How can I find a good Twine game?

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asked Mar 25 in Playing by dw (9 points)
recategorized Mar 27 by Alex

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answered Mar 25 by verityvirtue (23 points)
edited Mar 25 by Dannii

One systematic way:

  1. Go to the IFDB.
  2. Search for games tagged 'twine'. Hope like mad that you don't get stories about string.
  3. In the ickle drop down menu at the top of your search results, select 'Highest Rated First'. 
  4. Hope that people's tastes are similar to yours, and are indicative of objective quality, whatever that is in IF.

Less systematic way: look for past year IFComp games, or other competitions, and seek out highly rated Twine games. Again, assume that your idea of 'good' is similar to other people's. 

commented Mar 25 by dw (9 points)
edited Mar 25 by dw
Good answer! This takes care of ratings. But how can I find reviews and recommendations?

(Also, if you can, include links in your answer like bg - if you just write an URL, it will automatically turn into a link).

How can I 2. Search for games tagged 'twine'?
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