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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
Castillo Belmar / Castle Belmar (ES+EN) [C64 & VIC20 & MAX & MEGA65 & Matra Alice & ORIC]
Commodore Plus
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Text Tac Toe
Tic Tac Toe, but a text adventure.
sirmilkman
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
The Tale of Aisha Qandisha Demo
A spin-off of the Moroccan folklore tale "Aisha Qandisha"
Diyae Doua
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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
Play in browser
The Elf Who Came at Night
A sad love story about an elf and a human prince.
OctiWriter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Downlink
Console puzzle resolving game
Pulstarter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Game of Runes
Fantasy solo adventure
GameofRunes
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
you are here
a randomly generated haunted house
kaylee rowenaVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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 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
Play in browser
😱🔤😱
An interactive fiction 🎮 ⚙️ with Twine where ❌🔤 and 🫵🔍🔤!
Louphole
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Kitchen Tour
Take a one minute tour of a kitchen and bake cookies.
aspacexpl
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Escape the Romans part 3!
Continue your adventure!
firet
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Island
Find your way out of this Island full of mysteries.
Eclipse
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Going to School
what my commute to school is like in the winter
savn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Escape the Romans Part 1
Run for it!
firet
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
GIF
a spacewalk
i'm here to share a secret.
thatsmyshark
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Elfame
Tactical Party-Based MMORPG
elfame
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Kenikari
Will you survive the killing game?
SobreDunas
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Speedrun Dimensions
A submission to The New Years Incremental Game Jam 2022, made in two weeks!
SebastianH2000
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Play in browser
Subway
Make your own sub at a strange Subway shop.
aspacexpl
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Jack Johnson: The Spy
Open fire?
firet
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Unnamed
Find your name in a surreal landscape
Jason M. Carey
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Terminal Escape
A text based escape room game with a twist!
sandycane
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
CyberCode Online - MMORPG
CyberCode Online is a Cyberpunk themed idel MMORPG
ching.huang.dexter
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Read to Get to Bed
A short story about returning home from work
Jason
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
The Mini-Game 3-in-1 Fun-Pak
$1
Three Mini Games; One Fun Pack
MansterSoft
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Number Cruncher
A 2D Button Masher with a Calculator Aesthetic
TheSticky Studio
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Haraal
Tulga
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
A Quest In The Dark Forest
A 5 minute text based RPG game
LuisAlarconGames
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Xonitix
As much action as we could pack in one line of a terminal
wildgaru
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
What do you HATE
I don't know if this is worth anything
Ratvar
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
How to protect your software
Copyrights and patents, and information about them
Georgy
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Educational
Hetmanate
The text based strategy game about a political scene in 17 century in the center of Europe
Gener_Al
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Learn How to Fear
You are young and know no skills. Maybe you can learn how to fear at least
ItsKazBorn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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