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"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2022 with over 2 hours of gameplay (as judged by the voter)...." by MathBrush - 34 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2022 with a playtime of over 2 hours (as judged by the voter)...." by MathBrush - 17 votes for 8 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2022 by a new author. Voting is anonymous and open only to..." by MathBrush - 56 votes for 13 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2022 by a new author. Voting is open to all IFDB members...." by MathBrush - 44 votes for 13 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best overall game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..." by MathBrush - 88 votes for 25 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best overall game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible..." by OverThinking - 13 votes for 7 games, last vote on August 26, 2023; created on January 18, 2023"Think "House of Leaves" or Aaron Reed's "Subcutanean." "Delightful Wallpaper" doesn't count as, though its map is large and complex, it does make geometric sense."
by Andrew Schultz - 10 votes for 7 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on January 8, 2023"They may be all over the place Or just one, but it's hard to trace Well-known or obscure Games? Each, my joy's pure You've helped to boost this knowledge base. Any limerick can be in the game. Maybe in its blurb. The bar is low here as..."
by Lance Cirone - 12 votes for 9 games, last vote on January 8, 2024; created on January 2, 2023"Titles are a complex art. Sometimes they're deep and metaphorical. Sometimes they're catchy and fun to read out loud. Sometimes they're named after a quote or item in the game. Sometimes they don't even have any relevance to what's going..."
by Andrew Schultz - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 2, 2024; created on January 2, 2023"Mike Spivey's A Beauty Cold and Austere had a gray lady guarding a storage bin, where you could ask her if something had served its purpose. If it did, in the bin it went. If it didn't, you may've gotten a vague hint what to do with it...."
by Andrew Schultz - 12 votes for 10 games, last vote on February 7, 2024; created on January 2, 2023"In IFComp 2022, it struck me how your partner Alex, in A Walk Around the Neighborhood and your father in The Last Christmas Present did a really good job of providing an NPC that gave hints without outright spoilers. This was to help you..."
by Malasana - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 17, 2023; created on December 31, 2022"Ideally, Winter/Christmas-themed games."
by Dr. Questionable - 4 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on December 20, 2022"Games that take place in a medieval-like setting including an aspect of royalty, a rich-story, and some magic. "
by cray21 - 9 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 9, 2022; created on November 23, 2022"i am looking for more games like color the truth, honestly, i enjoyed playing it, and i hope there are more games like it"
by Kinetic Mouse Car - 11 votes for 8 games, last vote on November 22, 2022; created on October 18, 2022"This is for games where the PC travels to different countries. The focus of the gameplay is on the travel part, the experience of not just the destination itself but also the mechanic of reaching it. Requirements: -Must take place on..."
by OverThinking - 9 votes for 5 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on September 22, 2022"I'm looking for the most-developed "AI" characters—people with goals, who can move around and complete tasks whether or not the player character is there to see them or tell them what to do. People with memories and personalities, who..."
by Andrew Schultz - 4 votes for 2 games, last vote on December 14, 2022; created on August 31, 2022"There are a lot of serious games that do this, but I'm wondering more about stuff like "There is a button saying PUSH THIS AND DIE." And typing PUSH BUTTON or clicking a PUSH BUTTON ANYWAY hyperlink makes the player die amusingly...."
by Andrew Schultz - 14 votes for 12 games, last vote on March 14, 2023; created on August 11, 2022"Which games say something extra for quitting or save/load/restore? I'm thinking largely of parser commands, but Twine is welcome, too. For instance, a "ha ha, you're scared," when facing the big, bad villain, or one of their henchmen. Or..."
by Amanda Walker - 29 votes for 17 games, last vote on January 12, 2024; created on August 1, 2022"I'm looking for games that heavily feature learning how to use a device or machine. For instance, the machine in Emily Short's Savoir-Faire, Art DiBianca's devices in the Grandma Bethlinda games, or the box in Paul Michael Winters's The..."
by Canalboy - 18 votes for 18 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on August 1, 2022"I was recently re-essaying Castle Ralf and if you "Cogitate" in a certain location there is a seemingly authentic sequence which appears to be formatting your C: drive. As this was a DOS game from 1987 it must have frightened the..."