People's Champion Tournament 2025

Recommendations by Hidnook (United States)

A fan-driven competition hosted by @otistdog, featuring 64 player-nominated games. See the intfiction.org thread for more information.

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1. The Abbey, by Art LaFrana (1993)
Average member rating: (2 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 1

2. Aisle
by Sam Barlow
(1999)
Average member rating: (327 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 1

3. Alabaster
by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities
(2009)
Average member rating: (123 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

4. Augmented Fourth
by Brian Uri!
(2000)
Average member rating: (66 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 1

5. The Bible Retold: Following a Star
by Justin Morgan
(2010)
Average member rating: (14 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

6. Buggy
by Mathbrush
(2022)
Average member rating: (10 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

7. Everybody Dies
by Jim Munroe
(2008)
Average member rating: (108 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

8. Heretic's Hope
by G. C. Baccaris
(2019)
Average member rating: (21 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

9. Illuminismo Iniziato
by Michael J. Coyne
(2018)
Average member rating: (26 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

10. The Legend of Horse Girl
by Bitter Karella
(2022)
Average member rating: (11 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

11. Six
by Wade Clarke
(2011)
Average member rating: (42 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 1

12. Submarine Sabotage
by Garry Francis
(2023)
Average member rating: (4 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

13. Tales from Castle Balderstone
by Ryan Veeder
(2018)
Average member rating: (16 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

14. Tapestry
by Daniel Ravipinto
(1996)
Average member rating: (42 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

15. A Trial
by B Minus Seven
(2015)
Average member rating: (8 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

16. Winter Storm Draco
by Ryan Veeder
(2015)
Average member rating: (26 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 1

17. A Change in the Weather, by Andrew Plotkin (1995)
Average member rating: (67 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 2

18. CC's Road to Stardom
by OK Feather
(2022)
Average member rating: (3 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

19. A Dark Room, by Michael Townsend (2013)
Average member rating: (45 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 2

20. The Edifice
by Lucian P. Smith
(1997)
Average member rating: (84 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

21. Eidolon, by A.D. Jansen (2014)
Average member rating: (32 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 2

22. Inevitable, by Kathleen M. Fischer as Timothy Lawrence Heinrich (2003)
Average member rating: (5 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 2

23. Lime Ergot
by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight)
(2014)
Average member rating: (84 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

24. The Lost Labyrinth of Lazaitch
by Larry Horsfield
(2019)
Average member rating: (2 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

25. The Mystery of Winchester High
by Garry Francis
(2023)
Average member rating: (8 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

26. Nightfall
by Eric Eve
(2008)
Average member rating: (60 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 2

27. Over Here!
by auraes
(2020)
Average member rating: (1 rating)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

28. Perdition's Flames
by Michael J. Roberts
(1993)
Average member rating: (22 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

29. Pogoman GO!
by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
(2016)
Average member rating: (23 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

30. Sand-dancer
by Aaron Reed and Alexei Othenin-Girard
(2010)
Average member rating: (23 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

31. Taco Fiction
by Ryan Veeder
(2011)
Average member rating: (119 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

32. Word of the Day
by Richard Otter
(2017)
Average member rating: (15 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 2

33. All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows (2004)
Average member rating: (93 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 3

34. Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!
by Steph Cherrywell
(2015)
Average member rating: (73 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

35. Christminster, by Gareth Rees (1995)
Average member rating: (84 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 3

36. Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I.
by Muffy Berlyn and Michael Berlyn
(1999)
Average member rating: (6 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

37. The Dreamhold
by Andrew Plotkin
(2004)
Average member rating: (178 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

38. The End Means Escape, by Steve Kodat (2000)
Average member rating: (7 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 3

39. First Things First
by J. Robinson Wheeler
(2001)
Average member rating: (25 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 3

40. Galatea
by Emily Short
(2000)
Average member rating: (344 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

41. The Golden Heist
by George Lockett and Rob Thorman
(2021)
Average member rating: (20 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

42. To Hell in a Hamper
by J. J. Guest
(2003)
Average member rating: (112 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

43. Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin (1999)
Average member rating: (121 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 3

44. Never Gives Up Her Dead
by Mathbrush
(2023)
Average member rating: (21 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated three times
Division 3

45. Once and Future
by G. Kevin Wilson
(1998)
Average member rating: (12 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 3

46. Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short (2001)
Average member rating: (108 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 3

47. The Weapon
by Sean Barrett
(2001)
Average member rating: (37 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

48. What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed
by Amanda Walker
(2021)
Average member rating: (42 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 3

49. Babel
by Ian Finley
(1997)
Average member rating: (153 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 4

50. Bogeyman
by Elizabeth Smyth
(2018)
Average member rating: (82 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 4

51. Captain Cutter's Treasure
by Garry Francis
(2021)
Average member rating: (9 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

52. Delightful Wallpaper
by Andrew Plotkin ('Edgar O. Weyrd')
(2006)
Average member rating: (78 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 4

53. For a Change
by Dan Schmidt
(1999)
Average member rating: (115 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated twice
Division 4

54. The Little Match Girl, by Hans Christian Andersen
by Ryan Veeder
(2021)
Average member rating: (23 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

55. Metamorphoses
by Emily Short
(2000)
Average member rating: (130 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

56. The Moonlit Tower, by Yoon Ha Lee (2002)
Average member rating: (61 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 4

57. Please Answer Carefully
by litrouke
(2019)
Average member rating: (19 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

58. Scents & Semiosis
by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson, Yoon Ha Lee
(2020)
Average member rating: (9 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

59. Scroll Thief
by Daniel M. Stelzer
(2015)
Average member rating: (14 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

60. Search for the Lost Ark
by Garry Francis
(2023)
Average member rating: (7 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

61. Thin Walls
by Wynter
(2022)
Average member rating: (8 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

62. Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge
by Dee Cooke
(2022)
Average member rating: (14 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Division 4

63. Winter Wonderland
by Laura Knauth
(1999)
Average member rating: (44 ratings)

Hidnook says:

Nominated three times
Division 4

64. Yes, Another Game with a Dragon!, by John Kean (2000)
Average member rating: (24 ratings)
Hidnook says:

Division 4


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