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Insert Rich Family Name
Play as a billionaire, spend your money on frivolous things, make poor life decisions, or start planning for the future.
C.C.Hill
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(119 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Overtaken
“Sometimes, I become the ghost.”
Dao
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Right Todd
Only one Todd has the key that other Todd needs to escape.
Shawn Bowers!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Esper: Fugitive
A dystopian urban fantasy interactive fiction game
petrichor
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(182 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Obey Me: A New Beginning
aceofcolours
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(115 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Beau Ideals Chapter 1
Fantasy visual novel in development
Mouse & Ram
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Soulforge Order
Become a soulforge and uncover the secrets of Azish.
Salt
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
One Thousand Acts of Decency
Trapped in a Dome with eight hours to catch a killer
domedev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Gilded
A dark fantasy fiction game
Dry Cappuccino Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Trouble Brewing: A Romantic Comedy About Beer, Rebellion, & Skipping Out On Your Responsibilities
A Rarely Accurate Medieval Romp Full of Romance and Hijinks
John Q Adams
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(63 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Wrath of Sekhmet
Ava
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(57 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Great Protector
Play as the knight responsible for protecting the crown of the tiny kingdom of Tabalos.
cassian
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(110 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
VANGUARD
will you rebel tradition?
Jaye
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Young's Home for Retired Robots
As its resident caretaker, go on an adventure to save a retirement home for robots
prince of the clouds
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(44 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Fall of House Black
Rise from the grave and start anew.
ethersic
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Oath
The battle is over. The battle is over. The battle is over.
vileidol
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(76 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Pairidaeza
A historic gay romance set in Medieval Baghdad
mostopha
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
IF - Dancetale
You don't know where you are. You don't know who you are. All you know is that you have to find [REDACTED].
Darkpetal16
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Swapped
You never thought you could meet someone who looks identical to you...
aurelim
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
In Time
In Time Demo
ShayDae
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Coffee Machine
Dr. Bright + SCP-294 fanfiction based on the SCP Stories.
Master Pose
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
LAD EXTRAS
Echo_
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Those Long Dead
A WIP medieval fantasy interactive fiction story, with angelic imagery and themes, and a focus on romance.
Aevum Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(67 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
FARA
A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
BrianIsCreative
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(204 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Villain's Promise
Who will you be in your second life?
Felix
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
God of The Red Mountain
Chinese folklore-inspired interactive fiction.
Friendly Bowl of Soup
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
System Processing
Ov, a digital caretaker, spends their last day of work with Laðə, a curious alien.
albie
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Sevens Deadly
EJA
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(67 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
an unreal city
what lies below esurio?
labyrinthines
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Scarlette Mage (Demo)
A dark fantasy visual novel, set in the same universe as The Violette Mage.
Citrus Koi
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Violette Mage (Demo)
A dark fantasy visual novel with magic elements.
Citrus Koi
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Visual Novel
(almost eleven)
a prose poem about the end of a friendship
spacedfoxes
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Evanescent Eclipse
A story about two individuals.
nikkefort
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Grand Heist
Lily
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(68 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Vestiges of the Hallowing
Buttercup Fiction
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Forest Of The Lost
A WIP interactive fiction. Succeed your mission, find romance or die trying
CroWoods
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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