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U.F.O Text Quest

A classic text adventure in the style of interactive fiction from computers from the 80s

Tuesday Street

Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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RNG Quest

Procedurally generated zero-player idle RPG.

Viktor

Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars

(24 total ratings)

Role Playing

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Сиреневый рассвет

korj_morj

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Mission Light

a game about a group of superpowered agents

Cassian (acetheyul)

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Wrong Number

An unknown number is calling you. Are you going to answer?

wym_lawson

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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morning drive to gifu

A brief memory told in binksi.

Nice Gear Games

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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flower

[ a poem about nier, death, and robots ]

cryocannon

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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It wasn't me.

What do you think happened? A short telescopic text mystery, playing with out-of-the-box storytelling mechanics.

Rosa Carbo-Mascarell

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Role Playing

Survey

A brief survey.

EsperSoft

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(6 total ratings)

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Has sobrevivido: Wyrm

A Lovecraftian horror short visual novel set in the Wild West. Spanish and English.

Gorgon Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Visual Novel

I Like Dreams

A tiny text adventure about dreams

TheMysticSword

Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Life: the game of chance

25 diferent life paths, choose carefully.

Tim Krief

Rated 3.2 out of 5 stars

(377 total ratings)

Simulation

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CLICK TO CONTINUE!

Run away.

Andrea Pignataro

Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

hello plant.

solid 15 seconds of cute gameplay

lylychii

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Play in browser

Thrall

To be enthralled by love is murder on the soul in this paranormal, point-and-click, otome visual novel.

Z. Knight

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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You Are The Server

GUI game. Play this if you like to click on buttons and read text.

SpaghettiCupcakeGames

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Simulation

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Monster Girl Generator

mcphersonsound

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

No Phone Call

Message a friend and avoid a phone call in real-time.

bushn

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Rhythm

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Je fais pousser des ronces

Un poème pour GameBoy

Velvet

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Door is Jammed

You have a test; find a way out!

Frances

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Vermin Throne

A multiplayer twine experience.

Damian Sommer

Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Role Playing

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From Champagne To Murder

an experimental detective game, using a new form of dialog system

Vin Botthin

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Puzzle

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proetry~

~ procedural poetry ~ THE DYING PILLOW NEAR THE SKY

Pitoum (Brice Dubat)

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

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What to do?

A tiny anti-game.

Janos Biro

Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

Downlink

Console puzzle resolving game

Pulstarter

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Puzzle

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😱🔤😱

An interactive fiction 🎮 ⚙️ with Twine where ❌🔤 and 🫵🔍🔤!

Louphole

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Robbery Reverie

A thief realizes at the last minute that their mark is a witch

Natasha Luna

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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New York Millennials Simulator

A CYOA story about the NYM Blaseball team

sarksus

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Girl In Your Bed

A disturbing discovery that could change your life.

axmn

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Island

Find your way out of this Island full of mysteries.

Eclipse

Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Role Playing

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Game of Runes

Fantasy solo adventure

GameofRunes

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Role Playing

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VtM Tophet

Vampire the Masquerade text game made for the VtM Game Jam 2021

Azardev

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Role Playing

GIF

The Excuse Machine

Your #1 solution for creating lies!

ManofPixels

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Play in browser

The Elf Who Came at Night

A sad love story about an elf and a human prince.

IntStories

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

O que fazer?

Um jogo minúsculo feito no twine para a Game Jam Antifascista.

Janos Biro

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

clock out.

a game about a job interview

devkity

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

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