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Text based

Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)

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Something out of the ordinary, or peculiar. Often far beyond one's imagination.

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Dose Makes The Poison
Experimental visual novel exploring the myth and mystery of silphium
Anna Bunting-Branch
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Rejection Sim
A dating sim where you must reject the unwanted advances of all the crazy suitors who are chasing after you.
shadow24090
Simulation
Play in browser
Take This Game
A game where you can’t win—until you do. Uncover secrets, break rules, and maybe… save the trapped dev.
weaamalmuhammadi
Play in browser
Landlord’s Lamentation
a short, interactive Afrofuturistic sci-fi story
lamortenrose
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Torment Nexus
As seen in classic sci-fi novel "Don't Create the Torment Nexus."
Damon L. Wakes
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Portrait with Wolf
a rendering
Drew Cook
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
SHOVEL™ By Hatred Industries
A website for no-one.
Clay Raccoon Bassoon
Simulation
How to Escape a Murderer
Dumb choices. Insane logic. Escape. Die. Repeat.
teatowls
Interactive Fiction
Boat
$1
A chaotic journey to nowhere in a boat
Nicole Tabat
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
FindAndErase
Erase mistakes, pay off your debt!
reddwarfdoesstuff
Simulation
Play in browser
A Beautiful Night
A short chat on a balcony.
Flanman20
Game for Boys Buried Alive
$1
"I want someone to say they're sorry."
ubaer666
Survival
The Girl Who Sees Spirits
Noemi is a strange girl; she can see spirits. But what happens when she encounters a red box?
LynSbear
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
[GGJ 2025] Sharp Feelings
Conquer your fears in this Text-Based Group Therapy Simulator.
Willem Trevaskis
Visual Novel
The Cool Coast of Canadia
A text adventure with simple visuals
GreyBeard42
Adventure
Play in browser
Cave.EXE
Quirky text-based horror adventure.
Wild Jerboa
Adventure
Play in browser
Тік-і-так
Доєднуйся до шоу Тік-і-так! Розважальне шоу, де можна пограть!
aclypse
Visual Novel
Play in browser
GIF
Late Night
Amanda Powell
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
[EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION]
Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
DOMINO CLUBVerified Account
Interactive Fiction
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Zdr Kp: Otgovori Mi (v0.0.1)
malka si no slatka si
✩ 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘍𝘍 ✩
Play in browser
Dark Land 2
A text-based horror game where you escape your deadly nightmare!
iMakeStuffSC
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Big Day
Magical-0range
Role Playing
Play in browser
phyto-filed
kaygee
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
EVB - [DEMO]
JaoGaleria
Visual Novel
Fate of Coin (1 Minute Game)
Flip a coin and it will make anything happen.
AiPoweredGames
Simulation
Play in browser
So I bought a little chainsaw
★★★★★ Works Good. Recommend it.
Akzidenz
Interactive Fiction
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Speaking from Experience
Visual novel about leveling up the social hierarchy
Cuber1
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Duckscape
A bullet hell with weird inputs
Reece Williams
Play in browser
Get Out of Match Lake
A drop of blood makes the grass grow greener.
Grim Baccaris
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Silly Little Case
Detective game only by text
Robin_doblas
Puzzle
EldritchMon
500-word cute dark parody of a kid's monster taming game.
flufffables
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Repeat the Ending
Explore a "critical edition" of a 1996 Inform 5 game about loss, magic, and the second law of thermodynamics.
Drew Cook
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Fkreb
A Textual Experience
Fover
Puzzle
Salomónico
Experimento interactivo sobre partir cosas como el Rey Salomón.
Jordi de Paco
In All My Dreams I Choke On Invisible Smoke [BETA]
Surreal visual novel/point and click exploration. Unsettling.
Kanderwund
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Springtime Madness
Night. Spring. Two lovers. What could go wrong?
ActiveDayDreamer
Visual Novel
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