Games with graphics and/or sound - an IFDB Poll

I couldn't find an easy way to search for this, so I figured I'd ask the hivemind: What games use graphics and/or sound to enhance the gameplay, similar to City of Secrets and Necrotic Drift?

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	Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates 8 votes "funny as hell. " [+]"funny as hell. : nice pics and sound" --stadtgorilla... "Superb!" [+]"Superb!" --Lipa... "delightful romp" [+]"delightful romp: Fun game, though the graphics are not strictly necessary" --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe 7 votes "Uses still images that are integral to the game." [+]"Uses still images that are integral to the game." --Stephen Granade... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) --katz... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CharlietheSpiffy... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Future Boy!, by Kent Tessman, Derek Lo, Dan Langan, and Nate Laguzza 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nikos Chantziaras... "I've seen Future..." [+]"I've seen Future Boy described as a semi-graphical adventure. I find the description accurate." --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Gateway 2: Homeworld, by Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... (No comment) [+](No comment) --stadtgorilla... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... (No comment) [+](No comment) --tekket... Vote for this game

	Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... (No comment) [+](No comment) --stadtgorilla... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Artran... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... Vote for this game

	Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés, by Stephen Granade 4 votes "Above-and-beyond creativity." [+]"Above-and-beyond creativity.: The graphics match the ambiance well, creating a very memorable game through its accoutremants." () --Audiart... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Boegheim... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Stephen Granade... (No comment) [+](No comment) --CAS 1317-38-0... Vote for this game

	Nothing But Mazes, by Greg Boettcher 4 votes "Nice hand-drawn graphics. Sound." [+]"Nice hand-drawn graphics. Sound.: Nice hand-drawn graphics. Reading and playing take turns in the unfolding of the story, making "Nothing But Mazes" a strange work of IF: now it's just reading, now it's real playing, and so on. But it's enjoyable. Simple dynamics and language, suited for kids." ( - Full review) --Tristano... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... "Has funny little..." [+]"Has funny little hand-drawn illustrations that add to the mood." () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 3 votes "Period music and..." [+]"Period music and photographs" --Peter Nepstad... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 3 votes "Nice Graphics and Sound" [+]"Nice Graphics and Sound: A good example of a neat-game where graphics and sound add to the story atmosphere enrichening the playing experience." ( - Full review) --Tristano... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edward Lacey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 3 votes "Has a puzzle..." [+]"Has a puzzle based on sound, and a graphical in-game map." ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... "Actually seeing..." [+]"Actually seeing various key elements in the story makes a difference, and the musical puzzle is really good (also can be solved with sound turned off for accessibility)." () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 3 votes "A detailed map..." [+]"A detailed map that tracks you movements and visually lists the available exits" () --Sdn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... "A very nice map..." [+]"A very nice map which indicates available exits in every place!" () --verityvirtue... Vote for this game

	Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --WaterMonkey314... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Tass Times in Tonetown, by Michael Berlyn and Muffy Berlyn 3 votes "Graphics and sound reminiscent of the 80s" [+]"Graphics and sound reminiscent of the 80s: Other IF had only graphics or sound. This has both. The PC version is low-res 4-color CGA with 1-channel music and SFX, but that only adds to the '80s-MTV-era charm." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... "The game is much..." [+]"The game is much concerned with radical 80's fashion among other things, and the visuals and what little music there is helps to bring this to life. You can also interact with it using the mouse. " () --o0pyromancer0o... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Guilty Bastards, by Kent Tessman 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	Ghost Town, by Finn Rosenløv 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --DB... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Denk... Vote for this game

	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 3 votes "Supports seamless mimesis with the player" [+]"Supports seamless mimesis with the player: Colours set the mood and lend to the impact of the conclusion (though sometimes hard to read)." () --Audiart... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --darint... Vote for this game

	Six, by Wade Clarke 3 votes "There was sound integrated" [+]"There was sound integrated" --CHEESEROBOT... "Six makes great..." [+]"Six makes great use of sound, with some puzzles requiring the player to pay careful attention to which speaker the sound is coming from." ( - Full review) --Joey Jones... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Six Stories, by Neil K. Guy 3 votes "It was cute, and the audio is good quality." [+]"It was cute, and the audio is good quality." ( - Full review) --Andromache... "Strong use of..." [+]"Strong use of photographs with the game text" () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	City of Secrets, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Paolo Lucchesi... "Not just..." [+]"Not just illustrations, but a GUI of sorts too. Good use of graphical elements." () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Necrotic Drift, by Robb Sherwin 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	Arthur, by Bob Bates 3 votes "Evocative imagery also lends a great interface." [+]"Evocative imagery also lends a great interface." () --Audiart... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Spellcasting 101 - Sorcerers Get All The Girls, by Steve Meretzky 3 votes "The first of..." [+]"The first of Legend Entertainment's illustrated IF titles, it was the first in a three game series." --GDL... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nikos Chantziaras... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Artran... Vote for this game

	The Hobbit, by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler 2 votes "Graphics and sound" [+]"Graphics and sound: The last version had really nice graphics and music." --Fredrik Ramsberg... "Amazing how a..." [+]"Amazing how a little ZX Spectrum title can pack so much art, and in a unique style too. Wish I knew more about the technology they used." () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Cryptozookeeper, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes "Extensive..." [+]"Extensive graphics and a full music soundtrack, which are not strictly necessary for play but are essential for the full experience." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Robb Sherwin... Vote for this game

	Beyond, by Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti 2 votes "best played with gargoyle" [+]"best played with gargoyle" () --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... Vote for this game

	ALL I WANT IS FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS TO BECOME INSANELY POWERFUL, by Porpentine 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Porpentine... "Music to express..." [+]"Music to express an emotional breakthrough." () --CMG... Vote for this game

	The Guild of Thieves, by Rob Steggles 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	All Alone, by Ian Finley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The Sky in the Room, by Porpentine 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Porpentine... "“Il cielo in una..." [+]"“Il cielo in una stanza” playing over the opening freeze-frame of this game is one of the most beautiful & lasting impressions I’ve ever received from any game." --untiltheygo... Vote for this game

	Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	TimeQuest, by Bob Bates 2 votes "Genuinely clever throughout" [+]"Genuinely clever throughout: The time mechanism gives the illusion of great openness, some of the illustrations are very useful (but none are required) and the Zen Temple puzzle is magnificent." --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Corruption, by Rob Steggles, Hugh Steers 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --mrsambarlow... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Words of Power, by Stark Springs 2 votes "The music is fabulous and captures moods well." [+]"The music is fabulous and captures moods well." () --Andromache... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Worldsmith, by Ade McT 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Fallacy of Dawn, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Robb Sherwin... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	my father's long, long legs, by michael lutz 2 votes "Adds atmosphere" [+]"Adds atmosphere: The arrangement of the words, the text effects, the sound... all make it a hundred times more spooky than it already is." () --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Yon Astounding Castle! of some sort, by Tiberius Thingamus 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --DB... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Cendare... Vote for this game

	Shogun, by James Clavell, Dave Lebling 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	The PK Girl, by Robert Goodwin, Helen Trevillion, Nanami Nekono, and Oya-G 2 votes "Manga style" [+]"Manga style: I first played in on Gargoyle, so without the graphics. Playing it with graphics completely changes the atmosphere of the game." --Biep... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	A Crimson Spring, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Robb Sherwin... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Nikos Chantziaras... Vote for this game

	Zork Zero, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Wonderland, by David Bishop, Bob Coles, Paul Findley, Ken Gordon, Richard Huddy, Steve Lacey, Doug Rabson, Anita Sinclair, Hugh Steers and Mark Taylor 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Journey, by Marc Blank 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Star Wars: El Ultimo Jedi, by José Vicente Ruiz 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Transparent, by Hanon Ondricek 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Floating Info... Vote for this game

	With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

	Final Girl, by Hanon Ondricek 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hanon Ondricek... Vote for this game

	Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Vanyar, by Johan Berntsson 1 vote "Has graphics" [+]"Has graphics" --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Jinxter, by Georgina Sinclair, Michael Bywater 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "Useful..." [+]"Useful (non-ASCII-type) automap, plus a few other graphic features like being able to change what's in the top window by default." () --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Narrow Your Eyes, by Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch 1 vote "Narrow Your Eyes..." [+]"Narrow Your Eyes utilises both sound and rudimentary graphics. Definitely worth a play." --Joey Jones... Vote for this game

	The Moon Watch, by Paolo Maroncelli and Alessandro Peretti 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	The Pawn, by Rob Steggles, Peter Kemp, Hugh Steers, Ken Gordon, and Geoff Quilley 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	The Delusion Dilemna, by Nathaniel Holle 1 vote "Has 5 different theme songs" [+]"Has 5 different theme songs" --Nathaniel... Vote for this game

	Spellcasting 301: Spring Break, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	Commander, by Nathaniel Holle 1 vote "Has 5 different theme songs" [+]"Has 5 different theme songs" --Nathaniel... Vote for this game

	Ekphrasis, by FibreTigre 1 vote "I like how art in..." [+]"I like how art in IF is always some kind of cool experiment. In this case it's photographs from famous (or just mood-setting) locations, processed to give them a dream-like quality. It ends up being as exotic as the premise requires." () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	CYPHER: Cyberpunk Text Adventure, by Carlos Cabrera and Javier Cabrera 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Artran... Vote for this game

	HAIZARA, by Rani Baker 1 vote "Uses Twine for..." [+]"Uses Twine for the controls in a retro-style graphic game about fighting monsters, complete with sound." ( - Full review) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Earth And Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian 1 vote "Uses a few graphics to enhance play" [+]"Uses a few graphics to enhance play: Comic book style "POW"s and "BAM"s adorn action sequences. " () --Rose... Vote for this game

	Roger's Day Off, by Sia See and Jkj Yuio 1 vote "Lots of imagery...." [+]"Lots of imagery. Because it is a time travel game you will find content from different eras and locations. The futuristic ones are especially cool." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Renegade Brainwave, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "The 2019 Glulx..." [+]"The 2019 Glulx version features an atmospheric soundscape including musical cues from Monstrous Movie Music, who specialise in re-recordings of music from classic sci-fi and monster films of the 1950s." --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game

	Labyrinth of Loci, by anbrewk 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

	Lock & Key, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "This one relies..." [+]"This one relies on the graphical portion of its interface to help the user picture something that would be very hard to express in text." () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	The Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Oxygen, by Benjamin Sokal 1 vote "Apt use of (minimal) sound." [+]"Apt use of (minimal) sound.: No graphics, but excellent use of colour. These extras are not overwrought and serve the story appropriately." --rach... Vote for this game

	Alone/Awake, by PaperBlurt 1 vote "Twine game using..." [+]"Twine game using graphics and animation - basically trying something different with Twine." --PaperBlurt... Vote for this game

	[You wake up itching.], by Michael S. Gentry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	The Dallas Quest, by James Garon, Louella Lee Caraway, Phyllis Wapner 1 vote "Has graphics" [+]"Has graphics" --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Scavenger Hunt, by Gilles Duchesne 1 vote "Demonstrates..." [+]"Demonstrates Hugo's multimedia capabilities. Most portable objects and most NPCs have their own pictures, and each possible ending of the game comes with a sound effect, among others." ( - Full review) --strivenword... Vote for this game

	The Endling Archive, by Kazuki Mishima 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Dominic Delabruere... Vote for this game

	Being There, by Jordan Magnuson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Stiffy Makane: The Undiscovered Country, by Adam Thornton 1 vote "Makes extensive use of Glulxe graphics and sound capabilities" [+]"Makes extensive use of Glulxe graphics and sound capabilities" --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Horse Master, by Tom McHenry 1 vote "Illustrations..." [+]"Illustrations that change according to the plot of the story." () --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Robin of Sherwood - The Touchstones of Rhiannon, by Mike Woodroffe, Brian Howarth, and Teoman Irmak 1 vote "Has graphics" [+]"Has graphics" --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Gremlins, by Brian Howarth and Teoman Irmak 1 vote "One of the first games I played, the graphic weren't much good even at the time." [+]"One of the first games I played, the graphic weren't much good even at the time." () --AndyC... Vote for this game

	Dead Cities, by Jon Ingold 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	IL GOLEM, by Tristano Ajmone 1 vote "Multimedia (alas, in Italian)" [+]"Multimedia (alas, in Italian): I've created this game with ADRIFT 4, there are graphics in every room (and for some examined objects too) and sound-FXs — but it's only in Italian." --Tristano... Vote for this game

	Carma, by Marnie Parker 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Varkana, by Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Otto... Vote for this game

	Tomorrow Never Comes, by A. Bomire 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Myth, by Paul Findley 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Drakmagi, by Johan Berntsson 1 vote "Has graphics" [+]"Has graphics" --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	Little Falls, by Alessandro Schillaci, Roberto Grassi, Simonato Enrico 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	The Runes of Zendos, by Chris Dorrell 1 vote "Not that I enjoyed it much, but it has to be noted." [+]"Not that I enjoyed it much, but it has to be noted." () --Divide... Vote for this game

	CRY$TAL WARRIOR KE$HA, by Porpentine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Porpentine... Vote for this game

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