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SPACE FROG!
a story of a frog in space.
npckc
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(602 total ratings)
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reunion
find your ex at the end of the world
caeth
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
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The House Abandon - Now part of 'Stories Untold'!
A nostalgic horror adventure game, inside another horror game, inside a tv show, inside a game.
jonNoCode
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(100 total ratings)
Adventure
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Wake Up
Live authoritarianism through a minimalist narrative experience.
Inverge Studios
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(93 total ratings)
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The Painting
A grieving father relives memories of days long gone.
Tymedust Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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FARA
A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
BrianIsCreative
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(188 total ratings)
Role Playing
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The Coffee Machine
Dr. Bright + SCP-294 fanfiction based on the SCP Stories.
Master Pose
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Simulation
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We Never Left: <Standalone>
On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.
FYRE Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Adventure
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Fantasy Tea Generator
Generate a name for your fantasy tea.
npckc
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(86 total ratings)
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Trans Pyre
Finnish midsummer gender magic.
Xurxe Toivo García
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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stay with me
(you're not alone)
steff
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Puzzle
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The Sun Goes Out
A micro game about what happens when there is no sun.
Sun Labyrinth
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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venial sin
when a burden becomes too much
nadia nova
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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And yet it hurt
An adventure game in Notepad about a kid who seeks revenge.
Sheepolution
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Adventure
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Jack Rampage and the Disasters
A game where you meet some demons!
Frankie☆
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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I Am A Game.
This is a game. There's not much more to this. This is a game.
Codebolt
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
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Sleepy Tales
Tell your sister stories until she falls asleep
classheikki
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Leximan - ORIGINAL CONCEPT PROTOTYPE
Throw together wild spells as you attempt to repair your broken spellbook!
MaxAmaden
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
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Solo Records
A story for the lonely dreamers and the loved realists.
ArdenceVice
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Tales from the Road
A SFW interactive fiction game
Iforgotmybrain
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Don't make love
Will you make love and risk death?
Maggese
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
A murder is committed in a secluded mansion, and it's up to you to solve it.
Foolish Mortals
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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rédiger
fermentum tempus
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Anamnesis, of Renascents and Monsters
A text-based lovecraftian life simulation RPG.
Vaccean
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Simulation
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The Ritual
a Princess & her Knight travel through the woods.
Megan
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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lost in myself: an interactive visual novel
You are the enemy of yourself, or maybe the friend? It's always the fight with you that's hard to win.
Luna Studios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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A Valent-ine's Tale
Short and Fun "Personality Quiz"
ACE Ed-Venture Studio
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Dungeon Mercenary
Modern ASCII roguelike - Can your mercenary beat the dungeon ?
smelc3
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Role Playing
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A Pirate's End
An adventure rogue-like where age is your enemy
edkay
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Adventure
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häx_processer
Process häxes using our state-of-the-art häx processing terminal
Tomi
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Welcome to the Dragon Palace
A queer illustrated text adventure game
yllogique
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Adventure
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Nova: Synthesis Creaturum
A free fantasy visual novel about magic, monsters, and more--download now!
Nova: Synthesis Creaturum
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Terminal Sickness
Post-pandemic story driven text adventure.
Turnaround Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Escape from Kettuloch
Escape the dungeon before you fully transform into a fox!
SnepShark
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Widemare
A voice and text driven horror experience.
Andrea Pignataro
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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🥚⌛🍳 TIME OMELETTE 🍳⌛🥚
A cooking mystery game about time. Except it's not a cooking game.
adriel
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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