All-time favorites

Recommendations by Felix Pleșoianu (Bucharest, Romania)

No common thread here... Turns out, I like all kinds of games. Even some puzzlefests.

1. Photopia
by Adam Cadre
(1998)
Average member rating: (552 ratings)

Felix Pleșoianu says:

Only two games ever made me cry. This was the first one.

2. The King of Shreds and Patches
by Jimmy Maher
(2009)
Average member rating: (76 ratings)

Felix Pleșoianu says:

Not many IF titles contain adrenaline. Or extend to novel length for that matter.

3. Pytho's Mask
by Emily Short
(2001)
Average member rating: (66 ratings)

Felix Pleșoianu says:

Fantasy swashbuckling detective... romance? Sign me up!

4. Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage, by Harry Hol (2002)
Average member rating: (6 ratings)
Felix Pleșoianu says:

A worthy successor of Douglas Adams, and the only puzzlefest I solved without hints.

5. Glowgrass, by Nate Cull (1997)
Average member rating: (96 ratings)
Felix Pleșoianu says:

Truly an interactive science fiction short story.

6. Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
by Andrew Plotkin
(2010)
Average member rating: (84 ratings)

Felix Pleșoianu says:

Classic sci-fi embraces transhuman sensibilities in a game that makes you dream.

7. Starborn
by Juhana Leinonen
(2011)
Average member rating: (31 ratings)

Felix Pleșoianu says:

Second game ever to make me cry... and one of the few to make me think about life instead of puzzles.