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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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Herptology
Brainiac Stinky
Adventure
Play in browser
Buddy
A story about grunge and murder in 90s Seattle
Phage Maleficar
Play in browser
Project Blue Eye
A faithful Sans fight recreation made in GM:S.
Max Endo
Role Playing
THE GENDER GAME!
What does your gender look like?
Unclosed
Play in browser
GIF
Aventuras Fantasticas
"Aventuras Fantásticas" is a text-based HTML game
IESXS
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Fall of Mezentople
Mezentople will fall, but your choices will shape the course.
vgel
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
GameJam Tycoon
How long can you last in your game jam career?
ronynn
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Thesis escape room prototype (version 3)
Text-based escape room
Sam Lövstad
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Tilper
The Text Platformer
Lucid Pixel Games
Platformer
Construction Cancellation Order
Short, detailed, text adventure.
Royerson
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Twinedle
A Wordle variant created entirely using Twine.
Damon L. Wakes
Puzzle
Play in browser
5e Arena
A pit-fighting game for the famous 5th edition fantasy tabletop RPG.
Sayeth
Role Playing
Play in browser
Backrooms Awakening
Azazel_L
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Slice of Loaf
Experience the thrill of a game jam in this crappy, little text adventure.
8Pancakes4Lunch
Simulation
ASMRFactory
Welcome to the ASMRFactory! Type 'help' for more info.
Conrad
Sunder
You are your tribe’s last hope. Find the cure to the disease before you run out of time.
MaeDay
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Bluecoat Heritage Tour
Explore the Bluecoat’s colonial heritage through this hyperfiction artwork.
bluecoat
Educational
Play in browser
Banquet
Enjoy a pompous lifestyle in the 19th century.
Rae June
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Valchor Quest
Failure is not an option.
Ocorus
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
FortBoy
A text adventure for the Game Boy
tkers
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Eyeful
Crawl into the underworld beneath a giant limestone chasm
maetl
Adventure
Play in browser
Vim Roguelike Challenge
The roguelike you just can't quit!
Avery Hiebert
Adventure
answer these 10 questions and i'll tell you what kind of lover you are
a choose-your-own-adventure heartbreak in the shape of a quiz
frannym
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
DOOM-ASCII
DOOM in the terminal!
wojciech-graj
Shooter
Found Them
Melody-Loka
Interactive Fiction
The Siege of Castle Dolorous
Clear Sailing Studio
Interactive Fiction
Monthly Dragon Oracle: March
Daily fortune to get through the month of March!
Icefire149
Play in browser
VVordle
Jasonsumm
Puzzle
Play in browser
Godot Retro Text Adventure
This is an example retro-style text adventure game made in Godot.
jmbiv
Adventure
Play in browser
The NeverEnding Saloon
A crowd-sourced game by everybody
narF
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
AsylemDemo
Where are you? Who are you?.. And how do you get out!
DinosourKisses
Interactive Fiction
Carillon
A tale of identity and truth
Clam Studios
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Anagrams
A word puzzle to combat your boredom and keep you sane!
Grandfather
Educational
Play in browser
Friend Controller
Ein Textadventure über Freundschaft
Taankydaanky
Adventure
Play in browser
TYPE:CAST
Cast demons back to hell with the power of speed typing.
Not Jam
Action
Play in browser
please tell me you love me
can you admit your feelings at the end of the world?
ellis dex
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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