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answer these 10 questions and i'll tell you what kind of lover you are

a choose-your-own-adventure heartbreak in the shape of a quiz

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(1,094 total ratings)

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a story of a frog in space.

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(602 total ratings)

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Please Answer Carefully

a horror survey game

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(1,889 total ratings)

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Who Stole My Bone?

Help Spudz the dog find his precious bone in this short, silly game!

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(165 total ratings)

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say goodbye before you go

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(292 total ratings)

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a friendly horror game in your neighborhood

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(518 total ratings)

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The world is saved. Now its heroes wait to die.

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(147 total ratings)

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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(157 total ratings)

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find your ex at the end of the world

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(95 total ratings)

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Soft Underbelly

Take a break. Talk to your cat about friendship, trust & care.

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(103 total ratings)

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Write letters to reconnect with a friend

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(71 total ratings)

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RECIPE FOR LOVE

Help a robot list all the ingredients for love

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(109 total ratings)

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Only one Todd has the key that other Todd needs to escape.

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(54 total ratings)

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An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(193 total ratings)

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A Trans Man's Grindr DMs

A curation of favorites.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(90 total ratings)

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Live authoritarianism through a minimalist narrative experience.

Inverge Studios

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(93 total ratings)

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The battle is over. The battle is over. The battle is over.

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(57 total ratings)

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A grieving father relives memories of days long gone.

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(42 total ratings)

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One More Sleep🌙️

beats to relax/text to

PRINCESS INTERNET CAFé

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(54 total ratings)

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A historic gay romance set in Medieval Baghdad

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(51 total ratings)

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A dogsled Oregon Trail-like originally made in 48 hours.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(145 total ratings)

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Accidental Character Generator

countless possibilities, one terrible reality

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(136 total ratings)

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A short story about food, belonging, and seeking home.

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(58 total ratings)

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Your Merman Boyfriend

Meet your merman boyfriend.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(164 total ratings)

Simulation

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please tell me you love me

can you admit your feelings at the end of the world?

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(60 total ratings)

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Watch the stars with your best friend.

HusbandoGoddess

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(42 total ratings)

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The Coffee Machine

Dr. Bright + SCP-294 fanfiction based on the SCP Stories.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(55 total ratings)

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Date, kiss, exorcise demons!

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(78 total ratings)

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i've been drinking again

a conversation between two lovers.

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(20 total ratings)

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An apocalyptic cult pick-your-path game! Neato!

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(52 total ratings)

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(almost eleven)

a prose poem about the end of a friendship

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

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a retrospective chatbot

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(39 total ratings)

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a bunch of you in a crowded room

it helps to talk to yourself

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(34 total ratings)

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The Fall of House Black

Rise from the grave and start anew.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(46 total ratings)

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A Series of Interactive Stories Where No Matter What You Do You Are Immediately Killed by a Werewolf

Can you escape the werewolf? (No.)

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(35 total ratings)

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Evanescent Eclipse

A story about two individuals.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

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