Games that most resemble an Infocom work - an IFDB Poll
by David Cornelson
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| The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) 8 votes "I agree with Emily." [+]"I agree with Emily." --David Cornelson... "A near-flawless Infocom pastiche" [+]"A near-flawless Infocom pastiche: Among other things, it frequently nails the Infocom sense of humor (living at the intersection of the overtly corny and the drily intellectual). All it needs now is some of the tragic wierdness of the GUE, and it'd be a genuine Zork." ( ) --Ghalev... "Captures a lot of..." [+]"Captures a lot of the charm of the Enchanter spells, but in a different setting." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Stagrovin... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jingold... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Edo...  Vote for this game | |
| The Plant, by Michael J. Roberts 7 votes "Puzzle-laden complex-crawl with Infocom-esque exploration and prose." [+]"Puzzle-laden complex-crawl with Infocom-esque exploration and prose." ( ) --Audiart... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Paul O'Brian... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --puzzler... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Walter Sandsquish... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game | |
| Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! 7 votes "Cheerful and droll, Meretsky-style." [+]"Cheerful and droll, Meretsky-style." --Kate McKee... "Very Meretzky." [+]"Very Meretzky." --Pinstripe... "There's a certain Zorkian humour about this one." [+]"There's a certain Zorkian humour about this one." --miseri... "Wryly narrated..." [+]"Wryly narrated and solidly implemented -- I agree on this one." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Audiart... Vote for this game | |
| Yes, Another Game with a Dragon!, by John Kean 4 votes "Puzzles and exploration on parade" [+]"Puzzles and exploration on parade: The writing is too laced with irony to be very "Infocom" in style, but the gameplay, wedded to a goodly amount of (modern) wit, are an excellent shout-out to what makes the basic Zorkian structure strong and worthy of enduring." ( ) --Ghalev... "Evocative scenery, funny writing, and clever puzzles" [+]"Evocative scenery, funny writing, and clever puzzles: An excellent way to introduce yourself to IF, YAGWAD is one of the first games I ever played." () --Pinstripe... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Paul O'Brian... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer 4 votes "Dead-on homage" [+]"Dead-on homage: The best kind of fan fiction with its own ideas that slot right into the canon." --Hanon Ondricek... "Stands head and shoulders above other zork fan games." [+]"Stands head and shoulders above other zork fan games.: Great game, intriguing puzzles, and a story of magical theft. And the secret ingredient, a style that closely mirrors that of Infocom." --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Audiart... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Spike... Vote for this game | |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 4 votes "Reminiscent of Infocom's best" [+]"Reminiscent of Infocom's best: So far, of all the independent IF i've played, this one came closest to giving me the feeling that I was back in the 80s playing my latest Infocom acquisition." ( ) --Puddin Tame... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fabien Vidal... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game | |
| Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 4 votes "Savoir-Faire is like a classic version of Spellbreaker" [+]"Savoir-Faire is like a classic version of Spellbreaker" --David Cornelson... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --zer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| An Act of Murder, by Christopher Huang 4 votes "Just like the old murder mysteries" [+]"Just like the old murder mysteries: Randomised suspects, weapons etc. Plays like an old Infocom murder mystery, but without the drawbacks." ( - Full review) --Rose... "Not as complex as Infocom, but fits the style" [+]"Not as complex as Infocom, but fits the style: It's a relatively short game, but definitely similar to Infocom. Even features Sgt Duffy. " ( - Full review) --ZUrlocker... "Very similar to 'Deadline'" [+]"Very similar to 'Deadline'" --Ant-Fan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dave Chapeskie... Vote for this game | |
| Piracy 2.0, by Sean Huxter 3 votes "Retro-cool" [+]"Retro-cool: Star Trek-style spaceship adventure in the style of Planetfall, Starcross etc. Very Infocom-esque in gameplay, structure and writing." --lobespear... "First non commercial Infocom-ish game I've played" [+]"First non commercial Infocom-ish game I've played: Nice Story, nice puzzles in a setting like Infocom made it. And a feely was sent to me even to germany. I felt like in the 80's again when holding the pink cube in my hands :-)" --Krizz... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... Vote for this game | |
| Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident, by Dark Star and Peter Mattsson 3 votes "Feels like 'Planetfall'" [+]"Feels like 'Planetfall'" --Ant-Fan... "Almost Infocom quality, feels like Stationfall" [+]"Almost Infocom quality, feels like Stationfall" --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) --baf... Vote for this game | |
| Make It Good, by Jon Ingold 3 votes "Deliberately..." [+]"Deliberately evokes Infocom mysteries, particularly Witness." --baf... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 2 votes "It's commercial. It's huge. It's detailed. " [+]"It's commercial. It's huge. It's detailed. : I believe a work with such a broad scope could have been released under the Infocom monicker. " ( ) --LaFey... "Exploration, mystery and more. Absolutely brilliant." [+]"Exploration, mystery and more. Absolutely brilliant." --flathead... Vote for this game | |
| Zork: The Undiscovered Underground, by Marc Blank, Michael Berlyn, and G. Kevin Wilson 2 votes "It isn't Infocom, but ..." [+]"It isn't Infocom, but ...: This Activision promotional title is certainly the most "Infocommish" thing they've done with the Zork property, and not just because it's a text adventure. It's a proper Zork mini-adventure, complete with the right attitude, right humor, and one of the original implementors." ( - Full review) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Walter Sandsquish... Vote for this game | |
| Tristam Island, by Hugo Labrande 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Edo... Vote for this game | |
| Recluse, by Stephen Gorrell 2 votes "Challenging and delightful in classic Infocom style" [+]"Challenging and delightful in classic Infocom style" ( ) --Audiart... "Has a strong Hollywood Hijinx feel" [+]"Has a strong Hollywood Hijinx feel" --Lance Campbell... Vote for this game | |
| Risorgimento Represso, by Michael J. Coyne 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Paul O'Brian... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| Babel, by Ian Finley 2 votes "Babel reflects the best of what Infocom made!" [+]"Babel reflects the best of what Infocom made!" --David Cornelson... "Exploration and the epiphanies of discovery reminiscent of Planetfall." [+]"Exploration and the epiphanies of discovery reminiscent of Planetfall." ( ) --Audiart... Vote for this game | |
| Illuminismo Iniziato, by Michael J. Coyne 1 vote "Very good game" [+]"Very good game" ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Alone, by Paul Michael Winters 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Berrost's Challenge, by Mark Hatfield 1 vote "With a little polish, could easily pass for an early-mid Infocom title." [+]"With a little polish, could easily pass for an early-mid Infocom title.: A little humorous, a little mischievous, and chock full of puzzles (nearly all of which are fair)." ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... Vote for this game | |
| Diddlebucker!, by J. Michael 1 vote "Nails Infocom's style - down to the plot, the era, and the cover art" [+]"Nails Infocom's style - down to the plot, the era, and the cover art" ( - Full review) --Spike... Vote for this game | |
| The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote "Was written as an..." [+]"Was written as an homage to Zork, though the setting is not in-universe at all, there are many little nods, such as a trophy case, west of house, jewelled egg, reference to grues, etc. " ( - Full review) --tggdan3... Vote for this game | |
| Spacestation, by David Ledgard 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Dave Chapeskie... Vote for this game | |