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fantasy graphic text adventure for C64
Interactive Fiction
The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.
Interactive Fiction
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Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.
Acolyte
$10.99
A narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own digital assistant.
Interactive Fiction
You are Robin Hood! An epic story-driven strategy-RPG blending narrative choice, resource management, and base building.
Role Playing
A traveling salesman's struggle to survive a night of horror
Adventure
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a story of a frog in space.
Adventure
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A playable leaflet about a Fascist march and our counter-demonstration
Visual Novel
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3am
$1
Enjoy a relaxing cup of tea.
As suas escolhas não importam.
Interactive Fiction
An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
Strategy
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A short game about coming home again.
Adventure
a cosy internet island
A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Interactive Fiction
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How a superheroine earns a living wage
Visual Novel
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Mini-books within mini-books.
Puzzle
A book of playable poems by Todd Anderson
a native implementation of the classic IF little game
Adventure
A pro wrestling management simulation game. In development.
Simulation
A text-based "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" about a mysterious plant.
Adventure
a horror survey game
Interactive Fiction
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A film noir style audio-visual novella.
Play in browser
Text Adventure Game inspired by Cask of Amontillado
Adventure
An open world deckbuilder adventure game for ZZT.
Card Game
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A brief, text-only tale of darkness and woe with six endings, only one of them good.
Interactive Fiction
Interactive Fiction
Funny Viking Dating Sim (SFW Ages 12+)
Visual Novel
Interactive Fiction
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Small and Simple Text based Roguelite
Adventure
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Platformer
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a friendly horror game in your neighborhood
Interactive Fiction
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say goodbye before you go
Interactive Fiction
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You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
Action
Date a soft dragon boy! There is absolutely no fiery dystopia!
Interactive Fiction
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