Games with accurate (present or historical) settings - an IFDB Poll
by Emily Short
RSS FeedI'm looking for works in the general spirit of The Fire Tower or 1893: they can be puzzly or not, have a story or not, but they should attempt to represent a real-world setting as accurately as possible, and in some detail.
| 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 8 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --madducks... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Pinstripe... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --aaronius... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nomad... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zebra...  Vote for this game | |
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 6 votes "Quite lovingly crafted" [+]"Quite lovingly crafted: The random events while navigating the streets are particularly excellent at setting the time and place." ( ) --bluevelvetwings... "Set in London,..." [+]"Set in London, 1603." ( - Full review) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| The Fire Tower, by Jacqueline A. Lott 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Trinity, by Brian Moriarty 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Geoff... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 3 votes "Victorian London...." [+]"Victorian London. Lots of details." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |
| Jigsaw, by Graham Nelson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Emily Short... Vote for this game | |
| Das Felleisen, by Max Kalus 2 votes "Historically adequate miniature playing in 16th century Germany." [+]"Historically adequate miniature playing in 16th century Germany." ( ) --Nomad... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| Varronis Museum, by David Garcia 2 votes "Models a Roman house in what appears to be an accurate fashion." [+]"Models a Roman house in what appears to be an accurate fashion." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... Vote for this game | |
| Lost New York, by Neil deMause 2 votes "Travel back in..." [+]"Travel back in time to NYC's past." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Fredrik... Vote for this game | |
| Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 2 votes "Very detailed city simulation" [+]"Very detailed city simulation" ( ) --zer... "Not easy to even..." [+]"Not easy to even get to the city simulation section, since the game's opening segment contains some pretty unfair puzzles by today's standards. A remarkable game nevertheless." ( - Full review) --Jerome C West... Vote for this game | |
| A Day at the Seaside, by Matthew Hunter 1 vote "Vacation at..." [+]"Vacation at Portabello, Scotland." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Escape to New York, by Richard Otter 1 vote "A well researched Titanic adventure" [+]"A well researched Titanic adventure" --Jim Turner... Vote for this game | |
| Kukulcan, by Michael Giltzow 1 vote "Aztec educational adventure set in 1519." [+]"Aztec educational adventure set in 1519." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| The Ascent of the Gothic Tower, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "A few concessions were made to game design." [+]"A few concessions were made to game design.: The tower is at 41.661103, -91.547509 but the game begins at 41.661383, -91.536920" --Ryan Veeder... Vote for this game | |
| Moquette, by Alex Warren 1 vote "The setting is an accurate recreation of the London underground." [+]"The setting is an accurate recreation of the London underground." ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| The Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling 1 vote "GUE Tech " [+]"GUE Tech : is MIT, rotated about 24 degrees." ( ) --Ryan Veeder... Vote for this game | |
| Suicide, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --tggdan3... Vote for this game | |
| El Espíritu de la Sidra, by Ferran Montesinos 1 vote "Asturias" [+]"Asturias: Though the genre is fantasy and mythology, a few game locations describe real places in Asturias. For example, Asiegu village and the surrounding hills, cliffs, river, chapel, etc." ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| White House Escape, by iAdventureGame 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Emily Short... Vote for this game | |
| The Cove, by Kathleen M. Fischer 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Jacqueline A. Lott... Vote for this game | |
| Dash Slapney, Patrol Leader , by Andrew Schultz 1 vote "very accurate" [+]"very accurate" ( - Full review) --CharlietheSpiffy... Vote for this game | |
| Das Kopialbuch, by Max Kalus 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| The Bibliophile, by Marshal Tenner Winter 1 vote "Takes place in..." [+]"Takes place in Mt. Vernon." --delano... Vote for this game | |
| An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "The house was rotated 135 degrees." [+]"The house was rotated 135 degrees.: 42.493930, -92.345708 - The interior is very accurate (I think) but the surrounding geography had to be changed quite a bit." --Ryan Veeder... Vote for this game | |
| Aztec Assault, by The Traveller in Black 1 vote "Supposedly an..." [+]"Supposedly an accurate portrayal of Aztec culture." --Khalisar... Vote for this game | |
| Ofrenda a la Pincoya, by Incanus 1 vote "The island of..." [+]"The island of Chiloé." ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |