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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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$15 or less tagged Text based (144 results)

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Throne of Ashes
$2
Break the curse and uncover your fire.
13Leagues
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(426 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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10mg: Cover Me In Leaves
$2
In bundle
A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Elliot Herriman
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(136 total ratings)
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WAS/WERE
$4
Murdering a person that hurt you is hot, right?
RodFireProductions
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(46 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Eczema Angel Orifice
$5
beautiful twine compilation
Porpentine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Adventure
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I EAT MANTRAS FOR BREAKFAST
$7.77
SCREAMFEAST
Maria Mison
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(43 total ratings)
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Pixel Fireplace
$3.24
-35%
Type commands, roast marshmallows, throw logs onto a crackling fire. Enjoy
Ted Martens
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(151 total ratings)
Simulation
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Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
$5
When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.
etherane
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
$9.99
Huw2k8
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Simulation
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Beyond the Chiron Gate
$10
Text-based space exploration game
John Ayliff
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Type Knight
$3.99
Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.
chaikadev
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
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Perfect Tides
$14.99
Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure game about the agony and anticipation of being a teen.
Meredith Gran
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Adventure
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if not us
$7
an IF anthology about five heroes who die
ub4q
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(81 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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I doesn't exist
$12.99
An ode to text-adventures.
DreadXP
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Fallacy Quiz
$5
Sharpen your critical thinking skills in this quiz game that challenges you to spot rhetorical fallacies.
Tim Krief
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Educational
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_transfer
$10
a story about computers, memory, and the end of the world
Abyssal Uncreations
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Adventure
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Detectiveland
$5
Detective noir clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Dave Microwaves Games Trilogy I
$1.50
A collection of horror games, each with their own distinct styles
Dave Microwaves Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Adventure
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Paradise
$1
Paradise is an interactive fiction playground.
Rek & Devine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Home Safety Hotline
$14.99
A horror game about working in a 90's call center.
Night Signal Entertainment
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Your Future Self
$2.99
A time-loop based experimental text adventure.
Contortionist Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(144 total ratings)
Adventure
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Chatventures
$3
In bundle
text-adventure MMORPG
Sokpop Collective
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
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Holiday Magic: A Wayhaven Christmas Story
$6.49
Christmas has come to Wayhaven! And it's magical…quite literally.
Seraphinite Games
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(39 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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IN THE ARMS OF THE NIGHT
£2.40
A novel-length "bat-romance" Twine.
polymer despair
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
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Sorry We're Open
$7.99
Welcome to the Corporate Ladder.
oates
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(51 total ratings)
Role Playing
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Indiepocalypse #22
$15
Issue #22 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKS
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
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Chimera Crusader: Defender of Dominicus
$0
-100%
ASCII Action! As minimal as an RPG can get
MansterSoft
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Role Playing
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VOCÊ É UM DEFUNTO MECÂNICO
$1
As suas escolhas não importam.
Virgula Leal
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Blackout: The Darkest Night
$5.99
Once you glimpse behind the shadows, you’ll never be the same.
MiniChimera
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Salt Keep
$4.99
A traveling salesman's struggle to survive a night of horror
Small Gray Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
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Date The Lizard!
$1
Date a soft dragon boy! There is absolutely no fiery dystopia!
RoAnna Sylver
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
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SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
$14.99
In bundle
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
GosatsuVNs
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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BBirthday
$9.99
In bundle
BBirthday - Visual Novel
Yun Seven
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Indiepocalypse #17
$15
Issue #17 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKS
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
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Can You Come In?
$2
Your boss has called to ask if you can come into work on your day off - and you don't have much choice but to go.
spacetwinks
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Away Team
$8
In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship.
Underflow Studios
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco Xena
$4
A kaleidoscopic vision of one woman seen through three rotating eyes.
Fantasia Malware
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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