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Uncover the dark dealings of the Turing Corporation and their mysterious RAVENOUS project.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
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Play as a billionaire, spend your money on frivolous things, make poor life decisions, or start planning for the future.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(118 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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a prose poem about the end of a friendship
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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An unsubtle metaphor.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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A brief memory.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short Twine game about understanding.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
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献给好奇者。
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Circus doesn’t come in town often. Never, really. Only when it needs to be fed.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Open your heart.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Expedition Theme Romance RPG / Visual Novel
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Will you nuke the world to save it?
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A story about the children of Loki and the perils of prophecy.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Church has been waiting for you.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A cute textmode platformer
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
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You wake at the cinema. The movie is over. Your friend is missing. Déjà vu grips you tight. It's all happened before.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
There is all the beauty, richness, and complexity of the world in a single sentence.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A strange chatroom veils a very dark mystery...
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Daily murder mysteries. Talk to suspects, detect lies, and accuse the murderer and their motive.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Like Microsoft Word, but way too hard.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Survival
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a narrative journey through remembering, witnessing, and trauma
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A self-obsessed writer searches for inspiration.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
One of the many benefits of your position is full access to the Employee Breakroom!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Mutate to thrive as you explore The City and uncover it's dark underbelly!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
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A game about jumping fences
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Sports
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An interactive fiction game about the whirlwind romance of Charles and Dorothy in 1920s New York.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A nostalgic self reflection exercise disguised as a Gameboy game.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Simulation
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For the curious.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Make your choice, but choose it well...
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Ghost cab - A Ghostly Adventure explores romance, heartache, upset and comedy. Choose wisely!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Just pick something. What’s the worst that could happen?
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A brief memory told in binksi.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short story about the day before Halloween.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A Global Game Jam 2024 Project.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Decide your fate and create something beautiful.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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