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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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Scout: An Apocalypse Story
A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Anya
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,532 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S2
Journey deeper into the unknown.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(814 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Trigaea
Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
RynGM
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(617 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S3
Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(404 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Fool Me Once
Dark Fantasy + Romance Interactive Fiction
PDRRook
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(194 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A Witch's Word
You sold your firstborn to a witch. Now she helps you find a mate.
RainbowStarbird
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(735 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
WASTE EATER
The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.
cain
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(173 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Social Democracy: An Alternate History
You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(136 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Candied Carols
A wintry, magical holiday romance
VIOLETVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(146 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Rose garden sentiments
You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden
teletuu
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(101 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service (Demo)
One day, HEINO's partner dies. He gets a new one.
etherane
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(76 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Gender Dysphoria
negative experiences after coming out as transgender
exodrifter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(132 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
(41 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
(54 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
The Archivist and the Revolution
The world is ending, and you are still paying rent. A future history.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
emily is away
Sign In again.
kyleseeley23
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(909 total ratings)
POM SIMULATOR 9000
weary, transformation, dog, burger, comfort
d Marie
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(83 total ratings)
Simulation
Delphine's Discovery
Venture into an abandoned orphanage, solve a mystery, and fall in love.
LegendEx Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(109 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Joestar ☆ Struck
Get Joestar Struck
TeamScallywag
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(130 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Pageant
An interactive story about a girl who joins a beauty pageant to improve her college applications.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(81 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
New Year's Eve, 2019
Social anxiety simulator/dating sim
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Serum Run
A dogsled Oregon Trail-like originally made in 48 hours.
Avery Hiebert
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(154 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
FARA
A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
BrianIsCreative
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(206 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
GIF
Galactic Foodtruck Simulator 2999 (GFS2999)
The galaxy hungers. You own a foodtruck. Feed everyone.
WiL
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
A Paradox Between Worlds: IFComp Edition
A tumblr simulator.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(41 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
GIF
Stink Bug Plague
​Fight against a stink bug invasion with science! And cyborgs! And bravery! Or cowardice - it's your choice, really.
angela he
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(136 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
A Long Way to the Nearest Star
A thief on the run finds refuge on an abandoned spaceship. A lonely AI finds unexpected company.
SV Linwood
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(18 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
(67 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Tristam Island
An Infocom-style adventure for retro computers
Hugo Labrande
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
GIF
Our Winding Road
Former heroes try to save their relationship.
Nim
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
The Secret Life of Probes Prologue
Story in the far reaches of space and time.
Elyon
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Still Shining
Watch the stars with your best friend.
HusbandoGoddess
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
venial sin
when a burden becomes too much
nadia nova
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
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