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Marked by complete magical immunity, Wayfarers wander the world, fighting magic. Where will your fate lead you?
Interactive Fiction
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A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Interactive Fiction
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Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
Interactive Fiction
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10 students find themselves trapped in a luxurious mansion...
Visual Novel
Journey deeper into the unknown.
Interactive Fiction
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a horror survey game
Interactive Fiction
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You sold your firstborn to a witch. Now she helps you find a mate.
Simulation
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A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
Role Playing
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On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.
Adventure
a choose-your-own-adventure heartbreak in the shape of a quiz
Interactive Fiction
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An interactive fiction fantasy game made with Twine. Create your character, break a curse, fall in love & make it home.
Interactive Fiction
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The struggle between mortals and divinity that may end an age of divine rule.
Interactive Fiction
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Dark Fantasy + Romance Interactive Fiction
Interactive Fiction
there is a whisper in the shadows...
Interactive Fiction
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A free night ride across Tokyo, searching for our home with the help of some stranger.
Visual Novel
a story of a frog in space.
Adventure
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a friendly horror game in your neighborhood
Interactive Fiction
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A free action-comedy BL game about a retired killer-for-hire who has to navigate life as a normal high school student.
Visual Novel
An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
Strategy
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What do you See?
Interactive Fiction
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Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
Interactive Fiction
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Grow a civilization, Build a Pyramid
Simulation
send messages, receive messages, play messages
Platformer
Play as King Arthur Pendragon's spouse and forge Camelot's history.
Interactive Fiction
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Create your own virtual best buddy and play games together!
Simulation
say goodbye before you go
Interactive Fiction
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when breathing has become a chore. when to exist is a trial.
Simulation
16 talented participants enter the game. Only 2 will walk out alive.
Visual Novel
Incremental / Idle RPG with a narrative story, enemies to defeat, and a town to save.
Role Playing
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Craft the story of a villain's amnesiac henchperson on a quest to mage restoration.
Interactive Fiction
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Could you fall for a sinner?
Interactive Fiction
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What would an omniscient creature do with all that knowledge? Well, host a trivia game, of course!
Puzzle
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Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story
Visual Novel
Fake date. Fall in love. Murder. Party. Rinse and repeat.
Interactive Fiction
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Eye of the Moon is an adventure and romance story inspired by Filipino mythology.
Interactive Fiction
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