A Poll About ... A Poll About ... Hm. That's Funny. I Can't Recall. - an IFDB Poll
by Ghalev
RSS FeedAs of the founding of this poll, the IFDB has only seven games with the "amnesia" tag. I don't buy that for an instant. Please vote for games where the player-protagonist-person is dealing with a bout of forgetfulness (usually about who they are, and how they got here, wherever here is). While you're at it, add the "amnesia" tag to any games that need one - and if you see a game here you feel is awesome, be sure to vote for it so the best examples rise to the top.
| Babel, by Ian Finley 12 votes "the amnesia in Babel sets up an awesome story-- it isn't mere author laziness" [+]"the amnesia in Babel sets up an awesome story-- it isn't mere author laziness" ( ) --trojo... "Amnesia as a very effective source of suspense. No laziness here." [+]"Amnesia as a very effective source of suspense. No laziness here." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sorrel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --lagran-G-an... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cheryl L... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams...  Vote for this game | |
| The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin 8 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Celestianpower... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cheryl L... (No comment) [+](No comment) --rainbowstreakedskies... (No comment) [+](No comment) --H1N1777... (No comment) [+](No comment) --VanishingSky... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 5 votes "I always vote for this in a poll" [+]"I always vote for this in a poll" ( ) --Teaspoon... "The amnesia is an integral part of the plot." [+]"The amnesia is an integral part of the plot." --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 5 votes "Well, it's about refinding yourself and your place in the world, so amnesia/disorientation just fits." [+]"Well, it's about refinding yourself and your place in the world, so amnesia/disorientation just fits." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... "Borderline, but..." [+]"Borderline, but the PC is hugely disoriented, to say the least, and much of the game is about reconstructing the past." () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Mike Ciul... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Madam Spider's Web, by Sara Dee 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Celestianpower... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally 4 votes "You're an amnesiac holed up in a hospital during a zombie epidemic." [+]"You're an amnesiac holed up in a hospital during a zombie epidemic." ( ) --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Tortoiseshell Bat... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Square Circle, by Eric Eve 3 votes "An amnesiac prisoner is given the task of drawing the titular shape." [+]"An amnesiac prisoner is given the task of drawing the titular shape." ( ) --Ann R. J.... "It's just plain awesome." [+]"It's just plain awesome." --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) --cgasquid... Vote for this game | |
| Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 3 votes "It's the game that started the amnesia cliche." [+]"It's the game that started the amnesia cliche." --flathead... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Cheryl L... Vote for this game | |
| The Awakening, by Dennis Matheson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Word of the Day, by Richard Otter 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --patrick.brian.mooney... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| The Empty Room, by Matthew Alger 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --cgasquid... Vote for this game | |
| Building, by Poster 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --AmberShards... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Delusions, by C. E. Forman 2 votes "I'm not sure if..." [+]"I'm not sure if this game strictly fits, but it definitely has the element of revelation of the PC, who doesn't know his identity." --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --calindreams... Vote for this game | |
| Traveler, by Caelyn Sandel 1 vote "You are a space..." [+]"You are a space probe awakened from hibernation to find...nothing of interest. Hm. You have a vague sense of who you are but cannot remember your origins or how you ended up in the void of space. The gameplay is about those memories coming back and how they will shape your future." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Gris et Jaune, by Jason Devlin 1 vote "Everybody keeps..." [+]"Everybody keeps telling you what you are, who you are. But something tells you that they are not telling the full truth. Meanwhile you are stuck without knowing anything about your origins or identity. The gameplay is about trying to hammer together what you know about yourself." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Passing Familiarity, by Papillon 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Matt Wigdahl... Vote for this game | |
| Vestiges, by Josephine Wynter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --katz... Vote for this game | |
| The Lift, by Colin Capurso 1 vote "First screen..." [+]"First screen mentions the PC having no clue who they are or why they are here." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| In Darkness, by GoblinBoy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| The Delusion Dilemna, by Nathaniel Holle 1 vote "A bit of..." [+]"A bit of shameless self-promotion, but in The Dream Dilemna your character cannot remember which world is real, nor what their name is or who they are." --Nathaniel... Vote for this game | |
| Vague, by Richard Otter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sorrel... Vote for this game | |
| lighthouse, by dcsross 1 vote "You wake up with..." [+]"You wake up with "cryosleep amnesia" on a colonizing spaceship." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Ghosts Within, by Kyriakos Athanasopoulos 1 vote "I do not think..." [+]"I do not think you ever figure out who you are. But from the start of the game amnesia is a huge character attribute for the protagonist." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Overrun - en, by Janos Biro 1 vote "Amnesia in..." [+]"Amnesia in cyberspace! This is a Twine game where you work as a programmer for a corporation in the year 2050. One day, your data has been erased and you cannot remember why. Find answers by sneaking into servers via a cyberdeck and teaming up with fellow hackers to regain your memory." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Dreary Lands, by Paul Lee 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --strivenword... Vote for this game | |
| Mindshadow, by Brian Fargo 1 vote "Loosely based on The Bourne Identity" [+]"Loosely based on The Bourne Identity: "You wake up on a deserted island, and you can't remember who you are, where you were going, or what you were doing. You do remember that one man in particular who does know those things is tracking you down." That was the first impression I had." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| Slacker X, by The Velvet Jester, Smoke Dog, and Wormy Jurmy 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| La Seine, by Derek Sutcliffe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| The Initial State, by Matt Barton 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Matt Wigdahl... Vote for this game | |
| Eight characters, a number, and a happy ending, by K.G. Orphanides 1 vote "In this sci-fi..." [+]"In this sci-fi game you are a cloned captain with a specific set of simple but monumental orders. Unfortunately, what memory you should have retained is gone. Some kind of malfunction? Or maybe some kind of opportunity to make your own choice." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game, by Riff Conner 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Egas... Vote for this game | |
| Identity, by Dave Bernazzani 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Juhana... Vote for this game | |
| Amnesia, by Dustin Rhodes 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game | |
| Trigaea, by Adam Ipsen (RynGM) 1 vote "Perfect example. Amnesia in an extravagant sci-fi story." [+]"Perfect example. Amnesia in an extravagant sci-fi story." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Dave Chapeskie... Vote for this game | |