Polls with votes for Anchorhead

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Best antagonists - 15 votes for 10 games; created March 23, 2024
A poll by OverThinking

IF has a tradition of pitting the player against the environment or their circumstances. I'm looking for something a little more...

Parser games with WOW moments. - 31 votes for 21 games; created May 17, 2023
A poll by Marco Innocenti

Vote for parser games (in all of history) that had incredible Wow moments, twists, or whatever made you think for ages or left you...

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 flavor text - 10 votes for 8 games; created February 23, 2023
A poll by OverThinking

I'm looking for games where background events and flavor text appear frequently, independently of the player's actions. Maybe there's...

Big, impossible houses - 13 votes for 7 games; created January 18, 2023
A poll by OverThinking

Think "House of Leaves" or Aaron Reed's "Subcutanean." "Delightful Wallpaper" doesn't count as, though its map is large and complex, it...

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...

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...

Games that would work well as a movie - 13 votes for 7 games; created August 17, 2021
A poll by Karl Ove Hufthammer

As a contrast to games with impossible-to-film moments, which games do you think would work well if they were adapted to the big screen,...

Games where the player must draw their own map - 26 votes for 14 games; created March 29, 2021
A poll by Paxton

Ideally these are games whose puzzles/challenges involve the map in some way (hidden connections, layout analysis, &c.) and aren't just...

Games with a good "Investigation" feel - 17 votes for 10 games; created October 19, 2020
A poll by C4rd1n4l

I'm looking for games that really push you to closely examine every nook and cranny of a setting. Maybe an escape-room game of some kind...

First attempt IF - 31 votes for 23 games; created April 6, 2020
A poll by beecadee

Anyone wanting to write IF has to start somewhere. Looking for games that were authors' first attempts... First attempts in a given...

Scariest Games! (Horror or Otherwise) - 31 votes for 21 games; created August 20, 2019
A poll by thecanvasrose

I'm a sucker for horror, psychological suspense, adventure, the paranormal and supernatural, monsters and mystery. Please suggest scary...

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...

games with female protagonists - 51 votes for 34 games; created July 11, 2018
A poll by X.W

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...

Dynamic open world IFs - 30 votes for 18 games; created October 3, 2016
A poll by Natrium729

I'm looking for good "open world" IFs, that is, IFs where the player can just wander and explore the world without necessarily following...

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...

Games with a great city setting - 48 votes for 15 games; created February 19, 2016
A poll by penguincascadia

I'm looking for games that attempt (with at least some success) to portray a large city setting that the player can explore and interact...

Great Openings - 17 votes for 11 games; created July 27, 2015
A poll by Floating Info

What games have your favorite openings? By opening I mean everything before the first room description in a parser game or the first...

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...

Father-Son Relationships - 16 votes for 13 games; created March 13, 2015
A poll by matt w (Matt Weiner)

Going along with the Mother-Daughter poll, any games that touch on father-son relationships? Again, not necessarily the center of the...

NPCs Made Easy - 33 votes for 19 games; created February 9, 2015
A poll by Sam Kabo Ashwell

A list of games which notably use elision, sleight-of-hand, cleverly framed premises, or other fiendish implementor tricks in order to...

Fun Halloween Games! - 15 votes for 11 games; created October 14, 2014
A poll by bluevelvetwings

There are already polls for good horror games, and there are quite a few good ones on this site. But I'm looking for ones that fit the...

Games You Return To - 34 votes for 20 games; created July 27, 2014
A poll by Ghalev

What games do you find yourself revisiting from time to time, games that have proven to be a kind of comfort-food of text adventuring,...

im looking for a good horror game - 40 votes for 16 games; created February 22, 2014
A poll by nick love

I'm looking for something with a creepy environment. It also has to be very challenging.

What are your favorite games? - 45 votes for 24 games; created December 19, 2013
A poll by Christopher Caesar

I was wondering which games are worth playing, as I haven't found any games that take a while to complete that are worth playing

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,...

I'm looking for mysteries. - 38 votes for 20 games; created March 14, 2013
A poll by MCCLUTCH32

I like a game with a good story, good puzzles that aren't too difficult to understand and a good mystery. I was thinking more along the...

Looking for some easy to pick up psychological thriller games. - 3 votes for 3 games; created February 19, 2013
A poll by Xionix

Hello, Im new into IF and Im looking for some psychological thriller, mystery or something that will get you guessing till the end....

IF for wannabe Authors - 12 votes for 10 games; created September 26, 2012
A poll by SinfoolGamer

For all the wannabe IF Authors out there, what games would you recommend they play/research? Hopefully looking for multiple types (best &...

Games with a Halloween theme - 24 votes for 19 games; created August 10, 2012
A poll by Cuxxu

Some of us over on boardgamegeek/videogamegeek/rpggeek are starting a interactive fiction-of-the-month club. It was discussed having a...

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?...

Multiple solutions to puzzles and/or situations. - 25 votes for 14 games; created August 29, 2011
A poll by Hulk Handsome

Games that offer more than one solution to most of the puzzles and/or situations encountered. Bonus points if this means that items have...

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...

Best IF Titles - 175 votes for 57 games; created February 13, 2011
A poll by Fredrik

No doubt you have played some great games with great titles, or been disappointed to find games with great titles that did not hold up to...

Games That Changed Your Mind - 16 votes for 15 games; created December 1, 2010
A poll by Ghalev

Before you played X, you never thought you'd like horror games. Before you played Y, you never thought you could take a game with a...

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 a city setting - 52 votes for 18 games; created July 30, 2009
A poll by JonathanCR

I'm interested in games that are set in cities - historical, modern, fantasy, or science-fiction. In particular, games that make you feel...

Creepy Games - 81 votes for 27 games; created July 17, 2009
A poll by J'onn Roger

I'm not looking for supernatural/ghost stories or horror stories, just games that do a good job being scary and/or disturbing.

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?

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...

Vivid games - 141 votes for 48 games; created March 8, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I'm looking for games that evoked strong feelings or strong mental images that stayed with you long after you finished the games.

Top-notch horror or terror games - 122 votes for 29 games; created March 7, 2009
A poll by madducks

I'm looking for games that are the best representations of horror or terror in 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...

Artistic Games - 134 votes for 37 games; created November 15, 2008
A poll by WriterBob

I'm interested in games that take the fiction of IF to new levels. These are not straightforward, plot driven games. Think instead of...

Games that most resemble an Infocom work - 69 votes for 23 games; created October 10, 2008
A poll by David Cornelson

If you've played a game that "feels" like an Infocom game, add it to the list.

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