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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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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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Eczema Angel Orifice
$5
beautiful twine compilation
Porpentine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
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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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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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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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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)
Role Playing
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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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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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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)
Interactive Fiction
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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 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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Oatboy vs. Slime Mold
$0
-100%
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
MansterSoft
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
GIF
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Replica
$2.99
Everything in the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State.
Somi
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Adventure
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X.E.H.A. Rogue NVL
$1
Crew stolen and forced to crash land on an alien planet, you must start fresh with nothing but a... talking cat?!
Corvaena
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Role Playing
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Telvoikai
$1
Choose between exploring jungle tropics or navigating deep into a bioluminescent sea.
Corvaena
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Role Playing
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You and Not You
$1
sunny evans
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
GIF
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The Mr. Dude 4-in-1 Poopy-Pak
$0
-100%
Four ASCII Games; One Poopy Pack!
MansterSoft
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
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Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My)
$0
-100%
A playful, interactive graphic novel adventure by Krunchy Fried Games. Ages 13+.
Krunchy Fried Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Cartomante - Fortune Teller
$4.99
A narrative game about tarot card readings for odd customers.
Garoa Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms
$2.99
Text-based adventure sobre escolhas e consequências.
3 Gentle Giants
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Devil's Collection - Beware the Festival of Fools
$5
Gerrark
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
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3am
$1
Enjoy a relaxing cup of tea.
madameberry
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
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Proper Detective 2000
1.50€
A couple has been brutally murdered in their house last night. Are you up to solve the mystery?
kernel_dc
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
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You're Going To Be Fine (Branches)
$1
Escape your fairy tale nightmare in this short text game.
Megan
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
GIF
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The MansterSoft 3-in-1 Fun-Pak
$0
-100%
Laser Moles, Knife-Fighting Chimps, and an ASCII Snail
MansterSoft
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
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[SIBERIA]
£1
A small text-adventure survival game.
MSSNG
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Adventure
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Aventuriere Interimaire le Jeu
$4.99
Aventuriers Intérimaires
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Fountain 1917
$2.99
The video game adaptation of the infamous Dadaist anti-art sculpture
Somnolent Succulent Studio, LLC
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
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Pathway
$3
Mini-books within mini-books.
Studio CloudScape
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Snowdrop
$5
A winter themed otome game where you get to romance a jerky singer!
LegendEx Games
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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