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Wayfarer

Marked by complete magical immunity, Wayfarers wander the world, fighting magic. Where will your fate lead you?

Idrelle Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(1,488 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

SPACE FROG!

-30%

a story of a frog in space.

npckc

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(637 total ratings)

Adventure

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GIF

Trigaea

Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+

RynGM

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(591 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Uroboros

The struggle between mortals and divinity that may end an age of divine rule.

Mistyrious

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(551 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Buddy Simulator 1984 DEMO

Create your own virtual best buddy and play games together!

Not a Sailor Studios

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(297 total ratings)

Simulation

Horse Master: The Game of Horse Mastery

Master a horse. Become a Horse Master.

Tom McHenry

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(165 total ratings)

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GUTLESS

hadopelagic false light

DOMINO CLUB

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(99 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Snowbound Blood

A Vast Error Story

DECONRECONSTRUCTION

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(90 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Love & Friendship

A Regency Rom-Com

Salty Stories

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(161 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Hybrid

These people aren't like you.

HeartForge

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(216 total ratings)

Role Playing

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reunion

find your ex at the end of the world

caeth

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(100 total ratings)

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Bird Of Passage

A free night ride across Tokyo, searching for our home with the help of some stranger.

SpaceBackyard

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(280 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Gender Dysphoria

negative experiences after coming out as transgender

exodrifter

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(131 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Soft Underbelly

Take a break. Talk to your cat about friendship, trust & care.

rosa✦dev

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(103 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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GIF

Dear Toki

Write letters to reconnect with a friend

DDRKirby(ISQ)

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(71 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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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

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The House Abandon - Now part of 'Stories Untold'!

A nostalgic horror adventure game, inside another horror game, inside a tv show, inside a game.

jonNoCode

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(101 total ratings)

Adventure

Just Cosplay

A game about being a teen in the early 2010s.

Deadnettle Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(55 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Beau Ideals Chapter 1

Fantasy visual novel in development

Mouse & Ram

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(73 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

The Painting

Those we love are never truly gone.

Tymedust Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(51 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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Disharmony

An investigative IF journey into the unknown.

Pink Soda Studios

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(45 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Danganronpa: Lapse

10 students find themselves trapped in a luxurious mansion...

Cynthia

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(137 total ratings)

Visual Novel

The Gilded

A dark fantasy fiction game

Dry Cappuccino Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(70 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

emily is away

kyleseeley23

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(896 total ratings)

One Thousand Acts of Decency

Trapped in a Dome with eight hours to catch a killer

domedev

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(33 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Sleepover Rules

Your friend invites you to his house for a sleepover with a certain set of rules

SjoerdHekking

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(52 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

We Never Left: <Standalone>

On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.

FYRE Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(53 total ratings)

Adventure

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

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FARA

A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure

BrianIsCreative

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(203 total ratings)

Role Playing

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GIF

Galactic Foodtruck Simulator 2999 (GFS2999)

The galaxy hungers. You own a foodtruck. Feed everyone.

WiL

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(32 total ratings)

Simulation

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stay with me

(you're not alone)

steff

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(49 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Obsession

An unsubtle metaphor.

Rascal Devworks

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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Tristam Island

An Infocom-style adventure for retro computers

Hugo Labrande

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Hello Goodbyes

A writing experience with yourself.

Velvet

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(33 total ratings)

Play in browser

GIF

The Mouth Of The Woods

Twenty-seven-year-old Casper Antilles was last seen on ███████ street Wednesday night around 9:00 PM.

DOMINO CLUB

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(32 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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GIF

Drift Mine Satellite

A maintenance text adventure

Everest Pipkin

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(19 total ratings)

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