Just like we did with the podcast examples, you'll get to choose a few example games to play from this list. Most are free, but some cost a small amount. Enjoy!!
"On 18 August 2019, Ben Roswell ran the #deckjam through Twitter: participants wrote cards based on on Sasha Reneau's "Spindlewheel," with each card using the one before it as inspiration. In all, participants wrote 139 cards.
This twine game collects those tweets into a browseable format. Follow the paths. Make connections. Games are poems. Enjoy everything." Free to play.
A reflective poetry Twine game. Free!
A short and sweet poetry Twine game. Free!
Rage Quest: Disciple of Peace is an interactive fantasy novella in the style of 1980s gamebooks. If you are in to D&D, you'll probably like this one. Free!
"Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a person. It follows the development of BEL/S [Version 5.6]. BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a creature of intertwined magic and code.
This one is longer than our other ones, and also cost money, but it is a great example of a Twine game. It won many awards!
Seedship is a deep space sci-fi game in which you are the AI controlling a ship filled with 1000 cryogenically-frozen colonists, the last survivors of the human race. Your task is to find a suitable planet to be humanity's new home. Free to play!
The Temple of No is a humorous game is made by the same guy who made The Stanley Parable. If you aren't sure what that means, note that it contains referential (meta) humor about Twine as a platform. It is not to be taken seriously. But if you haven't played other Twine games on this list yet, you might want to check those our first before diving into this one. It is free!
A Tale of Crowns is a high fantasy love story with Middle Eastern roots.
I have not personally played this game, but its getting a lot of hype so I thought I'd include it. Free!
Depression Quest is a deeply personal, and award winning game about living with depression. It is free to play.
BIRDLAND is a young adult text adventure about falling in love, coming to terms with who you are, and saving your entire summer camp from weird alien bird monsters. Wow! It won many awards! Wow! Free to play.
This is a game about the fear of tornados. Play with sound (but not too loud!). Fullscreen for optimal mood. Free!
Nanopesos is a budget management simulator inspired by the low salaries and high living costs in Chile. It is free to play (Click your preferred language on the game page to start.)
Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service is a Twine sci-fi adventure game demo of a full game in production. It takes a little while to load, and it is a demo so there are a few glitches you might catch, but it is a really great example of the capabilities of Twine. Free!
You are Jeff Bezos. Try to spend all his money!!!!! Free to play.
A narrative horror game made in Twine. Free!
Two sisters, a truck driver and a housewife, fend off a Kaiju apocalypse in the Great Smoky Mountains with their mech Mama Possum. Minumum $5 to play.
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