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Snowbound Blood
A Vast Error Story
DECONRECONSTRUCTION
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(84 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Tears of Tianchao
Trust none. Follow None
Kanri Siomay
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(67 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Reaper Watches Me
itzaryn
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Everbloom
Cozy fantasy game set on a floating island of Everbloom.
Dariel Ivalyen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Who Stole My Sausages?
Interview your housemates, challenge their lies, and catch the resident sausage thief.
estif
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Disappearance of Kevin from Finance
"not to sound rude 'cause a guy is Missing but also,,, who the hell is kevin?"
yveseas
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Elysium
Immortal hero, here is where you lie.
Ethersic
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Nobody Cares About Charley
One of the many benefits of your position is full access to the Employee Breakroom!
PetricakeGames-IF
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
All The Birds With One Stone
moments before a brief extinction event
chia
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Eat Me
A queer Red Riding Hood.
deadcryptid
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
you need to buy a phone charger
online shopping in a late capitalist hellscape
zorkie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Him (and Us)
a conversation
alyshkalia
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Ghost Hunt
Search for a ghost in a locked room full of clues and bric-a-brac.
solipsistgames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
UROBOROS SPIRAL
enter the spiral
mozaundo
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Deferred Action
A frustratingly fun interactive adventure in navigating bureaucracy.
Grokkist
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
PARANOIA
Charm Cochran
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Stairs (REALLY BAD IF Jam)
An interactive fiction about Stairs.
Hochimo
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Cure for Mother
Mother is sick. Her cure is in the Cavern. Do you have what it takes to save her?
Sugarmantis
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
clock out.
a game about a job interview
devkity
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Hard Rain
Survive the coming storm
Not Jam
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Survival
Play in browser
KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!
The gods are extremely angry! Can you, the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, appease them?
Stark Raving Sane Games
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
HOW TO MAKE A MEATBALL
A short text game about making a meatball
Juice_Baby
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Blossom, NY
A virtual tour
alyshkalia
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Dreaming After You
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
mangomakes
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Secret Sauce
An Espionage Adventure
Mann Sy Tha
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Recursive
A short 2D text game about making games.
theoreocookie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Play in browser
Humble Beginnings
an unfinished game where you play the life of a peasant in a light fantasy world!
idea_graveyard
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Into Vast Yonder
A fun and short text-based game
BunnyBean Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Play in browser
Lysidice and the Minotaur (TALP)
Will you escape the maze?
manonamora
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Weed in the Garden
Let go.
Bruhstin
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Marooned
Deserted Island Dialogue
DigNZ
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Devil's Folly
Explore a forest mutated by mythology.
Jacob Moore
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
HBreaker Hub
Time to scroll, scroll, & scroll some more.
Kezthier
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Dungeon Madness
You awake in a mysterious dungeon, devoid of any memory. Explore the depths and uncover the secrets of the Mad God...
LeUmbonoTheSecond
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
MUME: Multi-Users in Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings multiplayer text-based online game
jahara
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Dragon's Descent
Text based game avec des dragons !
Dukantic
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Adventure
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