Should we limit ourselves to Choice Games for PC? Can the list also include handheld / console / mobile / board games?

Non-Steam Choice Games:
- Dwarf Fortress (PC)
- The Oregon Trail (PC, Mobile)
- Scribblenauts (PC, DS, 3DS, WiiU)
- Animal Crossing (N64, Gamecube, Wii, DS, 3DS)

Hello everyone,

I've been browsing through the list of 143 Recommended Games from this Steam Group. At the moment there is no (objective) score that measures the level of impact your choices can have on the game world.

I would recommend we introduce a "Choice Depth Score" (or Consequence Score/Impact Score/Chaos Theory Score/etc.) for each game and write it in the game description. With this score, you can easily look for a game with a specific "choice depth". We could define this score on a scale from 1-5:

1. Choice Depth Score 1 (e.g. Fable)
The choices you make are not individually processed by the game (game doesn't remember your choices), but they impact a (hidden) score (e.g. a good/evil score).

2. Choice Depth Score 2 (e.g. Animal Crossing)
The choices you make are individually processed by the game, they have a superficial (e.g. cosmetic) impact on the game world. These choices don't effect the game mechanics.

3. Choice Depth Score 3 (e.g. The Stanley Parable)
The choices you make are individually processed by the game, they have a unique and (directly) noticeable impact on the game world.

4. Choice Depth Score 4 (e.g. Mass Effect)
The choices you make are individually processed by the game, they have a unique and hidden (future) impact on the game world.

5. Choice Depth Score 5 (e.g. Dwarf Fortress)
The choices you make are individually processed by the game, they have an immeasurable impact on the game world. The impact however, is not one of few fixed paths (impact is either A, B, C, D or E), but it can lead to many paths.

This "score system" is only a proposal. I think a score could significantly help with the grouping of the "choice based" games.

<<< Not all game choices are created equal >>>

With this system, users can easily search for a game with a specific "choice depth". If anyone has a better scoring system, you are more than welcome to post it as a comment below !

PS:
Thank you Upper Dave for creating this Steam Group :)