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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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Top ratedtagged Folklore and Text based (13 results)

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A story about the children of Loki and the perils of prophecy.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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squatters folklore. build a house in a single night
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short, eerie Japanese folktale
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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In this living book, you will get to experience many stories from Salvadoran mythology.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Educational
Explore a forest mutated by mythology.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
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A spin-off of the Moroccan folklore tale "Aisha Qandisha"
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short folk horror twine adventure
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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An interactive fiction adaptation of a folk tale from Kyrgyzstan
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Classic fables with alternate endings.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme~
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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something hungry lurks in the forest.
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short, text-based horror game inspired by European witch folklore
Rated 2.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
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A short, text-based horror game inspired by Slavic folklore
Rated 2.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Role Playing
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