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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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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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CHAT_V2
LAN chat app with file sharing capability and cool theme blue
0xbdr
Survival
Eclipsia
An old school adventure - a whole new world to explore !
ICreateworlds
Adventure
[el-GR] - Περιπέτεια στο Κάστρο
The Greek version of Avventura nel Castello, a web-based text adventure
MagicatL10n
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Cargo Breach
While serving aboard a steam ship during The Great War, something goes wrong and it's up to you to work out what.
Garry Francis
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Escape The Flipside
Corrupted Memories
Neki
Puzzle
Dream Lord
Joy or nightmare, you decide!
Kirosana
Simulation
Play in browser
SurFire Pt.1 : The Village Destruction (PUBLIC RELEASE)
Prevent the Destruction of your home village by fighting enemies! ​
Omega Net Games
Role Playing
Candy Wars
SFW reboot of Dope Wars
bkslsh
Simulation
Play in browser
Super Star Trek (Amstrad CPC)
Stand-alone version of the classic terminal game
electron.greg
Simulation
The John Assessment
A high-tech interactive life simulator. Which John will you become?
Urbanyeti
Simulation
Puzzle91
Puzzle91 is inspired by the classic NUMBERS puzzle. It was designed for pupils who study English as a foreign language.
javier928
Educational
OTHERDEMONS
Muzhiwaay
Interactive Fiction
Do you remember?
Caught in the static, you have forgotten. Find your way back.
lumin
HUNT THE WUMPUS
Adaptación a PC de la aventura de texto primigenia // PC adaptation of the original text adventure
SingletonJohn
Adventure
Don't Be A Stranger
A nostalgic self reflection exercise disguised as a Gameboy game.
Harry Tortus
Simulation
Play in browser
LAKE Adventure
by Eddie Hughes, Copywrong 1993 | Revisited by Ed Hughes, March 2020.
bjbest60
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Deepest Signals
Deep-ocean mystery uncovered through command line interface
floppaman
Puzzle
Parallel Esc
Leumir
Adventure
Play in browser
MICRORUIN
Whimsical text-based dungeon crawler
niosis
Role Playing
Play in browser
Navigator
Uncover the Digital Conspiracy: A Futuristic Adventure with a Text-Based Twist!
106462910
Platformer
white rabbit.
Spooky Enhanced Text Adventure
PneumaJams
Interactive Fiction
Monte de las Ánimas (2023)
Dareint
Adventure
End Of History
An interdimensional visitation narrative.
n2n
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
El Fin de la Historia
Una ficción interactiva interdimensional.
n2n
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
La Celda
Aventura conversacional de corte clásico
adanoliva
Adventure
Play in browser
æ
fading..
Nire
Visual Novel
GIF
Five Nights at Freddy's - REPROGRAMMED
FNAF_REPROGRAMMED
Arno Capostagno
Visual Novel
S.R.M.T
computer shutdown simulator
Emma Larson
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Howzit.
A Mysterious Flash Drive Arrived At Your Front Door
Fandrest
Puzzle
Locked Together
All you have is each other
Krafter
Educational
COMMAND
A short filesystem dystopia puzzle game.
Matt Higgins
Puzzle
Play in browser
Colosseum
Create your gladiator and battle all the way to Colosseum Champion!
drakeclausen
Role Playing
Play in browser
MONOLITH
WELCOME, THE MONOLITH HAS BEEN AWAITING YOU
Giarettini
Interactive Fiction
Castle Moldvay Alpha 1.1
Interactive Fiction FRPG in the Rogue / Bard's Tale / Zork / Ultima tradition
Vectory Games
Role Playing
Play in browser
Amaze-84
A set of simple fun games for the Ti-84 Plus
JPed
Puzzle
Bloody Eclipse (English)
A captivating 8-bit game where investigation and strange phenomena mingle.
Chaos Studio
Platformer
Play in browser
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