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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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from 2017 tagged Text based (27 results)

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$10
a story about computers, memory, and the end of the world
Abyssal Uncreations
Adventure
IN THE ARMS OF THE NIGHT
£2.40
A novel-length "bat-romance" Twine.
polymer despair
CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
$16.99
What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
roseverte
Visual Novel
Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My)
$0
-100%
A playful, interactive graphic novel adventure by Krunchy Fried Games. Ages 13+.
Krunchy Fried Games
Visual Novel
Play in browser
GIF
The Mr. Dude 4-in-1 Poopy-Pak
$0
-100%
Four ASCII Games; One Poopy Pack!
MansterSoft
You're Going To Be Fine (Branches)
$1
Escape your fairy tale nightmare in this short text game.
Megan
Interactive Fiction
Hippo on Elm Street
$5
A not-so-scary story.
Adri
Interactive Fiction
Utopia, an Essay
$1
A nonfiction essay etched into the architecture of a virtual space.
Bruno Dias
Baking with Lizzie
$5
a sweet story
Adri
Interactive Fiction
Star Story: The Horizon Escape
$11.99
Join a funky space archaeologist who crashed on an unknown planet. Explore, fight, make decisions to find a way out!
EvilCoGames
Visual Novel
Satan Is Knocking On My Door (Director's Cut)
$1
In which I explain everything in embarrassingly personal detail.
Anne Do
Adventure
A Walk
$3
Take a walk. It might be more than it seems!
Hitrison
Adventure
Play in browser
oooh.ga
£1.99
Gather round... it's time to die.
BlueDeadpool
Adventure
This is Your House
$1.04
A short horror game, in twine.
jestershark
Adventure
Play in browser
Monster Maker
$1
A silly character creation toy.
Adri
Interactive Fiction
Riddle Hack
$1
Riddles, riddles everywhere can you solve them? If not, beware!
Ice Peddler GamesVerified Account
Puzzle
The Love Bot
$0.99
Send Randomized SMS messages of love!
Kevin Loring
Text Wormhole
$6.99
Text Wormhole is a dodge game of bullet hell generated by the roguelike way dynamically based on the theme of letters
elknightstudio
Action
GIF
Skyland's Star
$5
A classic text adventure game in the spirit of Infocom.
11th Dimension Entertainment
Adventure
Cedarville
$1
A game about choices and their consequences.
ChewedPixelStudios
The Story of the Shinoboo
$1
A tiny story about four tiny ninjas and tiny treats.
Adri
Interactive Fiction
Eggstraordinary Adventure
$5
A simple two-player game.
Adri
Interactive Fiction
The Text That Never Ends - SMS Prank App
$0.99
Send fun SMS pranks!
Kevin Loring
Prison Escape
$0.99
A Text-based simple AF, attempt at being humorous in a simple setting.
jarldredix
Puzzle
10 Lil Monkeys - SMS Game
$0.99
10 Little Monkeys SMS Prank App For Android
Kevin Loring
Escape the Room
$0.25
kamalHesham
Adventure
Play in browser
Tucker the Quokka
$1
Join Tucker on his adventure around Rottnest Island!
Quokkawareness
Adventure
Play in browser
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