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The Ouroborous Incident
Uncover the dark dealings of the Turing Corporation and their mysterious RAVENOUS project.
DOMINO CLUBVerified Account
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
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 4.7 out of 5 stars
(117 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
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Obsession
An unsubtle metaphor.
Rascal Devworks
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Girls' Day
A brief memory.
Nice Gear Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Are You Ok?
A short Twine game about understanding.
jlevstein
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Play in browser
灰舟
献给好奇者。
克勒卡尔
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Circus : Eyes of God
The Circus doesn’t come in town often. Never, really. Only when it needs to be fed.
venus !
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Fallacy Quiz
$8
Sharpen your critical thinking skills in this quiz game that challenges you to spot rhetorical fallacies.
Tim Krief
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Educational
Untold Atlas Demo: Otome Adventure
Expedition Theme Romance RPG / Visual Novel
Nochi Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Messenger
Open your heart.
Bonnie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Good Weapon
Will you nuke the world to save it?
ninecoffees
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Crimson Diamond FULL GAME
$14.99
A cozy mystery adventure game set in early 1900s Ontario, Canada!
JuliaMinamata
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
House of Loki
A story about the children of Loki and the perils of prophecy.
Keikube
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Mass of Consumption
The Church has been waiting for you.
cmrnprry
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Very Bold Character
A cute textmode platformer
Adel Faure
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Warp Cinema
You wake at the cinema. The movie is over. Your friend is missing. Déjà vu grips you tight. It's all happened before.
Cosmic Void
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
(GMTK Jam) This sentence is a maze
There is all the beauty, richness, and complexity of the world in a single sentence.
Vidu
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Emm1.r
A strange chatroom veils a very dark mystery...
Ayane Faeldori
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Daily Murder
Daily murder mysteries. Talk to suspects, detect lies, and accuse the murderer and their motive.
phaddius
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
FromSoft Word
Like Microsoft Word, but way too hard.
Woe Industries
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Survival
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c i r c u i t s
a narrative journey through remembering, witnessing, and trauma
eileen mary
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Replica
$2.99
Everything in the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State.
Somi
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Adventure
Where the Sun Always Shines
A self-obsessed writer searches for inspiration.
ebi-hime
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Swords of Freeport
$15
Text-Mode Social RPG
Elissa Black
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Role Playing
Nobody Cares About Charley
One of the many benefits of your position is full access to the Employee Breakroom!
PetricakeGames-IF
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Poofle Mutation Idle
Mutate to thrive as you explore The City and uncover it's dark underbelly!
BlushingKitsuneBasket
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
A Very Sheep Game
A game about jumping fences
Adel Faure
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Sports
Play in browser
Celestia - Guarded by the Mist
SixFry
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Speakeasy Honey
An interactive fiction game about the whirlwind romance of Charles and Dorothy in 1920s New York.
dostoevshe
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Ash Boat
For the curious.
克勒卡尔
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Ghost Cab - A Ghostly Adventure
Ghost cab - A Ghostly Adventure explores romance, heartache, upset and comedy. Choose wisely!
Onlineatpt
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Roads not Taken
Make your choice, but choose it well...
manonamora
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Don't Be A Stranger
A nostalgic self reflection exercise disguised as a Gameboy game.
Harry Tortus
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Watermelon Juice
Just pick something. What’s the worst that could happen?
Passerine
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 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
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