2019 Interactive Fiction Top 50(+) Poll

been wanting to get deeper into IF and idk how much stock i should put into this but it seems like as good a place as any to start

the most recent iteration of a quadrennial poll conducted by Victor Gijsbers. not using the ranked list display due to numerous ties, including large tie for 46th place (thus, why there are 68 games in this list rather than 50)

links to info/full results (as well as for the 2011 and 2015 iterations) here: http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Interactive_Fiction_Top_50

Varicella
Varicella
Toby's Nose
Toby's Nose
Their Angelical Understanding
Their Angelical Understanding
Suveh Nux
Suveh Nux
Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa
Make It Good
Make It Good
Junior Arithmancer
Junior Arithmancer
Inside the Facility
Inside the Facility
Human Errors
Human Errors
Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Gostak
The Gostak
Foo Foo
Foo Foo
Fallen London
Fallen London
Everybody Dies
Everybody Dies
Endless, Nameless
Endless, Nameless
The Edifice
The Edifice
Cragne Manor
Cragne Manor
Bogeyman
Bogeyman
De Baron
De Baron
Alias 'The Magpie'
Alias 'The Magpie'
Colossal Cave Adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
46th place (4 votes)
Zork
Zork
The Wand
The Wand
Suspended
Suspended
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker
Rameses
Rameses
Lime Ergot
Lime Ergot
Harmonia
Harmonia
Coloratura
Coloratura
Cactus Blue Motel
Cactus Blue Motel
A Beauty Cold and Austere
A Beauty Cold and Austere
36th place (5 votes)
Wishbringer
Wishbringer
Spy Intrigue
Spy Intrigue
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
The King of Shreds and Patches
The King of Shreds and Patches
Gun Mute
Gun Mute
Blue Lacuna
Blue Lacuna
Aisle
Aisle
29th place (6 votes)
With Those We Love Alive
With Those We Love Alive
Savoir-Faire
Savoir-Faire
Midnight. Swordfight.
Midnight. Swordfight.
Kerkerkruip
Kerkerkruip
Creatures Such as We
Creatures Such as We
Bee
Bee
23rd place (7 votes)

separate note: Emily Short's "Bee" was originally designed for Varytale, a now-defunct platform for choice-based IF that functioned a bit like Fallen London. A version that was ported to another system called Dendry can be played at http://dendry.github.io/bee/ but seeing as this port was never much of an official release, best to go in knowing there may be bugs.
Will Not Let Me Go
Will Not Let Me Go
Vespers
Vespers
Shade
Shade
Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis
Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis
Horse Master
Horse Master
Eat Me
Eat Me
17th place (8 votes)
The Wizard Sniffer
The Wizard Sniffer
Violet
Violet
Howling Dogs
Howling Dogs
Curses
Curses
13th place (9 votes)
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Slouching Towards Bedlam
12th place (10 votes)
Birdland
Birdland
11th place (11 votes)
Superluminal Vagrant Twin
Superluminal Vagrant Twin
Hadean Lands
Hadean Lands
9th place (12 votes)
Trinity
Trinity
Spider and Web
Spider and Web
Photopia
Photopia
Galatea
Galatea
80 Days
80 Days
4th place (13 votes)
Anchorhead
Anchorhead
3rd place (16 votes)
Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)
Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)
2nd place (17 votes)
Counterfeit Monkey
Counterfeit Monkey
1st place (21 votes)

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