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Tears of Tianchao
Trust none. Follow None
Kanri
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
All The Birds With One Stone
moments before a brief extinction event
chia
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Humble Beginnings
an unfinished game where you play the life of a peasant in a light fantasy world!
idea_graveyard
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Are You The Last One?
A text based adventure game with psychological horror and horror elements!
Deathlyskies2999
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
hakoniwa - Miniature Garden
Know that you are safe here.
Kimi
Visual Novel
Play in browser
The[dun]geon
Text-based roguelike adventure
hidingfox
Adventure
Leviathan - Act I
Can you endure these days?
Hominid
Interactive Fiction
clock out [playtest demo - survey in desc]
a game about a job interview
devkity
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Weed in the Garden
Let go.
Bruhstin
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
MachineParts
パーツを奪って強くなれ！ Take the parts and make them stronger!
tanaka0116
The Button: A text-based party game
gearsandpens
Strategy
Lluita per la supervivència - Toni Fortuny
Pera Sanchez
Adventure
The Devil's Folly
Explore a forest mutated by mythology.
Jacob Moore
Adventure
Play in browser
CrucifixPorter
Dodge and shoot.
tanaka0116
Action
Matador64
BillyCrawdad
Play in browser
1-800-ARS-GOETIA
working at the demon summoning hotline
Astorysmith
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
HBreaker Hub
Time to scroll, scroll, & scroll some more.
Kezthier
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Absolute Collapse Of An Atheist Society
Stephanie is missing- what next?
cuuno
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Would you Rather?
This is a game with 500 options of would you rather, including life debates or just fun ideas
Xjento
The things I have done, and now the ones that I will do.
Pareidolia
Visual Novel
Golden Scales
Old school Text Adventure Dungeon Crawler
Meister der Magie
Adventure
Promise
Can you promise them this?
CoolGayFrog
Play in browser
MISSION:SCARLET STARS DEMO
Puzzle mystery game
Scarlet Stars DEV
Puzzle
KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!
The gods are extremely angry! Can you, the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, appease them?
Stark Raving Sane Games
Strategy
Play in browser
Новый Мир
Захватывающая визуальная новелла про зомби апокалипсис.
MoiraiTech
Visual Novel
GIF
Dungeon Madness
You awake in a mysterious dungeon, devoid of any memory. Explore the depths and uncover the secrets of the Mad God...
LeUmbonoTheSecond
Role Playing
Play in browser
The Wandering Nomad
Short text-based adventure with buttons for choices.
Kyenzo
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Braving Student Housing
Taking a Trans Perspective
wkademc
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Undead
ilQwQli
Role Playing
Play in browser
GIF
i created you to rest with me.
A world maker creates you to rest with him in a garden
CupcakePirate
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
West Village
Live out the day before school starts at your new university, UC Cowtown!
Tyger8540
Adventure
Play in browser
Castle Mistdark
Did you enjoy playing Zork in the late 70's / early 80's? Enjoy this text-based adventure much like Zork!
Seth Grimes
Adventure
You are a lizard.
An immersive experience depicting a lizard trying to find its home.
xXChickyChuXx
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
Recursive
A short 2D text game about making games.
theoreocookie
Play in browser
GIF
Color the World
Bpsmith
Play in browser
GIF
Quick Quest
A quick quest! I wonder what you will find!
Shylencce
Adventure
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