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Games that challenge the player with critical thinking to solve levels. 

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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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GIF
Indiepocalypse #9
$15
Issue #9 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
[demo] detailed cooking sim
a game about unwritten rules
zidigital
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
sphinx of black quartz judge my vow
a post-mortality puzzle-hex
shrunken studios
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Kuolema
An abandoned ship is found adrift. Look for clues and uncover the secrets of The Kuolema...
radiosity
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
ChatHuman
Instead of you prompting AI, AI prompts you.
MraveniskoDev
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GENBA no Kizuna
$22.49
-10%
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
GosatsuVNs
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Letters To The Metro
In the middle of a lonely night, the man remembers home...
Arya B
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
Lysidice and the Minotaur (TALP)
Will you escape the maze?
manonamora
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Hifuu OS
Gensokyo Cyber Outlaw.
Hefan
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
Group Presentation
It's like algebra, but more abstract
trkern
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
OSTRO - A System Investigation
A system-based investigative adventure. Ludum Dare 50.
Totteri
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Kevin(1997-2077)
Kevin wants to show what his life would be and why. 他用没人懂的语言写了一本书。
KevinDu
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
Indiepocalypse #51
$15
Issue #51 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
GIF
Purpose
A Playable Essay on Design and Community
WiL
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
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I.A.G. Alpha
techniX
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Dactylographe
Survivre face à une machine à écrire possédée
Christophe Coyard
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Survey
You come home from work and find an email survey in your inbox.
Rishi :)
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Terminal Hacker
Infiltrate a hostile network by entering the right passwords!
Mpak
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
THE STANDARD SOCIAL WEBSITE
vaporwario
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Профессия следователь
casper_nn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Construct 3 - CRT + ANSI
Pure Construct 3 CRT and ANSI emulation
fiaful
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
Cherry: A High School Misadventure
A Twine game about high school and friends
Emma Dee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
summoned at 2
That time I summoned a demon lord to avoid my 2pm meeting
Fabi
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Dear Murder Diary
A murder-mystery game
marcgenesis
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
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DE:AD
A timed text-based puzzle
Brad Bonette
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
Hell Dev
Your boss has trapped you inside a video game. Now what!?
Gabriel Cornish
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Ardilous
Uncover international spies in this investigative text puzzle game inspired by the classic Carmen San Diego.
Alexander Sheep
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
No Substitutions
A word switch cooking game where the results are up to you.
aeta
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Ghost Hunt
Search for a ghost in a locked room full of clues and bric-a-brac.
solipsistgames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Escape from the Deep
Text Adventure in the deep dark ocean.
Dethmunk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Proper Detective 2000
1.50€
A couple has been brutally murdered in their house last night. Are you up to solve the mystery?
kernel_dc
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Rumpel Returns
Break into Rumpelstiltskin's house. Find the answers to his riddles. Save your horse.
estif
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
skin a gentle blue
A text-based puzzle horror game.
constant
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Mischievous Thievery Of Jessica The Cat
Jessica the cat has been stealing people's things! A GGJ2021 narrative-puzzle prototype that's now a full game!
Mandy J Watson
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
CEEFAX: IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE
BBC CEEFAX is your only source to figure out what food isn't plague-ridden
HeyYeh
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Draculaland
Comic horror clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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