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Games with exploration (or even just games w/ secret passages and such) - 37 votes for 22 games; created March 28, 2023
A poll by Cygnus

There seems to be a LOT of games where you just.. explore hidden secrets in mansions, or similar. some of them have a plot, some of 'em...

Games with NPC dialogue that gives strong yet mimesis-keeping hints - 12 votes for 10 games; created January 2, 2023
A poll by Andrew Schultz

In IFComp 2022, it struck me how your partner Alex, in A Walk Around the Neighborhood and your father in The Last Christmas Present did a...

The most enjoyable Z-code games - 74 votes for 28 games; created June 16, 2022
A poll by Fredrik Ramsberg

I'd like to compile a list of some of the most enjoyable games available in Z-code format (blorbed or not). Please add games that you...

IF sampler platter (showcases the best of IF in many unique ways) because I’m bored with the basics. - 5 votes for 4 games; created March 17, 2022
A poll by CJ

I want some of the best selections (just a few, 10-20 tops) of the greatest and most imaginative IF out there. I recently downloaded an...

Your crazy friend/relative's crazy house - 13 votes for 10 games; created November 26, 2021
A poll by Malasana

"The archetypal IF setting will always be Your Crazy Friend/Relative's Crazy House. It's the perfect way to work through all the classic...

Highly atmospheric and immersive games - 31 votes for 20 games; created November 14, 2021
A poll by Cryptic Puffin

I'm looking for games with effective use of location, language, etc. to really immerse you in the locale and the story, no matter the...

Parser games (any system, any age) with English rural setting/atmosphere - 20 votes for 12 games; created September 17, 2021
A poll by Marco Innocenti

I'm looking for any parser game (modern or vintage) that is set in an English, rural, Victorian overall ambient, both indoor and outdoor....

I'm looking for Easter Eggs.. - 28 votes for 21 games; created September 2, 2020
A poll by morganthegirl

I'm somewhat new to IF and was wondering if Easter Eggs are ever hidden in these games as they are in others? If so, which games have...

The great puzzlefests - 121 votes for 50 games; created August 9, 2018
A poll by Victor Gijsbers

Playing Curses!, I started wondering which games belong to the canon of great puzzlefests. With this term I mean puzzle based games that...

The absolute hardest non-broken games you've played - 37 votes for 23 games; created September 23, 2017
A poll by MathBrush

After reading Jason Dyer's post on his excellent adventure blog (at bluerenga.wordpress.com) about the hardest adventure ever (which I...

Canonicity and IF - 223 votes for 52 games; created July 27, 2017
A poll by juliaofbath

I'm interested in determining whether or not a clear canon has emerged within the world of IF/hypertext. Of course, there is a clear...

Games with Books/Bookshelves/Libraries - 47 votes for 32 games; created May 13, 2016
A poll by Andrew Schultz

I'm interested in games with lots of books you can read through. Maybe it's just a lot of cool titles and authors. Maybe they're randomly...

Longest games you ever played - 67 votes for 24 games; created August 2, 2015
A poll by MathBrush

I'm looking for the game that you played that had the most content (not necessarily being stuck on a puzzle for a long time)

Humble Beginnings - 20 votes for 15 games; created April 30, 2015
A poll by Floating Info

What are some games that start off with the PC in a regular situation but turn into something different? This would include a regular...

Games with amusing deaths - 33 votes for 24 games; created April 7, 2015
A poll by Andrew Schultz

Lots of games have one amusing death, but what games best take the concept and run with it? These deaths could be nudges on messing...

First IF that you have ever played - 68 votes for 37 games; created August 23, 2014
A poll by BlitzWithGuns

What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?

Games with unique hint systems - 51 votes for 28 games; created April 27, 2014
A poll by delano

I'm looking for games that offer hints in any way, except for printing them in sequence on the screen. For example: characters that offer...

Games much improved in later versions - 27 votes for 18 games; created November 17, 2013
A poll by Karl Ove Hufthammer

Most IF works are only available in ‘version 1’, but some are released in updated versions. And a few see a large amount of bug fixing,...

Your very first game. - 81 votes for 45 games; created March 28, 2012
A poll by DustyCypress

Do you still remember when you played your very first IF? How did you get drawn (and perhaps addicted) to IF and have been playing still?...

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game. - 54 votes for 35 games; created July 27, 2010
A poll by MyTheory

Whether it was the witty dialogue, the charming atmosphere, or the cleverness of the puzzle - you played "this" game and it inspired you...

Games with mysticism - 30 votes for 16 games; created July 16, 2010
A poll by Anya Johanna DeNiro

What I'm looking for are games that aren't "other-world" fantasy, but rather use one of the following as part of its thematic...

very hard games - 52 votes for 29 games; created January 16, 2010
A poll by aw1231

I am look for the hardest IF games ever.

Great quotes - 17 votes for 11 games; created November 5, 2009
A poll by aaronius

Post your favorite sentences/excerpts from games in the comment field. Especially lovely if they are from deeper in the game than the...

Fate vs Free Will Games - 22 votes for 17 games; created October 2, 2009
A poll by loocas

I imagine that the interactive nature of IF would allow themes of fate and free will to be used powerfully. Perhaps the PC is given a...

Games with high replay value - 41 votes for 27 games; created October 2, 2009
A poll by Wendymoon

What games do you find yourself returning to again and again? Maybe to get every last lousy point, to do some amusing things, to try for...

Games that include a maze you would describe as 'hey, actually fun' - 49 votes for 25 games; created July 16, 2009
A poll by Jeremy Freese

Everybody always dissing mazes in IF. What are the games that prove them wrong?

Outstanding individual puzzles - 47 votes for 23 games; created June 6, 2009
A poll by Jeremy Freese

I'm interested in examples of excellent individual puzzles in IF. In other words: not 'Spider and Web' so much as 'getting out of the...

Really hard puzzle/adventure games - 39 votes for 19 games; created April 9, 2009
A poll by Silius

You know like with lots of puzzles you have to solve.

Must-play games - 314 votes for 59 games; created March 26, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I am looking for the games that, in your opinion, you simply must have played in order to really call yourself an IF aficionado. Or if...

Influential Games - 496 votes for 64 games; created February 1, 2009
A poll by Rose

As a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...

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