Polls with votes for Fail-Safe

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Microparsers - 58 votes for 57 games; created December 13, 2023
A poll by Tabitha / alyshkalia

The discussion in this thread, from which I've borrowed the term "microparser" (thanks Pinkunz!), led me to want to collect small parser...

I'm looking for--well, anything that does this. Not "you are missing 4 of 5 pieces of the magic sword," but more, it could either be...

I'm looking for a very specific level of difficulty: a game where you theoretically could beat it on your first attempt, but you won't....

Good sci-fi games - 61 votes for 29 games; created May 29, 2014
A poll by IFDent

I'm looking for a good science fiction game (sci-fi game) for example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom. Can't get enough...

Best sci-fi games - 68 votes for 36 games; created July 8, 2013
A poll by Ant-Fan

I'm looking for games from the sci-fi genre. I would prefer classic-style games, even if they're not classics (such as 'Across The...

First and Third Person Second Person Narratives - 29 votes for 19 games; created March 20, 2013
A poll by dacharya64

Not as complicated as it sounds! Interactive fiction is dominated by the iconic second person narrative (*You* find yourself in a room)....

Unreliable narrators - 57 votes for 19 games; created February 12, 2013
A poll by verityvirtue

I'm interested in games which hinge on the 'unreliable narrator', from amnesia to a plain distorted worldview. The more this distortion...

IF that doesn't explicitly clue players in on knowledge they would/should have if they actually were the player character (The...

Neil Armstrong Commemorative Space Poll - 34 votes for 17 games; created August 25, 2012
A poll by Joey Jones

I'm hankering to play a good space-themed game. That is to say, a game not necessarily set in space, but a game that is in some way about...

More than it appears to be... - 94 votes for 39 games; created January 14, 2012
A poll by dacharya64

I'm looking for games that aren't exactly what they seem. Perhaps they come across as simple or romantic or anything really, the point is...

Sublime Moments - 111 votes for 57 games; created May 19, 2011
A poll by Sam Kabo Ashwell

I've been thinking about games that provide really brilliant moments. This is not about the overall quality of the game: there are plenty...

Fast-paced action scenes - 47 votes for 26 games; created May 28, 2010
A poll by Juhana

Fast-paced action is something that's notoriously hard to do in IF where waiting for player's input necessarily pauses the game every...

Split-up PC functionality - 66 votes for 26 games; created April 21, 2010
A poll by baf

In a normal game, there is a single fictional entity that is considered to be: - The protagonist: the character that the player is meant...

Games with an abrupt and unexpected ending twist - 76 votes for 27 games; created December 13, 2009
A poll by dutchmule

I'm looking for games which, as in a lot of short stories, feature a sudden and unexpected revelation/twist at the very end of the game,...

No map necessary - 68 votes for 40 games; created December 1, 2009
A poll by Divide

Pieces which can be fully enjoyed without drawing map, ideally without taking any notes whatsoever. Ones which you could play on a bus,...

Best Short Games (5-60 minutes) - 223 votes for 67 games; created July 12, 2009
A poll by Sasha Davidovna

I'm pretty new to IF and am having a lot of fun, but in between a toddler and a job and other real life stuff, I'm having trouble finding...

Influential Games - 497 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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