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A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
Role Playing
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Master a horse. Become a Horse Master.
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Find all the words!
Puzzle
Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure game about the agony and anticipation of being a teen.
Meredith GranVerified Account
Adventure
A short story told through boating and lost letters
Adventure
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a narrative journey through remembering, witnessing, and trauma
Interactive Fiction
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(2017)
Interactive Fiction
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