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Top$15 or less that last a few minutes tagged Text based (32 results)

Explore games that last a few minutes tagged Text based on itch.io. Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great a · Sell your games that last a few minutes on itch.io to have them show up here.

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A traveling salesman's struggle to survive a night of horror
Adventure
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A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Interactive Fiction
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Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.
Acolyte
$10.99
A narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own digital assistant.
Interactive Fiction
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
Action
Date a soft dragon boy! There is absolutely no fiery dystopia!
Interactive Fiction
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Mini-books within mini-books.
Puzzle
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Platformer
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Interactive Fiction
Funny Viking Dating Sim (SFW Ages 12+)
Visual Novel
Interactive Fiction
3am
$1
Enjoy a relaxing cup of tea.
Idle Paranormal Adventure
Adventure
A short horror story about werebeds... SO YOU MAY NEVER EVER AGAIN SLEEP!
Interactive Fiction
Text Adventure Game inspired by Cask of Amontillado
Adventure
3-Hour Non-Visual Novel
Visual Novel
Text based game "Dungeon"
Strategy
This game is for lovers of text-based adventures with role-playing elements.
Adventure
A dark interactive novel
Interactive Fiction
Try and survive working as a corporate drone while typing your anger away, making money hand over fist.
Action
The Classic Dice Rolling Game Now For ZZT v3.2!
Play in browser
A short horror game, in twine.
Adventure
Play in browser
A text based interactive story where you write the laws of The Magick!
Interactive Fiction
Distant Dials is a mush (multi-user shared hallucination), taking place in 2875...
A short piece of interactive fiction with birds and other bright things.
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find what was taken
Adventure
A old-style text-based RPG
Interactive Fiction
A book of playable poems by Todd Anderson
The Rpg
$0.50
Role Playing
10 Little Monkeys SMS Prank App For Android
Christmas short pick your path story
Interactive Fiction
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