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Retro

Featuring aesthetics, gameplay, or themes reminiscent of classic video games. Often characterized by pixel art, chiptune music, or mechanics popularized in earlier gaming eras.

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Text based

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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Bright Circle
ZateFx
Adventure
Play in browser
Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!
Defeat Lord Infamy and save Earth!
Serial Offender
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
DwayBerry: Un Vuelo a la Nueva Vida
Mim Deetz
Visual Novel
Turrim
Um visual novel de investigação.
pedrowav
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Die erste Nacht
Eine unruhige Nacht nach dem ersten Umzugstag mit Schlafstörungen und Querschüssen
Mr Creosote
Interactive Fiction
The Wandering Nomad
Short text-based adventure with buttons for choices.
Kyenzo
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Well That's Uncalled For! - An IF Game
slightly sane lady
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Micah Simulator
Final project for Computer Science
Glassedgamer Studios
Simulation
Play in browser
Keepsakes from the Night Before
A game about San Francisco Disco.
avib
Educational
Play in browser
AOS
Type your way through a retro computer adventure
outish
Puzzle
GIF
CHARly The Snake
ASCII Snake
FM
Action
Scales
DaLlamas Games
Puzzle
Play in browser
Throw Bar
Get drunk! Throw stuff!
wesplatt
Simulation
Play in browser
Mendéll
Text-Abenteuer im Retro-Stil
Yhoko
Adventure
Play in browser
Ouro Maldito
A busca pelo tesouro perdido no Capão do Meio.
RenatoDegiovani
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Star Child
Text-based space survival and exploration.
dirtyFlusher
Survival
Play in browser
The Train to Abaddon
A very short steampunk adventure! Try to unlock all 7 achievements!
MTW
Interactive Fiction
Sentient Combat Mechanic
Play as a sentient combat mechanic.
L✦liFE
Strategy
Play in browser
But the Clock is Ticking
A short cutscene about a Hero's moment of calm crossing a volcano.
Kobato Games
Simulation
Play in browser
5 games collection
5 fun games to play
Arvid Reinert
Puzzle
Arcade Millionaire
A text-based tycoon simulation game, meant to be a challenging puzzle. Try it now on Windows for free!
Revym Entertainment
Simulation
Zamek na wrzosowisku [pl-PL]
Natalia Ryś
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
My "C"pecial Room
Discover what verbs the game's system can recognize. Proof of concept text-based game written in C language.
Tara Podias
Adventure
Matches of hope
Matches of hope is a university project based on the Match Girls History.
Casual Time Games
Adventure
Play in browser
Dark Land
The smallest text-based adventure ever
iMakeStuffSC
Adventure
Play in browser
Fortaleza
The Fortaleza: Inside The Beast' guts
YeGA
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
At the Strike of 12 (by Raiden)
An Ecto-Noir game draft
One Boat Crew
Adventure
Play in browser
Le Nouveau Jeu - OPERA
Deux amis débattent du nouveau jeu vidéo à la mode qui vient de sortir...
Gavroche Games
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
RPS
rock paper scissors ehe
swisscheese
Strategy
Play in browser
Betting Now
This is gamble game where u gamble your own fake money
Kufati Games
Space Scums 2
Illustrated Text Adventure in Space.
RobotBand
Adventure
Asteroid Field
Move the shield to deflect incoming asteroids
AJB2015
Action
Parallel Esc
Leumir
Adventure
Play in browser
BALIMUND
Actions speak louder than words.
Jacqal
Interactive Fiction
Little Doors
Almost Impossible game
Kufati Games
Puzzle
Test Wizard Revamped
Lucas201215
Puzzle
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