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Games that challenge the player with critical thinking to solve levels. 

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Text based

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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Locked Room on Rails
A trip back home turns into an impromptu murder mystery.
solarProtag
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Letters To The Metro
In the middle of a lonely night, the man remembers home...
Arya B
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
Lysidice and the Minotaur (TALP)
Will you escape the maze?
manonamora
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
OSTRO - A System Investigation
A system-based investigative adventure. Ludum Dare 50.
Totteri
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Group Presentation
It's like algebra, but more abstract
trkern
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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GIF
Purpose
A Playable Essay on Design and Community
WiL
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Kevin(1997-2077)
Kevin wants to show what his life would be and why. 他用没人懂的语言写了一本书。
KevinDu
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
I.A.G. Alpha
techniX
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Dactylographe
Survivre face à une machine à écrire possédée
Christophe Coyard
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
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The Survey
You come home from work and find an email survey in your inbox.
Rishi :)
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Construct 3 - CRT + ANSI
Pure Construct 3 CRT and ANSI emulation
fiaful
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Terminal Hacker
Infiltrate a hostile network by entering the right passwords!
Mpak
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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GIF
Cherry: A High School Misadventure
A Twine game about high school and friends
Emma Dee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Профессия следователь
casper_nn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
THE STANDARD SOCIAL WEBSITE
vaporwario
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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GIF
summoned at 2
That time I summoned a demon lord to avoid my 2pm meeting
Fabi
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Hell Dev
Your boss has trapped you inside a video game. Now what!?
Gabriel Cornish
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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DE:AD
A timed text-based puzzle
Brad Bonette
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Dear Murder Diary
A murder-mystery game
marcgenesis
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Ardilous
Uncover international spies in this investigative text puzzle game inspired by the classic Carmen San Diego.
Alexander Sheep
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Ghost Hunt
Search for a ghost in a locked room full of clues and bric-a-brac.
solipsistgames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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No Substitutions
A word switch cooking game where the results are up to you.
aeta
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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skin a gentle blue
A text-based puzzle horror game.
constant
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Rumpel Returns
Break into Rumpelstiltskin's house. Find the answers to his riddles. Save your horse.
estif
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Escape from the Deep
Text Adventure in the deep dark ocean.
Dethmunk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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PARANOIA
Charm Cochran
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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CEEFAX: IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE
BBC CEEFAX is your only source to figure out what food isn't plague-ridden
HeyYeh
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
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The Mischievous Thievery Of Jessica The Cat
Jessica the cat has been stealing people's things! A GGJ2021 narrative-puzzle prototype that's now a full game!
Mandy J Watson
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Draculaland
Comic horror clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Dungeoneer's Backpack
Manage your adventurer's inventory!
whitehatcat
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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吟游诗人的重生
一个与现代汉语有关的文字解谜游戏
matrix67
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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From Champagne To Murder
an experimental detective game, using a new form of dialog system
Vin Botthin
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Full Version)
Your daughter wants to hear a bedtime story
Greasy Paint
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Five Scarabs
A one-room puzzle made with Twine.
agat
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
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Hallucinatory Machinations Of A Fragile Mind
A descent into confusion. SA Game Jam 2020 entry.
Mandy J Watson
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Beta)
Your daughter wants to hear a bedtime story
Greasy Paint
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
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