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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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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
(137 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
WAS/WERE
$4
Murdering a person that hurt you is hot, right?
RodFireProductions
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Eczema Angel Orifice
$5
beautiful twine compilation
Porpentine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
Pixel Fireplace
$4.99
Type commands, roast marshmallows, throw logs onto a crackling fire. Enjoy
Ted Martens
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(152 total ratings)
Simulation
GIF
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)
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
Detectiveland
$5
Detective noir clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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
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
Play in browser
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
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
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
GIF
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)
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
Play in browser
Long Journey Home
$1
Alone, but for the worms and mushrooms
skiddyhale
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
Play in browser
3am
$1
Enjoy a relaxing cup of tea.
madameberry
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
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
[SIBERIA]
£1
A small text-adventure survival game.
MSSNG
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Adventure
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)
Pathway
$3
Mini-books within mini-books.
Studio CloudScape
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
Night in the Unpleasant House
$5
A classic tale of revenge, local politics, pseudoscience, questionable botany, love, and loss.
Porch Weather Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Peculiar Fables: The Werebed
$1
A short horror story about werebeds... SO YOU MAY NEVER EVER AGAIN SLEEP!
Whitewatt
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Ultra Type-R
$1.99
ansdor
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Electric Sleep
$4.50
Explore a miniature world as an emotionally driven robot and discover unique experiences with each new emotion.
Cryru
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Filmmaker
$2.99
Explore a haunted theater with a gruesome past and go INSIDE several black-and-white films!
Unimatrix Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Lifestream
$2.99
Find your missing father and uncover an ancient conspiracy in this haunting text adventure!
Unimatrix Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Writer: A Change Of Identity
$2.99
You have a unique opportunity to study the data regarding an identity change experiment.
GameAboutGames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Saving the Princess 2
$2.99
A young doctor enters the dream world to rescue the woman he loves
wolfgames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Pirateship
$5
Pirate-themed clickable text adventure
Robin Johnson
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Carrier Trail
$4.99
Deliver a package to the royal family in this Oregon Trail inspired game!
CrackedGhostGames
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Christmas Time
$3
Christmas short pick your path story
avarisclari
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Blood to Bone
$3
Interactive royalty novel, with romance. Text based
euio
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Who Are You, Mr. Cooper?
$3.99
Your own adventure in a steampunk world! Find mysterious Alexander Cooper and unravel secrets in city of Staighrem.
TheLastFairyTale
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
void.Resign
$3
Text Adventure Game inspired by Cask of Amontillado
avarisclari
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Explorer of the Lost
$2.99
A Short Table Top Role Playing Game. As Explorer you explore the Lost Lands invaded by Demons!
Stusse Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
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