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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
(474 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Exiled from Court
You were exiled from Court. Now, you need to find your way back.
Beeanca Writing
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(165 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
WASTE EATER
The world is saved. Now its heroes wait to die.
cain
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Night Market Book 2 (WIP)
The sequel to the Night Market
The Night Market
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(68 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Gods of Savvarah | Part I
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG.
ST Sinovar
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(64 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Mind Games: Trepidation
Horror, Sci-fi, Queer-friendly, and Romance... what more could you ask for?
Bottlecap Rabbit Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(67 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
12 Word Searches
Find all the words!
Playcebo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Puzzle
Rabbit Starvation
A late night conversation in a diner with someone claiming to be your spouse.
vileidol
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(59 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Demonology 101
A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Ludipe
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(108 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Rose garden sentiments
You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden
teletuu
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(74 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Something A Little Super
Raise a super powered kid.
Barbara Truelove
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(51 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
As the Ocean Lures
You are a Merfolk and was told all humans are bad. But are they?
aurelim
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(93 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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 4.8 out of 5 stars
(113 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Obey Me! The Rewrite
aceofcolours
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(99 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Gilded
A dark fantasy fiction game
Dry Cappuccino Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(64 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Trans Man's Grindr DMs
A curation of favorites.
cain
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(93 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Crash Course in You
Star in a Korean drama and fall in love~
fakeyellow
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(84 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Wrath of Sekhmet
Ava
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(52 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
VANGUARD
will you rebel tradition?
Jaye
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 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
(68 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
We Never Left: <Standalone>
On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.
FYRE Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Adventure
Serum Run
A dogsled Oregon Trail-like originally made in 48 hours.
Avery Hiebert
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(147 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
i've been drinking again
2023 Neo-Twiny jam entry
yuveim
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Drown With Me Demo
Mermaids vs Pirates
Barbara Truelove
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
(38 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
In Time
In Time Demo
ShayDae
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Growing Pain
A chat with a childhood friend.
cassian
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
ONE DAY HIKE
kit
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(39 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
eurydice exhumed
orpheus descends into the underworld
sweetfish
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
You Bird.
A day in the life of a bird.
Wandering Basil
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
an unreal city
what lies below esurio?
labyrinthines
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
(almost eleven)
a prose poem about the end of a friendship
spacedfoxes
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
carnificare
a stranger tells you a story about a monster.
cerberus
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Girls' Day
A brief memory.
Nice Gear Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Untrusted - Web of Cybercrime
The Social Deduction Multiplayer Hacking Game
PlayUntrusted
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Role Playing
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
(30 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
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