Average member rating: (416 ratings)

Alyssia says:

If you’re a procrastinator, you’ll relate to this one. Trust me.

11. Junior Arithmancer
by Mike Spivey
(2018)
Average member rating: (61 ratings)

Alyssia says:

I love Number puzzles. If you also love Number puzzles, you’ll definitely enjoy this.

12. Anchorhead
by Michael Gentry
(1998)
Average member rating: (423 ratings)

Alyssia says:

A classic for a reason, I deeply regret not playing this game sooner. It’s absolutely amazing and one of those games I think everyone should at least try.

13. Lost Pig
by Admiral Jota
(2007)
Average member rating: (523 ratings)

Alyssia says:

This game is absolutely hilarious. Probably one of the funniest games I’ve played.


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