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Typeless
A visual novel typing game where you must sacrifice your keyboard letters​.
Naihto
Visual Novel
Play in browser
5e Arena
A pit-fighting game for the famous 5th edition fantasy tabletop RPG.
Sayeth
Role Playing
Play in browser
LUNIUM
An escape room mystery. Can you escape your chains before the killer strikes again?
radiosity
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Starsight
When a star dies, time collaspes.
graceinthemachine
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Steam Sky
Text-based roguelike in a sky with steampunk theme
thindil
Role Playing
I don't want to talk about it.
What, so like, we're just going to sit here for an hour?
Nick Gelling
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
La pequeña cerillera
Una ficción interactiva basada en el cuento de H. C. Andersen
J. Francisco Martín Lisaso
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Integration Game
Integrate in Finland
OneGameDad
Role Playing
Play in browser
Look Closer
You've been hired to slay a dragon. But don't worry, it's only as hard as you make it....
Cass Aleatory
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A·L·I·E·N: The Adventure
All is in silence... Too much silence...
Alpha Aventuras
Adventure
RetroBASIC
Classic BASIC Online Interpreter
Retronomicon Games Quality
Educational
Play in browser
Murder on the Disorient Express
Can you navigate the train and its interpersonal web of deceit to figure out whodunnit?
shaynehayes
Adventure
Play in browser
ENDUSER
A short text adventure about a person trying to get through a day of their life.
Samsai
Interactive Fiction
Afterlife
An oldschool point and click adventure; made in PowerPoint!
Logham
Adventure
VIRTUAL BUTTERFLY GARDEN
a larval, experimental text-based "strategy" game
lilith nil
Simulation
Play in browser
A Journey Through the Unknown
A text adventure entirely generated by AI
Aurélien
Adventure
Play in browser
TerminalCraft
A text based survival sandbox.
TurboWafflz
Survival
The Hacker's Heist
An interactive fiction caper
TheAaronSegal
Interactive Fiction
The Implementors' Lunch
Old school Graphic Adventure Game based on a 1980s Text Adventure
OSTA
Adventure
ESCAPE
You're locked in a deserted amusement park, but the walls trapping you and your friends inside aren't just physical....
Cass Aleatory
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Low Oxygen
A quick IF game about the exploration of a dying ship and yourself.
Otterboros
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Daily Quests (FloppyJam)
Hyperagon
Role Playing
Play in browser
Mastering Tedium
a laundry simulator
Juno AM
Simulation
Labyrinth of the Sorcerer King
A short Twine text adventure in the style of 1980s dungeon crawlers.
Brandon Vout
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Trash Typing
dfxf
Simulation
I Hunger
The volcano demands sacrifice.
David Yates
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Arrrrg
A strategic command line pirate ship fight
mediumCharlie
Strategy
Advent 101
"Colossal Cave" for lazy people!
JJFlash
Adventure
Play in browser
GIF
ASCII Pong
a classic PONG game in your command prompt!
Serge Korzh
Sports
La zona
Una ficción interactiva
J. Francisco Martín Lisaso
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Undercooked
A discord bot game for the whole family!
Haunted Bees Productions
Konjugaattori 3000
Be the master of Finnish verb conjugation
Martin Bussy-Pâris
Educational
Stranger Residents
[GGJ 2019: Home] Supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms and hide their existence from humans at the neighborhood community
Haokarlos
Simulation
Play in browser
DialogueFight
Just answering at all can be really difficult.
Lena!
Magic 8 Ball (Windows only)
Windows Magic 8 Ball
GreenBananaDev
Swarm Outbreak
Short Interactive fiction about a runaway swarm of drones. Jump between your prey to escape.
trust_me
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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