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Puzzle

Games that challenge the player with critical thinking to solve levels. 

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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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A new type of game in which you can clear many stages by controlling the robot with “WORDS"!
Strategy
3-Hour Non-Visual Novel
Visual Novel
Working through the holidays can be hell, especially at Home Safety Hotline.
Puzzle
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
Visual Novel
Solve SCP mysteries in this ARG with cryptic online clues, riddles, and puzzles.
Adventure
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Issue #52 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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Issue #51 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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A horror game about working in a 90's call center.
Puzzle
An ode to text-adventures.
Interactive Fiction
Issue #44 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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An illustrated text adventure set in a vivid open world where everyone has an agenda.
Adventure
Do you have the makings of a true Geomancer? Decipher the secret essence of nature itself!
Train your brain and learn new words by solving guessing the pics.
Educational
A "Based-Text" Adventure game, with an abusive amount of balls jokes.
Adventure
Turn in your homework on time.
Puzzle
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Look at you. You want to travel but do you have enough money? Lets find out...
Strategy
Issue #17 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning.
Visual Novel
A couple has been brutally murdered in their house last night. Are you up to solve the mystery?
Puzzle
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Issue #9 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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Stranded again! The adventure continues
Adventure
The Adventures Begin
Adventure
Dr. Diabolical is at it again! Can you escape his house of horrors?
Puzzle
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Mini-books within mini-books.
Puzzle
Pirate-themed clickable text adventure
Interactive Fiction
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Detective noir clickable text adventure
Interactive Fiction
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Messenger chatbot game : solve the enigmas and progress through the story
Interactive Fiction
James Morrison is a lonely young man and has many hilarious adventures.
Interactive Fiction
Haunted Dream House is a 3-D text based horror mystery. You find yourself in an obscure house and must find your way.
Adventure
Do math and battle mobs!
Fighting
Subtext
$6.99
A mystery told through real SMS messages, phone calls, and emails.
Interactive Fiction
A text-based fairy tale.
Interactive Fiction
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Riddles, riddles everywhere can you solve them? If not, beware!
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Puzzle
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
Visual Novel
Retro text game made by Kamil Piechura
Puzzle
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