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Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)

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Detectiveland
$5
Detective noir clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Pathway
$3
Mini-books within mini-books.
Studio CloudScape
Puzzle
Pirateship
$5
Pirate-themed clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Proper Detective 2000
1.50€
A couple has been brutally murdered in their house last night. Are you up to solve the mystery?
kernel_dc
Puzzle
Play in browser
Ovis of Greed
$1
3-Hour Non-Visual Novel
Harpooned Cetus Studios
Visual Novel
HELLSCAPE
$1.99
A "Based-Text" Adventure game, with an abusive amount of balls jokes.
Dawson Matthews
Adventure
Help me, ROBOPET!!
$5
A new type of game in which you can clear many stages by controlling the robot with “WORDS"!
83effect
Strategy
Crimebot 2: Unsolved Cold Case
$4.99
Become a detective and investigate mystery murders in this thriller story!
RoboBot Studio
Puzzle
Dr. Diabolical's House of Horrors
$5
Dr. Diabolical is at it again! Can you escape his house of horrors?
maxdcrow
Puzzle
Play in browser
Stranded 2 - DRM Free Version
$3.99
Stranded again! The adventure continues
jimjamsgames
Adventure
GIFTS
$1
A text-based fairy tale.
Megan
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Love Mystery Club
$1
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning.
zedraxlo
Visual Novel
Riddle Hack
$1
Riddles, riddles everywhere can you solve them? If not, beware!
Ice Peddler GamesVerified Account
Puzzle
Paper Stone Scrissors Game
$0.50
Retro text game made by Kamil Piechura
Kamil Piechura
Puzzle
The Eye of Borrack
$2.99
The Adventures Begin
jimjamsgames
Adventure
Haunted Dream House
$4.99
Haunted Dream House is a 3-D text based horror mystery. You find yourself in an obscure house and must find your way.
mustimagine
Adventure
James Morrison's European History Adventures
$1.99
James Morrison is a lonely young man and has many hilarious adventures.
spec2jeti
Interactive Fiction
Essence Cypher: Rise of the Geomancer
$1
Do you have the makings of a true Geomancer? Decipher the secret essence of nature itself!
DorianBones
Revenge in 1815
2.99€
Messenger chatbot game : solve the enigmas and progress through the story
ortongames
Interactive Fiction
Travel Toil
$2.99
Look at you. You want to travel but do you have enough money? Lets find out...
Sporkadillo
Strategy
Last Minute Essay
$2
Turn in your homework on time.
Crivens6
Puzzle
Play in browser
Quiz Pro - Guess Pictures
$2.99
Train your brain and learn new words by solving guessing the pics.
Boogygames Studios
Educational
Prison Escape
$0.99
A Text-based simple AF, attempt at being humorous in a simple setting.
jarldredix
Puzzle
Drowning in the Dome
$1
Interactive fiction about rescue and survival
axelfoley1971
Interactive Fiction
Guess Birds
$3
ultimatebeast
Educational
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