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WORLD OF HORROR

$19.99

1bit adventure game of cosmic horror inspired by the work of Junji Ito

Role Playing

$2.99

Everything in the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State.

Adventure

An intergalactic Interactive Fable

Interactive Fables

Adventure

The Temporal Invasion (ARG)

Do you want to feel like REAL Mystery Solver and Explorer?

Adventure

$19.99

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative game where you build a relationship with a spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Adventure

The Camp - Caravan Edition (C64)

$2.99

More Rooms - More Riddles - and even more Tea!

Adventure

Leisure Suit Leo 2 - The Secret of Maniac Island (C64)

$3.99

Adventure

An Afternoon Rippling

Take a road trip through a valley.

MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate

A murder is committed in a secluded mansion, and it's up to you to solve it.

Foolish Mortals

Visual Novel

Pyramid Builder

Grow a civilization, Build a Pyramid

Simulation

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair

A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.

Visual Novel

burning alexandria

an exceptional day in archfield is a day when nothing happens. a twine adventure.

Interactive Fiction

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❤ DEMON DATE ❤

You've tried the rest, now try the worst - DEMON DATE

polymer despair

$10

A book of playable poems by Todd Anderson

alien civilization extinction simulator

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Well This is Awkward

Buying condoms is awkward. This games reminds you of that.

Role Playing

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Chimera Crusader: Defender of Dominicus

ASCII Action! As minimal as an RPG can get

Role Playing

Oatboy vs. Slime Mold

You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!

Action

$1.99

Platformer

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Escape the house, defy your broodlords, and go to prom. It is your birthright.

Adventure

Your ten years on the station are up. The Company sent a pair of clones to replace you-- and they've got a secret.

Interactive Fiction

Five Minutes a Day

Every day, for the rest of your life.

Andrea Pignataro

Adventure

Mysterious command line tools

Puzzle

Who Are You, Mr. Cooper?

$3.99

Your own adventure in a steampunk world! Find mysterious Alexander Cooper and unravel secrets in city of Staighrem.

TheLastFairyTale

Adventure

Free form text exploration

OURANOS, BESET BY FROGS

A Twine Game about a Vain, Alien Sky Deity getting Pissed at some Frogs

Angel In The Dark

An Audio & Text based horror game, set in total darkness. Will you survive?

Visual Novel

Interactive Fiction

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The Writer: A Change Of Identity

$2.99

You have a unique opportunity to study the data regarding an identity change experiment.

Adventure

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A voice and text driven horror experience.

Andrea Pignataro

Visual Novel

Alicio en la Kurioza Kongreso

Ĉu vi memoras vian unuan kongreson? Alicio neniam forgesos la sian.

Role Playing

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Tyrant - A Twist of Fate

Today marks the day fate is changed, your actions shape the world.

Adventure

Transformation pursuit

A Transformation game based on trivial pursuit

Puzzle

Console Hack Typer

Hacker simulator

Simulation

~ procedural poetry ~ THE DYING PILLOW NEAR THE SKY

Pitoum (Brice Dubat)

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room of reminiscence

Take a moment to think of your past. Do you miss it, or are you ready to move on?

Adventure

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