Give me a second chance! - an IFDB Poll
by verityvirtue
RSS FeedI'm looking for games which work like Bigger Than You Think - where dying isn't the end, where you're given second chances, where your second chances give you gear or skills or knowledge that you need to know to win the game.
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| Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 5 votes "Another game..." [+]"Another game which inspired this poll. The use of the afterlife as a hints machine was inspired." ( ) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Trif... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... "You actually have..." [+]"You actually have to die at least once in order to learn critical information that is relevant later in the game." --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening, by Ryan Veeder 4 votes "That's what this game is all about" [+]"That's what this game is all about" ( ) --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Pinstripe... Vote for this game | |
| Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin 4 votes "It's the central mechanic" [+]"It's the central mechanic" ( ) --Matt W... "This, like..." [+]"This, like rematch, is a key conceit of the game." --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --bkirwi... Vote for this game | |
| Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 3 votes "Most of the game..." [+]"Most of the game is framed by 'no, that can't be how it happened: try again.'" ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| Rematch, by Andrew D. Pontious 2 votes "A one move game, but each time you play you learn more." [+]"A one move game, but each time you play you learn more." --Emily Short... "Possibly the..." [+]"Possibly the ultimate learning-by-dying game." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Save the Date, by Chris Cornell 2 votes "The game..." [+]"The game remembers previous playthroughs." ( ) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| the uncle who works for nintendo, by michael lutz 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Hannah Powell-Smith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Bigger Than You Think, by Andrew Plotkin 2 votes "This is the game..." [+]"This is the game that inspired this poll." ( ) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Möbius, by J.D. Clemens 2 votes "Death is not the..." [+]"Death is not the end. You are caught in a time loop and death will repeat the scenario -- but under different conditions." ( ) --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --bkirwi... Vote for this game | |
| Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Hannah Powell-Smith... Vote for this game | |
| Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "Might not be what you had in mind, but it fits the theme" [+]"Might not be what you had in mind, but it fits the theme: Per the storyline, you have just died. The entire story revolves around your chance to correct certain mistakes in your life that weigh most heavily on your conscience." --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| Stay?, by E. Jade Lomax 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| The Baker of Shireton, by Hanon Ondricek 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game | |
| You're a Time Agent!, by Tabitha O'Connell 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Zape... Vote for this game | |
| Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire!, by David Whyld 1 vote "The player is..." [+]"The player is sent back from heaven to earth to replay the situation. The sequence does not contain actual hints, but still gave me the idea for the correct action." ( ) --Simon Deimel... Vote for this game | |
| Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --BlitzWithGuns... Vote for this game | |
| Delusions, by C. E. Forman 1 vote "It's about a..." [+]"It's about a virtual reality sim, so dying (or fainting) in the virtual world is part of what progresses the story." --verityvirtue... Vote for this game | |
| Sugarlawn, by Mike Spivey 1 vote "The show's host,..." [+]"The show's host, Terri, literally tells the player at the end of the game that they can try again and aim for a better score based on what they learned. " ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Gorxungula's Curse, by Duncan Bowsman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Inhumane, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Dying doesn't end..." [+]"Dying doesn't end the game. In fact, you have to get yourself killed several times to win." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Fingertips: I Hear the Wind Blow, by Jacqueline A. Lott 1 vote "Keep Trying One Move" [+]"Keep Trying One Move: some of the other Fingertips games follow the same model." --Floating Info... Vote for this game | |