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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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Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
$20.99
-25%
A story of love, death and lies.
Nim
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(100 total ratings)
Visual Novel
WAS/WERE
$1
-75%
Murdering a person that hurt you is hot, right?
RodFireProductions
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(52 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
$2.50
-50%
When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.
etherane
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Beyond the Chiron Gate
$5
-50%
Text-based space exploration game
John Ayliff
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Home Safety Hotline
$11.99
-20%
A horror game about working in a 90's call center.
Night Signal Entertainment
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Puzzle
GIF
Blackout: The Darkest Night
$4.19
-30%
Once you glimpse behind the shadows, you’ll never be the same.
MiniChimera
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Sorry We're Open
$3.99
-50%
Welcome to the Corporate Ladder.
oates
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Role Playing
SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
$7.49
-50%
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
GosatsuVNs
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Love Exalt 8372
$4.99
-50%
A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train
Veki
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
GIF
Indiepocalypse #22
$10.05
-33%
Issue #22 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Chimera Crusader: Defender of Dominicus
$0
-100%
ASCII Action! As minimal as an RPG can get
MansterSoft
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Role Playing
GIF
Indiepocalypse #17
$10.05
-33%
Issue #17 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
GENBA no Kizuna
$19.99
-20%
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
GosatsuVNs
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
Indiepocalypse #9
$10.05
-33%
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)
Oatboy vs. Slime Mold
$0
-100%
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
MansterSoft
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
PROXIMATE
$4.79
-20%
Undersea horror where your only form of navigation is an unreliable AI.
cain
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
Locked Room on Rails
-25%
A trip back home turns into an impromptu murder mystery.
solarProtag
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My)
$0
-100%
A playful, interactive graphic novel adventure by Krunchy Fried Games. Ages 13+.
Krunchy Fried Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
GIF
Indiepocalypse #33
$10.05
-33%
Issue #33 of a curated monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
GIF
Indiepocalypse #51
$10.05
-33%
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
The Mr. Dude 4-in-1 Poopy-Pak
$0
-100%
Four ASCII Games; One Poopy Pack!
MansterSoft
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
GIF
Indiepocalypse #1
$10.05
-33%
Issue #1 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
GIF
Indiepocalypse #49
$10.05
-33%
Issue #49 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
GIF
The MansterSoft 3-in-1 Fun-Pak
$0
-100%
Laser Moles, Knife-Fighting Chimps, and an ASCII Snail
MansterSoft
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Action
Robbery Reverie
-10%
A thief realizes at the last minute that their mark is a witch
Natasha Luna
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Chronostasis
-10%
Your clock is broken. Right?
Natasha Luna
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Zen of Kayaking
$4.50
-10%
An 80KB interactive-fiction text adventure.
pixel_turkey
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
$7.64
-55%
What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
roseverte
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
Indiepocalypse #44
$10.05
-33%
Issue #44 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Pathway
$0.15
-95%
Mini-books within mini-books.
Studio CloudScape
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
Home Safety Hotline: Seasonal Worker
$6.39
-20%
Working through the holidays can be hell, especially at Home Safety Hotline.
Night Signal Entertainment
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
Dream Warrior
$3.94
-21%
Not everyone can be the hero. You, for example, are the town drunk.
Robert from High Tower Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Role Playing
GIF
Indiepocalypse #52
$10.05
-33%
Issue #52 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
The Fermi Paradox ( Early Access )
$14.40
-20%
A narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another.
The Fermi Paradox
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Simulation
GIF
The Mini-Game 3-in-1 Fun-Pak
$0
-100%
Three Mini Games; One Fun Pack
MansterSoft
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Ovis of Greed
$0
-100%
3-Hour Non-Visual Novel
Harpooned Cetus Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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