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Top rated$15 or less that last about an hour tagged Text based (23 results)

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Type commands, roast marshmallows, throw logs onto a crackling fire. Enjoy
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(154 total ratings)
Simulation
An ode to text-adventures.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A cozy mystery adventure game set in early 1900s Ontario, Canada!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
Detective noir clickable text adventure
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Replica
$2.99
Everything in the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Adventure
A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Navigate intense job interviews with the help of a god who can stop time!
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Text-based open world roguelike
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
In the distant future, you join a strange organization to find the secret behind The Object
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
Laser Moles, Knife-Fighting Chimps, and an ASCII Snail
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Explore a haunted theater with a gruesome past and go INSIDE several black-and-white films!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A Text-Based RPG where you make tough decisions as captain of a commercial airship
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Find your missing father and uncover an ancient conspiracy in this haunting text adventure!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
You have a unique opportunity to study the data regarding an identity change experiment.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Pirate-themed clickable text adventure
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicides with a touch of black humor.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Your own adventure in a steampunk world! Find mysterious Alexander Cooper and unravel secrets in city of Staighrem.
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
A Short Table Top Role Playing Game. As Explorer you explore the Lost Lands invaded by Demons!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
Shakespearean text adventure
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself.
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Be gay, travel through time.
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary. Investigate appearance of “ghosts” and help residents.
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Adventure
Discover hidden abilities to find your missing father
Rated 2.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
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