Games that show everyday life - an IFDB Poll
by Sam Jackson
RSS FeedI'm looking for preferably short games that focus on part of someone's life in our world and preferably our time. I would like games with an emotional focus.
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| Bee, by Emily Short 7 votes "A meditation on religion and education" [+]"A meditation on religion and education: It's a shame the Varytale platform never got off the ground." ( ) --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edward Lacey... "Having been..." [+]"Having been homeschooled myself, Bee's world felt very familiar - sometimes uncomfortably so" --Emily Boegheim... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Bartlebooth...  Vote for this game | |
| Depression Quest, by Zoe Quinn, Patrick Lindsey, Isaac Schankler 4 votes "An interactive look at mental illness" [+]"An interactive look at mental illness: May be more constrained than you're used to." ( ) --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --penguincascadia... (No comment) [+](No comment) --itsdnoftheworld... Vote for this game | |
| Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 3 votes "About a boy, his friends and a house" [+]"About a boy, his friends and a house: Contains some very nice graphics, if you're into the sort of thing." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --ja, bo ja... Vote for this game | |
| Violet, by Jeremy Freese 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Hana Feels, by Gavin Inglis 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Hanon Ondricek... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Photopia, by Adam Cadre 3 votes "An IF classic that is set in the real world" [+]"An IF classic that is set in the real world" ( ) --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Rameses, by Stephen Bond 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Common Ground, by Stephen Granade 2 votes "A story that plays with POV" [+]"A story that plays with POV: Note that I've forgotten most of the details by now." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game | |
| Aisle, by Sam Barlow 2 votes "A constrained classic" [+]"A constrained classic: Some of the branches are very emotional." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Danielle... Vote for this game | |
| Six, by Wade Clarke 2 votes "A children's game..." [+]"A children's game at a birthday party." ( ) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe 2 votes "You play as..." [+]"You play as multiple characters working in a supermarket. A prosaic setting on an eventful day, I found the characters realistically compelling and certainly emotional at times." ( ) --E.K.... "Contains some..." [+]"Contains some fantasy elements, but is otherwise a pretty good look at everyday life." ( - Full review) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| Impostor Syndrome, by Dietrich Squinkifer (Squinky) 2 votes "Near-future..." [+]"Near-future setting, but very much based on the real world." ( ) --Edward Lacey... "Close to reality,..." [+]"Close to reality, distressingly so. Has some near-future SF elements, but they're very plausibly extrapolated from present-day technology." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| 9:05, by Adam Cadre 2 votes "You wake up late..." [+]"You wake up late for work. Slice of life with a twist." ( ) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Best of Three, by Emily Short 2 votes "An encounter with an old boyfrenemy. Underrated, in my opinion." [+]"An encounter with an old boyfrenemy. Underrated, in my opinion." --matt w (Matt Weiner)... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Tea and Toast, by Matt Weiner (as Maria del Pangolin) 1 vote "Make tea and toast while thinking about your lover. (This is my own game.)" [+]"Make tea and toast while thinking about your lover. (This is my own game.)" --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game | |
| Punk Points, by Jim Munroe 1 vote "The realistic..." [+]"The realistic trials and triumphs of a teenage wannabe punk in the 1980s." ( ) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| It, by Emily Boegheim 1 vote "A group of little girls play Sardines" [+]"A group of little girls play Sardines" --Emily Boegheim... Vote for this game | |
| Coming Out Simulator 2014, by Nicky Case 1 vote "Short, emotional,..." [+]"Short, emotional, set it contemporary times." ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| A Week in the Life, by Neil James Brown 1 vote "The author's view of the world" [+]"The author's view of the world: Each "day" is accomplished by entering one of the accepted verbs to interact with one of the three nouns you're presented with. The author explains the story as an outlet for his frustration in life." --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| Thin Walls, by Wynter 1 vote "The dynamics of..." [+]"The dynamics of sharing housing. Everyone has their own big dreams but only get so much space." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Missive, by Joey Fu 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Edward Lacey... Vote for this game | |
| Exhibition, by Ian Finley 1 vote "This one is..." [+]"This one is pretty laid-back, but it does have its share of emotional moments." ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| Antifascista, by Greg Farough 1 vote "A story about a gay couple in the city" [+]"A story about a gay couple in the city: (Note: I didn't like this one too much, but maybe you'll find it better?)" ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| 18 Cadence, by Aaron A. Reed 1 vote "Slice of life that spans the 20th Century" [+]"Slice of life that spans the 20th Century: The interface may be unlike anything else you're used to, but it uses it to good effect." ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| The Play, by Dietrich Squinkifer (Squinky) 1 vote "A play rehearsal; you're trying to keep the cast from blowing up, while navigating some issues of gender and power." [+]"A play rehearsal; you're trying to keep the cast from blowing up, while navigating some issues of gender and power." --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game | |
| Bureaucracy, by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |