Games with Replay Value - an IFDB Poll
by Lance Cirone
RSS FeedThese are games that you can come to again and again, even after you beat them. It could be a story-heavy game where you won't connect all the dots until you run through it a second or third time, or an expansive core mechanic that rewards experimentation. Maybe it's loaded with Easter eggs or secret endings. Whatever the case, you can easily get as much out of it as you did your first time around.
| Kerkerkruip, by Victor Gijsbers 3 votes "Very fun randomized combat" [+]"Very fun randomized combat" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Morningstar... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone...  Vote for this game | |
| I Am Prey, by Joey Tanden 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Amanda Walker... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
| The Castle of Vourtram, by Alexandre Torres 2 votes "The PC can either..." [+]"The PC can either be a Warrior, Mage, or Thief, and the puzzles and playthrough is significantly different enough for each of them that it's essentially three games in one." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Junior Arithmancer, by Mike Spivey 2 votes "The math puzzles..." [+]"The math puzzles in this game are a lot of fun, and there's a sense of satisfaction to cutting down on how many moves it takes you to finish a sequence. I like to return to it every once in a while and see if I can optimize my scores further." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Sugarlawn, by Mike Spivey 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --mg51... Vote for this game | |
| Captain Verdeterre's Plunder, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Gain more money" [+]"Gain more money" ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Moonmist, by Stu Galley, Jim Lawrence 1 vote "While the..." [+]"While the location and characters remain the same, Moonmist has 4 different mysteries to solve. " --dogdennings... Vote for this game | |
| Aisle, by Sam Barlow 1 vote "The game ends in..." [+]"The game ends in one turn with tons of different endings. Each ending provides another glimpse into the protagonist's character and backstory, which opens up new possible commands for replay" ( ) --Wanderlust... Vote for this game | |
| Wry, by Olaf Nowacki 1 vote "Max score is hard to get" [+]"Max score is hard to get" ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Best of Three, by Emily Short 1 vote "There's so many..." [+]"There's so many branches of dialogue and topics you can get through, but you'll only be able to see a certain amount of them per run. I don't know if there's a proper "good" ending to this one, but it's never stopped me from trying!" ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| The Curse of the Scarab, by Nils Fagerburg 1 vote "Maximize your score" [+]"Maximize your score" ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Choice of Robots, by Kevin Gold 1 vote "Tons and tons of replay value" [+]"Tons and tons of replay value" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |