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If you're looking for a specific kind of IF, you can create a poll to ask other people for recommendations.
"Sometimes by the end of the year and after the Comp it's hard to keep front-and-center the games that appeared earlier in the year! Here is a place to list what has tickled your fancy so far. One vote per game only please."
by verityvirtue - 21 votes for 16 games, last vote on March 14, 2024; created on July 2, 2016"Games which deal with mother-child relationships, no matter the nature of either party."
by verityvirtue - 30 votes for 17 games, last vote on January 21, 2023; created on June 26, 2016"Botany! "
by BlitzWithGuns - 6 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 27, 2018; created on June 22, 2016"I'm interested in some slice of life games which are able to make you feel nostalgic and warm inside, something like 'Photopia'!"
by Sobol - 26 votes for 17 games, last vote on August 6, 2022; created on June 17, 2016"Mise-en-abīme is a technique of having a play within a play, a painting within a painting, etc. Let's list those interactive stories where the characters play interactive stories."
by Estrong157 - 35 votes for 24 games, last vote on December 31, 2023; created on June 15, 2016"more specifically, games with time travel as a gameplay element."
by Sorrel - 34 votes for 17 games, last vote on July 27, 2017; created on May 29, 2016"I haven't played any IF for roughly the past 6 years and am excited to get back into it. So, what have I missed? What have been some of your favorite games released since 2010? Alternatively, what games do you think would serve as a good..."
by MathBrush - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 3, 2019; created on May 13, 2016"I'm looking for your favorite games that are written in the German language. I've added a few games I've liked."
by Andrew Schultz - 47 votes for 32 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on May 13, 2016"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 or procedurally generated. Maybe they reference pop culture, or maybe they're the author's own..."
by Anya Johanna DeNiro - 17 votes for 17 games, last vote on April 11, 2020; created on May 8, 2016"Interpret "under-rated" however that means to you. Perhaps it's one that's simply not played very much for whatever reason. Or it's a game you consider flawed but still worth playing, or an early effort that you are fond of."
by Teaspoon - 45 votes for 28 games, last vote on March 4, 2023; created on April 9, 2016"Whilst writing a review of "All Alone", Joey Jones's sequel to his game "If I Wasn't Shy", I became curious - how many examples of sequels are there in IF? Preferably good ones."
by StrawberryPie1 - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on August 5, 2022; created on April 1, 2016"I'm looking for realistic gaming stories that include creepypasta"
by Bishopofbasic - 23 votes for 13 games, last vote on August 2, 2022; created on March 23, 2016"Howdy everyone, I'm on the hunt for a good western text adventure or IF depending on how you call it. Something, that's quite fun to play. The year of release doesn't matter to me. Just looking for some great games to sink my teeth into...."
by penguincascadia - 95 votes for 74 games, last vote on August 6, 2023; created on February 19, 2016"This list is for games either about travel or with travel as a major part of the plot or background. Stuff like being able to choose where you go from a relatively wide range of destinations, road trips, exploring a city or region as a..."
by penguincascadia - 48 votes for 15 games, last vote on January 1, 2023; created on February 19, 2016"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 with to at least some depth. Games like Gotomomi, City of Secrets, and A Mind Forever Voyaging are..." by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 35 votes for 32 games, last vote on April 17, 2016; created on February 12, 2016"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Game in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."
by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 34 votes for 32 games, last vote on August 13, 2016; created on February 12, 2016"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here..."
by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 23 games, last vote on February 18, 2016; created on February 12, 2016"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Story in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."
by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 24 votes for 24 games, last vote on February 16, 2016; created on February 12, 2016"This is for games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will..."
by Brendan Patrick Hennessy - 19 votes for 19 games, last vote on March 8, 2016; created on February 12, 2016"This is for suggesting games released in 2015 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."